Working Two Jobs?
 

Hey!!

I am curious to know if anyone out there is currently working two jobs or has experience with working two jobs.

I am looking for a 2nd one, and I am not sure if I should.
I work now on Mon and Wed and go to school Tue, Thur, Wed night and Friday.

I was thinking of gettnig a waitressing job, since that will prob be the best way to make money

I have worked two jobs in the past but that was hell cause it was a mall job :mad:

anyways what do you think? yes no maybe so?

When I was in college, I worked two jobs. One job was very very flexible with when I could work and for how long. If you have good time managment skills and find 2 places that will be flexible with your schedule, you can do it! :)

Good luck!

I work 2 jobs currently with a VERY full courseload and an internship. Its do-able... trust me I am THE least oranigzed person I know and I can pull it off!

I'm an RA in our Junior and Senior Apartment Complex.. so I work in the Apt Complex office betwene the houses of 8am-4pm (not all, but different times during the day) and I also work at a catering company some nights and weekends.

If you're determined and can juggle a lot, I say go for it.

Waitressing will leave you exhausted. Every night. If you haven't done it before, when you're already juggling a job is probably not a good time to start!

Where do you live? A lot of cigarette companies hire young people to do "promotional work" -- i.e. walk around with a bag full of lighters and a mini-computer, which they use to scan IDs and ask questions about tobacco habits. These folks usually work during prime bar hours -- i.e. Thurs/Friday/Sat night, 8 to 2.

Other ideas.... being a receptionist, working with kids in a day care center, teaching childrens' gymnastics, the school library, the school newspaper, the clinic.

(From one who knows -- what you want in a 2nd or 3rd jobs is flexible and/or weird hours, to fit around your 1st job, be it school or "real" work; decent pay, something that won't tire you out too much, and ideally, if you're in school, something that allows you to study at the same time.)

I worked at the Gap and was a waitress at Outback for about 3 weeks my freshman year. I almost died. I only did it because Gap wanted me to start immediately and Outback really needed me to stay until they found someone else. It sucked but I made bank everynight at Outback. I think I went to class like 2 times in those 3 weeks.

I'm doing it right now!

I'm a Graduate Assistant (basically I oversee the RAs in a certain region). This pays for my housing (yay 1-bedroom apartment in Manhattan!) and meals, along with a quarterly stipend. It's pretty easy to work a second job if your "main" job is in Residential Life.

My other job is at the architectural firm I interned with this summer. I didn't have to take on an extra job (my fellowship and other job takes care of everything), but I wanted to have a little more experience when I start looking for jobs come graduation. Luckily, my boss understands that if I am to stay, my hours will have to be very flexible.

Some employers are not so understanding. Mr Munch was working two jobs--one came with benefits, the other was a part-time. The long and short of it was that the part time gig was like, "them or us." Obviously, he was smart and went with the job that pays his insurance and tuition.

HAHAHA. My part time (Outback, too, actually) does that every once in awhile.

The best was the other night when I was like, "Boss, I'm not going to sacrifice my day job -- which is giving me HEALTH insurance and going to pay for my college -- for my waitressing job." And he goes -- get this --

"When's the last time your day job gave you a gift certificate?"

did it in graduate school. worked for a weekly newspaper and a national fast food establishment (terrible). also did time with the campus newspaper and the special events staff.

If you DON'T have to, I don't recommend it. I worked full-time in the evenings during graduate school, did a 21-hour internship during the days and also took like 3-4 classes during the week as well. With having to write papers and study I almost had a breakdown at least once, if not twice a week. It is not easy, even if you are working a blow-off kind of job. You still have lotsa responsibility and not only that, when unexpected stuff comes up with friends and what-not, if you have the 2nd job, often you can't make it. I am in the process of getting myself on lists for per-diem and on-call work for extra $$$$. The cool thing about this is I work only when I want to work.

Waiting tables takes a lot out of you.

One summer term, I worked three jobs!

I got up early, worked the breakfast shift at a "mom & pop" restaurant (read: older men, better tips), then went to class. After morning classes, I was a tour guide until either afternoon class or 5pm. Then, at 6pm, I worked as a car valet at a fancy restaurant (which gave me a lot of time to study) until midnight.

I couldn't have managed it with a full courseload, though, or for more than the 3 months I did it! And if you want the funny story that goes with this, let me know! ;)

I've worked multiple jobs. Sometimes you need to! When I was working on my doctorate in Hawaii, I had a research assistantship, acted in TV commercials, and taught courses at a local botanic garden. One semester I worked in a dress store as well. In Mississippi, I held down 2 different graduate assistantships, one in horticulture and one in Greek life.

Now I teach Spanish by day and 2 nights a week, I teach GED classes in a jail. (Hey, with 4 kids in college, you do what you have to.)

:)
Thanks for all the advice. My new plan of action is to look for a better paying job, possibly with benefits to replace my very badly paying on campus job. If I can do that then I wont have to work two jobs.
But if not then I may have to try the waitressing thingy...dont want to but its an option. still debating all sides of the issue

But thanks for all your great advice....

HONEYCHILE...i'd LOVVVEEE to hear a funny story... it would make my day ;)

Sounds like a good plan. I don't know what your interests are, but something I always suggest to college students, even if you are not 100% interested in working in human services is to get a job in a residence/residential program while in college. These jobs offer benefits and also, great schedules (they will work around your school for the most part) and you can work evenings/weekends. After you have done your paperwork and seen your clients, there is A LOT of downtime. This is the major way I got a lot of my papers done in grad school. I used to work the 4:30-12:30 AM shift so basically from 9:30-12:30 I could do school work. I also did a double on Sat. and since the agency said "try not to see clients on weekends unless it is an emergency since it is their day off" I had from like 8AM to 8PM to get school work done. Depending on the population and your location, the payscale could be quite low but you know at least you are guaranteed a paycheck, and you always know what it is going to be, so you can budget accordingly. The benefits is another great thing as well. Good luck Moonstar and everyone else looking for work! I know firsthand the economy, it sucks out there right now!!!!!

My story: I was losing my voice, so went to the doctor's for something (mute tour guides aren't very popular) to help me. He gave me a spray to keep my throat & vocal chords wet, and told me that, each time I felt the beginnings of dry mouth, use the spray. He did NOT tell me that the spray was almost all alcohol!

The next day was a big day of tours - eight of them, each an hour long. The first tour was fine, but I had to hit the spray a couple times during the second. By the fourth tour, I was spraying my throat between each room (22 rooms!).

I remember during the fifth & sixth tour, instead of the graceful sweep of the arm that we were to use to indicate the ceiling, I was basically flopping my arm skywards, and leaning on the lecturn. By the seventh tour, I was having to think which room I was in, and actually sat down for the last few rooms. I have no memory of the last tour!

I somehow managed to get back to the house, and sprawled onto the bed. My roomie came in and said, "Honey, aren't you supposed to be parking cars tonight?" I looked up at both of her and said, "Oh, Ellen, I don't think I should drive tonight..."

The best part was, my supervisor got several letters about my tours, including a few checks for tips, saying what a wonderful tour guide I had been - "So much fun and yet so knowledgable!"!