<p>What percentage of Reedies (a breakdown by class would be great) hold off campus jobs? How about on-campus? How does it affect academics/social life?</p>
<p>Observation from afar: About half have on-campus jobs, with little effect.</p>
<p>Now let’s get the on-campus observations. :)</p>
<p>I have an on-campus job and really like it. It’s five hours/week and I wouldn’t say it affects my academics at all.</p>
<p>Same. I work 4 hours/week at Commons and it’s no issue.</p>
<p>It doesn’t seem like a lot of people have off-campus jobs unless it’s some work-study arrangement or volunteer position. The only people I know who do are non-trads who wanted to retain a job they already had, with drastically cut hours. However, a lot of students have on-campus jobs (I’d actually estimate more than half), usually for under 10 hours a week. </p>
<p>I tried to juggle schoolwork, my 5-7 hr/week on-campus job, and a 12-15 hour/weekend off-campus job for my first two months at Reed and that ended horribly with me burning out and having no time, ever, to relax. So don’t do that. I think if you’re working under 10 hours/week, it shouldn’t really interfere with academics/social life, but 20+ hours probably will.</p>
<p>I’ve worked at on campus jobs for three years, and during my freshman and sophomore years used my work study opportunity to get paid for volunteer work off campus. I’ve managed all four years to have some kind of employment and not have it mess too much with my schedule. It really depends on how you manage your time. The majority of students have on campus jobs that range from 5-10 hours a week. Off campus jobs vary according to your schedule and personal involvement. Any more than 10 hours a week will easily get in the way of social life and academics.</p>
<p>If you’re working various jobs on campus, the College only allows you to do at most 20hrs/week. My bio professor freshman year–Carrie–recommended that we don’t do more than 10 hrs because you need time to “study, sleep, and maybe even fall in love.” </p>
<p>Off campus is another matter all together. We were actually discussing this before conference the other day. Working off campus can be draining, especially if you don’t have a car. Even if you’re only working X number of hours, commuting takes time as well–whether it’s by bike or the excellent Portland Trimet Buses. </p>
<p>It’s definitely possible, but you just have to be good at balancing it all around. The people that I know that work off campus do so on Fridays or the weekend. SEEDS (Students for Empowerment Education and Direct Service) is very good at finding rewarding federal work-study positions.</p>