Little Caesars
Medium Pepperoni or Cheese Pizza (Saturday & Sundayj
Large Pepperoni or Cheese Pizza
1711 Willamette (next*.
(next to Blockbuster)
• 343-3330
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Downtown Location
201 East 11th Avenue
Eugene, OR. 97401
342-5810
Price Chopper Location
1060 Green Acres Road
Eugene, OR. 97408
342-5823
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Tom Patterson for the Emerald
David Redondo’s duties at Carl’s Jr. include cleaning the charbroilerand making fries.
Getting a decent job
not always an easy gig
By Suzanne O’Kelley
for the Emerald
For many students, a regular pay
check is necessary to offset the ex
pense of living away from home. Eu
gene’s cost of living is on the rise,
and the job market can be difficult to
break into.
Desk positions exist for those in
terested in filing, answering phones
and making photocopies. Short-term
work, such as coaching, yard-main
tenence or day-care, is available as
well. Retail is a popular field for
some. But according to a survey of 76
students,the majority of people en
tering the part-time work force are
most interested in food-related jobs.
Granted, not all types of cuisine cre
ate desired work environments. Busi
nesses classified as fast food are wide
ly shunned, with grocery-bagging a
close second. Food preparation, such
as sandwich-making, ice cream
scooping and bakery work, are more
attractive, though many say such jobs
would be more tempting if they paid
more than minimum wage.
Coffee shops and cafes rate slight
ly better, with restaurant-server po
sitions topping most people’s lists.
When judging the desirability of
workplaces, atmosphere and wages
seem to be the most important factors.
“Why work 30 hours a week earn
ing minimum wage when I can make
the same in 10 hours with tips as a
server?” University junior Rachel
Welch said. “It’s ano-brainer.”
Yet serving positions must be
more difficult in some way, or every
one would be waiting tables. Welch
says serving is not an easy field to
break into. Managers agree that the
food service industry is hierarchical.
Most servers started at the bottom
and worked their way up.
Welch said she spent three years
in a coffee shop before she was hired
to serve.
“Moving up in the food industry
is mostly about experience,” she
said. “It’s just the employer’s way of
making sure you’re reliable.”
Since many employers have stacks
of resumes to sort through while hir
ing, it makes sense that they want re
liability in their trainees. But for those
starting out, this can be a vicious cy
cle. It takes experience to make expe
rience, so to speak. In “How To Find a
Start-Up Job,” Valerie Singer offers
strategies to influence employers.
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