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Well, to start with, this is going to be a good week. I get my first check from the writing lab for the semester, and it should be $100 or so after taxes. Also, I'm working a dinner party for a professor on Saturday night, and not only should I be well paid for that, but I'm also getting a nice Sunday shift to make up for my missed Saturday shift. Woot.
I've given up on Amoco -- they've got a guy for the slot, and I should stop pestering them. I wouldn't mind working there, but it's not my primary focus. Alas. I'm going to hit the Nautilus Diner for an application tonight after I get out of the lab, 9:30 - 10ish. I'm hoping its not too busy (I don't want to pester them when they're packed). If I get the job, and the hours I want, I'll have to start closing PJs on Thursday nights (instead of opening), and I'll be working sixty hours a week ... and with luck, I'll be making some good money for a change (good money defined as "being able to make my monthly bills, make over minimum payments on my credit card and other debts, and having disposable income).
I'll also be very tired. But, what else is new, right LOA? This is what I did last semester, and I made very little for it. It's about time I made some decent money for the hours I work.
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That's why I never want to work at a food place. Probably kill my appetite permanently. And I have a pretty healthy appetite. for example... 5 second microwave burrito (mmm burrito) gone in 10 seconds.
He eats like a pig. I dunno I'd say he eats like a duck. Well some kind of farm animal anyway.
-------------------- Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept. And the wisdom to hide the bodies of all the people I had to kill today because they pissed me off.
-------------------- Yes, you're despicable, and... and picable... and... and you're definitely, definitely despicable. How a person can get so despicable in one lifetime is beyond me. It isn't as though I haven't met a lot of people. Goodness knows it isn't that. It isn't just that... it isn't... it's... it's despicable.
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"It's about time I made some decent money for the hours I work."
Yup. Would help if you weren't treated as expendable tho. Being a student apparently means you're a risk factor, if my job-hunting experience is any indication. Sucks.
I can't offer much in the way of practical advice, because I haven't actually been in your position yet (cheapass car plus renting from parents = few monthly expenses to cover), but keep in mind that all this will pay off after you graduate.
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Just what kind of rates do they pay over there?
Jeff have you ever considered getting into a more permanent position at a bar or club (pubs) something? You should be able to get fairly steady hours and decent pay plus there can be generous tips involved.
But I'm not sure if the whole pub/bar scene in the US in very different to here or the UK.
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Speaking as someone who works with credit card accounts all day, I agree. It's one thing to have a card for emergencies... but that's just it. Emergencies.
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Da_bang80
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5 seconds is enough to get it warm, but not too warm. if it's too hot it burns on the way down... AND THAT HURTS!
-------------------- Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept. And the wisdom to hide the bodies of all the people I had to kill today because they pissed me off.
I heard someone from West Virginia say "chill" in the context Snay used it.
So, it's an honest-to-goodness phrase. Used by Baltimorians and West Virginians. Which I can only assume are like the wino states. Or wino city and wino state. If West Virginia is a state. I mean, it's like Virginia Jr. Which is not much of an accomplishment. WHY IS THERE NO EAST VIRGINIA?
Being all rebellious like, being all: "THERE IS NO EAST, BUT WE ARE WESTERN!" I say: West Virginia is chill.
And not basement.
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