looking to get out of hospitality after 13.5 years

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car10002

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hi everyone



as the title says am looking to get out of hospitality after 13 years, been doing it since 22 & have always enjoyed it until coronavirus started, since the industry has been able to re open around june 2020 its been nothing but hard.


would just like to do something where you can have a uninterrupted lunch break & have a work life balance and doesnt work weekends or holidays.


the only days that actually have off were asked for functions and events, every other day you wernt put down to work youre always getting called in or are thinking about it because of needs or theres someone who cant come in.


am a person that likes to work for the extra money and hold things for as long as possible, however have started realising how hard the hospitality work is and since june 2020 its got worse and it hasent got any better and am looking to do something that doesnt take over your life.


do know and see people that have a better work life balance and probably earn the same or more money in less time than you would in hospitality.


the place of work is for sale and plan to be out once it sells or at some point before the 20 years is up and have used the finding out its for sale as the chance to do as much as possible towards the next thing while am able to spread out costs in tools and training.


was also taught to never leave a job before having another option incase it takes a while unless the business sells.


a 65 year old co worker left to retire which hasnt made it easy and you wonder why she couldnt wait for a couple more years and hope it sells.


am just trying to hang on a bit longer as there is no option at moment for the extra money and because of loyalty to current owners.


do you lot think itll sell before your 20 years is up or is it upto you to do something when youre ready.


if the person taking over wants to keep you whats best way to say no or say you only want to do the secondhand side and youre not able to do what youre doing now.


will be doing electrical test & tag plus the other bits to it and to make the work consistent 2-3 days part time a week what other services would be good to add


with part time business is it just the usual you can earn so much before it starts to be affected but income must be reported like when working part time.

why have so many people left since coronavirus causing a shortage and what are clues it may be time and what could someone do to hang on a bit longer

because of the poor work life balance am having trouble and finding it hard to find friends similar age and maintain them and its making it hard to go do things though its not impossible to do it by yourself.

have had enough of hospitallity which has a poor work life blance and trying to hang on a little longer because of the owners and because of needing the money and at moment theres no other option but am working on it, will place likely sell or is it upto you to make the decision that its time when you have come up with another option.

plus the poor work life balance doesnt allow you enough time to go to events unless you ask for time off and the industry that am working in doesnt allow you to have much of a life outside of work.



like to work for things and am a good worker but looking to do something that doesnt take over your life and realising how hard it is especially hospitality.

just want the weekends and holidays back.

next move is electrical test and tag however wondering what else can be added to it, was thinking basic home maintenance and assemble flat pack things or basic antenna installation and odd jobs.

how would you get to be a manager of something of be your own boss until you can get out of what youre doing as much as you like it enough at moment and start your own thing and/or have more time to take on a position.

wondered what are the clues and what do people experience to know that its time to think about moving on from your job and following your goals or cut one department out and concentrate more on the other.

many of you may know that am wanting to get out of hospitality and eventually go on to other things and follow goals.

many of you may know that in the last 2 years hospitality has gotten harder for everyone with so many leaving after only being back for a week from shutdown and more people holidaying home.

can understand why so many people gave notice and gone onto other things after only being back for a week after shutdown and ever since then more and more people seem to leave causing a shortage and would have done the exact same thing if it wasnt for the owners and everyone.

those of you that have left hospitality and gone to other things after only being back for a week from 2020 shutdown and since then what made you give your notice.

how would you be able to ask the owner of where you work for a market day off or to cut hospitality out and concentrate more on the secondhand side if she still has the shop in a couple of years or whatever without letting them down.

what is reason why so many have left hospitality in last 2 years and gone to other things and that the industry now only operates on skeleton team with the remaining workers taking on more and no one to cover for someone.

am just feeling that the hospitality industry is not the same and never will be and/or might be feeling that because of doing it for 13 years and working every weekend and not know if youre going to get called in on your day off and not being able to have a decent work life balance like in other industries.

am not going to make it to 20 years in hospitality and in current circumstances as much as am liking it at moment as have work goals that am wanting to follow while am able to.

also was wondering because you are always working when markets are on or time is very valuable how would you be able to ask for a better work life balance with same pay as now until the shop sells and you can go onto other things and have the same money in less time and have more time to do things including taking stuff to markets to sell.

the owners neice of place that am working at is only 16 and shes started a candle making side thing and is having a rostered day off this week to take candles to a local market to sell and am 35 and am still waiting to be able to do same but with different things and thats one reason for asking how to ask for a market day off and/or better work life balance for same pay.

just find other things more interesting than hospitality.

just needing someone to talk to and find some things hard even though am generally ok

thanks
 
 
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