The Story of My Job

So you probably remember that I have been doing economic experiments on campus pretty regularly - maybe 2 to 4 times a week, and making about $20 or $30 for each session. Well, about two weeks ago, as I went to collect my money after the experiment ended, the professor in charge of the whole thing tells me, "You know, Jana [the girl who was assisting the prof] left." Well, yes, I knew this, but it didn't really affect me since there was another girl running them in her place. Then John (the professor) asked me, "Would you be interested?" Huh? Interested in what? When he asked for my C.V., I got the point. Oh! Of course I would! So I gave him my resume that morning, and I haven't heard back from him since then.

I had decided that he found someone else for the position, or decided I was unacceptable for whatever reason, and had given up hope on getting any job whatsoever, especially since we are in week 9 of 13. Until he called me this morning!

I agreed to meet with him to talk about the position, but I didn't want to get my hopes up since the job probably wasn't going to fit my needs. At 11am, I showed up in his office, and he tells me about the decision-making research, what hes looking for, and what responsibilities I would have, and then asks if I was still interested. Heck yeah! It actually turned out that this job is PERFECT for me - work only 2 or 3 days a week, 9am until 4pm, and only until the semester ends in 6 or 7 weeks. FANTASTIC! oh, and the best part is: TWENTY NINE DOLLARS an hour! WAHOO! So I feel a bit like I have hit the jackpot, and had a great rest of my day!

(I know $29/hr sounds like an incredible amount, but you have to remember that workers are paid much more money here, even for basic things. For example, one of my flatmates is working at the grocery store, and is making a little less than $20/hr. The high wages of employees and the high minimum wage helps to explain why the average price of things is so much more here, including food, clothing, shoes, etc.)

In case you are wondering, this is officially what I will be doing: Experimental Economics

BTW, I start Tuesday!