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I need a job; what job did you work during college?

alfa147x

alfa147x

Lifer
I worked my ass of through high school and saved up about $40,000, then sold my car (2004 Honda Civic) back to my parent who I bought it from ($10,000 = $50,000). Plus by not having a car means im not spending $70 a month on gas and then I would also have to pay for insurance.
So I had planned not working during college, I'm taking 18 - 20 hours of class per semester during the fall and spring. 12 hours of class during the summer. Current GPA 3.7

Tuition = Paid.(Scholarship)
Housing = Parents ($410 month) also don't know long I can keep this up 😉
Food = $2,800 a year
Other crap = $1,000 a year

but I HATE watching my saving drop. Now I guess I'm job searching. I just applied for 14 on campus jobs, ranging from cashier to Groundskeeper. I think if I don't get any of those I'll look into off campus jobs. But then i would have to bike to them, not too far but it gets HOT here.

So what jobs did you guys have during college?

~Alfa147x
 
Campus police giving escorts to people who didn't want to walk around at night, or library security working from 11PM to 3AM. For most of the time on both shifts I was able to either read or do my homework. I got paid 11.50/hr too with no tax because it was an on campus government job.
 
PhoKingGuy said:
Campus police giving escorts to people who didn't want to walk around at night, or library security working from 11PM to 3AM. For most of the time on both shifts I was able to either read or do my homework. I got paid 11.50/hr too with no tax because it was an on campus government job.
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Yeah I applied for a job of that sort. I hope I get it, sounds awesome. I would even get a GOLF CART!
 
alfa147x said:
I worked my ass of through high school and saved up about $40,000, then sold my car (2004 Honda Civic) back to my parent who I bought it from ($10,000 = $50,000). Plus by not having a car means im not spending $70 a month on gas and then I would also have to pay for insurance.
So I had planned not working during college, I'm taking 18 - 20 hours of class per semester during the fall and spring. 12 hours of class during the summer. Current GPA 3.7

Tuition = Paid.(Scholarship)
Housing = Parents ($410 month) also don't know long I can keep this up 😉
Food = $2,800 a year
Other crap = $1,000 a year

but I HATE watching my saving drop. Now I guess I'm job searching. I just applied for 14 on campus jobs, ranging from cashier to Groundskeeper. I think if I don't get any of those I'll look into off campus jobs. But then i would have to bike to them, not too far but it gets HOT here.

So what jobs did you guys have during college?

~Alfa147x
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Start an internship in your field, even if it's unpaid at first. Talk to professors about possible opportunities with them or contact info for people they suggest. Since you're not strapped for cash now is a great time to get yourself a nice big advantage over the competition come graduation.
 
I started in fast food then was like fuck y'all bitches I'm going to college. Then I was working shit tons of warehouses through any and all staffing agencies possible. I did get a contract position with a computer company near the end of school, but they bullshit too much n not give steady hours I'm asking for. I tried to work at school but I fucked up my GPA a bit too much from when I was partying all the time, I did volunteer at school for exp for a while though.
 
apac said:
Start an internship in your field, even if it's unpaid at first. Talk to professors about possible opportunities with them or contact info for people they suggest. Since you're not strapped for cash now is a great time to get yourself a nice big advantage over the competition come graduation.
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Tried internships, no one really wants a college freshman :\
Also after graduation I hope ill be going into the the Marine Corps
 
I work at the university library (shelving books, helping people find stuff, checking things in/out). Very cushy job and only 6 hours a week gives me plenty of time to do school work.

Also, why do you spend so much on food? I spend about $1700 for two semesters.
 
I worked at UPS because they payed some of my tuition. I do not recommend this to anyone, but to this day, I do not click on the "I hate UPS" threads, because a global shipping network is harder to run than the average AT pimple farmer thinks...
 
I drove the campus shuttle around. I loved my job.

A) I worked with great people and, if you picked your shifts right (Tuesday 11 - 2am driving into town), you usually didn't have much to do besides sit at the dispatch hut and watch TV.

B) I met basically every person on my campus. It was awesome going to parties and being recognized by 80% of the people there.

C) I got paid really, really well. My senior year I was picked to run special pick ups for handicapped students. Essentially, I got paid about $40 per trip. Each trip took half an hour or less and I signed up for between 8-10 of them a semester. Awesome!
 
Bibble said:
I work at the university library (shelving books, helping people find stuff, checking things in/out). Very cushy job and only 6 hours a week gives me plenty of time to do school work.

Also, why do you spend so much on food? I spend about $1700 for two semesters.
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Ill check the library seems like a good idea


We don't spend that much different on money

You 2 semesters = 8 months = $212 a month
Me 2 semesters + summer = 12 months = $233 a month
 
BeauJangles said:
I drove the campus shuttle around. I loved my job.

A) I worked with great people and, if you picked your shifts right (Tuesday 11 - 2am driving into town), you usually didn't have much to do besides sit at the dispatch hut and watch TV.

B) I met basically every person on my campus. It was awesome going to parties and being recognized by 80% of the people there.

C) I got paid really, really well. My senior year I was picked to run special pick ups for handicapped students. Essentially, I got paid about $40 per trip. Each trip took half an hour or less and I signed up for between 8-10 of them a semester. Awesome!
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This

Shuttle driver was the best job to have on campus, the one I had was next.

Also try for parking attendant (Selling parking permits) its kinda shitty cause people hate you but its easy work. Library is good as well but they paid min wage at my university so it was lower on the pole.

Foodservice and bookstore were the worst, the bosses at our bookstore only hired hot white girls (ex gf worked there and boss hinted she was getting too fat to work on the floor, I think he was fired my senior year but I dont know).

The foodservice ones work the hardest for the same pay as parking attendants (8.00/hr) and have to put up with the most shit.

There were some other random odds and ends like the career center or random receptionists/clerk jobs but those vary. If you can find a lab assistant job its pretty cushy, make your own hours and menial work.
 
Jeez. Frankly, I wouldn't work in your situation. Enjoy college and focus on your studies. Internships after your sophomore and junior years will probably make you back everything you spend.

Anyways, I also worked in food service, just for the first two years. I didn't have any expenses in college besides my own spending money, but I didn't come in with as much as you. Pretty fun, really.
 
alfa147x said:
Campus Police has chargers here and a couple silverados
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Last I heard they were upgrading the entire fleet to the new Taurus when it comes out (7 cruisers) and new expeditions (2)

We got the oldest cruiser and oldest SUV, man I had stories about how that blazer was falling apart
 
Worked a semester or two for the IT department on campus for kicks (pay sucked). My undergrad degree was basically free thanks to scholarships.

I am a research assistant now working on my MS degree. No tuition and it pays the living expenses.
 
Shrug. I worked for spare cash. Parents paid for it all otherwise. Sorry to sound spoiled but that's what coming from upper middle class equates to. But quite honestly most of my engineering friends were in the same situation I was. We studied our butts off, not worked. The people who did work that I know of weren't engineering majors and had much easier classes. Don't see how we could've gotten good grades with engineering and working.

I quit the library after a bit because maintaining 15 hrs a week is a little tough. Lucky guy who got to do 6 hrs a week. I could've maintained that easily 😀
 
PhoKingGuy said:
Last I heard they were upgrading the entire fleet to the new Taurus when it comes out (7 cruisers) and new expeditions (2)

We got the oldest cruiser and oldest SUV, man I had stories about how that blazer was falling apart
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Really? I wouldn't have expected the new Taurus' to be popular cop cars, although they do look pretty good. They've been out for a few months now, tons of them around here obviously.

My school also mostly uses Chargers currently.
 
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