Employment

[Saknika]

So where do you work? Or are you still in school, or possibly retired?

Currently, I do secretarial stuff in a collections office. Lots of data entry for accounts of people with hospital bills. The sick part is when I am going through, and seeing all these people with thousands of dollars of debt... from $15 co-payments they couldn't bother to pay. Unbelievable. I do feel bad for some of the people with a lot of debt though, but not many since the hospital usually grants charity care to those in tough spots.

Photography is what I do on the side, freelancing. Gives me time to build up my name without having to worry about my bills not being paid so much.

[comicIDIOT]

Unemployed but looking around. I need something to support my photography full time. I'd need to make enough money to launch a website, buy some new gear and gas to get to places. I'm hoping to get employed by a grocery store next to school and deliver groceries to peoples home.

[firequall]

I do conversions at Scotiabank Place, the local NHL arena. It's through a temp agency but I get paid more than the staff at the arena and I'm guaranteed whatever hours I'm scheduled for, even if we finish and leave early. The only downside is that with the upcoming NHL season, conversions after events take longer (having to put boards and glass in and such) and overnight shifts go from 10pm to as late as 5am.

[Saknika]

Ew, overnights sound like they would really bite. D:

[firequall]

Overnights pay $2.50 more per hour and it's a lot less meticulous (in some respects) than setting up. Most of my friends are in school anyway, so sleeping until noon doesn't really affect my social life. Things are also pretty quiet, in a strange way, which is nice.

[comicIDIOT]

I bet. I've always wanted a grave yard shift but can't figure out why. It could be my fascination with night life and such and just being awake and witnessing the unobserved hours of the day.

[Saknika]

I could never do it, it would get my sleeping schedule backwards and then my depression has an easier time of making a nuisance of itself in my life. Good luck to ya!