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Other Topics => Completely Off-Topic => Topic started by: loveplasticlove on February 02, 2004, 04:39:29 pm
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finding a job is stressing me out... I am the worst at finding one.. I'm very spoiled and they usually fall on my lap. This time I'm really looking. Anyone else intimidated to find a job? What do you guys do? Any tips?
I still need to make cover letters for a couple jobs...
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You should go into website graphics for a major singer. Just talk to some of the people at official record label sites. :)
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ohh for some reason I would hate to sit behind a computer all day doing layouts and stuff...it would get boring after a while. but who knows...maybe it would be fun for you, Nicole.
When I turn 16 I'm going to get a job at CVS so I can get percriptions for my dad cheaper.
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ha I so wish I could do that... but I am not good enough to pull that off. would be nice though...
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finding a job is stressing me out... I am the worst at finding one.. I'm very spoiled and they usually fall on my lap. This time I'm really looking. Anyone else intimidated to find a job? What do you guys do? Any tips?
I still need to make cover letters for a couple jobs...
That happend to me too. jobs have always just landed in my lap and two years ago that all changed. I got layed off and was out of work for 18 months. That really sucked. i was sending out 5-17 resumes a day and was not even hearing from anyone. That is the worst part. just not hearing back. WTF people. you dont even have the balls to give a call back?
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I need a job big time... cuz i'm gonna havta pay for some of my college tuition n things. :? But theres like none to be found around here... its insane
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ohh for some reason I would hate to sit behind a computer all day doing layouts and stuff...it would get boring after a while. but who knows...maybe it would be fun for you, Nicole.
When I turn 16 I'm going to get a job at CVS so I can get percriptions for my dad cheaper.
LOL --- you are telling me - my full time job is graphics and web - and i sit all day - i gained 40 lbs in the last 3 years - and a world of stress and resentment!
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i work at a grocery store. i don't think this is what you're getting at by mentioning getting a "job", but just in case you are considering it- DO NOT GET A JOB AT A GROCERY STORE.
alright it's not so bad. just repetitive work that is crushing my creative, fragile psyche.
:-)
kelley
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your lucky your over the age of 18 though, because I can't find any jobs, I think I might work for Vons, Hollywood Video, or some supermarket. They pay good and the benefits are great.
Just be yourself, find something that interests you, and speak up.
manda
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yea, the first thing my mom said when i turned 15 was, "we're getting u a work permit!"
oh joy..lol. im scared to have a job :?
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yea, the first thing my mom said when i turned 15 was, "we're getting u a work permit!"
oh joy..lol. im scared to have a job :?
yeah, work permits aren't so bad, but I'm scared to work at In n out because its very scary!
so many people and stuff, I'd love to work at coldstone's!!!
"cuz we're the coldstone family..."
Manda
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i have to get a job like when i get my license...
I want to do graphics (I really don't think i'd get bored lol cuz it takes me for freakin ever to get what i like)
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Well I just started at the boys & girls club today, but it is just for my community service hours for highschool. Umm, it is still pretty easy though. I was bored most of the time, just because today was a weird day- but you usually have something to do.. help kids with their homework (tho I suuucked when it came to the math, I feel so dumb) play games with them, craft's, stuff like that. I mostly helped them with their homework today.
But yeah, that'd be the funnest I can think of.. and even if you hate kids it can still be fun. I get so iffy around little kids, but it wasn't that bad. This little girl made me a cute drawing of just colors- haha too adorable.
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I've applied for 4 jobs in my whole life.
I've had 4 interviews.
I've had 3 job offers.
The other place didn't hire me because I was 15. Blah.
I dread the day when I have to join the real work force.
I dig my part-time gig at the bookstore.
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so many people and stuff, I'd love to work at coldstone's!!!
"cuz we're the coldstone family..."
my friend worked at coldstones! Everytime I would visit him I'd tip him a dollar to make him sing, lol, cause they have to!
The only job (besides babysitting, petsitting and stuff like that) that i've had is working at a food store. It's based in maine though, so i only work with them when they're traveling out here! I like doing that though... they said i was good at it cause i'm personable and it's fun. But alas, that job fell in my lap, so i have no advice.
