Choices of the LIFE CHANGING variety

[Micolithe]

Okay, here we go. As some of you MAY already know, I work at the CVS in Budd Lake NJ. We're one of those fancy-shmancy 24 hour drug stores you hear so much about.

This weekend one of the overnight shift supervisors came in around 6 to buy some cigarettes and shoelaces or something and, well, this:
James: "How old are you, man"
Me: "I'm 19, why?"
James: "Would you be interested in working as an overnight cashier?"
Me: "I don't know, I'd have to drop out of school to do it."
James: "You don't have to decide right now but when you do just let me know. It's 2 bucks more an hour and you'd be working like twice as many hours as you do now."


You see, the problem is, I would have to drop out of school, as I mentioned earlier. Pros: no more school. William Paterson is probably one of the worst 4-year colleges in New Jersey, and is like 30 miles away from where I live so the commute is a bitch. The thing is, I kind of don't want to work at CVS for the rest of my life, but at the same time I think I wouldn't really mind it.

The other problem is that the daytime, when i would now be sleeping, is when everything ELSE is open. The nearest 24 hour wal-mart is in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The only other 24 hour things aside from CVS in the area is White Castle (disgusting), Dunkin Donuts (the reason I am able to wake up at 6 AM for an 8 AM to whenever shift), and gas stations. the bank closes at 3 PM.

On the up side, 9 dollars an hour working roughly 36 hours a week while greatly reducing the amount I spend for gas since I will no longer have to drive about 60 miles a day would probably allow me to move out of my parents house, which would be great since they never stop complaining. And the overnight shift would be significantly less work, since after 9:30 PM (night shift starts at 10) NOBODY comes in the store anymore, and it stays that way until 10 AM the next morning.

My current plan is to see how things go in school until the end of the spring semester and if I still hate school I'll drop out and go for the overnight shift.

[Mog]

Well, right now I say if you really can't stand school and feel like you're going nowhere doing that, you could jump on that job granted you do get enough hours a week out of it. Moving out would be a plus and whatnot as well. Maybe try to save up some money and then go back to school sometime later doing something you really want to do.

Now that I find you'd only be making $9 an hour, that really isn't much. I mean, here if I wanted to I could drop out of school and work getting at least $12 an hour. Even then, that's not really much. Approx. $500 a week sounds awesome now, but when you've got rent and bills of your own to pay, that goes quickly. I'd advise against this move since you wouldn't really be gaining much as this job can't really properly support you.

So stay in school man. If you can, switch your major (if your courses are what bug you) and/or even switch to a different school entirely.

[King]

My rent's $900 a month. $9 and hour is not livable.

My default advice is to stay in school. Unless you're like one of my stoner "friends" and you're destined to be a CVS employee anyway.

[The Ghost888]

Yeah drop out equals bad dude, just keep at it, know it sucks but its not really that bad. : /

[Micolithe]

My rent's $900 a month. $9 and hour is not livable.

My default advice is to stay in school. Unless you're like one of my stoner "friends" and you're destined to be a CVS employee anyway.
Jesus man where the fuck do you live. Looking at craigslist right now I see tons of places with rent that's under 500 around my house.

[MyDoom]

Dude.
DONT DORP OUT!
That retarded CVS job isn't worth it.
You won't be working there the rest of your life, nor will you make a living wage.
You can't make cashiering a carear.

[Escavel]

King lives near Full Sail college where he goes to school, if I'm not mistaken. Housing is really bad down there. Florida, I mean.

[klein]

Stay in. If you get hurt to bad or something happens you can be in some serious crap. No really, I would and most likely will gladly trade 4 years of my life to studying for college and the rest for a good job. Just stay in.

EDIT: Also, if you ever get married do you really want to be having a wife, and rasing a kid while working there? I know you might not be planning on it, but sometimes it just happens.

[Wolf Pup TK]

You've got to be kidding me. Dropping out of school for another $2 per hour?

