Work, work, and more work

[lillian13]

So I have Debt.

Said Debt has been hanging fire over my head for many years now. I have finally come to the realization that Something Must Be Done, as my current job will never give me a large enough bump in pay to substantially pay the Debt down.

So I have taken a part-time job. At a large electronics/DVD/appliance/computer store. No, not that one. Not that one either. The cool one, with the themes? Anyway, they advertise their pay rate as $11-$13 an hour. Not to be sneezed at. So I applied.

Reality Check: I actually start at $8 an hour, and after a probationary period, will make $8/hour plus a percentage of what I run through my register, with a max rate of $13 an hour. Ohhh-kay. The discount is smokin' and my fellow employees seem like a decent bunch. Since I was training last week, I left not long after the store closed at 9.

Last night was my first "real" shift.

I was not in the computer yet. Therefore I got to hang around and watch one of the cashiers and then be the person at the head of the line who shows you which cashier you go to (yes, that store). No breaks, 3+ hours on concrete. Then we had to clean up, restock the cokes, etc. Did I mention the annoying pep talk (complete with cheer, OMG) afterwards? I left a little before 11pm, making my day very, very long, as I get up at 6:30 to go to the Main Job.

I am now rethinking my part-time job at the store. I have to be awake at my regular job. I'm going to talk to my fellow employees today (assuming I have actually been added to the database) and see how common of an occurance this leaving at 11 thing is. 'Cause 6 hours of sleep do not cut it in my world.

So, a poll.

[Poll #1035133]

Comments

[sandy-s.livejournal.com]

There were silly cheers at the bookstore where I worked, too...and the pay was MUCH less than $8 an hour (even with my 25 cent higher starting pay because I had a degree)...lol.