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Other Topics => Completely Off-Topic => Topic started by: fallenangel1302 on April 11, 2005, 08:59:27 am
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hey kiddos :lol: i haven't been around much lately, but im sure none of u noticed, right? :wink: anywho i need to start applying for a summer job before all the college students take the positions, and i have NO ideas whatsoever...i would kinda like to work where there's other ppl my age, cuz ive been working in my dad's office answering phones...ZZZ boring. so yea, have u guys worked anywhere fun?
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Whatever you do, do NOT go into food service. My friend talked me into applying for a job at this smoothies place in the mall, and yeah I ended up quitting after a very short amount of time... just some words of advice. haha
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I worked at Arby's and had fun...
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yeah i'm staying away from the food service
i applied for Barnes and Noble, my local pool, and Best Buy
if all else fails i'll just teach trumpet lessons
Amanda
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haha thats hilarious, cuz i just got an application for jamba juice smoothies :lol:
i have one filled out for barnes and noble as well...agh id really rather just not work, wouldnt u? :wink:
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haha thats hilarious, cuz i just got an application for jamba juice smoothies :lol:
i have one filled out for barnes and noble as well...agh id really rather just not work, wouldnt u? :wink:
I don't know, I think it would be rather fun to work in a book store ( I specifically applied for the music section though), but I suppose it would get boring after a while..
Amanda
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burger king is teh kewl, yo! ding, fries are done!
*cough* seriously though... a bookstore or a music store sound like kewl places to work that I could suggest... though I've never had a job at either, I've just gotten jobs as student labor at my school, I just think they'd be kewl.
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I worked part-time in a video store for two years. I got paid $5.15 an hour to sit and watch movies and TV for 6 or 7 hours a day. It was a blast! :D
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Dude what video store was that? I wanna work there, lol.
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I worked food service for 2 years. Not a bad gig at all.
I've also worked in a bookstore for about 4 years. Also not a bad gig. I work for an independent used bookstore and make WAY more than B&N, Borders, etc pay. It's nice.
A job is a job. I think it's hilarious that people get all picky about it. While you're still in school and have little or no job experience, you're lucky to find anywhere that will pay you money to show up. My little brother (16...17 tomorrow) works at both Jamba Juice and Little Caeser's. He's got bank for a little boy. ;)
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Tonight I learned that most of us enter occupations in sympathy with our 3
dominant strong suits; this can limit the opportunities we actually consider!
The best advice is make your summer gig as enjoyable as you possibly can
and hopefully you find it rewarding & fulfilling - best outcome regardless :wink:
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Dude what video store was that? I wanna work there, lol.
It's a waning local chain called "What's the flick?" All of its locations have now closed or been sold off but one, and it's not doing well against the Movie Gallery across the highway.
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Work at a place that is a chain store so that when you go to university you are more likely to get a job there too, then you have money and a greater likelihood of a future job!
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Work at a place that is a chain store so that when you go to university you are more likely to get a job there too, then you have money and a greater likelihood of a future job!
Very true.
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A job is a job. I think it's hilarious that people get all picky about it. While you're still in school and have little or no job experience, you're lucky to find anywhere that will pay you money to show up.
Yeah, food service is not terribly fun, but when you are in school and don't have job experience, especially if you are younger, it is hard to find a job anywhere except in food service. As you get older you can move up and try to get better jobs, especially if you've worked at the same place a while because that shows you are dependable and stick with things.
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
And I also think, given my circumstances, that if I'm going to work, I should get a job I'll be happy doing because I really don't need to be doing it. So if I'm going to spend time during my summer making my own money, then I want to be spending my time at a place I want to work , not just any place I can find. I'm not desperate, so there for I'm going being picky. Now college...that's when I can't afford to be picky. But, seeing that I have 2 years, I'm going to spend my time wisely: either working where I'd like to(if given the option) or spending my summer doing something else productive (music camps, more improv lessons..etc).
Amanda
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A job is a job. I think it's hilarious that people get all picky about it. While you're still in school and have little or no job experience, you're lucky to find anywhere that will pay you money to show up.
:lol: very true, it's not like i'm trying to be picky and bitchy about finding a 'perfect' place to work, i just wanna find somewhere people have had fun working before.... :oops:
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I've been working at Dairy Queen/Orange Julius at the Mall since Sept '04
And its pretty awesome. I enjoy it, well my bosses are cool/nice/fun and I get free stuff and since we give other places free stuff they give me major discounts or free stuff as well.
