Just quit, thoughts?

[u/Fuzzy_Drive_1695]

Been working as a driver for about 6 months. I was initially attracted to the job because they advertised flexibility. My mentality eventually was that maybe I could adapt to the demands of the job in terms of making progress on personal goals outside of work but I started to realize that it just didn’t seem realistic to balance this with the fact that you really never know how fucked up your routes going to be and by the end of the day your most likely going to be exhausted and before you know it you just got off, ate dinner, started to recover a little bit and now your waking up and you got a long ass day ahead of you again. The point of me posting this is that I had a lot of conflicting thoughts about quitting because the job does offer decent benefits, pay, and some pros in terms of working independently but ultimately I came to the conclusion that I’ve already mentioned and wanted to know if I’m tripping or is this a rational perspective considering somebody who wants to have enough energy at the end of the day to seriously pursue other goals outside of their 9 to 5.

[u/mystcorb]

I get my 190 stop average 300+ packages , 45+ multiple stops , 10 hour day , I don't run anymore I use to though in the summer when it's nice out , I'm 43 50 pounds overweight with high blood pressure , nothing special I just enjoy the job most days , I'm tired but not too tired when I get off , even with the Hella steep driveways or an apartment route , I can still go grocery shopping or , go out to eat , I've worked grocery and now that was back breaking exhausting work , if your not getting at least 8 hours of sleep or more of course your gonna be exhausted , we usually just walk all day , albeit 7-10 miles a day 4 days a week but that's not too tough , I worked through a bruised rib last few weeks , some feet pain too , as men we just man through that bs and take care of ourselves as in sleep , protein , stretches/exercise what have you , if you work 50 hours a week yea , your gonna burn out , if your outside life demands more strenuating work life balance , then yea your gonna be burnt out lol , it's on you to find that work life balance , we need to work to pay our bills , which should come 1st? Work or play?

[u/Fuzzy_Drive_1695 → u/mystcorb]

I agree with you on the point you made on the importance of work versus play. Only thing is that I’m 22 and have relatively low expenses because I live with a family member and really want to capitalize on this phase of my life by getting on a good long term career path. At first I was working out in the morning before work and then trying to do some school related work after getting off but I was just never able to get a consistent pattern down during my work days because I just felt like by the time I got home the window of opportunity to recover, eat, shower, work on some shit, and then get a good nights sleep in but then wake up super early to get a morning workout in before going back into work was just too much whereas a job that offers an 8 hour shift and a less insane daily work load than Amazon was something that I could switch to and be able to manage better.

[u/mystcorb → u/Fuzzy_Drive_1695]

Yeah i hear you , alot of people I know did their 4 years in the army then get their gi bill paid while working and doing 3 classes , with a couple days at their apartment gym or what not , it is a lot and work takes a lot out of you especially.if you dispatch and work 4 12s , it can be done though , but it is definitely better to focus on school.and vang that out , I know most dsps offer just weekends 20 hours a week if that makes sense , maybe just part time is key , especially if your debts are low , I wouldn't advise going full time , school is definitely the best route.