.~ Students discover new ways to earn extra income As a college town, Searcy provided many job opportunities for scudems to earn extra money. The jobs that were o ffered va ried from serving food to selling clothes. but other jobs existed char some students might nor have otherwise thought of. "I have worked for The Pampered Cheffor one month," junior Rebekah Gibb said. "} have held many jobs in my life, btl[ with having my own business, I can work when I want to and make as much money as I am willing to work for. 1 am my own boss, and I love it." Working forT he Pampered Chefinvolved finding people to host parties where the consultant displayed and demonstrated the products to be sold. As with most jobs, working for T he Pampered Chef had many benefits. "To start off, I don't have co work unless I want [Q make money," Gibb said. "J don't have a set schedule, so if I have a lot of tests one week, 1 juSt won't set up a show. I make 20 percent, to starr off, of everything I sell, and 1 don't have to keep an inventory. I also get free products and discounted products. fu I recruit more people. (hen 1will make a larger percentage." Whi le some jobs requi red people to have cerrain skills, Gibb said no specific skills were necessary to work for T he Pampered Chef "[People] just wo rk their shows around what works for them," G ibb said. In addition ro becoming a consultant for The Pampered Chef, studems also had the opportunity to wo rk as consultants for Mary Kay. N, with The Pampered Chef, Mary Kay offered similar benefits. T he most attractive, acco rdi ng to sophomore Vivian Shettlesworth. was the flexibil ity. "I am a Mary Kay beauty consultant, and I've been wo rking since June 2006," Shetrlesworth said. "I really like that I set up my own hours. A really big plus is I get 50 percem off, so basically, I'm a wholesale buyer." Although the flexi bility and discounts were ideal for college students, working fo r The Pampered Chef or Mary Kay was nOt for everyone. "I would like a more stable job," sophomore Derek McCormick said. "I don't like jobs where you get paid for what you sel l." Others who could not picture themselves working for The Pampered C hef o r Mary Kay said finding motivation would be difficult. "1 like to know thar I can go ro work each day," freshman Kalyn Heid said. "I'd be roo lazy and would keep purring off wo rk." Working as a consuhant for The Pampered C hefor Mary Kay was nO[ ideal for every student. Like any other job, these positions had pros and cons. However, for a few students, becoming consultams for The Pampered C hef or Mary Kay offered the perfect solution to their monetary needs. -Lauren Mitchell Demonstrating how to correctly use the Food Chopper, jun ior Mallory Barcus, an independent consultant for The Pampered Chef, shows junior Hannah Plexico products during a personal tutorial Feb. 6 in Plexico's Pryor Hall apartment. Even though Barcus worked on campus, she said sellingThe Pampered Chef products allowed her the opportunity to earn some extra money. -Jon Byron sophomores
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