:razz:
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
Must be nice.
o_O
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
Must be nice.
o_O
my thought exactly.
i hope you realize how lucky you are amanda, most of us don't have those luxuries! i'm doing everything i can to get out of working in dining services on campus because it bloooowwws, but at the end of the day a job's and job and i'll take whatever they can give me. i'm not trying to make you sound like a spoiled brat because i know that you're not, i just hope that you fully appreciate the fact that you don't have to worry about money. because once you do, that's all you'll be able to worry about and it sucks.
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
I'm in the same boat as you. Except I'm in my first year of college now.
It is nice, but I am gonna transfer after next year & even then I probably don't have to work right away, but I think everyone needs some experience especially while their in college or even high school.
Tho I definitely wouldn't wanna work at the mall, haha one place I'm trying to avoid.
And Manda, I was always wondering how it is working at an icecream place. I think my cousin works at an icecream place or something. Is it easy to catch on to everything? Cuz I had the hardest time at the smoothie place, lol.
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
Must be nice.
o_O
my thought exactly.
i hope you realize how lucky you are amanda, most of us don't have those luxuries! i'm doing everything i can to get out of working in dining services on campus because it bloooowwws, but at the end of the day a job's and job and i'll take whatever they can give me. i'm not trying to make you sound like a spoiled brat because i know that you're not, i just hope that you fully appreciate the fact that you don't have to worry about money. because once you do, that's all you'll be able to worry about and it sucks.
Oh believe me I know how lucky I am, especialy on the issue of paying for college. I have a lot of friends that have to pay their way. It's a huge deal and I'm really lucky that my parents are being so gracious.
I know they're going to make me help out with paying for college, and car insurance, and things like that once i get a job, but it won't have to be the whole thing. There's a lot of things though that i do have to pay for... movies, clothes, school supplies, lunch, music... etc. My parents have never been like "hey, lets go spring shopping for you" or "oh you're going to the mall? here's 20 dollars". They never spend money on things I just want. I don't need new clothes every year, or new shoes, or go to the movies..etc. They're very strict on things I want, and things I need. Anything I want I have to provide for myself. I get my mom's old car because she's getting a new one, I don't pay for car insurance because I don't make money, and I'm not being expected to pay for college because my parents are doing me that favor.. provided I get scholarships and such.
So yeah, i know i'm really lucky that i don't have to pay for these huge things, but I do have to pay for any thing i just want, which happens to be a lot. If that makes sense...
Amanda
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Well, I don't know about other people, but the reason I'm picky is because I can afford to be. I'm almost 16, and I really don't have to work. My parents aren't making me pay for college (or a huge chunk of it anyways), I don't have to buy my own car..etc. My parents are going to start making me pay for things only if I actually start making money.
Must be nice.
o_O
my thought exactly.
i hope you realize how lucky you are amanda, most of us don't have those luxuries! i'm doing everything i can to get out of working in dining services on campus because it bloooowwws, but at the end of the day a job's and job and i'll take whatever they can give me. i'm not trying to make you sound like a spoiled brat because i know that you're not, i just hope that you fully appreciate the fact that you don't have to worry about money. because once you do, that's all you'll be able to worry about and it sucks.
Oh believe me I know how lucky I am, especialy on the issue of paying for college. I have a lot of friends that have to pay their way. It's a huge deal and I'm really lucky that my parents are being so gracious.
I know they're going to make me help out with paying for college, and car insurance, and things like that once i get a job, but it won't have to be the whole thing. There's a lot of things though that i do have to pay for... movies, clothes, school supplies, lunch, music... etc. My parents have never been like "hey, lets go spring shopping for you" or "oh you're going to the mall? here's 20 dollars". They never spend money on things I just want. I don't need new clothes every year, or new shoes, or go to the movies..etc. They're very strict on things I want, and things I need. Anything I want I have to provide for myself. I get my mom's old car because she's getting a new one, I don't pay for car insurance because I don't make money, and I'm not being expected to pay for college because my parents are doing me that favor.. provided I get scholarships and such.
So yeah, i know i'm really lucky that i don't have to pay for these huge things, but I do have to pay for any thing i just want, which happens to be a lot. If that makes sense...
Amanda
lol no it makes sense. again i didn't try to make you sound spoiled because you're not. i just hate seeing people, especially people at my college, take the fact that they don't have to worry about money for granted.
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heyyyy, I like working at the mall!
I work on the 3rd floor and my man works on the 1st floor at Pac Sun
8)
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I used to work at a Gelati place as a driver for drive-by delivery :wink: The 12.5%
commission never seemed to go far but it was a fun experience for 6 months!
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cvs <3
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actually it wasn't hard to catch on with the ice cream.
I work with ice cream and smoothies :)
It gets really busy, and I have good/nice customers and I also get a lot of ass wipes...but I just give them less ice cream or make it crappy...or if its a drink I just put less or give them one that isn't that fresh. They can't tell. 8)
But its fun! I love it.