Doin' the Two Job Tango?

from JoeUser Forums

I got a call from my LYS yesterday.  They're under new management, apparently, and have recieved a LOT of enquires about knitting classes - but have no-one teach them.

So, the new store manager has asked me to bring some samples of my work in on Monday afternoon to show him and the events coordinator, with a view to making me their new knitting instructor.

If I get the position, it'll be the first time since before I was married that I've had two jobs at the same time.  I'm hoping that I DO get hired; I've always said that my ideal job would involve getting paid to knit - with teaching other people to knit coming a close second. 

I may have to learn the steps to the 'Two Job Tango'!

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
It's fun, isn't it? I'm working two for the first time in my life - I work as a teller still at the bank, and I also do courier work for the bank. It means that, while it's technically for the same company, I work about 55-60 hours a week.

But hey - I need the cash. It's fun.

So good luck with the knitting class! Hope you get the job!
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I work about 55-60 hours a week.


What kind of life is that to live? Your social hours are significantly hacked off. Work eat sleep? I do 37 hours a week, and have lot of time for a social life too.

I'm hoping that I DO get hired; I've always said that my ideal job would involve getting paid to knit - with teaching other people to knit coming a close second.


Good luck with that, it is always good to be doing something you like and enjoy.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Work eat sleep? I do 37 hours a week, and have lot of time for a social life too.


I make plenty of time for social life. You just don't sleep very much . . .
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Good luck getting the perfect job. I hope it really is the perfect job for you, and that you get it! Being able to get paid to do something you love is always key.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Good luck, dharma! I've done the two job thing myself, and though I'm sure I could do it again if needed, I would not look forward to it. I hope you enjoy, though.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
What kind of life is that to live? Your social hours are significantly hacked off. Work eat sleep? I do 37 hours a week, and have lot of time for a social life too.


sometimes you gotta set priorities. I'm a full time student myself (19 hours each of the past two semesters), work full time (at least 40, usually no more than 50 hours), plus 11 hours a week of work study at the school. I'm doing it to better our situation, though. Social life is tertiary.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
When I was in my 20s (as Sausage Man...er SanC is) I could work 60 hours, party another 60, and have 48 left over for sleeping, bathing, and domestic drudgery.


Amen, Whip-ster. I dunno what you're doing, Willow, but you need to learn to prioritize . . .
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
This one sounds perfect.  In that you can set your own hours (within reason I suspect).  Good luck with the tango!
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Go for it. It sounds like an awesome job. I'm still getting in some, got laid up in the hospital for a bit (infected lymph nodes, nothing heroic) and I just finished a celtic braid scarf and started on a hat.

Sorry to hear about the hubby's ACL, that blows.