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Should I start working at this new job or not?
I'm being laid off from my job as a scribe in a week and I had already found another job to take it's place as a hostess. I had picked that job because the manager said he would work with my class hours.
I would be taking a big pay decrease, but I think it might be worth it because my last job had me up every night until 5 or 6am and I was always sleeping in on accident until 2pm or so and not getting everything else (like homework) done because I was just too dead tired.
However, right off the bat they want me to work thanksgiving, which is a very big deal to my mom. I always help her prepare and I need to be there because it's also my brother's birthday. When I accepted the job I also wasn't thinking that I was supposed to go home to stay with my mom for a week, which is a week I was looking forward to relaxing because I didn't have classes.
I also just found out they only pay twice a month on weird dates. This bothers me because what happens if I don't find out until it's too close to a bill being due that I don't have the money to pay it? I'm used to being paid weekly.
I'm also going to have to go out and spend money on new clothes for it because the wardrobe is all black and I don't have much black. I was trying not to spend much money because obviously I'm being laid off soon and clothes add up fast.
Next, I found out even though GPS always says its only 25 minutes away that through driving there and back four times, it's actually more like 45 minutes due to traffic lights and back ups on two lane roads. That's kind of a long way and a lot of gas money. I would probably be spending $20 a week on gas money.
On crowded nights they also don't allow you to park in their parking garage. This is a big issue for me because there's 0 parking anywhere near the resort so if I get there and there isn't any parking I have to park like 15 minutes down the street and there's no way I'm walking alone at night down a street to get to my car. I'm very petite and this is really risky for me. I would also be late getting there if I can't find parking and they're really serious about attendance.
On the plus side, I'm hoping maybe I could work my way up to serving and earn tips because it's a high end restaurant and I'm sure they're big tips.
The manager also lets whoever is closing take home food, which is really cool.
My mom doesn't want me to take the job because she's really worried about my safety. I've had bad run ins with men more than I'd like to share because as soon as they see how small I am they try to force me into doing things knowing I can't fight back... and I'm not allowed to bring weapons into the resort. She's worried that men will follow me out to my car.
She thinks I should just wait it out until I find something else, but what if I can't? I've applied for a bunch of other places and nobody could work with my class hours or I didn't have enough experience.
What should I do?
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As I started reading, I thought I'd end up saying its better to take a job if you'd otherwise end up with no income when laid off and hunt for something better while working there. I thought the sheduling around your school hours was a plus too However when you got to the point of the distance and time and gas involved to get there when your pay is diminished, that was a major issue. Then you mentioned limited parking and having to park far away and walk, those two situations kill it. Its not a good fit for you. Enjoy your Thanksgiving with family but work hard even then to keep putting your feelers out for a better job.
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I'm going to go with your mom on this and say call the restaurant and tell them upon reflection the job is not a good fit for you and thank them for the opportunity. Given how close it is to thanksgiving and your not taking the job could leave them short handed they may ask why. Simply tell them the parking situation literally terrifies you and the commute is going to cost more than you can afford based on earnings. IF they say they can fix both then tell them you have unbreakable plans for the holidays that cannot be recouped financially.
Waitressing or servers jobs are usually easy to get with or without experience as servers are always in short supply. I'm sure you can find a job of that type closer to school just be friendly and out going when applying. Make sure to smile a lot when applying.
Half the battle in serving is being outgoing and friendly. Make sure to try all the items on the menu so when a customer asks you can answer honestly. If you haven't tried it say so. If you know other customers order it a lot say that.
My wife and I recently had lunch at what was a new restaurant for us. The server was very friendly. When it came to taking our order after hearing what we wanted he said we really should try these other items. He spoke so highly of them we changed our order. They were as good as he said they were. They also raised the price of the check by 30 to 40 percent which was fine price wasn't and option. Tips are based on total of the check so the higher the check the higher the tip. He so impressed us that my normal 20% tip I increased to 25% or about $6.00 more than the original order would have been.
So a good server not only takes orders and sees to the customers satisfaction. A good server tries to upsell the customer when possible on a selection. Higher priced items in general have more profit for the restaurant and should increase the size of you tip.
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