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May. 18th, 2007 02:06 amSo, I have a bit of a conundrum.
I got a call yesterday morning asking me to come in for an interview for a job. It's an almost sure thing that I could get the job, and it would start Sunday. However, it's only a temp job, for "at least a month," which could mean that I'd be right back where I started in a few weeks, and it's only $9.50 an hour. The interview is supposed to be this morning at 8:30, which would mean I'd have to be up in roughly 4 1/2 hours.
Next Wednesday another temp service is holding a "job fair" (their words, not mine) to hire people to work the toll booths for the new Tacoma Narrows bridge. They're looking for 35 people between two different positions, either actual toll booth operators or image review clerks examining digital images of toll violators, capturing and verifying their license plate numbers and entering the information into whatever system the WSP has set up for that sort of thing. The job fair is only that day, from noon until 7 pm. These jobs are listed as temp positions, but they're listed as 12+ months in duration, and they pay from $12.50 to $13.00 an hour, and I would hazard a guess that they could turn into permanent positions with the DOT.
Do I take the almost sure thing, and pass up a chance at what could turn into a kick-ass opportunity, or do I roll the dice? My luck has never been all that great, but sweet Jesus, how can I pass up a chance that I might end up an employee with the state, and all those sweet bennies that go along with it?
At $9.50 an hour, I could get by, since Mary's not planning on actually charging me rent, just having me cover utilities. But it would be pretty tight, since I'm pretty much addicted to having every cable channel available, plus broadband, and the power bill for this monstrosity of a house is pretty steep. At $12.50/$13.00 an hour, I could live pretty comfortably, and possibly even start saving some money for a rainy day or for future surgery or whatever.
If anyone reads this before, say, 6 am Pacific time, what would you do?
I got a call yesterday morning asking me to come in for an interview for a job. It's an almost sure thing that I could get the job, and it would start Sunday. However, it's only a temp job, for "at least a month," which could mean that I'd be right back where I started in a few weeks, and it's only $9.50 an hour. The interview is supposed to be this morning at 8:30, which would mean I'd have to be up in roughly 4 1/2 hours.
Next Wednesday another temp service is holding a "job fair" (their words, not mine) to hire people to work the toll booths for the new Tacoma Narrows bridge. They're looking for 35 people between two different positions, either actual toll booth operators or image review clerks examining digital images of toll violators, capturing and verifying their license plate numbers and entering the information into whatever system the WSP has set up for that sort of thing. The job fair is only that day, from noon until 7 pm. These jobs are listed as temp positions, but they're listed as 12+ months in duration, and they pay from $12.50 to $13.00 an hour, and I would hazard a guess that they could turn into permanent positions with the DOT.
Do I take the almost sure thing, and pass up a chance at what could turn into a kick-ass opportunity, or do I roll the dice? My luck has never been all that great, but sweet Jesus, how can I pass up a chance that I might end up an employee with the state, and all those sweet bennies that go along with it?
At $9.50 an hour, I could get by, since Mary's not planning on actually charging me rent, just having me cover utilities. But it would be pretty tight, since I'm pretty much addicted to having every cable channel available, plus broadband, and the power bill for this monstrosity of a house is pretty steep. At $12.50/$13.00 an hour, I could live pretty comfortably, and possibly even start saving some money for a rainy day or for future surgery or whatever.
If anyone reads this before, say, 6 am Pacific time, what would you do?
