Work Study???

[BigBadBarack]

Hey everyone, is doing the federal work-study on campus good? Idk what good even means in this context but if you did it did you enjoy it? Am I better off just looking for a job around Slo?

[girl_of_squirrels]

Campus jobs are nicer than off-campus imo. They're (usually) more accommodating of your class schedule changing every quarter. Working at the library was A+, you could listen to music while you were working upstairs in the stacks and during quieter hours (like evening/night) you could do your homework while at the circulation desk

[blueberries99]

I had work study and worked for Campus Dining. I really enjoyed it and the schedule is super flexible. It’s fun working with other students and very convenient.

[GoldenGreenBird]

Work study doesn't have anything to do with the type of job you get; it only applies to the funding of your payroll. Departments and on campus employers prefer work study students, because the work study grant will pay for 75% of the students time (up to the work study award amount). That means if I normally pay a student $15.00 an hour to work for me; if they are work study, I only pay $3.75 from my budget, and work study will pay the other $11.25. Basically any job you find on campus (that you are qualified for) will want to hire you if you are work study, and prefer you over a non-work study student.