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I dig my part-time gig at the bookstore.
thats exactly what my mom wants me to have
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I would say to have confidence when you go for an interview. You could try handing your app. to the manager, or whoever it is that decides who gets hired. That way they see that you are really serious about getting the job. :)
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I applied at Sephora last night.. tryin to get my foot in the make-up door... I am not MAC quality yet...
Also... I have interviews tomorrow and thursday for other jobs. I need one NOW damnit. :)
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I applied at Sephora last night.. tryin to get my foot in the make-up door... I am not MAC quality yet...
Also... I have interviews tomorrow and thursday for other jobs. I need one NOW damnit. :)
good luck!
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Yes, good luck Nicole! i'm sure you'll be awesome!
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good luck from me too Nicole! i might get a part time job when i turn 15 so i can buy a car... cause there ain't NO WAY my parents are buying me one
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I applied at Sephora last night.. tryin to get my foot in the make-up door... I am not MAC quality yet...
Also... I have interviews tomorrow and thursday for other jobs. I need one NOW damnit. :)
You go ger...
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I applied at Sephora last night.. tryin to get my foot in the make-up door... I am not MAC quality yet...
Also... I have interviews tomorrow and thursday for other jobs. I need one NOW damnit. :)
good luck nicole, i'm sure you'll be fanfaaaaastic. :)
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I babysit and do my mum's expenses/accounts from time to time. I once did work experience with my local MP aswell- hell on earth, i stuffed 4500 envelopes in 2 weeks.
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Good luck with the interviews Nic! Sorry I don't have much advice to give... :-P :wink:
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when i turn 15 i want to work at my local music store. i'm there all the time and i know like everyone who works there and they said they're going to have some job openings next year so that would be so awesome if i got one. yep
whatever i do i am NOT working at a food place. lol
Amanda
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Teehee, I have a silly job. I'm a computer lab monitor at Uconn. I have to get up early and get to the school before everyone else, and some days leave after everyone else to open and close the lab... but its not that bad. I get $7.10 an hour for pretty much sitting in front of the computer and surfing the net, doing my homework or whatever. I just have to answer the phones with tech support questions (nobody ever calls, and if they do they're looking for my boss so I just have to go get him), make sure the printer has paper in it and answering random computer questions from people who don't know what the heck they're doing (ehh, how do you turn it on?!?!?!)
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Teehee, I have a silly job. I'm a computer lab monitor at Uconn. I have to get up early and get to the school before everyone else, and some days leave after everyone else to open and close the lab... but its not that bad. I get $7.10 an hour for pretty much sitting in front of the computer and surfing the net, doing my homework or whatever. I just have to answer the phones with tech support questions (nobody ever calls, and if they do they're looking for my boss so I just have to go get him), make sure the printer has paper in it and answering random computer questions from people who don't know what the heck they're doing (ehh, how do you turn it on?!?!?!)
lol. that's awesome. i'd love that
Amanda
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lol yesterday i was working in the "hi tech" lab, and practically nobody was there for the first hour, so I got the theater screen to come down, turned on the projector and watched homestar cartoons on the giant screen. teehee ^_^ but it stinks, after this semester I am going to a new campus so I can't have my job anymore.
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I just came back from my third job interview within a week's time. I really want the one I came back from... really cross your fingers for me.
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I just came back from my third job interview within a week's time. I really want the one I came back from... really cross your fingers for me.
Crosses fingers -> X
i'm sure you'll get it Nicole!
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(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ringroad/fingersx.gif)Good Luck :D.
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I got the job I wanted!!!
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Guess Fri 13th is Lucky for some Nicole!
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eh actually.... I just talked to the lady and they are not able to offer me the hours that I need and the pay that I want... so I need to decline their job offer and continue to look for a job. BOO
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aww, too bad, i'm sorry :cry: good luck on finding a different one tho.
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Aw nic, i'm sorry you had to decline it! but at least you know now that you can get any job you want, and i'm sure you'll find an even better one!
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job update: they offered me 32 hours and its going to kill my weekends, but a job is what I need to I shall take it!
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yay! errrr not about the digested weekends but uhhermm - yay!
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I know kind of sucks but eh its all good.. I'll be working until 11 pm but hey nothing is kickin til 12 ;)
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Ohhh gotta love hrs like that!
