Full Time job or 2 Part Time jobs, which one would you choose?

[FinalFantasyBro]

I have been out of a job ever since Covid had started eventually I will be hopefully getting back in searching for jobs. Truthfully I want to have financial independence from my family, I am a 23 year old man who still live with his parents. There isn't nothing wrong with my family, they always do help me out, but I also find it extremely hard to live with them. My family is sometimes super annoying to live with but that isn't only it, I have always wanted to control literally everything in my life. So I think still being dependent on my parents and older sister isn't technically helping me feel more independent, I some day want to save up for my own place. But I wonder to achieve such a dream, I wonder which one is a much better route to take.

If you are working or also currently looking for work which one would you prefer to do, would you do two decent part time jobs or just do one decent full time job?

One Full Time Job

Two Part Time Job

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@Lost_in_the_Woods I actually want to own my own Motorhome and wouldn't technically sell it, I actually want to have a motorhome.

[Cynicaldreamer]

I've never had a part time job, but I'd personally recommend a full time job over two, part time jobs if you can. Obviously, take what you can get! Especially if you're trying to escape your family and get out on your own. But there are perks to both-

While part time jobs don't offer benefits (medical insurance, 401k, vacation time), they usually pay a bit more since they're not giving you those benefits. And with the extra money, you could get a nice place or save up money... until you get a full time option that suits your needs.

Full time jobs offer benefits- which as you get older, you are going to want and need, especially medical insurance. Plus it's nice just having a stable job.

Heck, you could take a full time job AND a part time job if your schedules allow it! Get a Monday through Friday full time job, then maybe work a few hours on the weekends.
I know plenty of people that do that- just be careful not to get burned out doing so.

[BipBipLeddus]

One full time job. You can work 60 hours a week at 2 part time jobs and get shit pay, with no overtime, no benefits, and have to coordinate those schedules as well.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Thanks for the helpful advice

[BipBipLeddus]

No problem. I worked 2 jobs in the summer before my senior year of high school. It sucked. I would've preferred working full-time but I was a minor and there were labor laws against it

[FinalFantasyBro]

Oh man that do sounds extremely awful, I am sorry you have to go through those sort of jobs.

[BipBipLeddus]

It is what it is. I work part time now, but I also have a kid to take care of. And I can also kinda make my own schedule, which is cool. Of I have the free time I can pick up extra shifts.

[FinalFantasyBro]

What job do you currently working in?

[BipBipLeddus]

I'm a dishwasher/busser. I could feel embarrassed about that, but it pays the bills and feeds my daughter so why should I? Lol

[FinalFantasyBro]

I don't see how that embarrassing it is a useful skill especially if you need to clean your own house dishes.

[ShadezMcgee]

I would say have one full time and a side job. Having two jobs part time limits the amount of potential that you earn because you are dividing your time between two spots not fully committed to one. Making full time pay and having a side job should on paper give you more earnings.

Right now I have teo jobs, one full time and another part time to go with Reserve Military duty. My earning potential is pretty high, but it wouldn't be that way if I had partial investment in multiple jobs at once.

[BlacktyBlaque]

Live with your parents stack your bread up. I'm assuming your white. Don't listen to that nonsense about moving out. Other races and culture people live with their family.
Til you get back on your feet.


Any way 2 part-time if you want a flexible schedule and not get board.


What type of work are you doing? And do you have kids?

[FinalFantasyBro]

I don't have any kids except I do have a nephew and no I isn't white either.

[BlacktyBlaque]

You in school? And what type work bro

[FinalFantasyBro]

Neither, my question is saying I am hoping to get a job. I don't have a job yet.

[BlacktyBlaque]

Depending on if your in the USA or what state. I suggest getting your guard card then armed guard card. It's decent pay bro.

Or trucking.
Both can be done in less than 2 months and make about 40k starting

[FinalFantasyBro]

Thanks for the valuable advice I definitely look into it.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

Save up and buy some land. Don't throw your money away renting unless you have to.

Think about it. You don't want to rent forever, but you do it for 5 years you've lost $50,000. That's a down payment to own a house. Might be a whole house depending on where you live.

So far as one job or two, it depends. If you are on your own living paycheck to paycheck you don't really want to stake your whole life on one boss who could fire you over a personal disagreement.

But if you don't need the fallback of having a second job, you will get more for your time working with benefits.

Do one job 35-40 hours a week and one job that's commission or something.

