So I start my new part-time job tomorrow morning. I'll probably be working there at least three days a week, with possible part-days for two days a week. It pays pretty well for an entry-level part-time job ($10/hour) and the work is mostly office stuff that a trained monkey could do - lots of routine paperwork, data entry, that sort of stuff. I'm also still looking for some additional work, since they aren't open on weekends or later than 4:00 on weekdays. I've applied and been interviewed for a barista position at a Starbucks that's close to the new job (not that I know anything about coffee, lol), where I could work either early mornings or late afternoons/nights, and I'm hoping to get that, as well. I'm obviously not looking for anything long-term right now, just something that brings in some money ('cause teaching part-time as a grad student pays absolutely peanuts) until I can GET OUT OF THIS FREAKIN' TOWN AND AWAY FROM THIS DAMNED UNIVERSITY. Ahem. Well, I guess you understand how I feel about this place and how burned out I am, now, lol!

Good luck for tomorrow! Hope the Starbucks job works out too!

I'm writing non-stop about Starbucks for my MBA degree. They'll train you. It's a great company.

It will certainly be a different pace from teaching. Enjoy!

hope your first couple of days have gone well

any word from 'bux?

Dye your hair purple and get a nose ring or gauge your ears. Aside from having a master's degree, that pretty much covers the requirements for working at Starbucks.

Grats on the job! It's not the most stimulating environment for you, but trust me -- low stress is worth a lot.

Just don't hold tips!

hope your first couple of days have gone well

any word from 'bux?

They've gone pretty well. The place I'm working at has just taken over another business, so the owner's rather stressed out and being a little temperamental and a tad difficult at the moment. Luckily, I don't see him very often. I've basically just been keeping busy and trying to stay out of the line of fire whenever he's around, lol! I've not heard from Starbucks, but that's okay with me. I think it would have been a little overwhelming to start two new jobs at once and go from working only a few hours a week to having three part-time jobs.

Dye your hair purple and get a nose ring or gauge your ears. Aside from having a master's degree, that pretty much covers the requirements for working at Starbucks.

Grats on the job! It's not the most stimulating environment for you, but trust me -- low stress is worth a lot.

Believe me, I'm loving the low-stress part so far! Other than the owner being a bit of an ass at the moment (the woman I work with assures me that he's not always like this), it's all pretty smooth and boring. It's a nice change from teaching!

Lauren, congrats on thew new job. Best of luck.