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I'd been jobless from about June to up until two weeks ago. My mom was working on getting me a job at the hospital in the medical records department, doing filing and computer stuff and whatnot. About a month after she heard about the job, she asked for my resume. A few weeks later, I gave it to her and she gave it to the guy who'd be interviewing me. I was pretty excited for this job, considering it'd be good pay. Probably at least $10 an hour, which would be the most I've ever made at a job. Well, long story short, the guy keeps telling my mom, "I didn't forget! I'm going to call." My fault for not making my resume back in the summer when I first found out about the job. Turns out, it'd only be per diem anyway, so they'd only call when they needed me. If I could've worked full-time, like 8 - 4, I would've gotten the job sooner, I'm sure. But I go to school until 3:15 Monday through Thursday, so there's no way I would've been able to do that.
I now work at Old Navy. I've only had orientation and one day of working four hours, but so far, I do love it. The pay is shit, in terms of what a twenty-year-old should be getting. It seems I'm never going to escape the $7 - $8 range! Agh. So frustrating. Apart from that though, it seems like it'll be an okay job. The people I've met at the store are nice, though, not as "friendly," I guess as the people at Boomer's were. I don't know, maybe because this is retail? No idea, I've never worked in real retail before. This should be an exciting Christmas season for me. Oh man, I'm freaking out about Black Friday already!
I finally decided to apply there when I saw the one close to school was hiring. I figured I could work right after school on the days I go, and Friday through Sunday I'm available all days, all times. I knew they'd like that, too, which they ended up telling me they did! It's a longer commute than I'd like on the days when I don't have school, but I cannot complain considering some people drive an hour to their job or go into the city on the train or whatever. Twenty - twenty-five minutes is doable for me.
The discount rocks, too. I get 20% off anything, any time. Four items a month are 40% off, and if I pass this little quiz thing they have monthly, I get one selected item for 50% off. Considering Old Navy is my staple store, that is amazing for me. Plus they have promos and other fun things every month. In October, all employees got 40% off at Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Gap for the entire month. That's pretty fucking sweet, in my opinion. They're also very involved in charities and giving back and it just sounds like a really great, fun, company.
I unfortunately had to call in on Tuesday, which would've been my second day of work, because I was deadly sick this past week. I'm on anti-biotics and thankfully I'm better enough to work tomorrow. Halloween, unfortunately, but it's not like I had major plans anyway. I'm kind of bummed because I would've liked to spend some time with my sister but I'll live. I get off at ten so it's not too bad. I'm only working four and a half hours. Nadina, one of the managers who interviewed me, said that new employees start off slow, with four hours one week, eight the next, etc. I'm hoping to get at least thirty hours a week but if I get that, I'm sure I'll regret it quickly! I just have to remember that making $8 an hour is better than making $0 an hour, which is exactly what I'd been making for months. And the hospital may still hire me as a second job, so that will be even more money. Money is what I need right now for my about $4000 worth of credit card debt. Whee!
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