Recently, I've been working at two Papa John's stores ... the Cockeysville (very suburban/urban area) and the Jacksonville (very VERY rural ... 70 or so sq. mile delivery area with 3 traffic lights) stores.
On Friday, I quit at Cockeysville. My boss has been a complete dick for some time, and cut my hours from 27, to 15, to 6, and finally to 3. Thursday night, I was hired as a server at Chi-Chi's (a Mexican restaraunt)*. I start tomorrow.
Did I mention I'm also working at Towson's English Department's Computer Writing Lab?
* A funny enough interview ... Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Okay, okay, so I'm not literally going to kill myself. I figure I'll collapse from exhaustion by December.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
The body has a way of taking this kind of punishment for lengthy periods of time....
Posted by Magnus de Pym (Member # 239) on :
Dr. Fink.
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
The body has, but the mind, erh, hasn't.
Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
*stands up* HI, my name is LOA and I'm a workaholic....
*crowd responds* Hi, LOA!
Snay, been there, done that, feel your pain... I just cut back though... I just started school, so I'm only working 50 hours a week for a while
You'll do fine working this much until you take a break... I'm not kidding, if you're anything like me, not only will your body get used to it, but you'll almost start to crave it.... when you DO finally get a day off, it'll seem weird, and you'll feel out of sorts. Trust me, it's disturbing, but true...
It'll be quite a while before you feel like collapsing from exhaustion, most likely, but I'm not kidding- if you take a few days off (like a long weekend or something) you'll never want to go back. Ever. It'll be the hardest thing you've ever had to do.
So, keep up the schedule, stay strong, DON'T GET SICK, and try your hardest to find at least 30 mins a day just for you... you'll be fine!
And if you ever need to vent, I'm here for ya
~LOA
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
UM: you notice Dr. Fink's name, but not Dr. McCool? What's wrong with you?
LOA: Don't worry, I'll rant to you. Posted by Capped In Mic (Member # 709) on :
hmm.. after a summer of working 60+ hour weeks im calming down to a sedate schedule of two jobs and 4 classes
MON:
12-2: Color Theory (Prof Judge) 2-3: English Composition I (Prof Sullivan) 6-10 PM: Textiles Surface Designs (Prof Kelman)
TUES:
10-12: Digital Imaging I (Prof Benton) 12-2: English Composition II (Prof Brooks)
WED:
12-2: Color Theory 2-3: Comp I 4-10 PM: Whole Foods Market Waterman St.
THU: 10-12: Digital Img. 12-1: Comp II 2-3: Comp I
FRI: 12-1: Comp II 2-10 PM: WFM 10 PM-4 AM: Spike's Junkyard Dogs, Thayer St.
SAT: 1-10 PM: WFM 10 PM-4 AM: Spike's JYD
SUN 1-10 PM: WFM 10 PM-3 AM: Spike's JYD
This makes for 40-50 hours of work and 15 hours of class a week.. and its stil lthe most managealbe schedule i've had in years.. just wait til i start getting homework though. my main homework times are tuesday afternoon, and maybe monday before my night class. this week i was able to waste that time setting up my own message board, next week ill probably be swamped
and the Spikes night are efficient cuz i earn all my money when i should have been sleeping but it makes it hard as hell to get up b4 noon
Posted by akb1979 (Member # 557) on :
You guys and gals are nuts! 50+ hours a week of work!!!! Over here, full-time is 37 hours and as a student we are discouraged from working more than 10 a week to prevent our studies being interferred with. Aren't your studies suffering? Posted by Capped In Mic (Member # 709) on :
yeah they suck. i fail most of my classload any given semester.
i tried to explain to all my bill collectors that i wanted to go to school but they still insisted i pay for my food, clothes and car.
small minded individuals, in this real world.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
quote:Aren't your studies suffering
My sleep is!!!!!
Seriously, what do you think I'm doing when I'm "working" in the comp lab? I'm studying. And gettin' paid for it!
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
What is this "Junkyard Dog's" place?
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
My schedule is light this semester when it comes to classes. I was originally going to take 12 hours, but one of my classes was canceled (no reason given). I could not slide into an open section, so I am stuck with just 9 hours. I still part-time at the same place I've been working for almost a year now (about 27 hours a week).
My Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule starts at 6am with a my thrice weekly walk around Memorial Park. I get into work between 8am and 9am and work until 6pm. The rest of the evening is studying and goofing around.
My Tuesday-Thursday schedule starts at about 8:30am. I usually run errands until my first class begins at 11:30am. At 5:30pm, I'm on my way home to study and goof around.
The weekends are mine! And by "mine" I mean that they're mine provided my parents do not have anything big planned for me.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Like what, the Marshmellow Man from Ghostbusters?
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
More like ripping out the 20-year old kitchen counter tops and replacing them with granite tile. Or building a shed. Or repainting several rooms in the house.
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Ya know, I think somehow you've convinced me to get a second job. Or work out harder. Or both. My schedule leaves me with way too much time on my hands... time that'd be better spent preparing for the day I shall venture bravely forward into this mysterious Real World.
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
Guys, this is NOT FUNNY!
If Snay works himself to death, who will control the spread of Odocoileus Virginianus?
This is a major concern we should all be worried about!
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
It's kinda like the whole Buffy The Vampire Slayer thing. Whenever one slayer dies, another one rises to take his/her place. Snay is Jeffrey The Deer Killer. If he dies, another will rise to take his place.
And if that really isn't the case, we can petition Congress to add an "Office of Deer Control" to the Department of Homeland Security.
Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
Oh.
Well in that case, who gets the Jeep?
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
I'll arm wrestle you for it.
Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :
idontwannadothis....
Posted by Capped In Mic (Member # 709) on :
second jobs rock! i wouldve worked 48+ hours at WFM all summer, but cashiering 9-10 hours a day could drive a boy mad. switching to another job, and getting to hang with my friends on Thayer St. and getting to eat free food, and getting paid for it rocks! plus i have an excuse to stay out late!
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Hmm. My schedule:
AM 12:00-1:00 or so: Online time! 1:00-2:00: read 2:00-10 or 11 ish: sleep 11ish to 12ish: unscheduled PM 12:00-1:30: e-mail 1:30-6:00: TV, despair 6:00-12:00: unscheduled
However, today went like this: 12:00-1:00 or so: online 1:00-1:30: read 1:30-9:00: sleep 9:00: arise to the dulcet tones of "go do this specific farm task while we are all gone" 10:00-1:30: farm task 1:30-2:00: lunch (one bowl Cocoa Krispies, or is it Kocoa Krispies?) 2:00-3:45: farm task 3:45-4:30: shower (it didn't really take that long, but afterwords I took a nap) 4:30-9:00: television 9:00: dinner (one TV dinner, salisbury steak) And I have been on the internet since!
(In point of fact, I actually spend much of my day taking care of my mother, who is not well.)
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Don't you go to school?
Man, I wish I coulda seem Omega's face when he saw the title of this thread. Omega's Mom: "Omega, why are you screaming 'happy happy joy joy' at 3am?"
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Sol, my wife and I went through 3 years of taking care of my father-in-law, the next sister took over for a few years, then the next.... then maybe back to us... He feels good about it, since he liked hearing his daughters argue over who gets to take care of him.... So good luck to you and your sanity.
Snay, I'll bet....
Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :
quote: It's kinda like the whole Buffy The Vampire Slayer thing. Whenever one slayer dies, another one rises to take his/her place. Snay is Jeffrey The Deer Killer. If he dies, another will rise to take his place.
I have a friend who will give Snay compitition now. He has hit at least three already, maybe four. Two with an Isuzu pickup, and one or two with his Geo Metro.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
When one hits a deer w/ a Geo Metro, how does the car survive to hit another deer?
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
I presume because it couldn't have been doing much more than, say, five mph...
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
quote: Don't you go to school?
Not for another...four days.
Posted by Snay (Member # 411) on :
Lazy punk.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Amen.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I agree with Simon's lifestyle choice. And I am almost one year older than him. This makes me scared.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"I presume because it couldn't have been doing much more than, say, five mph..."
Good point.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Has Jeff killed himself yet?
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
I figured you .sig sake to make that remark....
That would put a quick end to the hunting competition...
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