Mars88

Thanks for all the comments! I really do appreciate it :) My job says they'll be flexible for me and that I can pick any day and shift that I want. They said they do not want to lose me :) So I picked weekends only for graveyard ( i have mondays off from school). I'll see how it is and if it gets too much then i'll leave but for right now i'll be working part-time and going to school full time. I am excited but nervous lol :)

Hi everyone! I would like some input. I got accepted into nursing school and I begin in a couple of weeks (yay!) I waited TWO years for this to happen (theres a waiting list here) so for a good year all i've been doing is working. I have been working almost a year at an assisted living facility...I love my job and I am getting some good experience here but I do have a problem. I told them months in advance that I would like to work only weekends once I begin school but they are already showing me signs that they probably won't be flexible for my school schedule. I know in a week or two i'll find the answer to all of this but right now a lot is weighing on my mind. My school is a far drive (a good hour or so), i'll be spending a lot of money on gas alone. I did save up a lot of money for school but I know that will run out fast. I still live with my parents but I would HATE to have my father pay for my gas or other expenditures, thus is why I would like to work part-time. I did have a talk with my family saying that my work might not be as flexible as I once thought and they told me not to worry about it, and that school comes first. But, and even though I am only in my early 20's, I still strive to be as independent as much as I can be but at the same time I dont want to put nursing school on the back burner...I didnt wait two years to not make it my priority. So, i'd like some suggestions. Is working more than 2 days (16hrs) too much during nursing school? or if it was up to you, would you try to work more to keep a job you do like. Right now a lot is up in the air for me when it comes to my job and its making me nervous since school is approaching closer and closer. Any words of advice or even just encouragment would help me so much right now