Making a campaign where the PCs all have different jobs? Any advice on how to balance it?
Fairly new DM here, ive pretty much only dmed oneshots before and am starting my first big campaign. I have 5 players and the setting is a 1950s-inspired Americana small town setting. My players are absolutely amazing character makers and made super exciting and fun little guys, but the issue for me is that theyre all different ages (range from highschool student to middle-aged) and most work different jobs. The idea of the campaign is having the characters have their own backstories, but id have weird stuff start happening all over town for the characters to start figuring out why, but i fear the charcters' jobs/school will get in the way. How should i balance this? Id really like it if stuff like skipping school or work would have consequences, but im worried my players will get bored with having to do their jobs lol. Has anyone come across an issue like this before? Howd yall solve it?