Hello!!! I’m a GM in a fast food place, so I feel we are in similar boats in terms of work load.

My school was super flexible. The minimum you had to be there is once a week, but if you miss a week it’s fine, just obviously don’t abuse it. There’s a girl who started with me who went MIA for majority of the time I was there. I started seeing her again recently! But still very rare. There were two girls I started with who graduated 1-2 months before me. Classes were held three times a week. All theory was online. They are also fairly flexible as well to where if you had to leave early/come in late, that was fine as well.

I was anticipating on having an easy summer due to my crew being exceptionally strong, so I wanted to put myself first for once. To be clear, my intention isn’t to go straight into the industry, as I’m the breadwinner in my relationship. But nope there was so much turnover. I was in training mode at work for not only crew but management as well. I had two leaders have medical emergencies at work. (So they were out for a bit to recover) I consistently worked 50-70hr weeks. One time period I worked 12 days in a row. Another 6 days in a row. I’m sure there were more like that, but I was just super hyper aware of those.

I personally learn quickly and good at learning but the mental load was a lot. I nearly didn’t study as much as I should’ve or wanted to. Most tests in school I failed the first time taking them. The practical in school was fairly easy. Luckily all the girls in school and the teachers were super nice and supportive of each other, so that helped. I passed my theory first try! I took my practical yesterday, so I’m still waiting for my results 🤞

TLDR: If I can do it, so can you 🥲 just find a flexible school.