Well, after a couple weeks I finally got my old job back at Taco Time. Not the greatest place I could work at, but I haven't had anyone else return to me about my job offers....
So now I can work in the grease-intensive, meat-grinding, fast food job...............................
Remind me why I wanted a job again??
;)
King
Well, at least it's something for now. If you want to, try to keep looking for something better. Do you work full time there?
Yeah it never hurts to have something while you're looking for something else. i worked at McDonald's for 5 years so I know where you're coming from.
Yeah I did a year at Del Taco when I was 16
Also just remember this:
Money is money.
When I was 16, I worked at McDonalds for about 3 days before I got recruited to work at a Popeyes for more pay.... I left the grill in the middle of the rush.
Easier to look for a better job when you are in a job. Plus think about all the cool things you can buy when you get that wage packet.
Quote from: Rico on June 05, 2008, 11:25:01 AM
Well, at least it's something for now. If you want to, try to keep looking for something better. Do you work full time there?
No, very few employees work full time there because there isn't a big enough customer demand/they probably don't want to pay someone full time. (I think). They don't really say though. I'll probably get around 25-30 hours a week though.
Yes, I'm working till I either:
A. Find a better full time job
B. Go back to college.
I'm also looking for another part-time job.
King
Yay King.
That is great Tim. I have been praying for you!
Hope all goes well.
:luke
Quote from: billybob476 on June 05, 2008, 11:32:53 AM
Also just remember this:
Money is money.
EXACTLY. There are folks in the world who would kill for the opportunity to earn an honest dollar. Congrats on landing a gig, Tim.
Most everyone has had this type of job or a few of them at some point. One of my first jobs was working in a small restaurant. I cleaned tables and washed dishes. Washing dishes for 8 hours straight makes you never afraid to clean up after a meal at home - ever again.
I'm not complaining, its not the best job in the world no, but its a job and I need the money. I'm also getting interviewed by Fred Meyer, for a job, on Saturday. So yea, not too bad.
King
Quote from: Rico on June 05, 2008, 06:57:09 PM
Most everyone has had this type of job or a few of them at some point. One of my first jobs was working in a small restaurant. I cleaned tables and washed dishes. Washing dishes for 8 hours straight makes you never afraid to clean up after a meal at home - ever again.
Yeah I was a 'closer' at McDonald's for awhile. Washing every utensil and piece of equipment after a busy mcDonald's day toughened me up.
I used to work at a meat cutting shop, I had to clean up the equipment and the shop after the meat cutters had been working. Not the greatest work, but it was my first job.
my very first job was a little corner grocery store. I'm dating myself here, but I remember when candy bars were bigger, and only cost 15 to 25 cents. I was able to sell ciggarettes and gas was only around 65 cents a gallon!
Those were the days.
Of course I only made $1.50 an hour. :)
Good for you Tim. Like Meds said it's better to have a job while you look for a better one. But you can learn valuable lessons working in job like that. I know I did. I worked at a pet store for almost two years as my first job. Cleaning dog doo and bird doo wasn't too fun, but I got to play with puppies and kittens and I learned A LOT about different breeds. I left the job when I transferred to another college 70 miles away. I think I had 9 different employers within the 4 years I was in college. I left them all on my own accord for better pay, but some of those I worked simultaneously as I went to school full-time:
RETAIL:
a pet store
a bridal shop
Esprit (women's clothing)
Banana Republic
Tanner women's apparel
Art/Design:
A local sign shop as a typesetter
A fountain company as a bronze sculptor
An art gallery assistant
A professor's assistant teaching students metalsmithing techniques (welding, casting, soldering)
Graphic design sprinkled in between
I learned something valuable from each place, whether I liked the job or not. They all had a hand in building a little of my character.
Jen, you got me to thinking about all the jobs I have done... let's see here...
Corner Grocery Clerk
JC Penney's- Electronics and Sporting Goods
KXRO/KDUX Radio DJ
KGHO Radio Oldies Station DJ
Clean Up guy at a Pulp Mill (Summer Help)
Market Place Health Food Store
KGHO program Director/Station Manager- 10 years
Union Gospel Mission -Director of Development
Internet Sales and Web development- Graphics Designer
Christian Life Fellowship- Pastor- 10 years
Phew!
Everybody's working for the weekend.....
I like this..here is what I have done over the years...
Paper boy
Del Taco Employee (Fast Food)
Video Store clerk
Mervyn's Employee (Department store)
Production Assistant (The Dating Game)
Production Assistant (The Donny and Marie Show Pilots)
Production Assistant (Famous Families TV series)
Jr. Assistant Editor (A&E Biographies)
Assistant Editor (A&E Biographies, History vs Hollywood, Backstories and various Animal Planet programs)
Jr. Editor (A&E Biographies, History vs Hollywood, and Backstories)
Post Production Supervisor (TV Series - Monster Nation, Open Bar, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Curl Girls, First Class All The Way, Big Medicine and now currently America's Toughest Jobs.)
Man I got nothing on you guys.
McDonald's employee
Office monkey (photocopies, data entry etc)
Junior Export Project Coordinator (same company as above)
Web developer for my buddy's consulting firm
Coldfusion developer/team lead at a small startup (worst job I've ever had)
Intermediate/Senior web developer at my current employer
Now looking to move into a position as a "Business Systems Analyst"
lol :offtopic
just kidding :) :) ;) ;)
Very interesting. :)
King
I didn't list the jobs I've had after college. :D
Art director for web company for 6 years
free lance designer for 2
Marketing/Graphic Design for a waterpark chain for 3 years
shoosh...
We should have another thread to list all the junk cars we've owned! I've almost owned as many vehicles a I've had jobs!
I have not had very many jobs in the past, I tend to stay where I am for quite awhile.
1st Job - Working at a Meat Cutting Store cleaning up
2nd Job - Worked at a hardware store, doing sales and shipping and receiving.
3rd Job - After I finished College I worked for a year at a school in a small town in the north of our province as Tech Support person
4th Job - Present Employer - Started as Deskside Tech, them moved into doing Lotus Notes server support, then moved to an Oracle DBS (hated it) and now I do web hosting and server application support for a bunch of different apps.
Well here's my list (i've also included none paying jobs)
1st. Sunday morning milkman (got £5 a morning)
2nd. Saturday Sales Assistant at Woolworths
3rd. Airplane food prep at Birmingham airport. (Lasted 2 hours and was sent home with serious D&V, I'd been on holiday to Rhodes and started my new job the next day, going from amazing hot days to a refrigeration unit took its toll on my body. I never went back and they had to let me go because i ended up with salmonella poisoning and once you get that i couldn't work near food)
4th (And Present) Automatic saw Engineer for Thor.
5th Writer/Director and Actor for Missinghen productions.
6th Joint owner of Meddings/Ray Productions (and that really doesnt pay)