This year has turned out to be a lot harder and busier than freshman year...which is to be expected, I guess. I've pretty much just been going to school, tutoring, and doing homework. That's about it. I do, of course, make time for the football games on Saturday, considering K-state is in first place right now (Sorry, I had to throw that in somewhere). This weekend is the homecoming game against Colorado, and I'm really excited for it. I think we could win. But who knows! We seem to play differently every week.
The tutoring did not quite turn into the job I was hoping it would be. It's a pretty good job because it is easy, and I can just stay on campus all day, but it's kind of annoying. If someone cancels or if we get done early because they don't have a lot of questions, I lose hours, even though I'll be on campus anyway. Also, people frequently neglect to call or e-mail me and instead, just don't show up. Talk about irritating..
But this problem was solved this week. In August, I interviewed for an office assistant position in the Continuing Education Division. I didn't get the job, and that's why I chose the tutoring. Well Wednesday, I got a call from the Director of Finance for that division, saying that he would have a position opening up for a student assistant and wanted to know if I would be interested. Of course, I said yes, trying to restrain myself from jumping up and down. I met with him yesterday to talk about the job, and near the end, when he said the words: "Sounds good to me," I got just a little excited...ok maybe more than a little. I won't be starting for around two weeks because I have to give the tutoring center time to fill my spots, but those two weeks can't go by fast enough! This job is so perfect for me, I can't stand it. And it basically just fell into my lap. I got a call one day, and the next day, I had a new job. I am going to be able to work with all sorts of accounting things like payroll, budget, bills, and peoplesoft. It's going to be amazing experience. And I'll definitely be working a lot this summer, considering that is their busiest time. I'm not sure yet how much I'll be paid, but the director said that since I'm an accounting major, I'll get a little more than campus minimum wage, which is what I make now. So, I'm going to get more money, more hours, and extremely valuable accounting experience. What more could I ask for!? Now, I think there is a reason I didn't get that other office job in August.
