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I took on this part-time job at the beginning of the year. Doing retail inventories. I really don't like it very much (it's more high stress than I bargained for- you have to scan x/pieces an hour- and if everyone's rates stink- the low people go home, and that just makes me MAD). Not to mention I have to drive all over the place and I don't get reimbursed for it.
But- I have gotten a little money out of it. Somewhere around $1000 right now. But, I guess things are starting to slow down some b/c I got cut from 3 stores this week, next week I only have 3 days, and the week after that I have NOTHING.
I've got a math midterm that week, so maybe not working would be a good thing. Not to mention that I wound up getting sick, and I've been sick for about a week (feel much better). But the crazy hours I work (I can get up as early as 3:45 am) probably didn't help when I came down with the "crud" last week.
So this is my dilemma. I passed up a job working with senior citizens in their homes as a personal care aide. It's more companionship (and I think grocery shopping etc) than CNA stuff. I passed it up b/c I hadn't worked in 14 years, so I had no work history at all, I didn't think I stood a good chance at getting hired. I'd had a couple of other places tell me "sorry- you haven't worked in 14 years, and we have more qualified applicants we're looking at" SIGH.
But now, with about a month and a half at this inventory place, I've got a history. I've shown up for every single thing I've gotten scheduled for (save for 1, and they were ok with me missing it). I do a fairly good job- so I know they'd give me a good reference.
I'm thinking about trying to apply for the aide job. It's geared more at what I want to do anyhow (hopefully I'll be in school in August to get my RN). But what I don't want- is to have a job that I'm going to have a hard time parting with. And I have a feeling if I "click" with any of the clients- it's going to be hard to tell them goodbye when I start nursing school. I can't work- not even part-time- while in nursing school. There is just way too much stuff that's thrown at you, and I am NOT going to fail another course.
And the other thing is- they have been real good about calling me at the last minute (24 hour notice) about a store that they need help in. That happened to me last week, and even though it was a night job- I jumped at the chance b/c I've had hours cut.
Ugh- I'm just tired of this economy. I need the tiny part-time job so we don't have to tell the kids that they have to drop extracurriculars. Good news is- recital costumes are paid for- and after the deposit that dd sends in- we only have another $200 I have to come up with for the orchestra trip to Chicago.
But- I have gotten a little money out of it. Somewhere around $1000 right now. But, I guess things are starting to slow down some b/c I got cut from 3 stores this week, next week I only have 3 days, and the week after that I have NOTHING.
I've got a math midterm that week, so maybe not working would be a good thing. Not to mention that I wound up getting sick, and I've been sick for about a week (feel much better). But the crazy hours I work (I can get up as early as 3:45 am) probably didn't help when I came down with the "crud" last week.
So this is my dilemma. I passed up a job working with senior citizens in their homes as a personal care aide. It's more companionship (and I think grocery shopping etc) than CNA stuff. I passed it up b/c I hadn't worked in 14 years, so I had no work history at all, I didn't think I stood a good chance at getting hired. I'd had a couple of other places tell me "sorry- you haven't worked in 14 years, and we have more qualified applicants we're looking at" SIGH.
But now, with about a month and a half at this inventory place, I've got a history. I've shown up for every single thing I've gotten scheduled for (save for 1, and they were ok with me missing it). I do a fairly good job- so I know they'd give me a good reference.
I'm thinking about trying to apply for the aide job. It's geared more at what I want to do anyhow (hopefully I'll be in school in August to get my RN). But what I don't want- is to have a job that I'm going to have a hard time parting with. And I have a feeling if I "click" with any of the clients- it's going to be hard to tell them goodbye when I start nursing school. I can't work- not even part-time- while in nursing school. There is just way too much stuff that's thrown at you, and I am NOT going to fail another course.
And the other thing is- they have been real good about calling me at the last minute (24 hour notice) about a store that they need help in. That happened to me last week, and even though it was a night job- I jumped at the chance b/c I've had hours cut.
Ugh- I'm just tired of this economy. I need the tiny part-time job so we don't have to tell the kids that they have to drop extracurriculars. Good news is- recital costumes are paid for- and after the deposit that dd sends in- we only have another $200 I have to come up with for the orchestra trip to Chicago.