basically right now im just turned 19. i work as a dispatcher making about $1,400 a month and will be attending college next semester FULL TIME. BUT this job just came up as a dispatcher for 9-1-1 making $64,000/yr thats about 4,500/mo. should i do that and go to school part time? oh im going to school for nursing but will be doing just my pre-req/general ed next semester.
what should i do and what do you think the pro and cons on it would be? thank you serious answers plz
i quilify for this job 100% and at my current job its a slow independent company where i have all the time in the world to study where being a 9-1-1 dispatcher is probally busy with little down time.
2007-04-15 13:38:56 · 3 answers · asked by pisces_dreamer06 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Become the 911 operator.
1,400 is enough to go to college full time, but it won’t cover things like eating and where you are going to live.
Can you work as a 911 Operator and go to school part time? That would be the best option because it would give you free time to study. Working full time and going to college can be done, but you will be limited to only a few credit hours and it will take forever to finish college, it also puts a lot of strain on yourself.
If you work part time then you will have more flexibility to fit your daytime classes in with your work schedule. It’s true I doubt if you will have a lot of time to study at the new job, but you can earn enough money to work part time for 2 years and then go back to college full time, while taking a few classes.
Even if you can’t only work part time I suggest that you spend at least a year at your new job so you can save enough money for school. I have tried to do that and to live on my own and it is very tough to do. You have a better paying job than I did so you might be able to do it.
2007-04-15 13:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the first thing is you need to know for sure if you're going to get the job. Were you offered the job or do you just want it? I wouldn't change any of my plans unless I knew for sure I was getting the job and that they were actually going to pay ME the salary listed. I see nothing wrong with going to school part time if you want to work full time. It will just take longer to get you degree. I go to school full time studying fashion management and it's really tough and I don't even have a job but I usually spend about 30 hours a week doing homework and like 20 hours in school. A lot of times I wish I was a part time student working full time. Just beware that working and going to school is a heavy load. Going to school alone is worst in my opinion than just working. I have worked and it was much easier because once your work day is done you can go home and relax...not with school, you're doing homework almost 24/7. But EDUCATION IS GREAT you will have many more job opportunities with a college degree.
2007-04-15 20:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Babycakes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you "quilify" for a job you certainly have ZERO experience at when you're only 19?
Maybe you should focus on your education and learning to spell than worrying about money. I worry about people being 911 dispatchers when they can't even spell "qualify" nor do they have any background in emergency dispatching.
2007-04-15 20:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