Talk About Work Thread

krim wrote:not to mention, RE is highly cyclical... and there's a ton of them, and it's not very hard to get a RE license.

that shiet is hella easy to get.....as long as you don't have a felony record.

krim wrote:

Best Job doesn't mean that it's the highest paying job, which seems to be your criteria, not Money.com's criteria.

You'll notice that Conglomerate CEO isn't on that list either, and im sure they make way more than your RE friend.

Hence the name of the website MONEY.COM

lifunk wrote:

Hence the name of the website MONEY.COM

you're making assumptions based on the name of the magazine/webpage, not the actual content of the article.

You may want to read http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/pf/bestjobs_howwepicked/index.htm

before anything else, it would show you that money isn't the sole criteria.

if you want money, move to iraq and drive trucks.

Sorry to hear of your job loss lifunk. Since that was your first job, it's also your first lesson: Don't get too comfortable in *any* position. One of several things many people hope for in a job is job security. In many workplaces, people are replaceable, unfortunately. Drinking on the job is not a good choice, as you probably already found out (unless you are off the clock and drinking w/ co-workers afterhours).

A good thing about this job is that you don't even have to list them on your resume or use any of the references. You can start fresh. It'll be tough without any experience, but this job wasn't very long either so it shouldn't make much difference to axe it out of your resume. But, list a lot of personal references who can vouch for you. On your resume list all education, credentials, activities, and skills.

Also, this is a tough time of year to look for a job. This is college graduation season. Most college grads start to fish for jobs by the beginning of April, in preparation for mid-late May. There's also a lot of competition out there. With the job market being like it is, many new grads are looking for just anything to bring $ in. Many places are even slower to call back and respond, too. So, don't get discouraged if people don't call you back within a couple weeks. Nowadays it seems normal.

If you are in need of cash until you can find something else, there's always waitressing :sweat: If you want something with a steady check, stick to office work. In sales/retail and any kind of commission-based job, you are never guaranteed hours or pay. Same in food service. If numbers aren't being met, people and hours get cut.

My sister suffered a lay off about a year and a half ago. She is still out of work. She sold cars for a couple months, but then got canned along w/ 3 others for not making her sales quota. Sadly enough, she was not even told what her quota was, and she was cut for a December quota, one of the worst months for car sales.

KouSeiya315 wrote:Sorry to hear of your job loss lifunk. Since that was your first job, it's also your first lesson: Don't get too comfortable in *any* position. One of several things many people hope for in a job is job security. In many workplaces, people are replaceable, unfortunately. Drinking on the job is not a good choice, as you probably already found out (unless you are off the clock and drinking w/ co-workers afterhours).

A good thing about this job is that you don't even have to list them on your resume or use any of the references. You can start fresh. It'll be tough without any experience, but this job wasn't very long either so it shouldn't make much difference to axe it out of your resume. But, list a lot of personal references who can vouch for you. On your resume list all education, credentials, activities, and skills.

Also, this is a tough time of year to look for a job. This is college graduation season. Most college grads start to fish for jobs by the beginning of April, in preparation for mid-late May. There's also a lot of competition out there. With the job market being like it is, many new grads are looking for just anything to bring $ in. Many places are even slower to call back and respond, too. So, don't get discouraged if people don't call you back within a couple weeks. Nowadays it seems normal.

If you are in need of cash until you can find something else, there's always waitressing :sweat: If you want something with a steady check, stick to office work. In sales/retail and any kind of commission-based job, you are never guaranteed hours or pay. Same in food service. If numbers aren't being met, people and hours get cut.

My sister suffered a lay off about a year and a half ago. She is still out of work. She sold cars for a couple months, but then got canned along w/ 3 others for not making her sales quota. Sadly enough, she was not even told what her quota was, and she was cut for a December quota, one of the worst months for car sales.

i can relate to what your sister is dealing with....
the job market is tough right now...and there doesn't seem to be a lot out there. I consider those that are employed and stable to be lucky...
being unemployed sucks..... :shakehead:

^Yeah, my sister is really feeling the pressure now b/c she's in financial trouble b/c her unemployment ran out a year ago. But, one thing my sister doesn't have is a college degree. She's always done administrative asst. stuff, but she finds now that everyone wants a college degree for it out here despite having 10+ years experience. Plus her last company gave her uber raises over her 6 year stint (before they filed bankruptcy), so she needs at least as much as they paid her, but she may end up taking a pay cut.

uuh... yeah.. to get good work is not an easy thing. :usuck:

yesterday i had a .. what is it called in english.. er.. job interview for a .. er .. is it apprenticeship (?!) .. dunno... chrchr
i was very good, not good enough either. but they want me for a second apprenticeship training position.
but they can only do this, if the Federal Employment Office (so called "Agentur für Arbeit" .. ^^ ) will fund it.
so, i hope they will do it. i think it's my last chance to get back into a regular life. :shamefulcry:

Schattenwolf wrote:uuh... yeah.. to get good work is not an easy thing. :usuck:

yesterday i had a .. what is it called in english.. er.. job interview for a .. er .. is it apprenticeship (?!) .. dunno... chrchr
i was very good, not good enough either. but they want me for a second apprenticeship training position.
but they can only do this, if the Federal Employment Office (so called "Agentur für Arbeit" .. ^^ ) will fund it.
so, i hope they will do it. i think it's my last chance to get back into a regular life. :shamefulcry:

Hey don't let not getting the position you wanted stop you from getting a job. Trust me, if they want u badly enough they'll fund it. It will go smooth for you :victory:

While I was just passing by the fax, we received an angry letter from a client's lawyer. He wants his stuff faster. That's just great. More work for us and for this a*shole. :beatyou: :shoot:

I think I'll skip the debugging part and create random error messages with a timer. :hehe:

so the superv is gone on his honeymoon, and im stuck running all the reports, on top of doing my own work.

:sweat: :bleh:

Let me guess... You're not going to get paid more to do his job and yours. :bleh:

First day back at work after vacation :usuck: Where the hell did I put that bottle of sake?!!?

Just found out I have to work Memorial Day :grumble: No 3 day weekend for me :beaten:

gaijin mark wrote:Just found out I have to work Memorial Day :grumble: No 3 day weekend for me :beaten:

dude that is tough.... :beaten:

stupid sql+ worksheet.... keep forgetting to commit.

Just got an email from my boss telling me that we're going to have a "surprise" fire drill at 2 p.m. (But don't tell anybody, it's a secret!) :shakehead:

:woot: The "surprise" fire drill was a rousing success, amazingly, everyone else got the same "secret" email I did. (I thought I was special :puppydog: )

gaijin mark wrote::woot: The "surprise" fire drill was a rousing success, amazingly, everyone else got the same "secret" email I did. (I thought I was special :puppydog: )

That always puzzles me: the announced fire drill. Sure everything goes well then, but fires usually don't announce when they are starting. It'd be nice to receive an email letting me know that a flames-a-blazing soon.

gaijin mark wrote:Just got an email from my boss telling me that we're going to have a "surprise" fire drill at 2 p.m. (But don't tell anybody, it's a secret!) :shakehead:

Some "surprise" there :hehe: . I agree with dochira, fires will not let you know when they will attack, they will catch you by surprise.