This is going to be a terrible summer.

So as some of you may know I just started a new job. I'm a swamper (driver helper) for the pepsi distributer here. We drive around and stock pepsi stuff all over town. It's just physical labour so its not bad, and it's $16 an hour, which is really helpful since I'm hoping to go to europe in the fall. Now the bad sides:

I start at 6am, meaning I have to get up at 5am. Even if I go to bed at 10pm, its only 7 hours of sleep. Then my day runs an average of 10 hours. Yes, good money, but long days. Also, I get every other weekend off, meaning I work 12 days in a row before I get 2 days off. Now since I have to get up at 5am, I really only get 1 day of those two to go out late, since I need sleep on sunday before I start again.

Now I'm planning to work roughly 12 weeks or so before I leave. That means that this entire summer, I get to be awake past 10pm a grand total of 6 times.

Sucks ass.

I just started my new job today working at a concrete factory. I'm making $16 an hour as well and I also start at 6am working 10 hour days. However, I only work Monday through Thursday and if there is an opening I can take overtime on Fridays and Saturdays. I'm actually pretty excited about it.

Damn, I make 8.80 to mow State Parks / State Fields. I work weekends,  and get two days off during the week. but get Free entry to the Newport Jazz Festivals and Folk Festivals. Oh, Its a state job, which means Coffee Breaks. The hours are okay, 7AM to 3:30 PM, so If I really feel like making money I could pick up an evening job busing tables or what ever. The best bit is that I get to drive a huge tractor.

They don't have 40hr work weeks in canada?

You don't need sleep when you've got unlimited Pepsi. Cram that caffeine. 

My job:

Wonder into work between 0730 and 800.

Put on a pot of coffee and log into my computer.

0800:1000: Check my web comics and the forum while answering phone calls from people about how their computer is jacked up.

1000-1130: Aquire a gov't vehicle and go and fix the easiest/closest  problems.

1130-1300: Lunch/nap time

1300-1530: Wonder around base acting like I am doing work. Must make sure that I am seen driving around like I am doing something important.

1530-1600: Come back to the office, answer the 50 emails I got while I was gone.

1600-1630: Get off work.

4:30PM-whenever: Go drinking.

Yeah, I'm not complaining about the money by any means, on an average day I'll make $175+

choopie911 wrote: So as some of you may know I just started a new job. I'm a swamper (driver helper) for the pepsi distributer here. We drive around and stock pepsi stuff all over town. It's just physical labour so its not bad, and it's $16 an hour, which is really helpful since I'm hoping to go to europe in the fall. Now the bad sides: I start at 6am, meaning I have to get up at 5am. Even if I go to bed at 10pm, its only 7 hours of sleep. Then my day runs an average of 10 hours. Yes, good money, but long days. Also, I get every other weekend off, meaning I work 12 days in a row before I get 2 days off. Now since I have to get up at 5am, I really only get 1 day of those two to go out late, since I need sleep on sunday before I start again. Now I'm planning to work roughly 12 weeks or so before I leave. That means that this entire summer, I get to be awake past 10pm a grand total of 6 times. Sucks ass.

Too bad you don't drive the whambulance.

choopie911 wrote: I get tons of overtime, but I cant imagine how they could make it mandatory while keeping it legal,

As long as they pay you time + 1/2 for hours of 40 it should be legal. Especially in that socialist paradise known as Canada.

Get up at 7:30 be at work for 8.

Stay in a 100,000 sq ft. warehouse with nothing but one mid sized fan to cool it off(getting that fixed soon).

8-6, average temp of 102*, and we still have plenty of summer heat coming...asnd I have to stand on conrete all day and that crap hurts your feet.

It sucks enough just being there...then I have to work on top of that (Warehouse manager for a powersports store)

Work one night a week, Saturday.

Work 4-10pm

Get $6/hr + 15% (or more if they feel it earned) from the bar.

My work consists of stocking two bars full in the first 2hrs I work. Than just sit around at the bar talking it up with whoever and restocking the bars when they need to. If it gets busy, I can jump in and help do sodas (and maybe do a drink or two on the hush hush).

On bad days I walk out with $30 in check and $30-40 in tips. One average days I'll get out with $80 in tips. One a good day, $120-150 in tips. The restaurant is upgrading over the summer and the bartenders tell me I'm going to be making $150 per bar, meaning $300 per night. I have my fingers crossed.