I wanted to provide an update on my job interview. Following my motto of "if you're early, you're on time; if you're on time, you're late; and if you're late, don't bother", I showed up 15 minutes early. I asked the lady at customer service and she directed me to wait in the cafe for my interviewer.
After a few minutes, a very nice lady greets me and we sit down to start the interview. She mentions another lady will join us in a few minutes because "she's the cafe manager". OK, I thought, a second opinion. The interview progresses and it's going well. Then she asks me why I want this job. I say that I love reading and I enjoy working with customers on a daily basis and this blends the two together. Good answer right? Well it would have been, except I'm apparently interviewing for a cafe assistant position. You know, a Starbucks barista but inside Barnes and Noble. Not exactly what I was picturing.
The interview continues, it is going well, and we come to the part where I get to ask questions. I ask a few about training and working environment and then I ask the pay. $7.25/hour. And the only reason they interviewed me was because I had so much sales experience. It's part time, not even 20 hours a week, but eventually it could be full time where, because of all my experience, I could make up to $9/hour.
So after an hour interview with 2 people, a lot of questions, and confirming my references, I leave feeling like I got the job. By the way, this was one of the most intense and thorough interviews, ever. But the only problem is that I'm not sure I even want this job. I didn't realize it was in the cafe, or that it was minimum wage, or only 15 hours a week. That's only $100 before taxes (can they even tax that?!?!). And let's not count our chickens before they hatch... I haven't even gotten the job yet. If I turn down this job, can I still shop there?
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