<p>Hi guys,
Just curious, which of the following 2 summer jobs would you pick? I've narrowed it down from 6 to these 2 (have already interviewed)</p>
<p>Job A: Receptionist job in office; indoors, air-conditioned, sitting behind desk and answering phones for $15/hour about 20 hours/week</p>
<p>Job B: Working as a crew member on a whale-watching boat; outdoors, off the New England coast, assisting the naturalist on board, answering passenger questions - I'm a biochem major and while I'm not planning to be a marine scientist, I do love whales! Pays only $10/hour for 18-22 hours/week</p>
<p>Job B sounds like fun but I wouldn’t turn down the money for Job A so definitely A!! unless of course you don’t need the money that much. Job A would probably be boring but I would get sick of being on a boat all day…</p>
<p>Do you want something rewarding or simple? Job A could be done by an automated machine for the most part, meaning you’ll probably be bored out of your mind, but the pay is good for what it is. Job B probably requires more work, but you might feel more rewarded.</p>
<p>If it were me though, I THINK I’d probably go for Job A. The hours are low and the pay is high. This is probably the last summer I’ll have where all my friends will still have enough time to hang out a lot.</p>
<p>If it were me, A, but I think boats are horrible - so why would I get paid less to do something less enjoyable? Haha.</p>
<p>In your case, the boat thing seems appealing to you for some reason. </p>
<p>I would look at it this way. First, calculate how much extra money you’d make at the desk job. Do you NEED the money? That is, are your parents fairly generous with tuition/room/board? If you had that extra money, what would you use it for? Then ask yourself what skills sets you would get from each job that you could list out on, say, a resume. If you don’t need the extra money (or you’d only “need” it for a some new designer jeans), and you think the skill set for the second job would look better, go for the 2nd job.</p>
<p>You get a choice of summer jobs? ;_; My opinion is that I want one, and I don’t care what it is. </p>
<p>If money weren’t factor, I’d go with B. The experience is probably infinitely more valuable than the money. Unless you really need the money now, then I would go with A.</p>
<p>I might got with A. I’m in desperate need of money, and that $5/hr would be a lot of money of an entire summer. Lot of money for easy, comfortable work. </p>
<p>Depends on what you need your summer job for.</p>
<p>I would do job A if I were also taking a bunch of summer classes or had other obligations since being a receptionist usually gives you time to study. Pretty much, you get paid to be bored out of your skull. (Speaking of an ex-receptionist who left to work in a lab as soon as the opportunity came.)</p>
<p>I would be job B overall, though. Even if it’s not your planned line of work, it’s still an AWESOME experience and will be both of pleasure and a great addition to your resume.</p>
<p>Aye, since you’re a biochem major, something with science will look better than something without science. Being a receptionist is work experience and valid, but if you take two applicants otherwise totally equal except one was a receptionist and one was an assistant to a marine biologist, the assistant would probably have a better chance of a biology/science-related job.</p>
<p>1 - I do need the money, but I’m on a scholarship so it would be spending money for the year and savings, rather than for tuition. I might move off-campus and then I would need to pay rent. </p>
<p>2 - the marine bio job would look a lot better on a resume because I worked as a receptionist for the past 8 months, and I worked at Cold Stone in HS so I have no science related things on my resume</p>
<p>3 - I would obviously enjoy the whale watching boat a lot more, because I love boats and whales! Plus assisting the crew and biologist and talking to passengers would be more fun than answering the phone all day.</p>
<p>There’s no way to do both? This is of course assuming you aren’t doing anything else. I’m working two very different part time jobs this summer, but they also have very long, non-business hours, which I am guessing these don’t. But if it’s not possible, then the whale thing, because that is so cool, and what are you more likely to regret? Not making more money or not whale watching all summer?</p>
The trick is to apply early, like in February - March, not in April - May when everyone else is applying. If you can’t get hired anywhere, try putting up flyers for dog-walking or baby-sitting around town, like at the grocery store, town hall, etc. </p>
<p>No, I can’t do both because the hours clash.</p>
<p>^I did. :\ Granted not many, but that’s when I started. I’m still sending in applications and resumes, though. I don’t think the problem is experience either, because I’m pretty sure I’m not lacking in that area (for the jobs I’m applying for). Doesn’t help that my area isn’t doing too well, either. If only I could afford to stay in my college town for summer. </p>
<p>Oh well. Gives me more time to spend with my nephew, and my sister in law was begging me to do that anyway, with another baby on the way. :B Or to volunteer. Always nice. </p>
<p>And knowing that you don’t desperately need the money, I strongly say B.</p>
<p>I’d go for job B.
Sounds like a really exciting job, and while you’re on the whale boat having a blast, you can think about how bored you would’ve been as a receptionist and praise yourself on your great decision.</p>
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