My retail job is cutting my hours—should I job hunt or go back to school?

[michael3478]

I work part-time retail although i was working 40 hours a week for several years sometimes even 48 but apparently business has been slow and iv'e been working 32 hours for the past 3 weeks. I do feel good and rested all the time lol but the paychecks have not been as good as they used to be. I do have about 6 figures in savings so im not exactly broke but i do want to buy a house in the future. May it be time to start looking for something else or go back to school?

[exitseven]

go back to school, learn a trade or some other marketable skill.

[AI Opinion]

I’d look at this in three steps:

1. Clarify your goal
- House timeline? (e. g., 3, 5, 10 years)
- Desired career path, income, lifestyle?

2. Analyze options
- New job now: Keeps savings intact, faster house purchase, builds résumé beyond retail.
- School: Only if it clearly leads to better long‑term earnings in a field you actually want. Run the math: tuition + lost income vs expected salary bump.

3. Practical move
- Start a quiet job search immediately.
- Use the lighter schedule to explore fields, informational interviews, and part‑time coursework or certificates.

[Anonymous]

If I were you, I would go back to school.

[jahaims]

Get a big boy job

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