I work from Sundays to Thursdays as a Customer Sales Representative for West; I basically sell credit cards and loans over the phone. I get paid a pretty good wage of $8.50 an hour; I live with my grandparents so I don’t have so many expenses to worry about other than $200 rent per month (and that’s it, actually). (Plus, I save most of my money.)
I’ve been hearing about interest rates going up to about 30% because of credit scores. I think we need to have a talk — a conference to see what consumers and lenders can do about this.
With the banking industry going crazy, I’m thinking about changing jobs but I’d wind up with a few dollars less per hour at a place like McDonald’s or Wal-Mart (unless they’re paying wages that I don’t know about). Or I might try cold calling some places.
Right now, I’m just lucky to have a job.
Tags: banking industry, credit cards, economy, employment, interest rates, personal loans, West
