A job I'm not sure I'm good for
Nov. 16th, 2005 03:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theyellowhobbitTo any of you who know me in real life- I'd appreciate your input [anyone else can comment, too, but this is a question regarding my personality and ability to do things, and my LJ is not fully representitive of me.]
On Friday on my way down to Maryland, I got a call from Mr. Raskin [of the Providence frum community] asking if I wanted a certain job with an agency that give student loans and donates all the profits to Tzedaka, which pays 11$ an hour. [To give you a comparison, I make 8$ an hour mashing and 6.90/7.10 an hour at Adler's]. He said to call Rabbi Schwartz of the Providence Kollel.
So I called Rabbi Schwartz, who said he was going to the conference on Sunday. His job originally was to find RI people from Brown, Johnson & Wales, etc. And then when he talked to Mr. Raskin, they thought that I might be good for Penn.
I talked to a representative today. Basically the job entails talking to people, going to events, and handing out materials, etc. They even said they would be willing to sponsor events if they're dignified, apolitical, and non-controversial. It's not really so much selling something, since it would be for people who need student loans anyways, and if they're getting the same rate they might as well have all the profits go to Tzedakah. They don't wnat people who don't need loans to take them out, and if the otehr bank gives a better rate, then we tell the person that. They expect 20-25 hours a month of work [so 5-6 hours a week], and understand if there are finals and stuff like that.
2 people [Elie Gitler and Josh (something or other)] are already representing Penn, though the lady, Leah, said it would be good to have a girl on the team as well. She also said that people could host me for a shabbat in NY [so it really is a jewish organization].
The organization sounds really nice, and what they're doing is a great thing. I'm just not sure I would be good at the job. I'm outgoing, but I'm not so outgoing with strangers, and the idea of approaching individuals makes me a little nervous. Sitting at a table at an event, talking to people and handing out materials is more of something I can do. But I'm not sure if I'm really a go-getter.
On the other hand, maybe this is a skill I need to develop, and this could be a good opportunity. And 11$ an hour [plus bonuses after you've gotten a certain amount of people signed up] sounds quite nice. Especially since I'm the expensive child, and Jon has a scholarship to WPI [Penn, being an Ivy, doesn't give merit-based scholarships], and his teaching assistant job [PLA as they call it in WPI-land] and he's worked for the past few summers, and this will be the third summer in a row that I'm not working full-time [beyond a few weeks at Adler's]. Though at least this time I'll be getting credit, and doing thesis research, and I might get grant money for flight expenses and stuff. I feel guilty about being the expensive child. Some of it is beyond my control [like the lack of Penn scholarships] and it I am trying to get the best education I can, and grad-school will be free since I'm making aliyah. Maybe I'll be rich some-day after finding an ancient store of gold, and I can buy my parents their very own apartment in Jerusalem and make up for everything I've spent. Other than that, I'm trying to not spend money on anything I don't need. For example, clothes. I'm losing weight, but I'm not going to buy a new wardrobe until summer break, when I'll be in Israel and clothes will be cheaper and I'll hopefully be the weight I want to stay at. What's the point of buying clothes now that won't fit in another few months? And maybe I can sell kippot again once I'm done with the wedding ones. No one else get engaged until I finish Raphi and Dassi's kippot! [Or don't ask me to make kippot for you...]
On the other other hand [I have 3 hands now!] Barry just said I could definitely have a permanent shift mashing next semester. Which is also a job that is for a good cause [kosher food for us] and although it doesn't pay as well, it's easy, and I love the dining hall staff. Maybe I can do both jobs, and actually have money.
On Friday on my way down to Maryland, I got a call from Mr. Raskin [of the Providence frum community] asking if I wanted a certain job with an agency that give student loans and donates all the profits to Tzedaka, which pays 11$ an hour. [To give you a comparison, I make 8$ an hour mashing and 6.90/7.10 an hour at Adler's]. He said to call Rabbi Schwartz of the Providence Kollel.
So I called Rabbi Schwartz, who said he was going to the conference on Sunday. His job originally was to find RI people from Brown, Johnson & Wales, etc. And then when he talked to Mr. Raskin, they thought that I might be good for Penn.
I talked to a representative today. Basically the job entails talking to people, going to events, and handing out materials, etc. They even said they would be willing to sponsor events if they're dignified, apolitical, and non-controversial. It's not really so much selling something, since it would be for people who need student loans anyways, and if they're getting the same rate they might as well have all the profits go to Tzedakah. They don't wnat people who don't need loans to take them out, and if the otehr bank gives a better rate, then we tell the person that. They expect 20-25 hours a month of work [so 5-6 hours a week], and understand if there are finals and stuff like that.
2 people [Elie Gitler and Josh (something or other)] are already representing Penn, though the lady, Leah, said it would be good to have a girl on the team as well. She also said that people could host me for a shabbat in NY [so it really is a jewish organization].
The organization sounds really nice, and what they're doing is a great thing. I'm just not sure I would be good at the job. I'm outgoing, but I'm not so outgoing with strangers, and the idea of approaching individuals makes me a little nervous. Sitting at a table at an event, talking to people and handing out materials is more of something I can do. But I'm not sure if I'm really a go-getter.
On the other hand, maybe this is a skill I need to develop, and this could be a good opportunity. And 11$ an hour [plus bonuses after you've gotten a certain amount of people signed up] sounds quite nice. Especially since I'm the expensive child, and Jon has a scholarship to WPI [Penn, being an Ivy, doesn't give merit-based scholarships], and his teaching assistant job [PLA as they call it in WPI-land] and he's worked for the past few summers, and this will be the third summer in a row that I'm not working full-time [beyond a few weeks at Adler's]. Though at least this time I'll be getting credit, and doing thesis research, and I might get grant money for flight expenses and stuff. I feel guilty about being the expensive child. Some of it is beyond my control [like the lack of Penn scholarships] and it I am trying to get the best education I can, and grad-school will be free since I'm making aliyah. Maybe I'll be rich some-day after finding an ancient store of gold, and I can buy my parents their very own apartment in Jerusalem and make up for everything I've spent. Other than that, I'm trying to not spend money on anything I don't need. For example, clothes. I'm losing weight, but I'm not going to buy a new wardrobe until summer break, when I'll be in Israel and clothes will be cheaper and I'll hopefully be the weight I want to stay at. What's the point of buying clothes now that won't fit in another few months? And maybe I can sell kippot again once I'm done with the wedding ones. No one else get engaged until I finish Raphi and Dassi's kippot! [Or don't ask me to make kippot for you...]
On the other other hand [I have 3 hands now!] Barry just said I could definitely have a permanent shift mashing next semester. Which is also a job that is for a good cause [kosher food for us] and although it doesn't pay as well, it's easy, and I love the dining hall staff. Maybe I can do both jobs, and actually have money.
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Date: 2005-11-16 01:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-16 01:30 pm (UTC)maybe if we're working in a team I'll be better at it. I can easily do organizational things and photocopying things and calling people things. if there are 3 of us, we could split up the work by who is better at what job. then again, i wouldn't get any signing bonuses.
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Date: 2005-11-16 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
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