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ShitOnWheels · 02-21-2005, 12:48 PM

As of January I officially have my BA from Rutgers Camden, and I'm trying to get a job until I leave for grad school in the fall. I've been looking since late December, and I had 1 offer but the hours didn't jive with some prior committments I wasn't ready to give up. So they forwarded my app and resume to a different program. I just had the interview for it today, and it's mine if I want it.

The job is 10pm - 8am (4 days a week) in a residential facility for peple with brain injuries or developmental disabilities. They are mostly high functioning people and thus not a lot of direct supervision is required, so it would be an easy overnight job. Hours work as well (he's hoping to give me Sunday - Wednesday nights). BUT...pay is only $10, maybe $11 an hour (should be a shift differential, he wasn't sure, I'll know more in a day or 2), and there are only adults, no children (I plan to be a child psychologist so I wanted to stick with working with children). Good opportunity, looks good on my resume, would be good to mention if I get my interview for grad school, but the pay is kinda low, especially for having my BA (there is a lot of opportunity for overtime tho, so I could in theory increase my pay if I wanted to).

Normally, I'd pass the job up and keep looking. But I HATE my current job as a waitress in Pemberton, and I want out ASAP. And I'm leaving in August (I hope) for grad school, so I would like to get something soon so I can start putting some money away and such.

The dilemma, then, is, should I bite the bullet and take the job despite it not paying as much as I'd like, or keep looking?

02-21-2005, 12:48 PM	#1
ShitOnWheels Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Milford, NJ Posts: 2,127 iTrader: (0)	What would you do? (Job related) As of January I officially have my BA from Rutgers Camden, and I'm trying to get a job until I leave for grad school in the fall. I've been looking since late December, and I had 1 offer but the hours didn't jive with some prior committments I wasn't ready to give up. So they forwarded my app and resume to a different program. I just had the interview for it today, and it's mine if I want it. The job is 10pm - 8am (4 days a week) in a residential facility for peple with brain injuries or developmental disabilities. They are mostly high functioning people and thus not a lot of direct supervision is required, so it would be an easy overnight job. Hours work as well (he's hoping to give me Sunday - Wednesday nights). BUT...pay is only $10, maybe $11 an hour (should be a shift differential, he wasn't sure, I'll know more in a day or 2), and there are only adults, no children (I plan to be a child psychologist so I wanted to stick with working with children). Good opportunity, looks good on my resume, would be good to mention if I get my interview for grad school, but the pay is kinda low, especially for having my BA (there is a lot of opportunity for overtime tho, so I could in theory increase my pay if I wanted to). Normally, I'd pass the job up and keep looking. But I HATE my current job as a waitress in Pemberton, and I want out ASAP. And I'm leaving in August (I hope) for grad school, so I would like to get something soon so I can start putting some money away and such. The dilemma, then, is, should I bite the bullet and take the job despite it not paying as much as I'd like, or keep looking?