Full-time student, 30hrs a week at work, drive 500km a week going to and from work/school, volunteer every sunday, and am apart of clubs on campus. If I can do it, so can you
I agree with this. It definitely makes you procrastinate way less. I prefer to keep myself busy so while I'm in school I feel so much more productive that way.
5a here again, also what happens if you feel sick or get your period the day you're supposed to work? (I don't wear tampons, only pads, so I'd have to call in "sick"...)
5a again - Thanks for the info!! I guess generally I am curious how it's handled if you need to cancel your session. I imagine it's frowned upon buuuuut I dunno is it the same as working at any other place? Not that I'd need to call in sick often or anything but I just worry, because it does happen sometimes!
Also what if you have to fart?!
I can ask some of my less vulgar questions to the recruiter but I am also very curious to hear about peoples' actual experiences!
5 again - I've never had to cancel a session but it would definitely be frowned upon since there are very few nude models and it's unlikely that one of them will be available to take a shift at such short notice...
And I would avoid gassy foods and try to sneak in a good poop before a session haha You're going to be naked for up to 3 hours at a time with only 5 minute breaks every 20 minutes so it's best to take care of business before lol
And don't be afraid to ask more "vulgar" questions, either to me or to Sharon, the recruiter. She's super chills and a really sweet lady
Thanks again, I really appreciate you talking with me about this! I'm super interested but have some reservations about it (mostly, that I am quite uncomfortable with tampons, and my period is unpredictable, so I am very worried this would be seen as too unreliable) ... so I'll be thinking hard for a while. :)
I've worked at two of the libraries on campus for the past three semesters. I usually end up working at 15 hours/week unless I need to cover someone else's shift. Generally, I don't find it difficult to manage work and school but it can certainly be frustrating when you only have a day left to finish an assignment and you know that 1/4 of it is going to be spent doing non-school related things.
what kind of work do you do at the library & how did you find or apply for that job? i really want to work on campus this summer [im not OP just fyi]. i find a lot of campus jobs require you to have had OSAP the term before and I didn't so i'm excluded from those opportunities. can i just go hand my resume in at the libraries? most of my experience is science related because i'm in bio co-op, but i truly want a BREAK from labwork / science stuff so i don't want that to put off non-science recruiters!
@7a Ooops. Missed the ol' reply button. As for the work, it depends what position you end up getting. At DP, I know of three different kinds of positions: shelving staff, and two different kinds of TUGbars positions. The shelving staff organize and return discharged items and I think they have some kind of cataloging duty, as well. The two kinds of TUGbars jobs are quite similar. For one, you grab books from the shelves and scan articles so they can be sent to libraries that aren't Guelph, UW and Laurier and, for the other, you do the exact same but with books for those three universities (plus you also discharge all returned books). The tasks are slightly different for each position.
As for the university colleges, they often employ students for evening desk duties. So, you come in when the main librarian finishes for the day and you hold the fort down at the desk. This usually involves discharging and shelving returned items, answering patron questions, shelf-reading to make sure everything's organized, taking study room bookings (and, depending on the library, money for printing) and helping with general issues that may arise.
I'm not sure if you have to have received OSAP (I have OSAP so I couldn't tell you) but you do have to be a full-time student/3 classes.
@7a You can handout resumes to the library's on campus (I'd definitely suggest checking out positions at the university colleges' libraries since the turnover rate is fairly high) and there's actually a website called LibWork (http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/borrowing/employment.html) that you can enter in all of your relevant information. That was how I managed to get my position at DP. For the university colleges, I emailed the head librarians at each one and asked if any positions would be open for the coming semester. One of them actually emailed me back immediately and asked if I would be available for an interview.
Yeah I have an on campus job right now with about those hours. It's pretty easy to balance when they give you so little hours and its on campus.
ReplyDeleteNo one has ever had a part time job. Ever.
ReplyDeleteFull-time student, 30hrs a week at work, drive 500km a week going to and from work/school, volunteer every sunday, and am apart of clubs on campus. If I can do it, so can you
ReplyDeleteWhat year?
DeleteYup. I did it all four years of undergrad and even in my masters. Makes you a lot more productive because you have less time to procrastinate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. It definitely makes you procrastinate way less. I prefer to keep myself busy so while I'm in school I feel so much more productive that way.
