Also, I don't want to sound braggy, but a cafe I went to much earlier in the year and asked if there were any jobs at and left my number at, actually called me back! And now I have another job! (I was 90% sure I wouldn't get one job and I never considered 2 hehe).
It was making me
a little stressed at the beginning because I started both at a similar time = exam time also, so it was a bit AAAHH for a while, but I'm not feeling like that as much any more!
The DSW people were planning on matching me with another client, however this job has pretty much replaced that, which I'm okay with. The SW job is a lot better in terms of learning/professional development/relevant to my career/
(also pay is a lot higher), however this cafe is not as 'important' (for example, when I start uni next year, I could more easily lessen shifts at cafe, but I would not be able to neglect a whole person+family I have commited to), so I'm content with having a commitment to only one family.
I felt a little bad accepting this cafe job after telling DSW employers that I had full availibility + that I wanted the job because I would find this more rewarding than working in retail/cafe haha (I do though).
I like how I am learning different things in each job though. The cafe is a lot more fast-paced, thinking/remembering to do a lot of things and being efficient and vigilant. I'm too lucky I really enjoy both workplaces
I was surprised that a lot of people have asked me what I do there so in case you are interested:
screen snip of a message to friend cos I'm lazy
(https://i.imgur.com/ixIoxGf.png)
The only 'leads' I have gotten to jobs were through going in in person
(except DSW that was an email directly to them), so I highly recommend that if you are being rejected by numerous online application things. Eg, my friend with past experience of working in cafes who knows how to use a coffee machine well who has a really good resume applied online to my cafe and didn't hear anything, and I was told they asked me in for the trial shift purely because they 'liked my vibe'.
also I look younger so maybe they thought they would be able to underpay meeven more braggy
I get food during my break hehe. This was one of my life goals when I was younger; to work somewhere you get free food, and it's come true hehehehe.
avo on toast 😍'