Every careers teacher I've had has told me to make sure you apply for a specific position, and fill in "anything" for "position applying for:". Since it makes you come off desperate. If you did that, you could have also said, "well sir, thank you for the job offer, but on my online resume I clearly applied for the _____ position."
BW phails his first job interview.
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Alexander.
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First of all, you claim you're god's gift to society, then you spend the whole post immaturely ranting about how fat this guy is. Now he may well be fat, very fat, but it's not relevant to the discussion, and it makes you appear immature.
Second of all, beggars cant be choosers. If you really needed the job then you'd work with food for the money, obviously you didnt want to work with food more than you wanted the money and if they didnt have a position open in any other area then they couldn't have hired you anyway.
At your age most of the jobs you'll do are either going to be goofy retailing jobs where you try to sell people things or you're going to work with food. It isnt the end of the world.
With all of that said, there are fun, cool jobs, and you probably wouldnt have enjoyed workin there anyway, so it's not too big of a loss for you. But your first job is ah ell of a hurdle to get past. You'll need to find something with a high turnover rate to get your foot in the door unless you have someone that can grandfather you in, like a friend or older sibling. Unfortunately, foodservice is one of hte highest turnover fields, so that's your best bet.
You can find other things if you know where to look, but that's the hard part.
Second of all, beggars cant be choosers. If you really needed the job then you'd work with food for the money, obviously you didnt want to work with food more than you wanted the money and if they didnt have a position open in any other area then they couldn't have hired you anyway.
At your age most of the jobs you'll do are either going to be goofy retailing jobs where you try to sell people things or you're going to work with food. It isnt the end of the world.
With all of that said, there are fun, cool jobs, and you probably wouldnt have enjoyed workin there anyway, so it's not too big of a loss for you. But your first job is ah ell of a hurdle to get past. You'll need to find something with a high turnover rate to get your foot in the door unless you have someone that can grandfather you in, like a friend or older sibling. Unfortunately, foodservice is one of hte highest turnover fields, so that's your best bet.
You can find other things if you know where to look, but that's the hard part.
rusty shakleford
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It's great how little DG knows about me. Her ex's are the shit I guess. :tongue:
Anyway, going by what she said, I agree.
All of my jobs I started at the bottom and with in weeks/months/year I was at the top.
You really do have to show that you are willing to work, no matter what position you start out on to advance. And, if you do that well, you can usually advance rather fast.
Anyway, going by what she said, I agree.
All of my jobs I started at the bottom and with in weeks/months/year I was at the top.
You really do have to show that you are willing to work, no matter what position you start out on to advance. And, if you do that well, you can usually advance rather fast.
Yup, with no papers to say that you went to school for a certain job, you have to start at the bottom; at the lowest position they can give you.
I've only had two jobs so far where I haven't moved up. But both of them are because there is only an entry level, then the bosses. I'm still in the second one of those, and the main thing I try to do is keep learning all I can to improve my work efficiency.
In between those two jobs, I had two other jobs where I started at the bottom, and worked my way up. The first time was in a machine shop; I started as a laborer doing the most basic jobs, and cleaning up. By the time I left (on good terms), I was running the main computerized lathe most of the time, and could also run almost any of the other machines in the shop.
The second job where I worked my way up was in a crane shop. I started as a floor-sweep, tool-push, truck washer, and within a year I was one of their service mechanics (with no papers).
One thing I see in your posts, BW, is that sure, you say you're willing to work. But, you have to prove that to these people before they will give you a better position. Yeah, sure, you filled out a huge online application; I've seen some pretty fucking long Q&A email forwards that people actually take the time to answer, so that doesn't really say that much.
Better luck next time; hope you end up with a job you don't mind!
I've only had two jobs so far where I haven't moved up. But both of them are because there is only an entry level, then the bosses. I'm still in the second one of those, and the main thing I try to do is keep learning all I can to improve my work efficiency.
In between those two jobs, I had two other jobs where I started at the bottom, and worked my way up. The first time was in a machine shop; I started as a laborer doing the most basic jobs, and cleaning up. By the time I left (on good terms), I was running the main computerized lathe most of the time, and could also run almost any of the other machines in the shop.
The second job where I worked my way up was in a crane shop. I started as a floor-sweep, tool-push, truck washer, and within a year I was one of their service mechanics (with no papers).
One thing I see in your posts, BW, is that sure, you say you're willing to work. But, you have to prove that to these people before they will give you a better position. Yeah, sure, you filled out a huge online application; I've seen some pretty fucking long Q&A email forwards that people actually take the time to answer, so that doesn't really say that much.
Better luck next time; hope you end up with a job you don't mind!
You don't understand, man. I wore slacks.