DeleteI work about 6 hours a week on campus. I'm on campus pretty much all day, everyday so it works well.
ReplyDeleteI do nude modelling for the fine arts department.
Seriously, it is a great job! We need more models, you should try it!!! =D
How much does this pay? I've always kinda considered it but also I worry, do I need to have immaculately groomed pubic hair?
Delete5a here again, also what happens if you feel sick or get your period the day you're supposed to work? (I don't wear tampons, only pads, so I'd have to call in "sick"...)
Delete5 here. I'm a dude so I never have to worry about my time of the month =P
DeleteFor sitting poses, a pad shouldn't be a problem but for long standing poses, I would suggest a tampon.
And the pay is great! It's about $21 an hour! =D
5a again - Thanks for the info!! I guess generally I am curious how it's handled if you need to cancel your session. I imagine it's frowned upon buuuuut I dunno is it the same as working at any other place? Not that I'd need to call in sick often or anything but I just worry, because it does happen sometimes!
DeleteAlso what if you have to fart?!
I can ask some of my less vulgar questions to the recruiter but I am also very curious to hear about peoples' actual experiences!
5 again - I've never had to cancel a session but it would definitely be frowned upon since there are very few nude models and it's unlikely that one of them will be available to take a shift at such short notice...
DeleteAnd I would avoid gassy foods and try to sneak in a good poop before a session haha
You're going to be naked for up to 3 hours at a time with only 5 minute breaks every 20 minutes so it's best to take care of business before lol
And don't be afraid to ask more "vulgar" questions, either to me or to Sharon, the recruiter. She's super chills and a really sweet lady
Thanks again, I really appreciate you talking with me about this! I'm super interested but have some reservations about it (mostly, that I am quite uncomfortable with tampons, and my period is unpredictable, so I am very worried this would be seen as too unreliable) ... so I'll be thinking hard for a while. :)
DeleteNot a problem. I hope to see you out there.
DeleteI'm sure you'll love it! =]
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ReplyDeleteI've worked at two of the libraries on campus for the past three semesters. I usually end up working at 15 hours/week unless I need to cover someone else's shift. Generally, I don't find it difficult to manage work and school but it can certainly be frustrating when you only have a day left to finish an assignment and you know that 1/4 of it is going to be spent doing non-school related things.
ReplyDeletewhat kind of work do you do at the library & how did you find or apply for that job? i really want to work on campus this summer [im not OP just fyi]. i find a lot of campus jobs require you to have had OSAP the term before and I didn't so i'm excluded from those opportunities. can i just go hand my resume in at the libraries? most of my experience is science related because i'm in bio co-op, but i truly want a BREAK from labwork / science stuff so i don't want that to put off non-science recruiters!
Delete7a: https://uwaterloo.ca/housing/jobs-leadership/paid-positions
Delete@7a Ooops. Missed the ol' reply button.
DeleteAs for the work, it depends what position you end up getting. At DP, I know of three different kinds of positions: shelving staff, and two different kinds of TUGbars positions. The shelving staff organize and return discharged items and I think they have some kind of cataloging duty, as well. The two kinds of TUGbars jobs are quite similar. For one, you grab books from the shelves and scan articles so they can be sent to libraries that aren't Guelph, UW and Laurier and, for the other, you do the exact same but with books for those three universities (plus you also discharge all returned books). The tasks are slightly different for each position.
As for the university colleges, they often employ students for evening desk duties. So, you come in when the main librarian finishes for the day and you hold the fort down at the desk. This usually involves discharging and shelving returned items, answering patron questions, shelf-reading to make sure everything's organized, taking study room bookings (and, depending on the library, money for printing) and helping with general issues that may arise.
DeleteI'm not sure if you have to have received OSAP (I have OSAP so I couldn't tell you) but you do have to be a full-time student/3 classes.
@7a You can handout resumes to the library's on campus (I'd definitely suggest checking out positions at the university colleges' libraries since the turnover rate is fairly high) and there's actually a website called LibWork (http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/borrowing/employment.html) that you can enter in all of your relevant information. That was how I managed to get my position at DP. For the university colleges, I emailed the head librarians at each one and asked if any positions would be open for the coming semester. One of them actually emailed me back immediately and asked if I would be available for an interview.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know about becoming a turnkey? Like, what sort of qualifications/experience are they looking for? Do you just go give them resume?
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