I started working multiple shifts six months ago. No one else at my company wanted to do it. We’re a large fortune five hundred company, but like many other industries we got hit really hard by COVID. We lost a lot of clients and the first thing my employers decided to do was cut back on the number of employees in the company and the number of hours as well. I felt fortunate to keep my job, so when they asked us if anyone wanted to do overtime hours I was the first to volunteer. Hopefully my commitment to do extra work for my boss will give me more job security as time goes on, but I can’t say for sure just yet. Unfortunately, my hours are always changing from week to week, which means that some days I’m getting up extremely early while other days I’m getting home close to midnight. Thankfully there are enough grocery stores, pharmacies, and gas stations in my city that are open late. However, we were lacking 24/7 gyms and fitness centers for years until one finally opened near my house last year. They gave out gym membership discounts for six months to generate interest. While they don’t have the membership discounts any longer, they are still offering competitive rates for monthly gym memberships. But it was the ability to work out at any hour of the day or night that pushed me to get a gym membership. Now I can workout my upper body and lower body muscles in the weight room before hitting the treadmills and ellipticals to get my much needed cardio exercise.