Part Time Jobs

Recently I got a postcard in the mail from one of the little stores I shop at regularly . Apparently, they are hiring. This is a food store that I purchase things from fairly often and I got the card because I'm on their mailing list.

At first, I was pretty interested. As I have written here before, my part time work really dries up in the summer. I thought it might be a great way to pick up a few extra dollars, and maybe even get an employee discount. Then I looked at the hours - they are open only Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. Since I work at my day job 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the only time I would have been able to work was Saturdays, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it wouldn't work...

In reality, I think my chances for being hired would be pretty slim. Oh, I'd be good at the job, but even though the work was part time, I am guessing they would want someone for more than just Saturdays. But supposing for a moment that they did want a Saturday person and they did decide to hire me, what would that do to my life?

The part time jobs that I have now I do after work. Sure, that makes for a long day, but if I schedule it right, I can still have my weekends free. Or, if I chose to pick up some weekend shifts, they are only a few hours out of a day, I still have the rest to work on the yard, clean the house, or just relax with a good book. Working 10-6 would be like adding another full work day onto my week.

Plus, if I was working every Saturday, it would be almost impossible to get over to my cabin. Even if it wasn't my favorite place in the world, I need to get up there every so often just to take care of the lawn! It is a little over an hour away though, so going up for just one day isn't a great option.

Would I give up all my free time to keep myself out of foreclosure, if I had to? Sure. I could temporarily knuckle down and work every hour. However, my whole goal going into this process was to find a way to get by without resorting to that. I've been successful so far. My budget now will pretty much take care of itself. I still need extra income, but not at the sacrifice of everything else. So, I looked at the postcard, made a wish that someone who really needed it would get the same card and land the perfect job, then I slipped it into the recycle bin.



Photo by: Zervas