Such an incident has happened twice already, and it is really starting to scare me.
Tuesday-Friday I'm just fine.
I am pursuing opportunities several hours away, and trying to rush back home to work my 9-5 job.
I haven't gotten a hotel room in the past, but now it looks like I might have to on Sundays, which will make my blackjack trips even less economically feasible in the future, but make me well rested enough to perform well on Monday without apparent work problems.
I am finding it very difficult to get sleep in my ordinary car, and I get a shower at truck stops.
If this keeps up, I risk jeopardizing my real job, and I'm in danger of diminshing my PTO.
I could theoretically use an entire week of PTO to devote to blackjack, but that runs the risk of exposure on a slower weekday and greater casino heat, plus a bigger possibility of having to claim unpaid time off in the future.
I might have to raise the stakes to make my trip more economically feasible and increase my risk of ruin,
go on fewer blackjack trips,
get fewer hours per trip (I can get 10 hours in over the weekend, sometimes as high as 20, but mostly it's on the low end).
I'd love to private message with someone to discuss my situation in more depth, and what should be done.