sucky job interfering with running, personal life

running, my friend is not really about running. running is about fighting that voice that tells you to stop. Want you need to do is to find a job that challenges you in a way similar to running. Makes you want to do the best job possible, and be the best you can be. You can still enjoy running, if you can,

Where did you get the idea I don't like my job? I teach elementary school physical ed. and love working with the kids. I believe teaching is one of the highest callings a person can have in life and I hope I can instill in some of the little rugrats a love of exercise. I just don't want to spend all my waking moments teaching. I also love running through the woods on a summer afternoon, painting watercolors on Saturday mornings, playing with my dogs on a tuesday afternoon. I like having a well-rounded life, and I think people who don't are poorer for it no matter what their bank accounts say.

Your college education didn't teach you negotiation skills, so you will have to learn in the workplace. Tell your boss, with straight face, that you need to cut back hours to 30/week. Don't hem and haw and don't tell him why. If you are a valuable employee, he will beg you to take 40, to which you can accede...eventually after serious negotiation. But you have be serious as cancer about the 30 or you are gone. Settle for 40, you'll be doing him a favor, and you can get on with your life as YOU want to live it.

If it all falls through, learn a fall back trade and never settle for the hamster wheel.

Dirt, I think you need a different job, one you enjoy. Working at the post office isn't for you, and some of the things people are suggesting you do probably aren't possible working as a PTF in the post office.

Find a job you like and excell at it. Also at 23, you don't need to give up aiming for PR's specially if its important to you.

Don't ever give up...

Is your name Jeff by any chance?

Yeah, I quit my job and am in the process of finding another in the near future. Haven't been running because of a health problem, but looking to get that cleared up and get back into it soon as well. Future may be looking up!

i was reading this not paying attention to the dates- and i\'m glad to see that you quit your job.. just a few things i wanted to say .

its not fair to be called a “pussy” for not being able to handle 50 hour weeks and run decent.. that guy must be blessed with phenomenal genetics to have the ability to handle that much mileage and still stay in one piece with all the other work responsibilities. I’m a girl and running consistent 70-80 mile weeks , and I also have a social life.. But my job situation is much better for the time being. I’m 23, in sport management, with an internship.. And working revolves around my running so its awesome, but I realize that I have to get a real job soon.. I run for a post college track and field team and I literally live by the money I’ve made over the summer, plus what little money I can scrape up at road races.

My suggestion - if you don’t want to go back to grad school then just get a part time job , who cares what it pays, if its only you that needs the support and run while you can.. Then if you continue to improve, you can look to hook up with a post college racing team - get with your teammates, have a social life around that and live cheap - I have a lot of fun, but I am living off of nothing. Money would be nice, but I like the chance to actually have the ability to run quality and nothing gives me the satisfaction knowing i am doing all i can while I am still able !

I’d also suggest trying to run in the mornings (once you get a dif job), or just suck it up once in a while and go right when you get home.. u might be “really tired” after work . . But I’ve done some heavy witnessing while running 75 mile weeks - you’ll be amazed that if you can eat right and get decent sleep - your body can handle it and you get used to running when you’re not really up for it physically - your body will kick into gear !

Can you work running into your job? Run while delivering the mail? I imagine you could build a huge base.

I can't believe you went to college to make 12.55/hour. Our average factory worker makes close to 20. Quit the PO and go to Wal-Mart, no one works more than about 35 hours a week there(then they'd have to pay benefits)

Flagpole Willy wrote:

Mind Runner wrote:

You are a good man to let your wife run in the daylight while you take the night.

Check it. He's a MAN by letting his wife run during the day -- not a GOOD man. To badly paraphrase Chris Rock, "why does he get credit for something he's SUPPOSED to do! What do you want, a cookie!"

He's doing what a MAN would do, and therefore deserves no credit. If he DIDN'T do it, then he would deserve ridicule.

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I'm going to go work hard as a laborer for the next ten hours and then run 15 tonight. Suck it up. Start earning money and run hard. It's all in your head.

Dirt wrote:

I am stuck working at the Post office as a casual carrier. I was actually hired as a TRC (temporary rural carrier) being paid 12.55 an hour but because of so many carriers on the city side being out with injuries or sick, I've been working a full day, 6 days a week plus overtime, and even doing express mail and maintence work on Sundays.

Hilarious! You need to read the Charles Bukowski book "Post Office". He took a temporary post office job and ended up working there for something like 12 years. I see, however, that you've already quit, which is probably a good thing.

This isn't something to brag about. But outside of a tragedy, this is about as bad as things can get, though much of it self-inflicted:

A few years ago, my job was a 72 hour/week graveyard shift requiring lots of walking (limping), at the same time my achilles was badly injured. Still trying to run, my workouts included 800M repeats (limping) in 2:55 (I'm a guy) with 3 minutes rest!! During this period, I mismanaged my money, and had my car repossessed (company car saved me though) and got evicted within 2 weeks of each other. Oh yea, I was also drinking a lot, but that actually helped. :)

I got saved with a $5,000 bonus upon a new job via a former coworker's recommendation, getting 2 months of free housing and wising up. I've been saving well ever since after those lessons and am pretty happy and stress-free now financially.

Get friendly with the hosewives on your route and bang them on PO time. No need for you to cruise the meat markets nights and weekends. Can go running instead.

Read the book rich dad poor dad

ttc: what kind of work do you do now?

IT work. Not PC, but mainframe, terminal, printer, telecommunications, network troubleshooting. Talk about a 24/7 job.

"running, my friend is not really about running. running is about fighting that voice that tells you to stop. Want you need to do is to find a job that challenges you in a way similar to running. Makes you want to do the best job possible, and be the best you can be"

Absolutely the truest statement I have read on this board: I am still searching for that career.

Muger Cement wrote:

"running, my friend is not really about running. running is about fighting that voice that tells you to stop. Want you need to do is to find a job that challenges you in a way similar to running. Makes you want to do the best job possible, and be the best you can be"

Absolutely the truest statement I have read on this board: I am still searching for that career.

There's hardly such a thing anymore. Vice Presidents are laying people off, minimizing raises, or stuffing promotions/evaluations (that lead to raises) for most to have good work morale. I'm making LESS at my same company versus when I started, despite senior responsibilities and so are others. We had 3 hard workers with 20 years company experience each, get laid off. Their void is causing others to work 7 days/week. Another worker got a promotion due to this, but with no raise. Our 35 person department has had 3 promotions in 6+ years.

This isn't true everywhere, but the corporate world is now about the bullies (CEO's, VP's) bullying the pawns (analysts, middle-management) into layoffs or 60+ hour weeks to avoid hiring someone else. This makes the high ups look good with a more efficient and less salaried operation. Granted the CEO's are working tons, but are also rewarded with pro-athlete type contracts.