If you like selling stuff I can get you set up to make your own schedule selling credit card processing systems. Some people work 5 hours a week and make a little extra. Some people work 60 hours a week and make six figures. It's really up to you.

I don't have any family to help me out so I'm trying to get a trucking job that comes with a free house. Sell the credit card systems to the gas stations I stop at for almost no time commitment.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

Renting for five years costs over a years worth of the average persons income.

That's a huge loss to just throw away paying rent. It's a scam. Don't do it unless you have no other option.

[FinalFantasyBro]

@Lost_in_Woods thanks for the advice of buying a house instead I definitely look more into that.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

I want to build a house inside of a 54 foot refrigerated semi trailer. Enough room for full size everything, bathroom, appliances, queen size bed. Washer and dryer... All the stuff you'd want in a regular house.

I am pretty handy but I'm thinking I could probably do it for around $30k.

But shit, you can buy an old camper for 5-10k and park it on your parents land if they let you. Gives you your own space for WAY less than renting an apartment that won't be much nicer.

And, you can turn around and sell the camper when you buy something to get that money back Instead of making someone else rich and never seeing it again.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

It might not sound like a dream come true, but neither is living in a cheap apartment that costs all your money so you can't buy a real house.

I'd rather live a little cheaper for the short term than be stuck renting for life.

It's a scam. It's set up to trap you so you have to spend all your money just to work and never get anywhere.

Some people get stuck in that loop their whole lives.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

@FinalFantasyBro

Well there you go. That's another great option.

Start out in the motorhome and you get a vacation vehicle for free. Use that to save money and have fun, until you can upgrade and save it for road trips or a guest suite.

I'm not planning to sell my trailer house. I'm planning to keep the first one and then make more to sell and help others get out of the rent loop.

I think I can sell them to people for less than the cost of rent so we both get rich off it. But the rich really don't want me setting their debt slaves free so I'm getting targeted before I even start the first one.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

Just keep in mind that motorhomes are cheap to live in but really expensive to drive.

It costs a lot to keep one roadworthy. Engine, chassis, tires, there's a lot of stuff you don't have to maintain if you aren't driving it on the highway.

That's why I like the trailer. I'm planning to buy a semi cab and use that to earn my living so the power train makes me money and the trailer will be easy to beat back into shape when I want to move.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Lost in the Woods you definitely know a lot of housing property, are you like a real estate agent or something?

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

No.

I have been working on a plan for years to buy used refrigerator trailers that the trucking companies throw out when the refrigerators break,

Use the insulated boxes on wheels to build houses inside of.

Sell them for $20-30k

And get people financing for less than the cost of renting a cheap apartment.

3-5 years and they put that $7-800 a month into their own dreams. Their own goals, and their own inventions. Suddenly young and old people are free to live there own lives Instead of working 60 hours a week to make Walmart, McDonald's and their Landlord rich while they get nothing.

I ask people this, if you work all day, do what you are told, can't move, can't go on vacation, and at the end of the month you are more in debt than you started, what's the difference between you and an actual slave?

I'll tell you the difference. The slaves wern't in debt. Hiring people for less than the cost of living is cheaper than slavery. They had to feed and house the slaves for free.

People don't even realize that a lot of Americans are being taken advantage of more than an actual slave. Slaves wern't in debt. There is a guy in town who had worked at the same Wendy's for like 20-30 years and I know that doesn't pay anything more than rent and bills. I doubt it even pays that.

He is a slave. He doesn't make anything. They don't pay him. They barely provide food and a place for him to live.

His employer and his apartment company have taken every cent he has made since before I was born.

And I see him. I say no. Fuck that. Not me man. I would rather fucking starve.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Oh man that's does sounds awful, I might want to work but I don't want to suffer from poor planning or having pathetic managers who only treat me like cattle.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

But it's not just about me. I'm smart. My dad is too. He works for the government and gets paid good money to do bad things.

I'm not going to do that either.

I'm not selfish enough to only save myself, turn around and have that guy make me another burger. That's disgusting.

So I put a lot of thought into it.

If minimum wage had kept up with workers productivity the minimum wage would be over $20/hour. That's over half his Income going straight to the company's pocket Instead of his. And that was supposed to be the minimum.

Companies only get away with paying so little because people take it. People only take it because they feel like they don't have a choice. They feel like they don't have a choice because they have to pay rent and buy groceries.

