u/BridgeOk8319

TLDR: Between CFA and Costco while a full-time college student. Time requirement for Costco, but the benefits are great. Also, I commute to school. I also have the option to become a Team Leader at CFA.

Note: I have been working at CFA for 1 year and 5 months.

I am currently a Junior in undergrad. I am a premed student hoping to get into medical school. I work at Chick-fil-A and work about 5 hours a week. It recently changed so I can commit more time to myself (working out), studying, extracurriculars, and sleep. I used to work 15 hours a week. I received an interview at a Costco near my house with the help of a friend. They usually don't have a referral program; however, apparently they loved my interview and thought positively of me.

Pay:

The Costco location I applied to starts at 20$ an hour.

At CFA, I get paid 15.25$ an hour. If I complete Team Leader training, I would possibly be making 16$ an hour.

Scholarship:

At Costco, they offer a scholarship that opens in December.

At Chick-fil-A, I have applied and submitted the Remarkable Futures Scholarship.

Flexibility / Commitment/Schedule:

At Chick-fil-A, they are VERY flexible. They let me put in time-off requests a week in advance. Also, they are VERY understanding about being a college student. They let you have up to MONTHS off as long as you meet the 100-hour requirement during 5 months. That's like 2 and a half weeks of full-time 40, 40, 20.

At Costco, I was told I would have to work at least 24 hours a week. Also, I have been told by both my friend and the manager that there is a 90-day period where you can't call off or really request off. I'm not sure how it works.

Financial Situation:

I have a little money saved up, about 570. I rarely go out and don't have to worry about groceries or paying bills. I am grateful for that. My paychecks are about 200.

MY commitments:

I am currently Pre-Med and have been really working on my extracurriculars. I joined some clubs, am doing research, and also spend time outside of class studying. The biggest issues are the commute and sleep. I have been getting about 5-7 hours of sleep, and I feel good. As for the commute, I am a commuter and drive about an hour 15 minutes to school. That's a total of 2 hour 30 minutes a day commuting. I volunteer at the Northside Hospital near my house and have been loving it.

Here is what I was thinking:
Speak with the Costco manager and say I think it is a great opportunity, but I am unsure if I can commit to the 24-hour minimum, and ask if there's a way I can work less. If not, I can stay at CFA and become a team leader. If yes, I can possibly just tell CFA I would like to go on a 5-month break, due to their flexibility.

Hello everyone !
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Decisions come out October 31, of course, I may get denied. I want to be ready for either decision.
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