For the first time in my life. I was lookin totally fly. Not exactly god's gift to society, but at least I've never been to fucking prison at the age of 12. Most employees at six flags cannot say the same.
And he wasn't just fat. He was fat enough to justify the creation of an completely new adjective in the English language to describe his size. He obviously knew this, which means he was surely harboring some deep-seated insecurity caused by his lifelong addiction to funnel cakes.
Therefore, when I said this:
"You didn't mention what position I was being hired for when you called."
He heard this:
"SWEET JESUS! SLIMFAST MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU USE IT!?"
For the first time in my life. I was lookin totally fly. Not exactly god's gift to society, but at least I've never been to fucking prison at the age of 12. Most employees at six flags cannot say the same.
And he wasn't just fat. He was fat enough to justify the creation of an completely new adjective in the English language to describe his size. He obviously knew this, which means he was surely harboring some deep-seated insecurity caused by his lifelong addiction to funnel cakes.
Therefore, when I said this:
"You didn't mention what position I was being hired for when you called."
He heard this:
"SWEET JESUS! SLIMFAST MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU USE IT!?"
There are things in life I will not do. One is I will never live in a home that does have or did at one point have wheels attached to it. Another is my absolute refusal to work in a factory. So, not wanting to work in food service is a legitimate gripe for him to have in my mind.
I have a close friend who's been working in the park for about two or three months now. The only two positions he explicitly warned me about were Food Services and Ride Operation.
Food Service for the simple fact that it is sheer hell. Ride Op because it is indescribably boring, but easy. Naturally, the first thing they try to stick me with is Foods. They're obviously shorthanded there because everybody knows working in Foods sucks.
BW News at 11 UPDATE: My second interview is today at 2. My gramma called her friend who also works at Six Flags, and she found out that the supervisor I'm scheduled to meet today is head of, get this, The Rides Department.
Somebody up there must really fucking hate me.
Food Service for the simple fact that it is sheer hell. Ride Op because it is indescribably boring, but easy. Naturally, the first thing they try to stick me with is Foods. They're obviously shorthanded there because everybody knows working in Foods sucks.
BW News at 11 UPDATE: My second interview is today at 2. My gramma called her friend who also works at Six Flags, and she found out that the supervisor I'm scheduled to meet today is head of, get this, The Rides Department.
Somebody up there must really fucking hate me.
Deliver pizzas dude. If you're laid-back enough and you're a safe driver, you might like it.
Spend all day chilling out with your favorite cd's, with very little supervision, and very little to do with actually making the food.
It takes a certain kind of person to do it, and it aint a great job by any means, but it's a different kind of job. And I promise you it is never boring. Just make sure you do it on the right side of town, or else it will be a nightmare. If you do it on the right side of town with tips you'll do pretty well money-wise. The hard part is dealing with an unreliable car or buying a new one and gas prices are only getting higher...
But like I said, a different kind of job...
Spend all day chilling out with your favorite cd's, with very little supervision, and very little to do with actually making the food.
It takes a certain kind of person to do it, and it aint a great job by any means, but it's a different kind of job. And I promise you it is never boring. Just make sure you do it on the right side of town, or else it will be a nightmare. If you do it on the right side of town with tips you'll do pretty well money-wise. The hard part is dealing with an unreliable car or buying a new one and gas prices are only getting higher...
But like I said, a different kind of job...
AlmaaPattinson
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Also, as a pizza delivery guy, you can be a drug dealer on the side!
Not that I would condone any such thing....
Not that I would condone any such thing....
iLoveKevin(:
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I feel your pain Brak. I have a love-hate relationship with food. I hate working with it, but I love consuming it. This is the simplest advice I can give: apply for a position at a business that has no dealings with food. There are plenty of retail outlets all over civilization that do not sell any form of yum-yums (HomeDepot and McDonalds, for instance). Find them and apply with there.
Take whatever you can get and just bother the managers afterwards saying that you want to move up.
I started as a cashier making $8.00 an hour, I then worked with the animals for the same, then a stocker at $9.50 and then I got an offer to be the pet care manager at 15/hour. I turned it down. (I chose to concentrate on my education and carreer rather than $15/hour 45 hours a week)
Thats not really the point but the point is take what you can, treat it like it is the best job in the world and you will get more than you give.
:munchies:
I started as a cashier making $8.00 an hour, I then worked with the animals for the same, then a stocker at $9.50 and then I got an offer to be the pet care manager at 15/hour. I turned it down. (I chose to concentrate on my education and carreer rather than $15/hour 45 hours a week)
Thats not really the point but the point is take what you can, treat it like it is the best job in the world and you will get more than you give.
:munchies: