So a few weeks ago I went and applied at Princeton Review to teach test prep. I have pretty high ACT, GRE, and LSAT scores because I'm good at taking tests, so I thought I'd use one of my more obscure and useless (I hate our reliance on standardized tests) skills to make some money.They hired me instantly but their first few training weekends conflicted with my trips home for my pop's retirement party, et cetera. Finally they have some weekends I can work with; Saturday and Sunday of this coming weekend and Saturday and Sunday of the weekend two weeks from now. These are 9-6 days and pay the princely sum of minimum wage. Yes, for the first time since I was 14, I will be making minimum wage. Of course, they promise that the pay goes up after training, but not as much as it does for Princeton Review's competitor, Kaplan, whom I'm really wishing I'd gone to in the first place. Why? Because I received an email today from my supervisor, informing me this weekend's training was moved to Orlando....which is an hour and a half away, at BEST. 2-3 hours if the traffic is bad (which it won't be at 7am, but still -- if I have to leave the house at 7am, I have to be up at 6:30 minimum, and I'm usually getting home around that time on Fridays). Not to mention tinafizz's plans for poker Saturday night (I would get home at 8:00pm most likely) and...anyway, I am just looking to make some extra money, but this whole training rigamaroll (sp?) is such a huge pain in the ass, and now they want me to drive to ORLANDO for training that pays MINIMUM WAGE? To their credit, they are offering me a mileage compensation and $5 a meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Ooooh, five bucks. My supervisor is trying to get someone else from tampa to catch a ride with me, and stay with "someone i know" in Orlando. Funny. I don't know anyone in Orlando, nor would I stay the night anyway because I have to be back here for Saturday night. Either way, it's a bunch of shit, and I am forced at this moment to a) reply back that I can do it, but have to drive separately, as I have previous obligations here b) say "fuck it" and reply back that I can't justify driving that far for minimum wage or c) realize i need a job and abandon my social life for work.Of course, this is an hour after developing the philosophy that we all ought to work only as much as is necessary to maintain a living, as work is time we can't spend with friends. I think spending time with friends is the pinnacle of human existence and ought to be what we strive for in every aspect of our lives.I'm open to ideas. I'm going to reply to her either before I leave for rehearsal tonight or on my way back via my mobile.
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