Employers Should Be More Accommodating to Student’s Needs

Students seek an education to strengthen their future; they work hard to graduate with a degree in hopes of a successful life and a career of their choosing.

Kindergarten is the first stepping stone for schooling. Then it’s first through sixth grade, middle school, high school and eventually college. It’s a rough process that seems like a lifetime to finish, but is very much beneficial in the end.

Not only do college students juggle life and assignments, they have work as well.

The workplace can be extremely different, compared to the school environment.

At the workplace, there’s always someone in charge handing out responsibilities. With school, students can make their own decisions on how they must accomplish something.

If a student becomes ill, they’re not obligated to attend class. But if that same situation were to occur at the workplace, chances are they would get a write-up. Bottom line, work can be stricter than school.

Employers should acknowledge that college should be students’ number one priority.

Instead of the workplace assuming college students have an open availability to work, they should take into consideration the students’ schedule. The workplace should consider the amount of courses that their employees are taking, how many units are involved, how much homework is assigned and how many off-campus lab assignments are required.

Making those considerations shows that the workplace truly cares about their employees’ decisions involving school, and they are willing to cut some slack towards students because of the amount of work that is left upon them.

Most students become overwhelmed based off of the amount of time and effort put into not only school but work as well. Students should be able to work in an environment where they can still focus on their school education as well as their job.

Students should be able to attend class regularly and be able to finish off-campus assignments without feeling stressed or worried about possibly being replaced at work with someone who can offer more availability.

Some students are pressured at work to widen their availability more and if not done, they are threatened with losing their jobs or receiving fewer hours for not seeming “loyal” to the company.

Promotions are difficult to achieve for students because the workplace isn’t their number one priority. The workplace wants employees that are 100 percent dedicated to their job. This seems unfair towards students who work to the best of their ability.

Feeling pressured, students turn to dropping classes and focusing more on their job, believing they will eventually get back around to those classes later on and school might just take a little while longer to graduate.

Jobs should get to know their employees better and understand what college students truly face on a day to day basis. Maybe then, students can finally relax and focus on school and their education.