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Good place to work for your first job - Anonymous employee Michigan State University Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2011
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Pros

The work schedule is flexible for students. Each shift is about 3.5 or 4 hours. The work itself is fairly easy to master, and the supervisors are easy to get along with (usually) and used to instructing new hires. This is a good place to meet other students and form connections outside of your major or current social network. This is food service without having to interact with the customers (the food is sent en masse to the residence halls). You may also learn new skills, like icing a cake quickly and prettily, or decorating a cupcake.

Cons

The various machines and radios tend to make this workplace loud. There is some degree of physical labor involved, so you will need to be able-bodied and able to life some weight. The wages aren't very high, and they never go above $10/hr for students, even after working there for some time, or learning more duties and advancing in title. There are multiple supervisors, and sometimes their instructions can conflict. The hours are from 4AM-5PM, so early morning shifts are the norm. Walking to the workplace (or biking, as most students do) can be freezing and difficult to do in the winter. The jobs tend to be very repetitive, which may bore some.

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