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...See more I finally found a decent job in a place I never pictured myself working - a call centre as technical support. The pay is better than average where I live and comes with top notch benefits. Plus I'm only working part time hours but making as much as I did at my minimum wage full time job before. But it is effecting my personal life and my relationship with my girlfriend. My job consists of all nights to overnights and never allows for a weekend off. My girlfriend and I barely see much of each other between her studies and my shifts. By the time I get home and pass out, she's just getting up. I'm not as active as I'd like to be (I'd prefer a physical job instead of sitting at a desk on calls) - so I feel crummy all the time now. I do walk to work and home which takes a hour each way. Simply put my life is work, sleep, work, sleep, work, spend little time with gf, exhausted, work, sleep. Rinse, repeat. But the pay is great that I can afford to carry our place all my own and not have to worry about coming up short at the end of the month, usually having a few to spare and treat ourselves to a night out when time allows it. And the benefits are unlike any other companies. But I'm debating is it worth it? I'm considering going back to finding a full time day job, even at minimum wage. I'll lose the security and perks but would probably have weekends off, if only every other. I wouldn't be so exhausted that I don't feel like doing anything except sleep and wouldn't be stuck at a desk all the time. We're still young and she understands I'm doing what I must, trying to advance but it's tough. What are your thoughts? Ever been in similar shoes?

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