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Termyn8or -> RE: Job. (4/17/2008 10:19:46 AM)
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Hunk, someone mentioned what you said about that job, and the first thing to dois to think of it for what it is, no big loss.
It sounds like you are floating, like you really haven't chosen a profession.
You might consider writing down everything you can do. You bought a house, so don't put down painting, but did you tile the bathroom or anything ? Landscaping ? How were your results on the phone ? Do you like to cook ?
The cooking part is tongue in cheek because Pennsylvania Culinary Institute advertises here. But it's an option like any other.
And then there are less cerebral options. Do you have a clean driving record ? Are you physically fit ? If so construction season is upon us. Even if you don't learn to lay bricks, laboring can pay quite well. There is alot to learn, and it all must be learned on the job. The work is very hard, and back in the day I loved it.
I am so hopelessly vested in a dying profession that I will be the one in trouble in a few years. I hope I can take my own advice.
People limit themselves. It is a natural fact. No one person can be aware of all the different jobs there are out there, it is too much to comprehend. But there is one thing, if you really want to work, you got something going for you.
You might be in better shape than you think. If you really have no direction right now, you are better off than I. My direction is set, I can do many things but can claim no professional experience. Once the industry in which I work dies, I will be in the same boat, maybe worse. I am 47 and don't even think of me driving. I can and will drive but I am not insurable. So couldn't even get a hack license, speaking of which have you considered that ? Driving a cab is one f those things that is what you make of it. You usually don't work for the company, you pay your daily lease and what you make is yours. You can cheat on taxes and all that good stuff if you have the gonads. But some people make a good living doing it and they meet people every day. It is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
Prestige ? Fuck prestige, you work for money. I got prestige right now as I am one of the best in my field, but I would trade it for a good future. I have been sitting onmy laurels for so long they hurt, and I mean a pun there. Since where I work does not have a really good setup to do my job, I am usually sitting on the floor, sometimes laying on the floor to get the job done. It's detrimental to my physical condition. It beats onmy back,my knees and my roids. An upgrade is not likely to be forthcoming because the whole thing is only going to last a few more years. Only the best of the best are still in the business. But our time will come.
I frequently think about my options. I am a jack of many trades but the master of only a few. What's more I have no desire to get in at the bottom of the totem pole working for someone else. Right now I am top dog, but that is only in one profession. And only one facet of that profession. If you want details no problem, just ask, but I don't think it would be appropriate to go into all those details right now.
So in five years I think I will be out of a job. I will be 52. And I'll tell you something else about me that will put me in worse shape than you. I haven't worked full time in the last fifteen years or so. I simply don't have to. Therefore I am not used to it and when I am no longer a "prima donne" prospective employers are not going to like that. Add in no driving, and the tree of oppurtunity is quite pruned.
So take stock of everything you can do, at least competently. You may be the best cocksucker in the east, but leave that out. But there are surely many other things.
Here's a random thought, if you grate on people, which you put a different way, maybe you should think about working for a collection agency. Something like that, always be nice, but just talkingto you grates ontheir nerves. You might find your niche. While I haven't done it professionally I have a few pointers, the first of which is how to get the job. First of all you are computer literate, and if you had an acceptable phone voice for one company it should be good enough for another. If you land an interview they are going to ask you this question : When you are attmpting to collect a debt, what is the most important piece of information you need ? The answer is of course, where their money comes from. If you don't give that answer, you will not get the job. (a buddy of mine went into it a while back, and got back out, but that's him)
And of course you have to take into consideration others' opinion about you. I am not saying live by it, but it is another piece of information. It is up to you to determine it's truthfulness as well as it's relevence.
However, if you are indeed not a team player, then you must act accordingly. Some leaders are not the best team players. So perhaps you should consider starting a business. There are some businesses that can be started on a shoestring, although not the best paying ones. But if you can make one work at all, get just a cunthair ahead of the eightball, you can do it again. That means you can diversify.
And understand this, do not simply think about the options I have put forth, think about all your options. You can't see them yet. Think of damnear anything you have done successfully and put it on the list. Gradually your eyes open.
Just one thing, if you type like you type here don't go for being a typist LOL. You're articulate enough, but typing is not your strong point (cough).
Other than that you are not stupid. Something will come to you, like a lightbulb over your head, but only if you open yourself up to new possibilities. The first thing is to quit looking in the newspaper for a job. YOU pick and choose. IF you figure out something you can do, and you are willing to do, call every company in the phone book that does that.
Every job in the newspaper is the same way, you are dirt. Almost every company that uses that as a way to find hirees has a high turnover rate, after all they can always find more dirt.
All the good jobs except one, I got by walking in the door, that after a phone call of course. In other words they weren't looking, at least not hard enough to advertise. Sometimes you get your foot in the door parttime and that can take off.
T
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