Worst Student Jobs at Virginia Tech

Worst Student Jobs at Virginia Tech

College is hard as it is with all this new responsibility you get when you enroll.  And above all the stress of school and your social life, for some, you also have the stress of holding a job.  Here are some of the worst student jobs.

 

1.  Dining Halls.  The hours are crappy.  And at the end of the day, you'll smell of food.  And not to mention, you don't necessarily get free food by working there.  You have to wait till the end of your shift to see if there are any scraps you can take home. 

 

2.  The Math Emporium.  Again, the hours are crappy.  If you're starting off, chances are you will get the graveyard shift.  And if you think you're going to get a lot of studying done here, you're wrong.  You also don't get paid more than $7 an hour.

 

3.  Movie Theater at NRV.  I think working at a movie theater sucks everywhere.  You might be given the chance to watch free movies, but you never have the time to do so because you're constantly given something to do.

 

4.  Bars.  Dealing with drunk college students is the worst.  But at least you make good money.  You just have to put up with the obnoxiousness and loudness of the ambiance.  That's all.

 

5.  BT driver.  Blacksburg Transit is pretty convenient...if you're a rider.  But if you're a driver?  It's pretty tedious, boring, and even difficult at times like when you're dealing with rush hour.

 

6.  Jimmy John's.  My friends are drivers for Jimmy John's.  The tips are pretty good, but only on the weekends when drunk college kids are getting the munchies but are too lazy to leave their drunken abode.  All other nights are dull and without much action.  And what sucks is that you  still have to work those nights, and you have to pay for your own gas. 

 

Well, whatever job you have, I'm sure you're doing it for a reason.  Do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do....aka buy alcohol and have a good time.  Cheers!

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Anonymous
Have you ever worked at any of the places you mentioned? You make a bunch of generalizations that I doubt are from first-hand experience. I've had loads of different jobs over the years and found that my attitude is what makes it a "good" job or not. Posted 11/10/2008 04:02 AMReply
Anonymous
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Posted 11/10/2008 11:19 AMReply
Anonymous
Jobs are definitely harder and harder to find nowadays. I know that just a month ago, companies weren't even accepting applications because of the economy being so slow. Now that the holiday season is here, more companies should be accepting applications and hiring for extra help, which is a good thing for students. Another option to finding a job at these "worst jobs" is to start your own entrepreneurial experience.
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Posted 11/10/2008 11:24 AMReply
Anonymous
Sounds like you just made up a bunch of crap to me. Just a little FYI-Dining Services works around your school schedule and you can work as little or as much as you want. Plus, at the end of every shift, if you don't want to eat right away, they will give you a meal voucher to use whenever you want. All this stuff about scraps? That's not even legit. Posted 11/12/2008 09:45 AMReply
Anonymous
Um wrong there anonymous, I worked dining services for three years. They work around you schedule if it works for them, otherwise you're screwed. While you do get food for free (one meal for a shift) its mediocre and once you've been staring at it for three plus hours you really don't want it anyways. On top of all of this, the management is terrible. They have no clue to how to train anyone, and find any reason they can to blame you instead of accepting responsibility. My personal experience was at Owens, so the other dining facilities may be different, but for some reason I doubt it... Posted 11/12/2008 6:12 PMReply

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