random work thoughts..

Work in customer service, for spoilt rich brats who think nothing of jeoparising your job if they don't get their self-centred selfish way. Shocking behaviour from adults, and supposedly from a privilidged educated society like the US. Think first before you complain about someone, who may have just dealt with a string of awful people making unreasonable demands which will mean nothing to them in a matter of minutes. Those complaints and bad service audits you make can actually lose jobs. Employers are not reasonable level-headed beings. They are scared, and looking for someone to blame, always. It's a sick world now, when everyone is too quick to complain with little regard to the very serious consequences.

At what point is freelance work "steady"? Two potential regulars? If I were charging more or working faster, this might be pretty good.

I hate the social aspect of this. It's nerve-wracking every time, even if I spend very little time having to talk to anyone. At least in retail if I pissed someone off they'd go yell at my manager, and I'd have their support in deciding what to do.

In retail I could just take for granted that customers wouldn't suddenly stop coming to the store or anything, so I would just keep getting paid as long as I kept pointing them to things and saying things to them. Everything I do here has to have some kind of long-term insight about how to not suck at this and pass up good opportunities.

New job. 14 weeks of boring training consisting of reading
out loud about laws, policy, procedure, research, etc.
Now in hands on training. Proved I did not pay attention in
class. Mentors are aggressive, consider themselves genius,
and act snubby when they are all rauchy there. I admit my
fault. These last couple of years I have changed more and
more. I feel lazy. To make matters worse I lack motivation
big time lately. Arghhhhh!

Fingers crossed for one of these 2 gigs

BehindClosedDoors said:

I just spent nearly the whole day trying to build a personal website storefront and it suuucked because I had no idea what I was doing. I finally have it set up as much as possible except for my bank account information/routing number. I'm really out of my element with things like this.

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If there's something I can do to test it, help, etc., just let me know. I'm no expert, but I can navigate a store and do a dry run. Sorry, I can't make any $19,000 purchases, though.

It's gonna be a long and miserable week. I didn't even finish my orders yesterday and I was there for 13 hours.

Why did I choose to go back, I'd rather collect pee specimens which is an actual job that people. But really... Why.
Pee specimens.

I feel honored in a way. I'm glad you asked and hope things work out well for all involved. I'm nervous and stalling, of course. It might be good for me though. It's extra money and at least I know more of what I'm walking into. I'd still like to know more though.

Is this really it? Probably...

Fingers crossed I qualify for EI & get a ring back about the guitar teaching job I applied for

I was really angry at work today and I didn't even really try to hide it from customers. I kind of feel bad about it now, but I just can't seem to mask my emotions anymore. I almost cried at one point. Some days are great and some days anger just overwhelms me and I'm not even completely sure why. During these past few months I feel like I've become a different person.

It should be mandatory for all prospective employers with online ads to send generic reply emails to applicants that didn't qualify thanking them for applying & stating that the position has been filled. I'd rather that than no reply

I hate work and hate the people there more.

The guy that's next up for kitchen manager suggested to my managers that I be next up after him. It's like crazy and kind of flattering considering I've only been there 4 months. It would almost double my pay, but require that I stay at this job for at least a year. I wonder if trying to move up in this company would be worth it. I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do with my life, but this is kind of appealing.

I got a promotion at work today. I was afraid there for awhile that I wasn't going to meet my salary ranges for my personal expectations that I had awhile back:

20‐23 ~ $45,000‐$55,000 [Entry‐Level/Recent Grad]
24‐26 ~ $55,000‐$60,000 [Some Experience]
27‐30 ~ $60,000‐$75,000 [Manager]
30‐35 ~ $75,000‐$85,000 [Boss]
35‐40 ~ $85,000‐$95,000
40‐50 ~ $95,000 + [Exec]

I think that's pretty reasonable. Personally, I expect to be near six figures in my 30s though.

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I am in the 70k range and under 25. Let's keep going cali, let's make it to 6 figures before 30. Pressure point.

I am officially, a YUPPIE.

And I did it on my own. Independent ladies, here's to making it to the top!

No need to look down on those people who do the same job, day in day out. Just because they've stopped asking themselves "Am I happy?" or "What makes me happy?".
They've given up on idealistic happiness. Maybe they have kids to feed so the pain is justified. Or they've concluded "better to be miserable with money than miserable without".
They had dreams when they were younger but they were kinda vague. Like "airline pilot". Discovered it took a better Science and Maths score at High School to be even considered for Aeronautical Engineering at Uni. Anyway, can't afford to be anxious when you're flying a plane. You're responsible for the lives of up to 300 people. You need to be cool, calm and unphased by crises.

calichick said:

I got a promotion at work today. I was afraid there for awhile that I wasn't going to meet my salary ranges for my personal expectations that I had awhile back:

I am in the 70k range and under 25. Let's keep going cali, let's make it to 6 figures before 30. Pressure point.

I am officially, a YUPPIE.

And I did it on my own. Independent ladies, here's to making it to the top!

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I often come across articles about the glass ceiling women often have with regards to salary/advancement compared to men, so this is awesome! Keep it up :yes

inane said:

I often come across articles about the glass ceiling women often have with regards to salary/advancement compared to men, so this is awesome! Keep it up :yes

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Thanks hun

As far as I'm concerned, the only issue is finding a man who makes more than me :lol

To believe that the last guy who asked me out was unemployed...nah..that's not going to cut it ladies.

You got this.

Once I'm fully I'm fully trained I think this job will help me with my SA without being overbearing which is great