The 20-somethings juggling three jobs to make ends meet

The 20-somethings juggling three jobs to make ends meetJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNiamh McDermottMoney Box reporterAshlin McCourt"You don't even know you're tired": Ashlin says as she clocks up a 60-hour working week across three jobsAshlin McCourt clocks up 60 hours a week working as a civil servant, a waitress and a baker because "life's so expensive", she says.UK unemployment is at its highest in nearly five years, however increasing numbers of those in work are juggling more than one job.While working in multiple jobs and side hustles has long been a needs must for many households to manage the cost of living, there are now a record 1.35 million adults working at least two jobs.It is mostly Gen Z - adults aged up to 29 - driving this "poly-employment" trend - according to Deputy, a global workforce management platform, which analysed more than 20 million shifts done by over 300,000 UK workers.For 28-year-old Ashlin from Northern Ireland, having more than one job seems normal."It's the older generation that I work with that cannot believe that I'll finish in the office and go and work a second job," she told BBC Radio 4's Money Box programme.When she's not working, Ashlin is sharing her poly-employment journey on social media or planning her wedding, which is in five months' time. Her partner also works two jobs."You don't even know you're tired, you don't even know you're stressed anymore, because that's your regular environment," says Ashlin.Her main job is working as a civil servant and she fits in waitressing and baking before or after work, or on her days off. "Mortgages aren't cheap, your standard of living isn't cheap," she says. "You know you're not even going out once a month and you're having to really budget for that."'We hope it's not forever'Cait Yardy"It's...