Y – Y Work?
Home > Y – Y Work?

Introduction

It seems like a great idea: you’re a student spending a few hours a night at the local grocery store making a few extra bucks. In many ways, it is a win-win situation. They can use the money to help you pay for rent, or to pay for books. On top of receiving the knowledge of responsibility and what it means to earn a pound. Still, there are pros and cons of being a student spending time in a part-time job.

The Pros

As mentioned above, there are several pros for tackling a part-time job. The first and the most obvious is the slight amount of stress taken off money borrowing from parent, siblings or friends. You can pay for anything from clothes to i-Tunes downloads.

In addition to the added income, you learn to truly appreciate a hard-earned pound and might think twice before buying something which is really of no use to you! You can begin to learn the importance of saving, balancing a check book, and setting financial goals. You will get a sense of accomplishment with each pay check!

The Cons

Even though the pros of encouraging you to work are numerable, there are equally as many cons. The greatest disadvantage to begin work may be that you will have an overwhelming amount of stress caused by this. Let’s say that you leave for lectures at 8:00 and then you may not get home until 5. Then don’t forget the football or swimming practice, with your coach making sure you get at least ¾ hours of practice before the tournament coming up! And Then it’s a big social night out at the SU bar, and the 1500 work essay on ‘Social Impact of the Bioscience Military Scientific Breakthroughs That Have Had A Beneficial Bearing On Humanity’. Working on top of that may be too much.

In London the travel connections are great, but the money you spend on the travel from place to place is unbelievable – a single cash fare on a bus can cost you a whole £2, one week STUDENT oyster travel card, zones 1-4 costs about £26!!! So thinking about getting to and from work – and then to university and back home, could sum up to a big number!

The second thing you want to consider is whether you are just living from pay check to pay check to fund your books and rent or OK, booze and clubs? Is this really the importance of hard work, or just a way of life?

There are great number of places where you can start looking for that perfect job!

Student Jobs

Prepare your CV (LINK TO TEMPLATE) and covering letter and send it out.

Catering

Tutoring


back to top