Your Opinion, please!

[icarus]

I'd like your opinion.

I've been signed up for Work Study for school. I have two fairly challenging classes (out of three) that will have a lot of memorization and homework.

The work study job I applied for turns out to be very intense. She needs someone to take a neglected scholarship program and promote it. It's for AmeriCorps.

There are no specific job duties, and the goals are vague. They've never had a work study job for this department of the school, but they're considered the "flagship" volunteer program in the area. My "boss" works part-time and wouldn't be there most of the time I'm there. So it's a "make it up as you go" kind of job.

In my career these have always proven to be bad news. People want the world, but don't know exactly what they want. It's challenging, and there's a scholarship opportunity that would go with it.

But I dunno.

What do you think? Those of you who've done work study especially.

Comments

[venivincere]

I have no doubt you'd be brilliant at organizing such a thing, but it will take at least twice the amount of time they're willing to pay you for to accomplish it. I'd seriously consider giving it a miss, simply because your schoolwork ought to come first, but also because you will feel less than sanguine with the job you do when it turns out you really don't have the time to do it justice.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

but also because you will feel less than sanguine with the job you do when it turns out you really don't have the time to do it justice.

Veni, you've really put your finger on the main issue for me. It's a matter of professional ethics more than anything else: I don't want to do a poor job.

Icarus

[venivincere]

Have you made a decision yet?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yep. I'm trusting my instincts, and I've said no.

:)

Oh shit. That means I have to go look for another job. *snickers*

Icarus

[venivincere]

I'm breathing a sigh of relief westward. ;-)