Is working two jobs selfish?

I don't think working two jobs is selfish. I always thought that I worked hard for my kids to have better things. I also was use to working all the time that it was just natural. Now I don't work at all. I guess it depends on yourself and how you really feel about working 2 jobs. And do you think it is hurting your kids?

In my opinion, if you don't have children and you are single or your spouse doesn't mind and you have a loving relationship, then I think it's not being selfish. But when there are children involved, they need both of their parent's love and attention as they are growing up. There are a lot of working parents that are work-a-holics and are being selfish to their children. If they want to work extra hard to make more and more money throughout their lives, then they shouldn't even consider having children. It's hard enough for us as a family; Mark works over 12 hours each work day and sleeps most of the off-time. We don't get to spend much time together as a family. It's not that he wants to work so much, it's required of him.

Many have to work two jobs to live a lifestyle that they want for their children. I don't think that it is selfish at all. I think that it teaches their children that it takes hard work to get ahead in this world. In the winter, my husband works his first job 6 days a week and another job 5 nights a week. It isn't that we need the money, but it makes it easier for us to have a great Christmas for our children and we also use this money to get ahead a bit.

I don't think working more than one job is selfish. Yes, it can make it difficult to spend time with kids/family but sometimes more than one job is necessary to make ends and help the family to have a better life. And sometimes working a lot is how a person feels fulfilled, which is important to everyone in the family's happiness and well-being. I do see how someone working more than one job when he/she doesn't need to can be seen as selfish by some, but it's not selfish in my opinion.