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Anonymous asked in Business & FinanceCareers & EmploymentFood Service · 1 decade ago

How can I go to school full time and work two part time jobs without conflict?

I am currently a full time high school student and a part time employee at Mcdonald's. I am only given about 10 hours a week at my job and there is no regularity with the hours. I have extra time and want to take on a second part time job- maybe at a different fast food place. However, how can I make sure the two jobs will not conflict. I'm afraid if I change my availability hours at Mcdonald's I will receive even less hours.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Trying to juggle two jobs is more of a headache than it is worth. No matter how hard you try a conflict is bound to happen or you will be working longer hours on school nights than you should. Perhaps instead of getting another job you can ask McDonald's to increase your hours. They may have a policy on how many hours you work during the week, but weekends should be available. Have a talk with your manager and tell them you need more hours. Have the number of hours you want to work in mind and negotiate to get the number of hours you want. Just be careful not to overload your self for a couple more bucks a week. School and good grades will pay off more in the long run so make sure you have plenty of time for homework and rest. I worked a lot of hours during college and it hurt my grades and I have regretted it ever since. Good luck The PracticaL Mentor.

  • 6 years ago

    These days, it is not unusual to have more than one job. Unless the jobs have set schedules it will always be difficult to keep all this going.

    When you get a second and third job the job scheduling issue will hit almost immediately as one employer will want to schedule you for work at the same time as another. Many employers will be very glad to work out doctor’s appointments and school schedules but the minute you tell them you have a second or third job you will find that they suddenly stop being forgiving and probably stop scheduling you for work or way cut down your hours. This builds a case for letting an employer know, coming in, that is your situation so there are no surprises about the second job.

    I had a retail store for almost 20 years and one of the most frustrating things is that when you come out with a week's schedule you suddenly have a certain percentage of employees come in and ask to swap shits, get time off, etc. One employee I had did this all the time. One week we scheduled him to work on a weekend and he said, "But Saturday is my birthday". Of course he did not tell us this before so we just told him that if he did not come in Saturday then we would consider he had resigned. He never showed and threw away a good job.

    This is absolutely a big pain and as a manager was one of the frustrating parts of the job. The natural thing I would do with an employee who always seemed had a conflict I would just not bother scheduling them as much because they always had a conflict anyway.

    Best wishes!

    Source(s): 20 years a retail store owner/manager, 17 years IT systems engineer in Fortune 50 company, Bachelors degree in CIS, Bachelors degree in Advertising, 21 Microsoft certifications, MCSE and MCT, A+ Security+ Server+ Cloud+ CompTIA certifications, IT Published magazine author of 200+ magazine articles, IT book and magazine technical editor
  • 1 decade ago

    I don't understand where the complication is. You tell McDonald's the hours and days that you can work and you tell the new place the hours and days that you can work. No conflict there.

    I worked 3 jobs while going to college full time. I worked at Place A on Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday evening, Saturday night, and Sunday Day. I then would work at Place B Wednesday during the day and at Place C Sunday Night, Friday Day, and Saturday Day. I went to school Tues and Thurs during the day and I was super clear to my managers when I could and couldn't work. I still managed to get Mondays off every week and could alter my schedule around mid-terms and finals.

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    5 years ago

    Part Time Jobs High School

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  • 1 decade ago

    If you are a minor there is a maximum number of hours you can work so you would have even more problems not to have a conflict. The best solution is to take a job that is on a different shift than the one you have, but that may not be possible in your situation.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I think you don't want to leave job you have now and leave the comfort right now. I totally understand. I would also feel the same way if i where in your position. Evaluate your relationship, are you willing to take an extra effort for him? He wil be aware of the financial side as much as you are concerned. so main issue is are you will to take this a challenge and make it work. It is going to be hard but think once he has the degree he will have better job and you both will be more financially stable. Good luck

  • 1 decade ago

    short answer is you can't

    you can minimalize conflict by lowering the commitment of one or two of your commitments

    i would recomend only having one job at most, but a job at your school would prove usuful.

  • 1 decade ago

    Work online! :D you get paid by doing surveys! i tried, and it really works! :D

    this is a good website.

    http://www.earnparttimejobs.com/index.php?id=30379...

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