is working 17 hours a day worth it

[skives]

so right now I work 6am to 2pm 5 days a week. There is a job here in town working 3pm to 11pm fours days a week. Is it worth the extra income to work 17 hours a day and get 5 hours of sleep?

[kork13]

so right now I work 6am to 2pm 5 days a week. There is a job here in town working 3pm to 11pm fours days a week. Is it worth the extra income to work 17 hours a day and get 5 hours of sleep?

In almost every circumstance, absolutely not. It's not healthy for you -- the human body simply can't function properly with long-term sleep deprivation like you're considering. In addition, the sleep deprivation would cause your quality of work to decline significantly, very likely to the point of potentially losing BOTH jobs due to poor work performance.

I strongly recommend you look at other options if you're in need of picking up some extra work. What you're proposing is to hold down two full-time jobs at the same time... it's simply not workable. Look for a PART-TIME job that will allow you to pick up an extra 4-5 hours of work in the afternoon/evening.

[sweetlady2k]

The OP said job #2 is four days a week, if your days off are spaced right it wouldn't be too bad. I only work at one job and I go in at 2 am and get off anywhere from 1pm until 7 pm depending on my work for the day so usually 2 to 4 days a week are 17 hour days for me. I hardly ever get more than 6 hours of sleep even on my days off I just wake up by 4 o'clock at the latest. You get used to it and I take a nap on my day off sometimes.

[disneysteve]

I work 6am to 2pm 5 days a week. There is a job here in town working 3pm to 11pm fours days a week.

So 40 hours at the current job plus 32 at the new job for a total of 72 hours/week. No, I would say that is not a healthy thing to be doing. That is just short of being two full time jobs on top of each other.

I hardly ever get more than 6 hours of sleep even on my days off. You get used to it

Just because you think you get used to it doesn't mean it is a good thing. Sleep deprivation is a very big problem from a health and safety standpoint. Many studies have shown that folks who don't get adequate sleep have higher risks of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, car accidents, on the job injuries, and more.

[MonkeyMama]

@skives - I think this is a very personal decision. Certainly there are people out there who would thrive on that kind of schedule with little sleep.

Certainly younger people (college students/parents) do it *all the time.*

I personally need a lot of sleep and highly value my sleep, so would not do that schedule. But I certainly know people who could easily work that kind of schedule and do well. Some people are just far more efficient sleepers. Sometime we become more efficient when forced to. If you can function well on 5 hours and make up sleep the rest of the week, is possible. I personally could not function at that level, but like I said, know people who can/do. Averages are averages, but everyone is a little different.

[~bs]

I've done work like that for years, off and on. And it depends....

Working multiple jobs for that many hours WILL affect your health and increase your stress level, although you don't notice it at first. It probably takes a few months, then it catches up to you. So if it's a short term thing, I'd say go for it.

I do think 60-70 hours on a normal schedule (not compacted into 5 days) is pretty doable on a long term basis if a portion of those hours is relatively low stress. I currently do a 40 hours/week day job, and perhaps another 25 hours with side business income, and am perfectly fine with it. I don't do things like watch tv or play video games any more, so instead I do work, which is far more satisfying to me than "keeping up with the kardashians" daily. If I'm not out having fun with friends, I'm working. If I'm not working, I'm having fun.

[VanReb]

5 hours of sleep is not a good idea. You may make a lot of money, but you're going to pay for it with your health. Surely there is a way you can work around this.

[lindsay06]

Yeah definitely not worth the possible damage to your health. Find another way to make things work my friend.

[mavycharm]

I BET TOO! You'll risk your health to that. Are you that in need of the money to desperately jump off? Sure thing is that, you'll be risking your health for over doing your energy and not having enough sleep. To rest our body is very much important. You might even find yourself spending more to save your life than the cost you will earn.

[Harlem]

17 hours a day! It's tough for me. And if I do so, I will demand a large amount of money for this.

[Doublejm1]

I think it's overkill. Life is too short to spend so much time working, especially when it starts to affect your health.

[mekap04]

When I worked third shift, 10 hours a day for 4 days, that was really tough on me. So I know I probably couldn't keep up a schedule of 17 hours a day even for the extra income. I would be neglecting my kids and depriving myself of much needed sleep. However, I do know people who work schedules like that and they are hanging in there. It's really up to the person and how much they can handle without sacrificing the important stuff. If I didn't have anything else to do in my spare time, had no kids, needed the extra income BADLY, and could get a decent break (2 or 3 days off back to back), I could possibly work a schedule like that but I'm pretty sure my body would pay the price.

[ccole]

so right now I work 6am to 2pm 5 days a week. There is a job here in town working 3pm to 11pm fours days a week. Is it worth the extra income to work 17 hours a day and get 5 hours of sleep?

I would say that working is another part of investment. So if working 17 hours will give you a high ROI, then I should say that it is all good. You just need to take care of your self as that is your capital.

[VanReb]

Not a good idea

Of course, working 17 hour a day is not a good idea. It is not only going to hurt you physically but also mentally. If anyone is in need they can take an attempt but not for a long time period.

[franciswilks21]

hello

Well, wroking 17 hours a day is worth it if the salary is bigger enough. But, having only 5 hours to sleep will really makes you sick since you have only a few hours to rest and more hours to work.