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I got my hours cut to 4 days a week so I could actually have some rest.
I work retail and was working in the meat department which takes 3 people minimum to run efficiently, it was just me and occasionally my boss who was in-charge of the other fresh departments , killed my mental health and my knee got fucked from single handedly running the entire department.
Then I had to get my dog of 15 years put down and because of that job, the last couple of months I was too tired to do things with her as much, so I went " fuck this shit" told my boss I'm unable to fulfil my full time contract and requested hours cut to 4 days max, citing physical and mental health reasons.
Now I get to chill out working fresh produce throwing fruit and veg up, 4 days a week with a bunch of days off scattered around, which I quite enjoy and my mental and physical health are getting better.
I worked full time in a produce department years ago. It was physically demanding for an hour or two in the morning unloading the truck and stacking it away, then it was mostly playing cricket out the back with a plank, an onion, and a rubbish bin for the wicket.