Part time job, everyday, 8-1am, 25hrs/week, while going to school. Any takers?

So I suppose one of the semi-highlights of this past week was that I got an interview with the Calgary Catholic School Board as a laboratory assistant. I was super excited about this position: it was perfect learning opportunity to branch out and see what my degree can really do. It also gave me the chance to teach and apply with I had learned in school, instead of doing robotic movements and using the occasional C1V1=C2V2 equation at work.

So, they call me, 8:30 Friday morning:
"We would like to see you at 10:30"
Wha?? 10:30?! I'm at school! I look like crap!! I have to go home!! Get ready!
"Err...how about 11? 11:15?"
"Oh okay then, 11:15 sounds good"

So I rush home, get prettied up, and drive back to the interview place. I walk in, and there was a lady and a man there, which were nice. They told me about the position, its requirements, what the job responsibilities are, blah blah blah, and then, their first question:

"So, Karen, would you be able to work everyday from 8-1?"

Wha?? I seriously thought that my resume had the word of "5th year undergrad student" written on it so many times.

"This is actually a rigid 25hr/week job. We need sometime from 8-1. What time are your classes?"
"They are actually usually between 8-2..."
"How many classes?"
"Three, but 2 of them have a 3-hr lab component"

They refused any time negoiation at all: No coming in early at 7:00 or leaving later during the day. It had to be between 8-1, no exceptions. I couldn't believe it. Now, if my classes were all situatated nicely and lecture only, it wouldn't be a problem. But this is the sciences, where if typically you don't have a lab portion, you'd still have a tutorial. It would be really hard to handle a 20hr-workweek if the employer was not flexible.

Now, here came the greatest question in the world:
"Now, now Karen...what would you do...I mean..what would you do...if you had to come to work everyday from 8-1? Everyday?? What about your classes? What would you do?"

What would I do? What was he asking me to do? Drop classes? Forget about school for this crummy job? WTF? What kind of stupid question is that? Would he do that for this job as well??? I might have to slave away at earning this Chem degree, but I have put 4 yrs of work behind it.

"No, I'm sorry, but I can't. This is my school, my classes, I can't."

Welps, that ended the interview there. I was pissed, like P-I-S-S-E-D, because of what they were expecting of me, and how unrealistic its requirements were. I am, in fact, still really quite bitter, but after thinking about it for awhile, I think all that time constraints and expectations would make me not like the job in the long run. So in a way, I'm glad I said that I didn't want it. And today, the lady called me telling me that they didn't select me. Duh. I wouldn't select me either. Not even for an interview. Why they called me in at such short notice is beyond me, but I will never do that again.

As I quote Diana, "If you paid for me dropping the classes, taking them again, my time invested, my effort, and also a six-figure salary, I'll take the job"

Brilliant

Anyways, in great news....I finally got the new Korean Drama "My Girl" complete!! Finished!! With all subs and everything!!! Here's a couple of clips of it, the first one is the title song, and the second is just some MV:







Woooooooooooooooooooooeeee!! I can't wait till I start watching this! *beams*

Rain's newest drama, "A Love to Kill", has also been out for download for a very long time. I never got it though, cause it wasn't much of a comedy, but rather a more serious one. However, I was thinking of reconsidering cause now they have hard-subbed English subs on good quality versions...so I don't have to go hunting for subs!!! Should I download?!?! Oh my oh my!

Reading Week is surely approaching, which makes me a very happy girl. What am I going to do? Sleep, eat, and go shopping (hooray for shopping!). Oh, and watch Korean dramas hehehe =P

What's with the cold weather. I miss our +5 sunny days!

-Karen