Is 16hrs too much ?

Do your parents still provide you with essentials? What the other poster said is true - you will do better to get better grades. Unless you actually need a job, you should consider quitting rather than stretching yourself too thin (ie if they refuse to cut your hours to something you're comfortable with).

However if you think that this job will be open to you over the summers when you're not at uni, and/or you can get a transfer to a local store (if it's a chain) while at uni if you stick it out now, I would try to hold onto the job. You may need extra cash more while at university and if you have only got a very limited work history, you don't want to necessarily entirely give up on something that will make you more employable if you need to find new jobs in the summer and/or at uni.

My parents do but I would still need to work as I'm 21 ( only going to uni sept long story meet a guy half way through being a grade A student barely done exams)
Now I'm fixing that and aiming for A's and feel 3 days is to much work .. I get free makeup from my job lol so don't want to give it up and I've worked there 4 years ( I don't love my job just doubt i could get a better one as I'm a student)
I'm confused . Really want A's and think il have to cut down my hours for sure


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If you actually read my bloody post, you'll see that I also do part-time stuff. I'm a volunteer and I have a boss and everything. So yes, I have clearly understood what the post is about, I was just adding more information and talking about balancing my studies with my work and my social life, so if you're going to try to pick arguments, at least don't do so with an epic fail.

I mean a job


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done longer shifts in a day.

Why would you still need to work? Do you mean to cover college costs (do you have to pay for your courses?)? Or simply because you think your parents don't need to support you at 21? There's no reason for your parents not to completely support you while you're doing A-levels. Of course, they can decide not to, but you shouldn't feel strange about it if they're willing to.

Given that you've worked there for 4 years, I can imagine that they'd be more willing to hire you over the summer before you go to uni and over the summers where you're not at uni. 4 years is also plenty enough to give you a great chance at getting a different job over summers/at uni if they don't want to give you a job again. If you need to cut down your hours for the grades you want, do it. If you need to quit your job for the time being to get the grades you want, do it. Unless you would be made homeless or be unable to afford to live.

lul, I can't even comprehend working for 5.33 hours a day on top of going to Sixth. I really should get out of that mentality, but you're seriously placing yourself at a disadvantage with respect to the work-life balance. It'll end up being detrimental to your grades as opposed to an increase in your output.

I'm gonna go get a coffee and start Maths...

I know I feel guilty standing in work when I feel I should be studying :/ Gona ask for less hours and have hols to take x what U studying x


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Whilst studying a levels? It's over 3 days x


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no its fine, like everyone at my college works 3 or 4 shifts of 6 hours, which makes 18 - 24 hours per week. so yea you should be fine

While studying 3/4 a levels? Wow.


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Yea mostly 3

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I wonder what grades they are aiming for


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I was also wondering this. Given that universities generally advise that you don't do more than 15 hours a week, and that's with courses that often have much fewer contact hours than A-levels, I can't imagine it's a good idea. At all.

Excuse me? If you understood, why were you comparing your hours, which included predominantly study time, to other people's hours which did not, and bemoaning the difference?

I study Maths, Biology and Chemistry at A-Level

Pretty flippin' demanding considering we don't have January exams!

Just get better at managing your time. I work with loads of polish staff still at uni. They all do a bare minimum of 16 hours and have a social life.

I can't work out whether you've understood what this thread is about or not. The OP is talking about having a part-time job while doing A-levels, where they work 16 hours in total spread out over three days. They haven't mentioned time they spend on studies at all.