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Jan. 15th, 2003 09:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
saint_monkeylet us see..
the job fair turned into at least an interview, and that turned into a job offer at commerce bank. it is a web customer service job, much less interesting than the 'zon position, and paying about two bucks less than we need to pay the rent. it looks like i'll be working the overtime. PLUS, it is a swingshift job.
if that wasn't enough, the job is in new jersey, which is across the bridge, and a $3 toll everyday. there is only one or two ways into philly without paying a toll, avoiding the bridges would cost me an hour in either direction. this in addition to a %5 payroll tax to the city of philly just for living here. (the tax gets assessed no matter where i work) that's just philly style economics, the in-city jobmarket pays nothing, (on average, about $9 per hour,) work out of the city and you get nailed twice, once with a city improvement "toll" and once with a punishing "you gotta PAY to live here," tax. the odd thing, is that nothing seems to be improving at least, not in a civic sense. maybe they use it to pay for the mural arts program, which i must admit, is quite rockin. seattle could benefit from a similar program. anyhow, i'll be lookin for another job pretty dern quick.
but on the upside, it pays more than unemployment, and the swing shift lets me interview at other places without arousing too much suspicion.
the job fair turned into at least an interview, and that turned into a job offer at commerce bank. it is a web customer service job, much less interesting than the 'zon position, and paying about two bucks less than we need to pay the rent. it looks like i'll be working the overtime. PLUS, it is a swingshift job.
if that wasn't enough, the job is in new jersey, which is across the bridge, and a $3 toll everyday. there is only one or two ways into philly without paying a toll, avoiding the bridges would cost me an hour in either direction. this in addition to a %5 payroll tax to the city of philly just for living here. (the tax gets assessed no matter where i work) that's just philly style economics, the in-city jobmarket pays nothing, (on average, about $9 per hour,) work out of the city and you get nailed twice, once with a city improvement "toll" and once with a punishing "you gotta PAY to live here," tax. the odd thing, is that nothing seems to be improving at least, not in a civic sense. maybe they use it to pay for the mural arts program, which i must admit, is quite rockin. seattle could benefit from a similar program. anyhow, i'll be lookin for another job pretty dern quick.
but on the upside, it pays more than unemployment, and the swing shift lets me interview at other places without arousing too much suspicion.