So it's a cycle. You start working all day for nothing, you can't get out. You don't have time to get a better job. You don't have money to buy land and build your own house.

But what if I could come along and say, don't pay rent. Pay me less and I'll set you up with a trailer and a place to put it. Your rent goes down, your freedom and independence go up, and after 3-5 years you live there for free and put that $10,000 a year into your own pocket.

30 years... That's $300,000.
That's a house and a car. That's what they stole from that old man who still works at Wendy's.

And that's why he is stuck there. He doesn't have a house to live in. He's a debt slave and there is no reason it should be that way.

They do it to people intentionally. People don't want to hear that but it's not a fucking accident. It's not because he doesn't work hard. He does a fantastic job.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

Im not signing up for that shit. I'd rather die on my feet.

And I might. The government has been dragging me out of my house without a warrant or a reason and punishing me for crimes I haven't stood trial for since March of 2020. The law firms said there was nothing they could do. They said they got thousands of calls like mine.

They'd rather kill me and keep their slaves.

But I'm not giving up. Imagine if MLK only cared about his own family. Evil wins when good men do nothing. They told me I was smart enough to cure cancer. I say fuck cancer, I'm going to set people free so 100 million people can invest $1000 a month in their dream. Cancer won't last long after that.

But shit, the way things are going I am genuinely concerned about what will happen to my cat if and when they decide to actually kill me.

They watch my house. They delete legal evidence off my computer that has no internet connection when I'm not home. My cat tells me someone has been in here, she's fucking terrified.

So what do I do? I tell people about my plan. It's not that complicated. It's not about me getting rich off it... It's about getting people houses they can afford.

If someone else gets it done before I do I'll be the first to buy one.

[Lost_in_the_Woods]

If people knew they were literally being paid less than slaves... Man... Our government wouldn't last any longer than Gadaffi did.

So yeah, you can understand why they want to get rid of me.

They swear I'm crazy and they are just trying to keep me safe. Drag me out of my house, drug me, and I wake up in a locked "hospital" where they can't find a dam thing to say is wrong with me.

But shit, I was making $20/hour and about to start buying lumber when covid hit and u haven't worked a day since that happened. Three approval letters and they never paid me a cent in unemployment.

The doctors didn't get it. They said I shouldn't be there and most people wouldn't have survived what I have been through.

But I knew exactly why I was there. I could tell people things that would flip their whole world upside down and if they became common knowledge there would be a revolution by the next morning.

[Anonymous]

I'd seek the (one) job that pays me enough to live on my own in a decent way (rent, utilities, food, and a little "fun" money). I personally don't want a full-time job, as the thought of spending most of my life working sounds depressing.

Depending on your skills, you could look into online freelance work. If you find something decent, it could be like a flexible full-time job. It'll be hard to find something decent off the bat though. My current good situation started because the low-paying work I did at first, introduced me to the people who pay me well now. I understand that "well" is subjective based on location though. The US is not a cheap place to live, and my salary, while amazing for my country, would probably not impress an American.

[lovedejj_xo]

I have a career and I personally can only physically and mentally just work this one job. I already give them free labor by staying past my time or doing some work at home due to working on assessments and crisis that cannot be completed by the end of the work day and things can pop off.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Which job do you have?

[lovedejj_xo]

I’m a therapist at a school

[FinalFantasyBro]

Do you enjoy being a therapist at a school.

[lovedejj_xo]

I love it it has it Times where I’m being tested and want to walk away due to management and the system but I adore the kids and helping them. They always come to me so it’s rewarding.

[FinalFantasyBro]

That is definitely a great, award nothing feels more rewarding than seeing satisfied children.

[DizzyDesii]

I’d never work two jobs. I just dont care for work/money like that. I’d do one full time job. Atm i work anywhere from 5-6 days a week, 9-12 hours a day. But when I quit this BS job, i intend to find a M-F 8-5 or 9-5. I hate this 7-6 shit

[FinalFantasyBro]

I forgotten which job were you doing and I am sorry if you are suffering at the worst job ever.

[DizzyDesii]

Dept of Ed

[FinalFantasyBro]

Is that like a physical educator at a school?

[DizzyDesii]

Its several roles that can be done. Im more on the financial aid advising end

[FinalFantasyBro]

Are you hoping to search for another job because I read from your old question that you don't like it as much.

