Apr 08, 2007 22:11
So...about 2 weeks ago Ed started bringing me to work with him on a paper route...and then after a week of that I started doing it by myself. Pays 200 a week, every 2 weeks. I show up at 2am, and get done by 5:30 every night, not too bad, I dont deal with people, and I can listen to music. Pay is not a lot, but it's all being saved since I have nothing to spend it on right now. Didn't get paid yet though...i'll figure that out later. So the thing is, last night they told me they wanted to give me a promotion...I was like wtf, ive been here a week? But ok. So im on the Reserve now...which means I still show up every night at 2am and I stay until 6, I can take 2 days off each week, but I get a bonus if I work the entire week.. Basically, I hand out bundles of papers to all the carriers and then I sit around. I train new people, which isnt very often, and I deliver routes that people dont show up for, which also isnt very often. Minimum pay is $540 every 2 weeks, so im up to $270 a week now. But, if I work all 7 days and dont take any off, thats an extra $140, putting me at $680 every 2 weeks. Also, if I have to pick up an extra route, thats $10 for each day I have to do it. So sometimes, i'll make $800. Doesn't seem too bad, I only work 28 hour weeks, which comes out to like $9/hr if I go by the minimum I can make. I'm scared because I don't know any other routes, nor do I know the area so if I'm given an address I still wont know where the hell to go.
cliffs:
I got a paper route
I got promoted after a week
I'll make $270 to ~$340 a week ($9hr+)
I hope I don't fail at this, I could use the money for school.