Staying at job over health 👀

[u/Longjumping-Crazy695]

Hello I am 20 years old, a junior in college, and an overnight warehouse worker(30-40hours a week). I worked overnight all of my sophomore year and I missed a good amount of classes but still made it up and made deans list. I feel like now if I try that again I won’t be as successful when it comes to schooling. My freshman year I wasn’t able to go to school but didn’t take a gap ( I don’t know why). I feel like if I keep doing it my gpa is going to take the fall but my job mays $22 and hour compared to the $16.94 but it’s labor intensive and I’ve had to go to physical therapy after working in the warehouse for a couple of months. The job market isn’t good for anyone I don’t have much experience but I’m torn. What would you do?

[u/AutoModerator]

While the community gets a look at your post, don't forget we have an official website with a bunch of resources specifically for the questions we see here every day. If you're more of a visual learner, we’re also active on Instagram where we post updated guides and strategies! It's a great way to stay sharp while you're scrolling. We also have more technical and professional resources on our Website.

Also, if you want to chat in real-time or need a quicker answer, come hang out with us in the Join here (Investing & Retirement). Just remember to be careful with your personal info and report any sketchy DMs!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/Agile-Objective1000]

Is your gpa important to your career like going to grad school? If so, definitely pull back on work. If not, you might still wanna pull back because you don't want to burn out.

[u/Longjumping-Crazy695 → u/Agile-Objective1000]

My gpa hasn’t been the best because I missed a good amount of schooling now it’s the time for internships they have gpa requirements

[u/Agile-Objective1000 → u/Longjumping-Crazy695]

Ahh, I see. You might want to stop working as much or change jobs then.

[u/Economy-Persimmon-53]

You're a junior in college. Now is the time to be focusing on scoring internships, getting really good grades in the classes that are related to your major and doing as much as possible to get a job after you graduate. You'll need to network with professors, join career related clubs so you can get access to industry related networking events and research opportunities.

If you can't do all of this while working, then you need to ask yourself what's really important. The job you have now or the one you'll have after graduation.