I currently work part time for UPS. I am a sorter/loader. Its grunt work, and the place and people suck to work for. But on the plus side, it pays okay(I am currently getting 12.35, with a 1 dollar raise coming in August, and usually average about 1 dollar per year raise)and the benefits are great especially for a part time job. My insurance pays almost everything, I don't even have a co pay, on occasion I get a bill for like 3-4 dollars sometimes. My son had surgery once, cost like 5000+, I think we paid 18 bucks. Awesome perscription coverage. I currently get 3 weeks paid vacation. 3000/year tuition assitance. And its a union job, so its near impossible to get fired from.
I am considering taking a job at a place called Calltech, they are an inbound call center. They do customer service for all kinds of companies, verizon I know is one. They also do network support for Cable and DSL internet, not sure which companies though. I have heard mixed opinions on it, some say its a great place to work, others say they hate it. I am considering majoring in Networking, so not only does it get me valuable experience but it can allow for advancment, as I know they promote from within. So basically it may suck or it may not. I am not sure how great the benfits are, I know it offeres insurance, paid vacation and all that jazz, although you need to work 30 hours per week to get them. I was under the impression starting pay WAS 9 dollars and hour, but lately they have been advertising new pay rates. But while there taking my test, I heard a receptionist say techs start at 9/hour, so I am not sure on that. Thier tuition reimbursment is crappy compared to UPS. They pay basically and extra dollar per hour. So if i work 30 hours per week times 52 weeks I get 1560/year, almost half what I get at UPS.
I am going to a community college and the UPS reimbursement would pretty much pay for everything if I go part time to school. With Calltech, i will either have to go longer or get some money from the government.
So to sum it up, I currently hate my job, I work 20 hours per week and make about 247/week, with that increasing to 267 in august. I have great benefits and good tuition reimbursement.
I could trade this job to work longer hours(30) and make just slightly more(270/week), with less benefits and less reimbursment. But I gain experience and have the possibility for advancement.
I know how important experience can be in the IT industry, so I am seriously considering it. But at more hours with less pay, less benefits and less reimbursment for school, that doesn't make it sound to great.
So what should I do?
I am considering taking a job at a place called Calltech, they are an inbound call center. They do customer service for all kinds of companies, verizon I know is one. They also do network support for Cable and DSL internet, not sure which companies though. I have heard mixed opinions on it, some say its a great place to work, others say they hate it. I am considering majoring in Networking, so not only does it get me valuable experience but it can allow for advancment, as I know they promote from within. So basically it may suck or it may not. I am not sure how great the benfits are, I know it offeres insurance, paid vacation and all that jazz, although you need to work 30 hours per week to get them. I was under the impression starting pay WAS 9 dollars and hour, but lately they have been advertising new pay rates. But while there taking my test, I heard a receptionist say techs start at 9/hour, so I am not sure on that. Thier tuition reimbursment is crappy compared to UPS. They pay basically and extra dollar per hour. So if i work 30 hours per week times 52 weeks I get 1560/year, almost half what I get at UPS.
I am going to a community college and the UPS reimbursement would pretty much pay for everything if I go part time to school. With Calltech, i will either have to go longer or get some money from the government.
So to sum it up, I currently hate my job, I work 20 hours per week and make about 247/week, with that increasing to 267 in august. I have great benefits and good tuition reimbursement.
I could trade this job to work longer hours(30) and make just slightly more(270/week), with less benefits and less reimbursment. But I gain experience and have the possibility for advancement.
I know how important experience can be in the IT industry, so I am seriously considering it. But at more hours with less pay, less benefits and less reimbursment for school, that doesn't make it sound to great.
So what should I do?
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