Which job should i take?

_DevinCianna_
_DevinCianna_ Posts: 50 Member
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Job #1 pros- convenient to where i live (7minute drive), easy job, raise every 3 months, off every other Sunday

Cons- starting pay $8, only up to 25 hours a week but some weeks they have extra hours available


Job #2 pros- pay $12.60, off three days, 40 hours a week

Cons- my whole shift i sit down, it's a 28 minute drive, i work every Sunday , shifts are 10 hours, point system as far as reliability

-Both jobs start at 10 a. m.

-On job #2 i get off at 9 pm every shift, on job #1 i get off at 9 sometimes and sometimes earlier

Job #1 I'm a cashier, merchandiser and stocker

Job#2 i do customer service (con because they told me i would have to deal with customers who will curse me out and occasionally call me out of my name)

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  • _Cece_x
    _Cece_x Posts: 53 Member
    Jobs 1 because customer service is a part of my job and I want to cry daily 😂 people are ridiculous!!
  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    You'd be making $1200 more a month at job no. 2.

    Customers will have an axe to grind with the company's policies, not you. If it's customer service over the phone then they can't even see what you look like and you can do goofy stuff like play the air violin while they rant.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I think the biggest factor here is your lifestyle and finances. If you're living with family and still in the party phase of life then by all means, #1 sounds less stressful and more convenient. If you are supporting yourself then #2 seems like the obvious choice.
  • _DevinCianna_
    _DevinCianna_ Posts: 50 Member
    ceces_life wrote: »
    Jobs 1 because customer service is a part of my job and I want to cry daily 😂 people are ridiculous!!

    Customer service is over the phone but yeah i did customer service before and omg 🤦🏼‍♀️ how do you make it through the torture ?
  • _DevinCianna_
    _DevinCianna_ Posts: 50 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I think the biggest factor here is your lifestyle and finances. If you're living with family and still in the party phase of life then by all means, #1 sounds less stressful and more convenient. If you are supporting yourself then #2 seems like the obvious choice.
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    I think the biggest factor here is your lifestyle and finances. If you're living with family and still in the party phase of life then by all means, #1 sounds less stressful and more convenient. If you are supporting yourself then #2 seems like the obvious choice.

    I live with my parents because I’m in school but I’m not in the party stage majority of my money goes towards school
  • _DevinCianna_
    _DevinCianna_ Posts: 50 Member
    kam26001 wrote: »
    You'd be making $1200 more a month at job no. 2.

    Customers will have an axe to grind with the company's policies, not you. If it's customer service over the phone then they can't even see what you look like and you can do goofy stuff like play the air violin while they rant.


    Yeah it’s over the phone but people can be so mean
  • _DevinCianna_
    _DevinCianna_ Posts: 50 Member
    tinkerhellraiser wrote: »
    dont work 40 hours a week while you’re in school unless u really have to for the $$$
    i did that and it about killed me

    I’m in school part time
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    edited April 2019

    The quote got messed up, sorry...you said
    "I live with my parents because I’m in school but I’m not in the party stage majority of my money goes towards school"

    Gotcha! I didn't think you were in school due to considering the 40 hour week position (I did that for a time and agree with others, BRUTAL even if just a part-time college student).

    Anyway, sorry if suggesting "party phase" seemed like a bad thing...I mainly just meant, not having to pay for everything for yourself phase, I guess might be a better way to put it (i.e., utilities, rent, etc).

    Call center work seems like one of the worst - I would not do that if I were you. JMHO. The first job sounds so much better but I would probably still look around and try to find something that pays at least somewhat better because that's a very low wage, anywhere in the U.S. (assuming you are in U.S.)...and I'm in an area with unusually low cost of living and still...that's almost unheard of even for part-time retail. Unless it's your first job ever, I bet you could do better...raises every 3 months sound promising but I'd wanna know what to expect with that. 20 cent raises? $1 raise?

    Hope you find the job that will be the best fit for you! And good on you for paying for school stuff.
  • amorfati601070
    amorfati601070 Posts: 2,890 Member
    edited April 2019
    tinkerhellraiser wrote: »
    dont work 40 hours a week while you’re in school unless u really have to for the $$$
    i did that and it about killed me

    I do this, and I do graveyard shifts. Things gt pretty freaky when you operate on 30+ hours without sleep. How long did u do it for?
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    Definitely #2.

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