u/Electrical_Author389

So I work at Dollar General. Right now minimum wage in Ohio is 11 dollars an hour, so that’s how much I make because I’m just a cashier. I’ve been helping out a lot at a different store. It takes about 17 minutes to get there, but they pay me round trip mileage. I get 10.50 each day I go there. Anyhow, since this store is short staffed and mine isn’t, I was offered a raise to 13.50 an hour to transfer there as a key holder. I did some calculations, and with a 35 hour week, I’d be making 56 more dollars a week. I go to this store to help about three times a week. That’s 31.50 in mileage money. And I make 11 an hour. That’s 385. Tack on that 31.50 to the 385 and that’s 416.50 a week. I work at their store three times a week and my store three times a week. I get paid mileage when I go to their store, obviously not mine. If I transferred there, that mileage would be taken away since it would be my home store. But 13.50 times 35 hours is 472.50. That minus 416.50 is 56 extra dollars a week.

My college is a 38 minute drive and I commute there. My classes were four days a week last semester. I had to fill up once a week and it was about 45 dollars. Gas is at about 4.50 right now in Ohio. And this other store is 17 minutes away rather than 38 like my college is so I’d probably spend 45 dollars in gas every other week since that driving time is cut in half. Probably every week once school starts back up again.

My question is, for people that also work at Dollar General or similar stores where you’re left alone for 2-3 hours at a time, is that extra stress of being left alone and having to deal with everything worth that 56 extra dollars a week, or should I stay where I’m at? I don’t actually know how bad it is. Not until I experience it. Another plus I can think of is it would be nice if I want to apply for Aldi. They pay way more and they might see that leadership experience and be more likely to hire me.