Work-study jobs

[Dr. Wexler]

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I'm trying to decide whether to keep my present job or switch. I work in the trauma program (not the clinical department) and I mainly do filing and assorted little stupid projects. I'm not sure how this will look on a med school ap since I interact mostly with nurses. I don't mind the job, but if I left I might be able to
a)get a job with a more clinical/research bent
b)get a job in the library, where I would basically get paid to study


Anyone care the share their work-study experiences?

 

[pballa24]

Yeah buddy,
I was lookin for a nice chill job in the library all summer. And finally I found one like 3 weeks ago, more than 2/3s of the way into the summer. Anyways, library work study jobs are the ****. I'm working for this project where I am given articles from journals (that are usually not online) that I have to find in our endless collection of journals. I find them, photocopy them and or scan them. It was cool at first cuz I had a lot to do (3 hrs a day, Mon-Fri). But I did the stuff so fast that I was pounding these people in the library with like 30 requested articles that they had to read, so this entire week I have had nothign to do. i.e. I read a leisure book in comfy chairs while taking the time to look at hot girls passing by outside, sleep (30-60min), and or play on the internet. And I'm getting paid $7.50/hr to do all this ridiculously hard work.
Best job ever!!!

 

[pballa24]

Although I've also been working in a lab for a year and a half that I have not been getting paid for. They're gonna suck the life out of me again next semester (although I'll be getting credit for it then for my major).
Concl: Worst "job" ever. Thats why I have my libby-paying job now. Yeah! Money for food and alcohol!!!

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

I got a work study job working as a data analyst in a physiology research lab at $10/hour. Not a bad deal if you ask me.