How can you even consider this to be a legit possibility? For one, it's $2 per hour... you'll make another $100-$150 per week or so, right? With a degree you can be making WAY more that $9 per hour. That extra cash is petty change compared to what you'll get from your degree. (Of course, there's also the knowledge itself which is precious)

If you don't like your college you should do some research and transfer to a better one, not drop out and work at a place like CVS. Your standards are far too low if you settle for CVS, and you can do much better than this! Not to mention that you'll kill your social life and mess up your body and habits. You'll be sleeping for most of the day (or hardly sleeping at all) and missing out on tons.

I really do apologize for sounding condescending here, but I simply can't comprehend why you'd even consider this, so I'm going my best to knock a little sense into you.

[Benjurafu]

Yeah I really doubt it's worth dropping out over.

So stay the course! =D

[Micolithe]

You've got to be kidding me. Dropping out of school for another $2 per hour?

How can you even consider this to be a legit possibility? For one, it's $2 per hour... you'll make, what, another $100-$150 per week? With a degree you can be making WAY more that $9 per hour.

If you don't like your college you should do some research and transfer to a better one, not drop out and work at a place like CVS. Your standards are ridiculously low and you can do much better than this. Not to mention that you'll kill your social life and mess up your body and habits. You'll be sleeping for most of the day (or hardly sleeping at all) and missing out on tons.

I really do apologize for sounding condescending here, but I simply can't comprehend why you'd even consider this, so I'm going my best to knock a little sense into you.
Probably because I'm in danger of failing out as it is.

EDIT: Also, if you ever get married do you really want to be having a wife, and rasing a kid while working there? I know you might not be planning on it, but sometimes it just happens.My custom title is not for show, you know.

[King]

King lives near Full Sail college where he goes to school, if I'm not mistaken. Housing is really bad down there. Florida, I mean.
I live across the street from Fullsail. I'm in the cheapest place I could find.
Luckly I have a roommate to split the rent

[Superlagg]

By dropping out, I can legally say "You are a complete idiot and will always be a complete idiot until the day you die or win the lottery. I can safely say that I am better than you and always will be until the day I die. The converse is also true, you will be lesser than me until the day you die or win the lottery."

You dont want that, do you? If not, get back to your schoolwork. Whatever is causing you to fail is not worth your time. Do what it takes to get above failing, even if it means a total life change. Believe me, if you actually try to do something in school, you will actually have a chance to be somebody who i cant say that I'm better than. Dropping out of school for a cashier's job is just not a good idea. Grin and bear it, earn something at that school. I can safely say that unless you are mentally and physically retarded, you can do better than cashier. If you really want to work there, get a degree and be the manager.

Aim up, your future isnt at your feet. Dont let the furry be more successful.

[Dr. Adcon]

If you do drop out, be sure to return at a later date, like a year down the line. Maybe all you need is a break from the stress right now.

[Spoon 8787]

Not everyone who goes to collage becomes a success and not everyone who drops out fails. You can drop out, or never have gone at all and still make something out of yourself. There are alternatives to collage people, some very good alternatives. It isn't for everyone.

If you think you'd be happier dropping out then do it. If you think you could really make something out of yourself by doing this then go right ahead. But just keep in mind that you'll have to work hard to get anywhere and some places DO require you to have a degree. People with degree also tend to earn more than people without them, even if they are doing exactly the same job.

But just think carefully before you do anything. Ask yourself, could you really make this work? Is dropping out really the best option? Take some time, talk to people you know, people not on the Internet, ask people older than you and maybe even talk to your teachers. In the end it's YOU who has to decide what's best for you.

[Wolf Pup TK]

You don't have to go through college to be successful, but dropping it for a CVS job is a whole different story.

[Spoon 8787]

Not exactly Wolf Pup. If collage really is wrong for him then leaving for a better paying job might not be a bad idea. If he can move up the ladder and maybe score a manager position of some sort that'll look good on a resume for later jobs. So long as he has a plan, as opposed to just staying there till the day he dies, dropping out could be a very smart move.

[Spectre]

if you drop out, all i can say is learn a trade