okay, so it's not seriously as bad as the title makes it, but heres my situation:
I live in a small town, there are two main computer stores here. Both are locally run and operated. I am a 16 year old student, and my current job is at wal-mart.
So I had to do a career research project for school, and part of it was to interview someone who works in the field we did our project on. Now, i'm pretty much on a first name basis with the owner of one of the stores. When one of my friends or family members wants a new computer they come to me, and I design a few systems and show them the pros and cons of each, and when they decide I go and buy the parts at the store and build the system. Because of this I'm in the store all the time. I've built probably 3 computers this month, so naturally i've easily been in there twice a week this month to pick up things as they come in.
Anyway I got my project done. Right before I leave steve (the owner) asks me if I would be interested in working there. He says that they can't really afford a full time employee, but they'd pay me 11$ CAD and hour (I make 7.50 at wally-world) and give me flexible hours. I was pretty much grinning at that point, but then he says "yeah, I tried to get somone through the work experience program, but he doesn't really know what hes doing"
now the work experience program is where our school places students in any job they want, and they try working there to see if its something they would like to do when they graduate. It just happens to be a friend of mine whos working in the store right now.
so, if I say yes my friend could lose his job. I mean, he IS working there for free, but should I talk to him first? I mean, he was pretty stoked when they said he could work there, and he's definately learning alot.
clifs: I was offered a job at a computer store, and it's a good job BUT by me getting hired a friend of mine would get fired.
I live in a small town, there are two main computer stores here. Both are locally run and operated. I am a 16 year old student, and my current job is at wal-mart.
So I had to do a career research project for school, and part of it was to interview someone who works in the field we did our project on. Now, i'm pretty much on a first name basis with the owner of one of the stores. When one of my friends or family members wants a new computer they come to me, and I design a few systems and show them the pros and cons of each, and when they decide I go and buy the parts at the store and build the system. Because of this I'm in the store all the time. I've built probably 3 computers this month, so naturally i've easily been in there twice a week this month to pick up things as they come in.
Anyway I got my project done. Right before I leave steve (the owner) asks me if I would be interested in working there. He says that they can't really afford a full time employee, but they'd pay me 11$ CAD and hour (I make 7.50 at wally-world) and give me flexible hours. I was pretty much grinning at that point, but then he says "yeah, I tried to get somone through the work experience program, but he doesn't really know what hes doing"
now the work experience program is where our school places students in any job they want, and they try working there to see if its something they would like to do when they graduate. It just happens to be a friend of mine whos working in the store right now.
so, if I say yes my friend could lose his job. I mean, he IS working there for free, but should I talk to him first? I mean, he was pretty stoked when they said he could work there, and he's definately learning alot.
clifs: I was offered a job at a computer store, and it's a good job BUT by me getting hired a friend of mine would get fired.
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