|
I can empathize. I work my regular 40-hour (sometimes more) a week job and on top of that I work doing translations for a friend's company. When long documents come in, I definitely work more than 50 hours a week. At least I am not on my feet and can do it from home, but my back and eyes do bother me from being at the computer so much. Plus, at my day-job my company doesn't give time for personal days. If you need to run an errand during work hours, you can, but you have to make the time up. If I have to do that, plus work on a translation, I can end up at the computer for 12-13 hours in a day.
Like you, I was unemployed, in my case for about 6 months last year. So, I really feel like I can't say no to an opportunity to make some more money when it is available to me. Everything from the translations goes into either my emergency savings, mutual funds or a retirement fund.
Temp work, working several jobs and all seems to be the new normal these days, unfortunately, Don't be too hard on yourself. I think about my parents and how different things were. They could afford to buy a house in a nice area when still in their 20s, have three kids and pay for college for them, etc. They have pensions, and if they wanted to change jobs, they always were able to line something else up. They never were laid off. I don't see any way I could afford even one kid, so I am lucky I don't have a desire to have one. Everyone I know here with kids ends up with a lot of debt. I was laid off twice before I was 40. In the second case I got no severance because I was considered an independent contractor.
It sounds like you are doing the right things to find a better job situation. I would say keep at it and hopefully something will come through. Fingers crossed for you!
|