I 2nd that one!

Seriously....




OK... well. that IS a pickle of a problem. Be thankful you have that problem, and not the other way around.

So... about these hot girls you work with.....

 

Thanks for the advice. I'm kinda weighing in on that stuff now, it's a tough call. Driving time/traffic and stress are pretty much equal. Neither job is too terribly stressful. I ride the bus to and from work, even at that the two jobs are literally like 5 blocks from one another.

I have to look around at the benefits packages at both. That's where hours can be both a plus and a minus. I'd be full-time at one job (most benefits for less money) but part time at the the other job (costs more to have the same benefits). Pay would be at least the same, if not slightly more at this job I just got offered. We'll see. I have to give them my decision by Friday.

 

You will look back on this and realize that you are in a great position. These are good problems to have. I had the same experience. When i graduated this summer i had 3 offers immediately from temp positions. High pay, 9-5 hours and no commitment. By Aug. i had another 5 offers that were full time. I said yes to all of them initially because i didnt want to shoot myself in the foot and choose the wrong one. But i also had no problem telling each of them, after i took the offer, that i quit - even if i hadnt yet started. Basically it came down to this for me:

Money
Distance traveled to work
Benifits
Room to grow (both money and status)

Do not bank on things that havent happened yet. The company you know may or may not get that grant. Think worst case scenario. If they dont get it and you go with them, then what? Also, when you look at benifits, try to add up their monetary value and figure that is about what you would be paying per year if you had to buy your own benifits. My package here would cost me about 13,000 a year if i paid for it myself.

P.S. if there is any chance of hot girl activity - ****** (no pun) that job right away!

 

LittleStealthSS, 51k miles on an 06??? I drive a ton and only have like 22k. lol.

 

Winter is when I'm stingy with tacking on miles. I have 5700 and hopefully when May comes and its one year I will only have 9,000 miles on the balt.

 

Hehehe, yeah, I definitely LIKE this position rather than the one I was in a year ago when I quit at Target.

There will be heavy researching done tonight on benefits and whatnot. There are perks to each, and downsides to each.

As for grants, ALL the work I do is grant-funded, so I've got the same risks no matter where I go. This one just seems more established though, the projects been going on since the mid 80s.

 

When it all comes down to it - its important that you make yourself happy with your situation. Listening to us will give advice and ideas but im sure each of us would do something different with each situation. Good Luck!

 

Yeah, that's why I posted, to get different POV's on things. It's definitely a tough decision and there's still the possibility that I can work this one part time and the other one part time for a total of one full-time job for a while.

 

Alicia, my two cents is: Because of both having same benefits and what not, and you would be able to work the lesser hours but get paid the same as full time, I would take that one.

 

Dad taking truck keys to work FTL. No skewl for me today.

 

HA-ha [/Nelson laugh]

That sucks, why'd he take em? Just forgot? You gonna have a ride for Thursday?

 

I don't know. He probably used it over the weekend and just left the keys in his car. Didn't realize I would need the truck. Probably thought I would still be driving your car around from the other day, lol.

 

What happened with buying all JBP parts?

 

LOL, that look had to have been great. He probably recognized it from when we took the winter wheels down to get put on your car at the body shop. Either that or he thought it was Al's. Should just tell them you got sick of yours being broken so you just bought a spare...

 

He just thinks its funny that I can pull Cobalt SS/SC's out of my ass when I need too.

It was just funny cause he asked which one you driving, I just said I got myself that blue one now too.

 

LOL, we need to find a way to park one of every color in your driveway and leave em there...that would be interesting.

If you need a car for class Thursday, let me know.

 

Okay, I should be ok. I'm sure when we start tearing down the motor, there is gonna be about 4-5 SS's parked outside.

I think I am finally set with explaining this to my parents when my motor is not in the car and in my dads parking spot. He thinks its a blown head gasket. I will just tell him we went to fix it and found a nuked piston. Gotta do what we gotta do. My mom has no idea and doesn't understand why I have no warranty but she just says I'm an *******. So I think I'm good.

 

Don't tell em you don't have a warranty. "I talked to the dealer and they said the part is on back-order and it'll be 6 to 8 weeks and I just can't wait that long, I don't want anything else to happen to it. It's only about $150 to do it myself, I'd feel better doing that than something else major go wrong with the car while I'm out on the road. Never know where I could get stranded." That usually works for moms.

But knowing you you went the harder route and told her you don't have a warranty, LOL.

 

Then you have to explaine why you have 2+grand in engine parts laying around.

 

lol..... this whole group of posts made my lunch.....

I think I'm going to take my car sled riding.

 

Well, the parts are small enough where I can say, "Oh, these were just a couple bucks at the part store." Except for the header. They thought I bought a refrigerator when my Vibrant came in. One piece exhaust = long big box.

 

Rofl^^^

 

Just tell them they're novelty pistons you saw and though they'd look cool...

 

If I told my mom I bought a piston, she would think I went to the **** Shop and bought something.

 

I'm sorry Wes... I feel for you and your car... but this is just funny.