[RiverFenix]

My roommate and I both have jobs that don't afford us a lot of contact with people our age and we're looking to remedy that. My roommate worked at several J. Crews throughout college and always met a ton of girls that were on staff and customers. Anyway, that sounded pretty good to me and today we applied for jobs at J. Crew in our local mall.

Anyway, I guess the crux of the post is that I'm really getting cold feet about actually taking the job (roommate is friends w/ the managers and they said pretty much no problem getting it). My pride is really getting in the way and I keep telling myself that making slightly over minimum wage and working retail after university is pretty embarrassing. Case in point my roommate and I were hanging out with a girl that I went to university with who is now attending law school and when he told her we were thinking about it she just laughed at me and said that didn't sound like me at all.

So I guess I'm wondering if any other 2p2ers have ever done something like this and if they had any sort of problems doing it. How many hours a week did you dedicate too? I'm only looking to do 8-14 or so.

Also, are there any, better alternatives? I think most forms of volunteering stink and my roommate won't do them anyway (and I want to work with him). Get a job at an equally social place (bar?)? Local sports leagues are another option but I don't like winter options (volleyball, basketball) but I'll be joining the spring soccer league. I'm really hoping there are other people out there like me who can give some opinions or stories or whatever.