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I'm in a little trouble. Normally by now, I'm already starting my summer job for the four months of summer (May-August). However, this year I'm without a job so far, and it's nearly mid-May already. I'm browsing websites like http://www.monster.ca and http://www.working.com for a summer job and turning up stuff that either doesn't interest me, or that requires me to be bilingual (English + French), or that requires a university science graduate which I am not yet (one more year 'til graduation).
I don't want minimum wage, and I don't want to work in retail, nor fast food, nor grocery stores, nor any of the typical "young people summer jobs". For the past five years, I had a wicked summer placement with a government lab situated just minutes from my house that paid very well and actually applied to science, not to mention my colleagues who were absolutely a pleasure to work with. Unfortunately, this year they cannot hire me back as they're looking more for a university freshman who will be assigned menial work for a lower wage, rather than the higher paying technicial position getting paid more and more with every passing year in my case. They're going through cutbacks or something. It sucks because this facility is absolutely perfect in that it's only minutes from my house, and I've networked with many of the staff members there over the years and hoping to get a great full-time position there upon graduation. Doesn't look so good now. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Three jobs completely outside the realm of science that I've briefly considered to be exciting and perhaps for a refreshing change of pace are working in a casino dealer, being a strip club DJ (I think I've got that deep enthusiastic/authoritative "voice of God" they might like) but not a strip club bouncer (I'm too non-threatening [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] ), or being a bartender. I have no experience with any of these but they sound intriguing... never had such a "social" job before so it could boost my interpersonal skills greatly. I dunno how my parents would feel about the strip club DJ thing though. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
*Sigh*... any other suggestions from you folks? Last resort for me will be to fill out a profile on the government FSWEP site (http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep-...nt/index_e.htm) or to take that retail/sales job at a new musical instruments store opening near my area. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
I don't want minimum wage, and I don't want to work in retail, nor fast food, nor grocery stores, nor any of the typical "young people summer jobs". For the past five years, I had a wicked summer placement with a government lab situated just minutes from my house that paid very well and actually applied to science, not to mention my colleagues who were absolutely a pleasure to work with. Unfortunately, this year they cannot hire me back as they're looking more for a university freshman who will be assigned menial work for a lower wage, rather than the higher paying technicial position getting paid more and more with every passing year in my case. They're going through cutbacks or something. It sucks because this facility is absolutely perfect in that it's only minutes from my house, and I've networked with many of the staff members there over the years and hoping to get a great full-time position there upon graduation. Doesn't look so good now. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
Three jobs completely outside the realm of science that I've briefly considered to be exciting and perhaps for a refreshing change of pace are working in a casino dealer, being a strip club DJ (I think I've got that deep enthusiastic/authoritative "voice of God" they might like) but not a strip club bouncer (I'm too non-threatening [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] ), or being a bartender. I have no experience with any of these but they sound intriguing... never had such a "social" job before so it could boost my interpersonal skills greatly. I dunno how my parents would feel about the strip club DJ thing though. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
*Sigh*... any other suggestions from you folks? Last resort for me will be to fill out a profile on the government FSWEP site (http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep-...nt/index_e.htm) or to take that retail/sales job at a new musical instruments store opening near my area. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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