help me decide which job to pick
08-28-2003, 07:42 PM
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help me decide which job to pick
so ive been working at chase manhattan lending for the past month
back in april i was hired at the county as a clerk, but that would take a couple to a few months to get my paperwork processed and in
keep in mind i still have about 1.5 years of school left which i can do mainly on weekends and evenings
today the county called and wants me to start next week. i need to make a decision but i dunno which to pick
chase pros:
-good people, my best friend mom got me the job
-flexible with time: they will let me have mondays off for a class i need next quarter
-hours are 830-530 but these days its real busy so the office buys lunch (olive garden, pat & oscars, stuff like that) and have us eat and work thru our lunch hour, which is paid for
-lots of OT. i can come in at 730a and leave 730p
-15 min tops drive with no traffic
-pay: ~$12/hr but i netted $455 for the first week cuz of ot
cons:
-limited growth - id be an account manager or exec or something which pays decent from what i understand (ill have an exact figure tomorrow)
county pros:
-virtually unlimited room for growth - they employ engineers, programmers, project managers, comp security, etc.
-impossible to get laid off unless they are suffering serious budget crisis. this last crisis ($30billion in debt) they managed to get thru and even get new dells for employees
impossible to get laid off 2: my friends in the county tell me stories - one guy stole a county van and brought it back a week later and was only suspended. another guy setup a web cam to spy on the girl in the next cubicle and was caught :njerk: and was only suspended. and lastly, one guy (a systems analyst tech) came in fri morn drunk as fawk and they couldnt do anything cuz he is in AA
-pay: starts at gross ~$2400/month with regular raises
-benefits: $300 allowance/mo for medical and/or dental. if you choose to waive the benefits (say you are on you daddys ins) you get to pocket the $300
-discounts to local attractions like disneyland and la fair
cons:
-1hr drive thru traffic to and from. ~30 miles away
-work schedule will be non-negotiable (8a-5p)
which would you pick
back in april i was hired at the county as a clerk, but that would take a couple to a few months to get my paperwork processed and in
keep in mind i still have about 1.5 years of school left which i can do mainly on weekends and evenings
today the county called and wants me to start next week. i need to make a decision but i dunno which to pick
chase pros:
-good people, my best friend mom got me the job
-flexible with time: they will let me have mondays off for a class i need next quarter
-hours are 830-530 but these days its real busy so the office buys lunch (olive garden, pat & oscars, stuff like that) and have us eat and work thru our lunch hour, which is paid for
-lots of OT. i can come in at 730a and leave 730p
-15 min tops drive with no traffic
-pay: ~$12/hr but i netted $455 for the first week cuz of ot
cons:
-limited growth - id be an account manager or exec or something which pays decent from what i understand (ill have an exact figure tomorrow)
county pros:
-virtually unlimited room for growth - they employ engineers, programmers, project managers, comp security, etc.
-impossible to get laid off unless they are suffering serious budget crisis. this last crisis ($30billion in debt) they managed to get thru and even get new dells for employees
impossible to get laid off 2: my friends in the county tell me stories - one guy stole a county van and brought it back a week later and was only suspended. another guy setup a web cam to spy on the girl in the next cubicle and was caught :njerk: and was only suspended. and lastly, one guy (a systems analyst tech) came in fri morn drunk as fawk and they couldnt do anything cuz he is in AA
-pay: starts at gross ~$2400/month with regular raises
-benefits: $300 allowance/mo for medical and/or dental. if you choose to waive the benefits (say you are on you daddys ins) you get to pocket the $300
-discounts to local attractions like disneyland and la fair
cons:
-1hr drive thru traffic to and from. ~30 miles away
-work schedule will be non-negotiable (8a-5p)
which would you pick
08-28-2003, 07:48 PM
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Chase, no doubt. If they didn't give me any flexibility on school, I'd pass. That should be your first and foremost priority (besides family). While the second job sounds great, I think you'll get a lot of good experience at chase, take advantage of what they teach you, then go find another job with that experience and a degree to boot. 
