Decisions, Decisions

So this morning, sitting at the Y, I'm seriously considering just quitting The Office. Claire told me about a week ago that her primary assistant had to quit, so if I wanted to become her primary, she'd be able to give me a lot more hours. The company that runs the personal assistant program is changing, and the new company runs cash model, so she'd also be able to pay me more.
Right now with tips at The Office, I'm making maybe $100 a week. Right now, I get paid a little over $9 an hour with Claire. If I worked with her five days a week, even if only for four hours, that's about $180. So even before my rate went up, I'd be making much more money than I am waitressing.
I was trying to look and see if maybe there were any other restaurants in the area that were hiring, but there really aren't. The closest one is on Rt. 18 in East Brunswick, and that's a 25 minute drive from AJ's, without taking into account the traffic that Rt. 18 is notorious for.
Claire's flexabilty is also a huge plus. I really do need to get out and start going on auditions again, and if I'm constantly worried about my schedule, that won't happen. I can't call the restaurant an hour before my shift starts and say "Hey my audition is running late I can't make it tonight." At least, not more than once. But Claire is so flexable, and she completely understands the difference between part time job and career. She told me she has a few other secondary on call assistants that she can call if I can't work. And we can work the schedule around what we already have planned. That means if I'm going on vacation I don't have to worry about who's taking my shifts. Or when things pop up like Dad wanting to take me to see Mary Badham, I don't have to worry that I may not be able to go. And no working on major holidays (serously, who goes to a restaurant on Thanksgiving anyway?). And it would also mean having a social life agian.