<p>I have to make a decision and I need some advice.
My manager at my job gave me the opportunity of working morning shift, which is something I always wanted. Normally I work 4 night shifts a week, and my manager gave me the option of working 2 morning shift and 2 night shifts. However, by working 2 morning shift, it requires me to sacrifice two morning classes; general chemistry 1 and an elective class. I need general chemistry 1 for my major. The problem is all general chemistry classes are full, so if I do make the sacrifice, I will have to wait until next semester to start the chemistry sequence. </p>
<p>Working morning shift:</p>
<p>Pro:
I will receive more money.
I can actually have a normal sleeping schedule for 5days.
I can actually have a social life. </p>
<p>Cons: </p>
<ul>
<li> I am required to more work</li>
<li> I will have to postpone my chemistry sequence class again</li>
<li> My manager promised me since last year (august) that I can work 2 morning shift and 2 night shifts. This never happened and now she mentions this again, because 2 employees got fired and she needs someone reliable to work mornings. </li>
<li> I will have no time to study for my classes while working morning shift. </li>
<li> I will have to work with my manager, since night shift I work alone</li>
</ul>
<p>How would postponing chemistry for a semester affect your other classes? Would it prevent you from graduating on time? Are there a lot of other classes that require that one as a prerequisite that you would also have to delay? Are there other classes that you can take to replace the units that you would lose form dropping these two classes? Is it possible to waitlist for the chemistry class, and if you did, do you think there’s a possibility of getting in?</p>
<p>If you think that working the morning shifts would fit into your schedule better and delaying chemistry wouldn’t significantly alter your academic plan for graduating, then you might as well.</p>
<p>Yeah, that looks like a sticky bind. For the night shifts, is it actually overnight?
If you are working in the wee hours of the morning, it would be beneficial to get rid of those to get on a normal sleep schedule and be able to attend class in the morning not exhausted because you were up overnight.</p>
<p>If you work until like 11pm or something, I say stick with the night shifts.</p>
<p>I am also not sure of how your chem classes operate and function within your major…if you don’t need the classes right away, go ahead and take the morning shifts, but if you need the credits early so you can move on in the sequence to graduate on time, definitely stay in the classes and just work the night shift.</p>
<p>You kind of have to pick the lesser of two evils. If it affects your graduation date, I would say no. If it is as simple as rearranging classes in your academic plan and graduating on time, you might think about it.</p>
<p>Anyway, does your school not offer any night classes? Since it seems like you only work 4 shifts, what days are these? Can you rearrange your schedule so you have a full school day on 2 days only, and then you can focus on school/work the rest of the days? Does postponing this class delay graduation significantly? I’d probably plan out the rest of my years in college according to classes on a semester basis just to make sure.</p>