So, I've been working at a gas station for a little over a month now but I'm already moving onto something different. Fast Food.
Some people might think that I'm jumping ship a little quickly but in the end it just hasn't been financially feasible for me to stay at the gas station. Minimum wage and 30 hour work weeks just don't really cut it for me or my living situation. It's been great for my mental health, sure, but that just isn't enough to keep me there, and it's been financially precarious. Perhaps it I wasn't working until midnight several shifts a week and being stuck having to take a taxi home at $20 a pop each time it wouldn't be so bad, but the shifts can't really be worked around to accommodate my requirements.
Last week on Thursday, after I fully admitted to myself that the gas station job wasn't going to work out long term, I took a chance. A friend of mine treated me to lunch at a Golden Arches near where I live, and I discovered that a friend of mine had recently made management there. I asked if they were hiring and she told me to bring in a resume the next day. I did that, and was quickly introduced to the hiring manager, who then booked an interview with me for Sunday. I went in, did the interview, and then was called on Tuesday while at the gas station job with the job offer. Needless to say, I accepted it.
I did my orientation with the franchise's HR yesterday and got my uniform stuff as well. Not only will I be getting 40 hours a week, but the pay is higher than minimum wage (as is usual with the Golden Arches anyway). And when I can apply for benefits they've got an option that will work out awesome for me - it includes a GREAT dental package that will help cover a large portion of the bottom denture plate I still need.
I never thought I'd be going back to fast food so late in my life, but it's a job and I've handled worse. And I'm familiar with the location. Also, if I have to work a shift that is later than the buses run it's a much cheaper taxi ride home...although I still plan on getting the bicycle a friend offered me
My last gas station shift is tomorrow (Saturday) and I start working for the clown on Monday. I gave notice at the gas station yesterday, and if it works out that I get a fairly set schedule at my new job I may still be able to work a shift or two at the old one - I do like the gas station job but I simply couldn't make it work, no matter how many things I changed otherwise.
Some people might think that I'm jumping ship a little quickly but in the end it just hasn't been financially feasible for me to stay at the gas station. Minimum wage and 30 hour work weeks just don't really cut it for me or my living situation. It's been great for my mental health, sure, but that just isn't enough to keep me there, and it's been financially precarious. Perhaps it I wasn't working until midnight several shifts a week and being stuck having to take a taxi home at $20 a pop each time it wouldn't be so bad, but the shifts can't really be worked around to accommodate my requirements.
Last week on Thursday, after I fully admitted to myself that the gas station job wasn't going to work out long term, I took a chance. A friend of mine treated me to lunch at a Golden Arches near where I live, and I discovered that a friend of mine had recently made management there. I asked if they were hiring and she told me to bring in a resume the next day. I did that, and was quickly introduced to the hiring manager, who then booked an interview with me for Sunday. I went in, did the interview, and then was called on Tuesday while at the gas station job with the job offer. Needless to say, I accepted it.
I did my orientation with the franchise's HR yesterday and got my uniform stuff as well. Not only will I be getting 40 hours a week, but the pay is higher than minimum wage (as is usual with the Golden Arches anyway). And when I can apply for benefits they've got an option that will work out awesome for me - it includes a GREAT dental package that will help cover a large portion of the bottom denture plate I still need.
I never thought I'd be going back to fast food so late in my life, but it's a job and I've handled worse. And I'm familiar with the location. Also, if I have to work a shift that is later than the buses run it's a much cheaper taxi ride home...although I still plan on getting the bicycle a friend offered me

My last gas station shift is tomorrow (Saturday) and I start working for the clown on Monday. I gave notice at the gas station yesterday, and if it works out that I get a fairly set schedule at my new job I may still be able to work a shift or two at the old one - I do like the gas station job but I simply couldn't make it work, no matter how many things I changed otherwise.
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