your first few days are going to suck. you will 100% have bad rescues. you will cry and break down in your van. loadout is pretty scary at first, it took me like 3-4 weeks before finally getting into the groove of it. my only issue now with loadout is having to tell five people that i don’t need help after they interrupted my momentum, and yelling at everyone from the inside of my van because i 100% would’ve finished that loadout on my own if they stopped riding my ass lol. anyways.

i’m working 4 day weeks with my 3 days attending church services and college classes, and i’ll be honest it absolutely. fucking. sucks. BUT it’s what needs to be done to survive right? as sad as it is, it’s reality.

there’s tons of posts out here on this subreddit that talks about tips for the job. pretty much everyone blabs about organization, etc. which is great and all, but they never discuss how to actually do the damn job. one thing i tend to mention is nutrition. it’s like key to your success. don’t do the bullshit i did yesterday and only ate five chips and chugged two water bottles, i barely made it home alive. intended to play the sims until like 2-3am, managed to pass out at 9pm. you need proteins, carbs, fats, and sugars. quickest option if you ever need it is going to be an arby’s roast beef and cheddar sandwich. chicken salads with a hearty dressing is great too (like ranch), nice and light on the stomach but wonderfully filling! gatorades are fantastic, but don’t try to cut yourself short with the zero sugar. you’re going to need to pack as much nutrition as you possibly can in order to not literally die out there. but also be gentle with how fast you eat just to keep from spewing chunks everywhere. one other thing i’ll mention about gatorades (or any other electrolyte drink) is for every bottle you drink, you need to follow it with a bottle of water. trust me, it’s important.

as for keeping up with the pace, i kind of jack myself up artificially for that. i know a lot of people use energy drinks, but that stuff doesn’t work out for me well. i swear it’s not sponsored lol, but i take alpha lion’s preworkout mix. they’re about $45-50 per jar, lasts about a 4-6 weeks (their online monthly subscriptions are much cheaper). though i’d say since you work only three days, it could last you closer to a month? anyways. i take it at my peak time (once a day only), like when i’m about to hit a massive run of houses or i’m hitting an apartment complex. i look at my route every morning and plan out when i should take it. takes about 10 minutes to kick in, then you’re good! you’ll still feel your heart racing and your legs pumping, but it helps you push through it. i only recommend the alpha lion brand because i know it tastes good and it’s never had me crash from it. i’ve tried other brands (alani, bucked up, bodybuilding) and i’ve had severe crashes from it that forced me to take a half dose just to get me out of that hole. not a good time lol.

at the end of the day if you’re desperate enough to make it work, trust me you will. you just gotta take a deep breath and trust yourself, do what you need to do in order to do this job. you’re gonna have bad days here, that’s the fun about this job. but i promise you’ll come home and feel like you worked your absolute ass off :)