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Job A- $18/hr possible 8 hrs of OT per week so about $720-$936/wk
Job B- $15.50/hr as much OT as she wants, she's used to working 80 hours a week but figures she's good with 24-32 so $620-1364
Job A has more long term benefits but she's got some financial problems now with student loans and can't buy a house until the balance goes down a lot.
Job A also doesn't allow you to have a second job bc of last minute schedule changes.
She's in her late 30s. My advice is that she needs money and job B is the best way to get money right now even though she's losing $100 from the base pay.
Without knowing what those jobs are, I wouldn't roll out of bed for either. I'll remain at home, sitting on my sofa while watching Spongebob. I'd keep looking for something better. Pay and the hours sound awfully similar to the crap I came across in Texas. That state's economy thrives on cheap labor.
Those hourly rates sounded low to me for an LPN, so I checked an online salary guide for nurses salary ranges, and it showed an average hourly LPN wage of $31.88 for my metro area in Texas, which is considered to be in a low COL region. I suspect the low hourly pay is turning off a lot of potential applicants, who would likely pursue higher-paying opportunities that would require less hours.
OT is not a benefit, it is equivalent to you working a second shift/job
she can get a 2nd job, even if the first job says she can't, they can't prevent her from getting another one. The worst thing that happens is they fire her, then she is not any worse off than she is now before she got the job
OT is not a benefit, it is equivalent to you working a second shift/job
she can get a 2nd job, even if the first job says she can't, they can't prevent her from getting another one. The worst thing that happens is they fire her, then she is not any worse off than she is now before she got the job
She would definitely be worse off bc she would be fired for blatantly disregarding the rules of not having a second job. That doesn't look good on the resume.
Without knowing what those jobs are, I wouldn't roll out of bed for either. I'll remain at home, sitting on my sofa while watching Spongebob. I'd keep looking for something better. Pay and the hours sound awfully similar to the crap I came across in Texas. That state's economy thrives on cheap labor.
Well $18/hr isn't bad in certain areas of Texas. As long as you don't live in the overpriced cities.
Those hourly rates sounded low to me for an LPN, so I checked an online salary guide for nurses salary ranges, and it showed an average hourly LPN wage of $31.88 for my metro area in Texas, which is considered to be in a low COL region. I suspect the low hourly pay is turning off a lot of potential applicants, who would likely pursue higher-paying opportunities that would require less hours.
Are you looking at RN bc that's high for an lpn. That's like 65k. Lpn is closer to 40k.
Tell her to work at the VA, LPNs are GS 6 and make more than either of those choices
The VA takes months to get in. She needs to start work next week.
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