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Working a part time job that doesn’t pay well…and got an interview for another job. What should I do?

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Working a part time job that doesn’t pay well…and got an interview for another job. What should I do?

I am in Graduate School for music. I work a church job, and a retail job. Sometimes I am a patient actor, but that is only very occasional since they interfere with classes. But I am living in my first apartment with rent on top of schoolwork and practicing my music. My church job pays at least 400 a month. And although my retail job is listed as paying 10 dollars an hour, it’s really 8.8 after taxes. For example, for working 47 hours for two weeks, I got paid $410 rather then $471. It’s part time now due to classes. But it is super flexible and close to both campus and where I live (a four minute drive!).

I got a call from a different store (from an application I put in two months ago!!!) for an interview for a position over there and agreed to go to one on Monday. I can’t confirm the pay rate of that place (sources I can pull up range from 10-16 per hour). It is also in a city that is 25-30 minutes away from where I live.

Although no job has been offered yet, if I am offered, should I-

1) Try to work both retail jobs if they can squeeze me in.

2) Quit my current retail job and go for this one.

3) See if this retail job can do temp or seasonal.

4) Forget the interview or job in the further city and stay with my current position.

Thanks!!

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  1. Anonymous

    Hello.

    Thats a hard one and people will have different answers based on the pros and cons of each. I would make a list.

    I would also take into account if tbr added time on the road is truly a benefit based on rate of pay and having some flexibility for school. Work and life.

  2. Anonymous

    stay with current job. a 30 min commute will cost you at least $10 per work day to get there and back (gas). And time. You are workig on a graduate degree in music, which takes HOURS AND HOURS of practice (I play piano; I know)-- the elonger commute will eat into what you must do, which is work on your degree and scratch out an existence. Wear and tear on your car is another factor with that other job. Keep your life simple until you get that degree.

  3. JB09718

    Too many unknowns to make an educated decision yet. I would go to the interview and see what their official offer is and what their expectations of hours are. They may be unwilling to work around your other commitments. I juggled multiple part time jobs during college to make ends meet. Most of them wanted open availability on weekends which was difficult to manage.

  4. Maggie Stone

    I would definitely investigate the other opportunity, but you sound stretched pretty thin.. Weigh the pros and cons, but my guess is that the convenience and flexibility of the current role will outweigh a small pay increase.

  5. Anonymous

    I know this much, work is not always about the money. If you work some place close to home, that is flexible, that is gold.

  6. Anonymous

    I used to work in retail. They are notorious for cutting hours when sales are down and making fewer workers or management work the sales floor. Also, the retail outlets that offer higher wages offset that with fewer hours, which means when you are working, you’ll be overworked and stressed out. My company however offered medical benefits to part-time workers, for less cost than what management paid for the equal benefits. It never hurts to explore new options and definitely go to the interview and learn more. But be aware that retail isn’t always upfront about cutting hours and it’s something all big chains do.

  7. Teri Wankat

    Most likely a seasonal hire, do both, especially since your Thanksgiving and Winter breaks are coming up

  8. Anonymous

    You are the only person who can decide what is best for your situation in terms of time, commitment and finances. Don't pre-think this until you get further into the interview process and decide if you are interested in them too. Interviews are 2-way streets be sure you want the job first and what it can do for you.

  9. Anonymous

    The low pay is not survivable so I would suggest you to quit both retail job and church job. No, you’re also not in for another retail job which pays slightly higher than current. Retail managers pay at high end store is like 120K-175K, at franchise normally is about 75K plus, market maker start from 105K. Your value and kindness needs to be appreciated by fair compensation. Retail theft is dramatized the market, make sure paystub show your name, gender, pay scales meet the living standards in the area you’re physically locate, deduction and tax match with your status.

    Part time job distraction would slow your growth
    47 hours per two weeks, you’d better to utilize the time to pursue new career such as do exercises questions to get certified. Continue interviews for real full jobs which put you on career path you’ll be successes for.

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