My son is still looking for full time employment in the IT field, but got some good news this week with the part time seasonal job he's had the last 6 months, that was supposed to end this week. They want him to keep him on part time through the summer, adding in a district north of us as part of his service territory. This will at least give him some hours each week, and allow him to at least keep earning some money while he's looking for that elusive full time job. They are also allowing him to start his time when he leaves home, rather than when he arrives at the office, since some of the offices he might have to drive to are up to 45 miles away (and he's still getting paid mileage). It's not fun to drive around here with all the traffic but for the most part he can choose when he wants to go to the office(s) he's dispatched to for computer repair. He actually did his work last evening at an office 45 miles away, so was able to stay out of all the daytime/rush hour traffic. I'm happy the company was so pleased with his work, that they kept him on (while laying off the seasonal person who had this north district).
I think Dd will start seeing what part time jobs she can start applying for now that tennis is over. She just does not want to do fast food (and I really don't blame her. I did it for 2 months as a teenager and HATED it), but unfortunately most of the other types of jobs (mainly retail) requires you to be 18. But she really wants to have some spending money so I think she'll probably get to the point where she will take any job she can find, LOL. I don't want to push her to get a job and I know she really wants to do a tennis camp this summer, which is Mon-Fri for 2 hrs a day. I'd rather she enjoy that than work - she'll have the rest of her life to work and since she is going to college I'm not too worried about her future and early work experience. Knowing her and her determination, though, I'm sure she'll find a way make it all work.
Wow, I think that's pretty neat that Ds's work is allowing him to count the time he leaves home as time worked. It really makes a difference, especially with such long commutes. Hope he finds something permanent soon, and Dd finds something that will allow her to enjoy her summer camp!
ReplyDeleteI think his supervisor realized it was too much to ask someone to drive 100 miles round trip or more in a day for $12/hr. Ds pretty much told them he wasn't going to do the other district if he had to drive up there on his own gas and time. Sometimes he's only at the office for a couple of hours, depending on what the IT problem is and how long it takes him to resolve. It just wouldn't be worth it to drive that far and be out of pocket all that gas money to make $24! By the time they took out taxes, it would probably cost him more in gas and wear and tear on the car then he would earn. It's certainly not the best paying job, but at least it will help fill the gap until he finds something full time and long term.
DeleteYeah, it's hard to find a decent job nowadays. Hubby graduated in December and has been looking for another job ever since. Good luck to your kids to find something they will enjoy (financially and otherwise).
ReplyDeleteUGH IT! If I could go back I would do something else... but for now it is what it is and the good thing for your son is our company is actually hiring entry level people with IT degrees:
ReplyDeletehttp://careers.accenture.com/us-en/jobs/Pages/jobdetails.aspx?lang=en&job=00131587
http://careers.accenture.com/us-en/jobs/Pages/jobdetails.aspx?lang=en&job=00131829
Have him apply to those, basically, these entry level analysts work with clients at their sites and help them get stuff done.
The pay starts in the 50's
HS
Thanks for the info HS. Unfortunately Ds doesn't have his Bachelor's yet. Next month he will have completed his AA degree in Computer Network Engineering. I think at this point he'd like to try finding a full time job in IT,hopefully with a company that has benefits to pay for him to finish his degree down the road.
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