I recently left my part-time server gig for personal reasons, and now I am between jobs and between choices. I am very lucky and have the opportunity to decide whether or not to work. Due to scholarship Money, I do not technically need to work. I currently work so that I am able to put away all scholarship money into savings, and I use whatever income to pay for my day-to-day life (food, bills and fun). Without the income- I now need to decide what to do. Here are the options:
1. Get Another Part Time Job
Pros: I would have more money and my resume wouldn’t have an empty space
Cons: I wouldn’t have as much time to focus on School and my resume wouldn’t be boosted by anything useful (I can only work restaurant-type jobs due to the nature of my schedule).
2. Get an Internship
Pros: Would look great on my resume, would potentially pay me, and would potentially give me connections to furthere my career.
Cons: Would take away time from school, potentially wouldn’t pay me, and would potentially overwhelm me.
3. Focus on School
Pros: Grades would be spectacular and I would have enough down time to not feel constantly stressed out.
Cons: Money would be tight and my savins wouldn’t grow, my resume would have a blank space.
I don’t know what to do. No option seems to be the right or wrong option. Each individual comes across definite right and wrong paths, but mine is currently filled with a million “maybes”. I’ve researched a thousand opportunities and applied to countless places (internships and jobs) but still feel unsure about moving forward in any direction, regardless of invitations, until I know what will be right.
But there’s the potential that I will never be sure which path is right. The right job or internship won’t come along, and school will be it’s general hard but not that hard way. I can only hope that I figure out my life soon enough, because existing in a state of limbo is a source of unnecessary anxiety. I empathize with anyone else in this position. I recommend to everyone, and myself, to keep their head up and keep looking until they get the right “gut feeling” that they’re headed in the right direction.