[DizzyDesii]

When i move states yes

[FinalFantasyBro]

Good Luck

[Daniela1982]

If you have a full time job you will get benefits. However if you have 2 part time jobs, though you get no benefits, if you hate one job, or get fired from it, you still have half a job. Also some part time jobs can turn into full time jobs because you already have your foot in the door.

[OlderAndWiser]

Full time job - you are more likely to get a job that gives you some benefits and you will never have a conflict in trying to balance two different work schedules. A full tlme job also looks better on a resume.

Two part-time jobs - if you lose a job, you still have some income from the other job, whereas if you lose a full time job, you have no income.

[Lliam]

There are lots of advantages to a full-time versus a part time job.

Here are some things to think about:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/advantages-of-employment

[jshm2]

Depends how much time and tax it's going to work out as.

Sometimes the two part time jobs will give you more money after tax - but you'll only be getting a few hours sleep. Meaning you'll be stressed/brain dead within a few months

Sometimes the full time job gives you more time as it's 9-5. But the pay is shit and you're struggling to pay bills. End up taking a part time job on the side.

[exitseven]

I had 3 part time jobs for a year and a half. It was actually pretty cool. I was in a different place every day. All three jobs were in the same industry but were different positions. The pay was good. Too bad the whole thing was not permanent.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Which jobs did you have to do?

[exitseven]

I was teaching computer science at two different colleges and doing special projects for the IT department at a third college.

[Adam1978]

One job is easier to manage, no room for conflicts and less lost free time to get to work. In the end it depends on what you want. You can do one part time job to keep afloat and the other time to educate and build a new career/business.

[RobT312]

I have never done 2 part time, but sounds like that’s more work!

[FinalFantasyBro]

So you usually only do one full job, Rob?

[RobT312]

Yes, exactly

[FinalFantasyBro]

I sometimes wonder how many hours it takes for a full job because I only done one part time job? I been thinking of trying out the full time but people said how hectic full time shifts can get?

[RobT312]

I suppose it depends what the job is. I end up working 45-50 hrs a week. ... it can be hectic.
I wish I could have just 1 part time job!,

[DevinAM]

I would prefer one part time job with a decent wage.
Sure I won't earn as much, but I'll have free time & I'm pretty good at holding onto to money.
Currently have two though.

Advantage of just one is that you don't have to split focus between two & a full time is more likely to come with benefits, but the advantage of two is that if you have reason to leave or are for some reason fired from one, you'll still have the other.

[Starla1234]

I get bored very easily, so I would prefer 2 part time jobs rather than a full time job, so I have a bit of variety. I would try to get part time jobs I actually enjoyed doing though.

[almostthirty]

i think i would rather have two part time jobs. I get bored easily with monotony, and i would never want to make 1 job my entire life... i would feel a bit trapped. The variety of both i think would keep me more alert, interested, and a better and happier employee. I am not big on 'career' though. im someone who 'works to live' not 'lives to work'

[BCRanger10]

One full-time job. Two part-time jobs would be too much to juggle.

[douride2]

I have always only worked one full time job. If I had to work 2 part time jobs to support myself I would do what ever had to be done.

[Wiredone]

I rather work one full time job. Most full time jobs offer better benefits.

[TacosRAwesome]

One full time job gives you more benefits that 2 part time ones.

[888theGreat]

2 part time jobs , won't be laid off at both and bosses know you can leave that job if they give you too much crap

[Anonymous]

Unless you know where you're going in life you should get just 1. Part timers don't get benefits.

[melanieeeB]

The one were I earn more but just one part time would be the dream

[BloJo]

I have worked one full time and one part time job for years.

[Leonharted]

Full time job brings benefits like health insurance. 2 part time jobs would not.

[Joshua0213]

How about 2 full time jobs, thats what I do currently haha

[TallAnon]

Fulltime seems easier to me. Focus on one thing for 8 hours and call it a day.

[Old_Golden]

Full-time because (if you're in the US) health insurance is a big monthly cost most people first searching for independence overlook

[thegyalwholifts]

I’d say two part time so if you lose one you still have income from the other job.

[NathanDavis]

get one job and make it a good one

[Static_In_The_Attic]

A full time job with guaranteed overtime.

[boobliker]

if you lose one you always got one left!

[Layafell]

One full time job makes more sense

[Heartache0405]

I prefer one full time job.

[Gwenhwyfar]

Full time job

[noohair]

Full time if there are benefits.

[jimmy2]

No job they can keep it

[msc545]

2 part time.