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I have been working for the state for the past 6 years sometimes i look back and i asked myself how did I come this far and i plan on going back to school full time online at liberty.edu I work 6 months out of the year. I work 12 or more hours shifts for 4 to 5 days and then i am off 4 to 5 days. I luv my days off mon-fri. BUt now i am stuck with a house payment it's a brand new house. I love my days off. But my dream job is to become a librarian. If you had the option of going to wal-mart and struggle with bills or would you stick to the state job and suck it up?
Keep in mind at Wal-Mart, full-time work won't be guaranteed and you'll do good to make just above minimum wage.
If you have bills that must be paid, stick it out with the state government while continuing your education. If nothing else, beside a decent/stable income, you'll have job security as well.
Keep in mind at Wal-Mart, full-time work won't be guaranteed and you'll do good to make just above minimum wage.
If you have bills that must be paid, stick it out with the state government while continuing your education. If nothing else, beside a decent/stable income, you'll have job security as well.
If the OP is talking about going into management, the wages are actually pretty good. Some into the 20/hour range...and they are full time. However, the hours during holidays and weekends can be brutal.
Also, depending upon the school schedule, retail can be a great job to work your way through school.
Hate to say it but librarian jobs have been cut and some libraries have closed completely. It's going to be REALLY hard to get a job as a librarian, and they don't make much money anyway. Will you end up with a pension if you work for the state long enough? Some people who work for the state end up in really high paying jobs, more because of seniority than anything else. A state job sounds pretty good IMO.
Walmart wouldn't be M-F work. I don't see the point. Since you already work for the state, maybe you could transfer to a different open position that would have better hours.
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Around here the librarian jobs are going to people with a lot of experience that were laid off in other cities. If you do go for it, hopefully the library budgets are improved and some of the older librarians retire, but the current trend is toward cutting back on staff.
I was helped greatly by going to school and working in retail. M-F is great out of school, but in school, being able to get tues/thurs off each week and still work and go to school full time was a big help.
I was able to get the Tuesday before the big exam off with no issue, for example, as everyone always wanted weekends off. I usually traded my weekend days for the weekdays I needed and as a result was able to work full time and go to school successfully. Granted, I was working when everyone else was off, but as a trade off, it helped me make it through school and hold down a job.
I was helped greatly by going to school and working in retail. M-F is great out of school, but in school, being able to get tues/thurs off each week and still work and go to school full time was a big help.
I was able to get the Tuesday before the big exam off with no issue, for example, as everyone always wanted weekends off. I usually traded my weekend days for the weekdays I needed and as a result was able to work full time and go to school successfully. Granted, I was working when everyone else was off, but as a trade off, it helped me make it through school and hold down a job.
FWIW, 22% of all full-time college students work full-time.
No way would I have managed to graduate in 4 years with a M-F full time job, as I would not have been able to get my classes. I was able to work and have T&Th off. I worked all the weekends, but I was able to get my classes and my work.
I'm not sure. Most retail jobs these days aren't full-time though, so I doubt it.
It is still possible (but unlikely) to find full time Manufacturing (general assembly or warehouse-type work) or Administrative (Administrative Assistant, Accounting Clerk, Receptionist, etc.) jobs and attend school full time. That's especially true if you attend a regionally accredited online program, where you can complete school work on your own time.
Actually though, I think working full-time while earning a Bachelor's Degree is a good thing. By the time you graduate, you will have 4 years of experience under your belt and it'll be that much easier for you to land that good paying jobs once you graduate (you'll be more competitive versus the graduate with no experience)
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