Is my OH being unreasonable for having two jobs when we only need one?

[Theicingontop]

My OH got told so by a work colleague. He argued that the second job could go to someone who really needed the money.

He works one 50 hour week job, and one part-time 8 hour job on one of his days off. We don't need the money from the second, it isn't a lot, but it has its perks, colleague discount and sometimes returned items get passed onto colleagues for pennies. We're doing our house up slowly this way.

I understand why someone would think that he's selfish, but if he quit the part-time job it wouldn't be advertised to the public, no new jobs would be created, the hours would just be redistributed amongst existing staff. Everyone there is part time and most have second jobs as well.

WWYD?

I think good for him. No body else's business IMO

They need to mind their own business. Cheeky sod!

Tell him to mind his own beeswax!

I read something the other day about immigrant workers: ...... people don't like to work but they like money, so they work hard.

Good on your DH for working hard! How is it selfish to work hard and boost your income?!

totally outrageous comment!! Good on your hardworking partner, 58 hours a week, blimey.

It isn't the first time someone's said something either, friend of mine who's DH is out of work was a bit iffy about it as well . I can understand, but it's not like OH could give him his job, otherwise I'm sure he would. Doesn't work like that.

He's pulling a double tonight, working the part-time and then going to the other for some Christmas overtime. If he quit the second job we'd receive some benefits, so I don't see how it makes a difference personally, but there you go!

I think it's nice to be able to have that extra bit of money to spend that you wouldn't normally get had you not had that other job.

Blimey - I cannot believe how rude some people are. DH and I are fairly high earners but we both do additional private work which pay for extra things like extra holidays and stuff.

I have never considered that other people could have those additional jobs as its no ones business how hard/many hours we choose to work.

No one has ever said anything like that to us, in fact mainly the opposite actually on how we deserve to be able to go away lots etc when we work so hard.

I would ignore it TBH, if you are both happy with the hours DH is doing then good for you to have a DH that is willing to work so hard as I know many 'D' H's that wouldn't be willing to do this even if they were out of work and got offered a job!!!!