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[US] I took a job paying $7.50/hour (plus nominal tips) because I was desperate

Schedule also changes every week. Now I am a college student and currently living with family for summer, but I was desperate and applied to several jobs for the summer with the caveat that they had to be okay with me quitting at the end of the summer. I don’t have expenses at the moment but will have a ton again come fall. I took the first one I was offered. The minimum wage in my state and town is $7.25/hour, but I haven’t made this little since 2017. Last summer I made $11/hour. At the hours they’re giving me, I’ll make at most $2k for the whole summer. Should I quit and keep looking? Edit: I didn’t say “I’m quitting,” I told them I’d only be available until X date because I want the option to come back over next winter break.


Schedule also changes every week. Now I am a college student and currently living with family for summer, but I was desperate and applied to several jobs for the summer with the caveat that they had to be okay with me quitting at the end of the summer. I don’t have expenses at the moment but will have a ton again come fall. I took the first one I was offered. The minimum wage in my state and town is $7.25/hour, but I haven’t made this little since 2017. Last summer I made $11/hour. At the hours they’re giving me, I’ll make at most $2k for the whole summer. Should I quit and keep looking?

Edit: I didn’t say “I’m quitting,” I told them I’d only be available until X date because I want the option to come back over next winter break.

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