(what exactly will you be doing - I seem to have missed that)
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I'll be working with in home children for the gay lesbian adolescent social services :)
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At those hours?
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yea they all live in a home... they need to be watched 24/7 some might be suicidal and need to looked at at least every 10 minutes.
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ack! getting processed for a job is so annoying! I've been hired since 2/13 and I still have not started!
grrr
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ack! getting processed for a job is so annoying! I've been hired since 2/13 and I still have not started!
grrr
THAT long?! that really sucks Nic... sorry to hear that
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yep! First I needed a CA license and my DMV record. So I had to study and take the written test and give up my CT license... now that my DMV record is approved... I have to give show them my birth certificate, proof of 60 or more credits/units at USC, temp license and proof of insurance. ACK! And I know that is just not the end of it. I will a physical and so on.
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I START WORK TOMORROW WOOT!
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I got fired from my last job for sleeping in late and now i'm sick of it, i'm sick of sitting at home without a FUCKING JOB....
each place i go to, its either come back in a few weeks or noone is hiring...well i guess if you live in shitty state like i do, its understandable, but not having a job when you need the money is bullshit...
It seems the only way i will get a job if i move out of state and i know thats not happening soon as i want it to....
anybody else feel my pain?..
as you can see other people do feel your pain so I moved your thread here with the others. -Let
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Soo much...I am going around again tomorrow tho...
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and when you have a job it pisses you off anyways, ripoff..i guess i cant complain though compared...it was hard to find a job in computers after school though, i was pretty bored with life, so i know
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there is a "jobs" thread...buuuut....
It just depends on what you want to do and what you can do before you get to do what you want to do.
Like go apply at a grocery store...then after you have money (something is better then nothing) you can start applying for jobs you really want.
Sleeping in too late does not help anyone...and people loose money when their employees are not there to work...their loss of money=your loss of money.
If they tell you to come back in a few weeks, do it...
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i guess thats true...but if i go back , i bet they'll have another lame excuse ..and yes my life is pretty boring TOO....
i've been trying to get into some good school in ny, but my savings is low and wellll let's just say i don't have much to help me at all with anything, not to forget my parents are calling me a lazy bum nowadays and they won't help me anymore...i'm lucky enough to still be in the house..
However, YEA i must crawl before i walk, but honestly the way things are going now, it seems i'll be crawling forever without a job..
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I posted this in my lj:
So today was my first day of work... wow is how I would describe it in one word. I have to deal with 6 kids (2 boys & 4 girls). I did not realize how much responsibility I have at this job. My shift is a noon until night... when I arrive I have to make them all lunch then I have to drive them in the van to therapy... When the kids and I return my co-worker should be starting dinner. We all have dinner, do chores and then unwind before bedtime. Once the children are in bed... I am to check their bedrooms 4 times every hour at random times. One person is to stand in the doorway while the other walks in to make sure none of the kids are doing anything naughty. If any kid confides in me by telling me anything sexual or abusive.. I am to fill out at least 2 different reports and if I don't and get caught... I will be automatically fired. If kids get to go for a walk, I must inspect them for contraband (empty pockets, wiggles clothes, take off shoes etc). The pantry, freezer, medicine cabinet and office are to be locked at all times... I must carry around keys to unlock and lock them whenever a kid needs anything from there. If I am to give them their allowance, they must be weighed before in order to make sure they are eating properly. I also supply them with their medication for their psychological disorders. If the kids want to go shopping, I take them to the stores etc. If they need help... I am allowed to have one on ones with them, but I am advised not to because I might find out stuff I might be mandated to report. Besides the reports, I must log any somewhat significant thing that happens while I am working as well as the van mileage when I drive it. This is all that I found out today... I am still in training... who knows what other responsibilities I will have. I did 6 hours today and I will have 8 hours tomorrow.
Besides finding this out, one gal already gave me an attitude. They definitely asked me the question that my co-workers warned me about... "Are you a lesbian?" And they wanted to know if I had past experience with in-home kids (already seeing what they can get away with with me) and when my shift was. They like to curse a lot as well... any guesses on when I will first get cussed out (pretty much a guaranteed thing)?
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another day still no job :cry: ....i'm gonna worry my life away...