<p>Hello,
I'm looking for some sort of menial job--the campus food service pays 8.25 an hour according to the pamphlet which is good enough. Besides them, which services are the largest employers or the easiest ones to get a job with? I'd prefer not having to work weekends, or at least not every weekend. Thanks in advance for any help. My schedule should be fairly fixed so I could get an off campus job if it met the same criteria--any advice here wouldbe appreciated too.</p>
<p>Whether you want to or not, you may have to work weekends. I don't work on campus but I'm sure demand for jobs is decent, especially for those on the work-study program. Especially if you're talking about working for Dining in one of the dorms, then yea, you might not have a choice. Also, if you've got classes at say 8 or 9 AM, you might not get to really work in the mornings. If you have classes at 12PM or 1 PM, you won't get a chance to work during lunches. Especially if you're a freshman, I doubt you'll have much choice in the matter. But there are dinners and then late night I guess.</p>
<p>You can't just come in to it thinking that they'll give you what they want. Just like when you're working a summer job, they'll give you the hours they want to give you, also taking into consideration your class schedule. But they won't meet every single one of your needs either.</p>
<p>I actually work for the dining hall, and for the most part, they'll meet your needs. Moreover, they're absolutely willing to work around your schedule, because they are an instrument of the University, and therefore understand the importance of school coming first. Oh, and keep in mind that once you have a schedule in place, it stays for the entirety of the semester - no hassling or anything.</p>
<p>The only drawback is that there are some rules, but they have exceptions:
1) Must work a weekend shift (you can sometimes convince the supervisor to count a Fri. as a weekend. Also, working Sat morning or Sun night isn't that bad).
2) Must work a dishroom shift (i.e. cleaning dishes that come in off the conveyor belt. Extremely easy and robotic work).
3) Must work at least 4 shifts a week (so easy to fulfill - the minimum equates to about 6-7 hrs. a week).
4) Must work during Finals Week (not a big deal, since there are NO classes during Finals Week).
5) You can't be a card checker until your 2nd semester of employment.</p>
<p>There are some good parts and some bad parts about working for the Dining Hall. All-in-all, the good parts definitely outweigh the bad parts, however. If you have any specific questions, you can ask me about them.</p>
<p>Oh, and btw, starting wage rates increased to $8.50 for Fall '08. Good luck finding such a high wage rate with such flexibility anywhere else on campus.</p>
<p>--Edit--
And I forgot to mention - of course, you're working with a bunch of other students. This makes the work semi-fun and it definitely makes the time go by faster.</p>
<p>try assembly hall: parking cashiers get paid $8.75 an hour and you work at most 2 and a half hours but you're paid the minimum of 3 hours so it's basically 24 dollarsish after taxes every time you work. you just sit there and take money. also the only concerts are at night (or basketball games) so you don't really have to worry about your school schedule (unless you have a class 'til 7PM or so). they're hiring for next semester fyi
or heck you can even apply to be an usher, but you have to stay much longer for the entire show.</p>