<p>Sorry for the long thread but I'm going to be detailed to give you an idea of what the deal is. Thanks for reading.</p>
<p>I recently turned 21 and have been continuously employed since I was 15-16, have never been unemployed since I started working. My current job is cutting hours and have basically said that since I am the only part time employee they may or may not need me very much and I'm only working two days a week as it is. I work in customer service, tech support, sales kind of position and have been her for about a year and before this I worked at a call center for 2-3 years. </p>
<p>I am giving my notice because I don't want to be laid off, nor do I want to work a couple hours a week and I decided that I am going to take a couple summer classes which makes it really hard to work at the same time since they are 4 days a week. This would mean not working for the summer and then I thought about maybe just being a student which I haven't done since sophomore year of high school so it sounds weird and unfamiliar. I have no bills, my truck is paid off and I live at home while I'm in school and my school is about ten minutes away. </p>
<p>The thing I'm having trouble with is whether or not to find another job which shouldn't be to hard in this field because I have plenty of experience and I haven't ever really had trouble finding a job and they are out there for people with my experience so I am confident I can find another job, probably a better paying one but like everyone else I don't want to work, I'd rather just focus on school but I feel weird about doing that. If I didnt work I could focus on studying, get better grades and take more classes and maybe look for an internship or something but I wouldn't have my own money but like I said, I don't really have bills. So I guess I'm looking for some advice on what to do here, I don't HAVE to work, I don't necessarily want to work but I can work. I was thinking about maybe just trying it out over the summer and maybe start the fall semester with no job and if it's not working, looking for a job in my degree field which I assume would be the same as an internship right? Or no? Is being a full time student normal, or is work/student more common? I am transferring to a university this fall so I will be taking out loans for tuition. Up till now, other than one year, I have paid for it myself because it was a CC and affordable.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading this and thank you for anything you can tell me, any opinions, experience...ect.</p>
<p>I was checking some jobs and there some jobs that are hiring hundreds of people for new call centers opening up and the money is multiple dollars more an hour than what I am making now which is tough to pass up…</p>
<p>I talked with my parents and they said whatever I decide to do is fine with them because school is the most important thing. Just FYI.</p>
<p>is your [school] workload going to change when you transfer? Will you still be living at home? If you have to take out loans, it might be good to keep working some to earn some money toward those.</p>
<p>Plenty of students just go to school. But, I think nationally, the majority of students do some part-time work while they are in school. I also think that internships can be very valuable, so you should definitely look for those. Perhaps you can work and go to school and look for internships. Then, if you find an internship that you want to take (and it is offered to you), you can leave the job and take the internship.</p>
<p>I will be taking another class or two so yes it will increase and also I have been doing basics up until now because I didn’t know what I was going to major in so when I get to my new school I will be doing legit classes for my major. I think those will be harder and need more of my attentions opposed to the core classes because I will need these skills for the future. I considered moving out but it didn’t make sense financially so I will be staying at home. I am just about to start the majors program so I don’t know if the internships will be available immediately or if they come into play after you take some classes and declare. </p>
<p>The job I would get could be in the major field kind of but it would depend, so would that be the same as an internship or would an actually internship be more valuable? If it is in the same field as my degree. The job would pay significantly more than an internship would and I may or may not get the same amount of learning experience.</p>
<p>I have had a few people say it would be a good idea to start the semester without a job to see what the load is like and if I can even stand not working, or do without the money and all that. If I decide I need or want, or can handle a job then I should look for one. An internship is merely an idea, I have no idea if or when they are available,</p>
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<p>I think that is good advice.</p>
<p>Internships are generally used to experience what it is like to work at the place you are interning. What type of work the other people do, if you think it would be an enjoyable career to pursue, etc.</p>
<p>I assume that eventually you would like to progress out of the call-center environment? But that is very good entry level experience to have.</p>
<p>Yes I got out of the call center last year and have been at my new job doing more tech support and a variety of things, mainly customer service. I’m going to get my degree in the IT/Information Systems field so tech support/IT is something I would look for in my next job and there are some out there I can get with my experience.</p>
<p>I talked to my Dad and few more people and it seems like taking the summer to get these summer courses finished and then testing the fall with no job seems like the best plan for now. The money at this potential job is just a lot more than I have ever made, just hard to resist even though I have no idea if I would actually get it but the big picture is school.</p>