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Warning: long post ahead with lots of details.
Here's the situation. I need to pay to go to France, as some people may know I'm going there to teach, and I just bought a new car, which some of you mocked, thank you very much.
I'm currently supervisoring at this independent restaurant called "A" for the sake of anonymity. They paid me 9 dollars an hour. I asked for a raise. They gave me another .75 cents. Well, another cook who I am supposed to have authority over is making 11.25 an hour. Well. So, I asked for more. They said no. Okay, I made this very clear: I have to get a second job that will pay more and will become my first priority. Okay, the bosses have my blessing.
I got a job at restaurant "B," a large chain staffed by numerous acquaintances and a fun place to work. I'll be cooking for about 9 an hour. It's a pay cut, but wait til you hear all the details.
I got a job at a call centre for a large bank, job "C". They pay a salary which works out to be 13.10 an hour, plus benefits and bonuses. It's incoming only, thank heavens. I deal with customer complaints, information and basic client services. I had to do a test to get in, and my scores were "excellent" according to the woman hiring. This job is not entry level. I had to jump through some hoops.
Now here's the rest of the details. At job "A," where I have been for almost seven years, it's slack. I do what I want, when I want. But I hate babysitting kids, 'cause that's what I'm doing: watching children and making sure they don't eat the cinnamon buns. Yay. The schedule is extremely flexible and they work around my school stuff. I'm not going to school, however.
Job "B" is across the street. The boss at "A" doesn't want me working there because it's too close and information might be shared. First of all, "B" doesn't give a shit what "A" is doing. They're in different leagues! BUT I don't like to be told where I can or can't work. That's bullshit.
Then, I hear that the bosses at "A" don't think I'm ready for this. They say, "Fine, let him go work somewhere else. It'll be a slap in the face how hard the real world is. He'll come crawling back." I hear these words from a reputable source. I've made it crystal clear to the bosses at "A": pay me more and I won't get another job. And barring that, I'm going to train another supervisor to take over. I won't be able to do it. Only cook, I will, during the days and cook at "B" at night. Okay? Well, the bosses at "A" are just digging themselves deeper. They are handling this so badly.
Unfortunately, the job is guaranteed and easy. Not an easy decision to make.
Job "C", I'm probably going to hate. Job "C" means no socializing, no fraternizing, no coupling in the supply closet (joking!). Job "C" means a lot of money and bonuses for referrals (500 bucks cash for a referral). Plus, it'll look fabulous on a resume. It's also a gateway into very well paying positions at the bank. I'd be like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. The schedule is fixed, also.
Job "B" is famously fun, with lots of great looking and smart people, who party every night (no jokes). I know a good amount of people working there already and it's very close to "A" so that means less gas than Job "C". Unfortunately, it pays less and it's working for a chain; it's a McJob almost. The scheduling is rigid, which means I probably won't be able to combine "B" and "C".
I have three jobs as of Wednesday, and I have to close the door on one of them. I may have to stay at "A" and work either "B" or "C". I don't know.
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