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Well looks like I have gotten that dishwashing job I've mentioned being interviewed for in other posts. Doesn't start quite yet, and there will be training first but yeah I didn't think I'd find something so quick. I am certainly nervous about if I will do well or not though. Never really had a great job experience in my very limited experience thus far. But yeah I'll start out washing dishes, cleaning the bathroom, sweeping, mopping and help some with prep cook(though eventually I may learn more cooking stuff). But yeah seems like a pretty cool place, so excited and nervous at the same time. Plus I gotta figure out when I have to notify SSI and how much I can make before they start cutting my benefits.

Congratulations, I hope this works out well for you! In an earlier post you sounded to have a considerable interest in working with plants, and a natural talent for it, something that might also be an option at some point in the future, perhaps?

Happy for you mate.

I was guaranteed to get a job like that about a year back from the agency i'm still with but the only reason I rejected the interview was I knew some elements of the job would require alot of customer interaction and it wasn't only to wash pots, pans and dishes but I would be expected to serve as a waiter, work in the bar (it was a restaurant/bar combination on a very busy high street and a very reputable pub dating back to the 1800's) and general management of the whole restaurant, in short it was a general assistant/ pot washer job. The waiter element put me off, seeing the difficulty waiters go through when I go to restaurants is enough to shy me away from those sorts of jobs.

Good luck, you've come a really long way in the last few years.

Congratulations, Sweetleaf!

How much will you be making a month?

Basically, if you make over $1,550 a month in gross income, they will cut off your benefits.

It also depends on how much money you get from your parents or other sources.

In simple terms, if you make $500 a month from this job, I believe they would take $65, plus half of $435 ($217.50), which would equal $282.50. That means you would get $452.50 if your SSI is $735. Obviously, check with your social worker about this. It's probably more complicated than this. At least you would be getting about $217 more per month than you would if you don't work.

Have you applied for "Ticket to Work?"

If you're good at washing dishes and cleaning up in general, you should do okay at this job.

It doesn't seem like they'll put you "out front."

Always make sure your coworkers respect you.

I have found that taking the "doing the job" approach works best for people who want to insult you.

That's how I avoid much social interaction---by at least pretending that I am too busy with work to gossip, or to listen to peoples' idiocy in general.

One tactic I use to make myself indispensable is to do a job that everyone else hates to do, and do it well without complaint. In a kitchen, that's usually cleaning the floor drains. It will probably be disgusting the first time, but if done thoroughly and regularly it becomes easy. As I mentioned earlier, the most important thing is to always show up on time.

Also, congratulations! Dishwashing usually leads to prep work, while bussing tables usually leads to waiting tables.

Uhh, I was supposed to fill out this thing online for the job, and I am having trouble getting logged in for it...didn't write down the password and forgot it. But when I try to reset my password it says I have the wrong email, and now I got 'your IP address has been blocked try again later.' I guess if worse comes to worst I can just talk to them about it tomorrow. I am sure it can be figured out...I think my boyfriend had some similar trouble with something like that for the last job he got to.

WOOT!

So, so happy for you!

Congratulations!

Yep....definitely call them tomorrow.