Here’s my honest opinion about working students, being one for over 3 years: working and studying at the same time is not a flex. It’s an ongoing fight.
We are:
- Balancing multiple lives: student, employee, friend, family member, and someone just trying to stay healthy.
- Running on coffee, sleeping at 2 AM, and somehow showing up for 8 AM classes.
- Always on the hunt for a nap (at least I am).
- Learning discipline, time management, and resilience, the hard way.
We definitely don’t do this for fun. We’re doing it because we have to, for our future, our families, and ourselves.
But, at the end of the day, we love it. We love the growth. The hustle. The purpose.
Next time someone tells you “you have it easy,” challenge them to walk in your shoes for a week.