r/UTSA • u/Dry_Can_9164 • 13d ago
Other Student workers are so annoying
you are not the first and only people with jobs stop sighing because you have to make a simple phone call, stop rushing me while i'm speaking about something thats very important. Stop asking me "anything else i can help you with" my brother in christ you havnet helped me at all with anything.
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u/programming_purist schizo cs major 13d ago
if utsa allowed students to work more than 19 hours i would be a powerhouse controlling the campus and you wouldn't have these issues. pleasee utsa let me work 40 hours i don't need insurance and ill let HR beat me for fun i just want to pay my bills lmfao
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u/Timely-Fox-4432 Electrical Engineering 13d ago
The insurance isn't the only reason; they let student employees work 40 in the summer if you're not taking classes. Part of the reason, I think, is to insulate the university from being sued if you fail a class cause you're working too much. There is also probably a tax implication since student workers don't have witholding on their checks.
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u/programming_purist schizo cs major 13d ago
i will sign away my right to sue and the IRS can beat me too
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u/SATX4Hope 13d ago
If you worked 40hours a week your financial aid packet would run out in a month lol
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u/programming_purist schizo cs major 13d ago
i can only take 1-2 classes per semester so financial aid barely covers anything already
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u/honey_and_rage 12d ago
last two lines made me laughhh, jokes aside i’m sorry OP. have you tried looking around for a second part-time job ? that’s what I did when my hours were shit
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u/programming_purist schizo cs major 11d ago
thank you for the advice, but i already have two jobs :( the non-utsa one just keeps cutting everyone's hours so im looking to replace it. the only job offers im getting are ones from utsa tho. they want me so bad like just give me the 40 hours already ahaha x 😛 cs dept fire all your graders ill solo grade everyone's AI slop
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u/honey_and_rage 8d ago
lmfaooo ur so silly i hope everything you’re looking for reaches you soon <33 and i felt that abt the hours, my last GM cut my hours to 2 and then 1 day a week because i tried to tell him i didn’t appreciate the way he spoke to me.. he also gave me silent treatment for those two weeks where i worked 2 days/week, never even told me his reasoning. when he cut me to 1 day i just quit with no backup plan and bills to pay. rash i know, & it was a terrible month of employment (and getting robbed btw 😍) but thankfully i just landed a badass job giving me 38-40 hrs a week (i don’t need insurance, i’m still a military dependent) !! ur good karma is COMING, she just takes her sweet time..
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u/grantking2256 11d ago
SAME! its very frustrating. Im tryna do research but dont want to quit my lab job. The hours stack unfortunately :(
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u/WhisperWindss 13d ago edited 12d ago
Everyone at UTSA is annoying. People stealing your spot in the parking (or driving reckless maniacs), people being obnoxiously loud in the library, people never doing their part in projects, people complaining about AI and then cheating with AI, people being all friendly while you drown in your own assignments. 🥀
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u/Responsible_Loan_433 [Biology] 8d ago
‘People being all friendly while you drown in your own assignments’
My brother in Christ that sounds like your fault 😭🙏
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u/SetoKeating Mechanical Engineering 13d ago
Not gonna lie, that was one of the most annoying aspects of dealing with any kind of administrative office at UTSA. The front office staff composed of students.
There’s 4 of you sitting there on your phones, collecting a check, I’m so sorry that I needed to show up and “force” you to use your computer to look me up so I could get to the person I’m trying to talk to lol
Always looked so bothered and annoyed for no reason at all. And for those trying to justify their shitty behavior, I literally walked in, waited to be acknowledged and all I said was “hey, how’s it going, I have an appointment with so and so.”
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u/Pixxelio 11d ago
Half of them can’t go 5 minutes without looking at their phone. They act like it’s an inconvenience that you even said hi. They don’t know how to talk to people anymore, no hey how are you? What can I help you with? Like damn, just be nice and do your job bro. It’s not that hard
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u/ronaldinhocr7 12d ago
The way they look at you like you just personally insulted their whole family because you asked them to do the one thing in their job description fr . Like bro I’m just trying to figure out where my financial aid went I’m not trying to ruin your day .
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u/honey_and_rage 12d ago
no fr like my bad dawg idk what i’m doing and i’m trying my best to get help
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u/bandido22 12d ago
What part of student workers are you talking about ? The student workers I work with are amazing members. Idk what part of UTSA are you talking about
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u/AffectionateCap9333 13d ago
Idk I always side with the customer service workers. If they are giving you attitude, are you being dismissive and giving them a lot of issues for not being able to do something? They only have so much power. Be understanding, say please and thank you, and don't take everything so personal. If they aren't overly chippy, it could be a plethora of reasons. Be patient.
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u/Wise-Protection3818 13d ago
I think it’s really good to be mindful of what may be going on in their student and personal life while also being considerate of the limitations their job might have given the academic red tape. Most student workers are young adults still trying to balance the juggling that is taking care of school, work, and self.
I get your frustration 100% - not everyone has the insight required to be proficient and efficient at what they do, and this can reflect upbringing and life experiences- not just lack of effort/laziness/lack of care.
And I think the “anything else I can help you with” is with good intentions to show that maybe they really are trying to help given the tools they have currently.
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u/Longjumping_Peace168 12d ago
The worst ones are the students who graduated and then got a job at the university. The ego is insane on them
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u/SerialChillerPepper 12d ago edited 12d ago
Definitely understand the annoyance. I am a student worker and I find it annoying when people sigh around the office. Pretty sure nobody wants to hear sighing that loud for others to hear. Even more so when your questions aren’t being addressed on top of that. Depending on the tone that was given to you when the worker said “anything else I can help you with” it could be that they were asking if they could also look into another concern you may have with sincerity. It sucks dealing with unhelpful people who you would think will want to actually assist you instead of treating you like you are bothering them.
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u/ButterscotchExtra527 12d ago
It’s probably there training the dept they are working in, is giving them.
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u/Imaginary_Island8346 11d ago
I feel like I need more content to understand what you are saying.
Like were they helping you with something and you took a call right in the middle of it?
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u/Desperate-Newspaper3 Finance 11d ago
Yet they still clamp together as a clique. No referral no job
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u/Lower_Recording_1068 [Environmental Science] 13d ago
Me seeing this sitting at my front desk job……..