If you are employed, why did you take that job?

Major reason:

Wage	40.9%	[ 9 ]
Benefits	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Convenience	18.2%	[ 4 ]
Mission and Values	9.1%	[ 2 ]
Other (please post)	31.8%	[ 7 ]
Total Votes:			[ 22 ]

[Crosslie]

What do you want most out of your job? If you are not employed, how do you filter or limit your job search? If you are not looking for a job, why?

[this rainbow lover]

My current job (well, for two more days, seasonal job for the summer) I decided to apply for because of pure convenience. It's a job working in an RV Resort (a fancy camp ground, basically), and my family has stayed at this camp ground for years now, so I figured, why not get a job for the summer while I was going to be there anyway? I could work and play in the same place and never worry about getting to work or anything really. And, well, the pay was more then I figured I would get at other jobs at $9 bucks an hour plus a free meal every shift since I was working in the kitchen.

It was also part of the career field I'm going to school for, so experience on top of that and a nice reference was just a plus.

[Phenothiazines]

My boyfriend made me quit my job. It paid well, had good job security, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

[Mae Lovelyn]

Closer to home and decent pay without dealing with stressful things like individual sales goals.

[boob jiggle]

So I could keep working full time. I quit my job for two months to move somewhere else that I. HATED because it was too hot to live. I came back and got back into a summer position there but another position in a department that I had previously worked in became available full time so I switched to that.

[Tute Sweet]

It's a good career move that gives me lots of big names to drop in my CV/work experience, and the money's good.
They're also flexible with work hours and aren't petty about things like dress code or turning up exactly at 9:00 on the dot; as long as I'm not late to meetings with clients, and all my work's done on time to a high standard, that's all anyone cares about.

[thewaitingtree]

full time, regular hours (8 to 4), benefits.
also it's OVERSEAS. 4laugh

[Haunted Cinnamon]

I work in a call center and is a living hell thing.
I have that job because it pays me $9.00 per hour, my schedule is really flexible with my college schedule and overall it is what keeps me moving. Without that job I probably wouldn't be studying.

Is a sacrifice I must make to achieve the bigger dream.

[ly-tel-quessir]

Crosslie

What do you want most out of your job? If you are not employed, how do you filter or limit your job search? If you are not looking for a job, why?

I tend not to filter my job search - sure, I am realistic about what I can/can't do, but otherwise, I've got no excuses - I can and will learn. Although I won't be *as* actively looking for a job in a week or so, I'm starting a (re)training course on Catering and Hospitality. A history degree and a graduate internship has done me ******** all for getting a job, so lets see what going a more vocational path does.

[Tune as old as Song]

Took my current job because my friend worked there and for the nice pay check.

[LilPinkCandy]

I filter based on my location and whether or not it requires me to cook, cashier or lift heavy objects which are things I cannot do because cooking I cannot handle (especially not fast), I cannot do math fast enough to be a cashier since I have to think too hard about simple math, and I'm just too tiny to lift heavy objects like required for waiting tables.

I've been looking for a secretarial or clerical position. It's not going well.

[Bam BAM Boom BOOM]

With my current job, a friend got me in and the idea of working with a group of my friends seemed appealing. As it turns out, it's more drama than fun, but it is what it is. I love my job and it pays the bills, but I don't know how long I'll be staying there, with all the crazy things that go on.

[Delightful_FOOL]

It's my dream job (sort of). I'm working in the field I love, but the shop I'm at is...y'know, it would be perfect if it weren't for the owner and one or two of the artists. It's a relatively drama-free shop, it does real business, and the clients tip (me) well. There's only been a few days that I haven't done a piercing, and that's pretty damn good. The last shop I was at, I'd be lucky if I did one in a day. That place was horrible. Of course, I plan on leaving some day, but it's good for now. And the only reason I plan on leaving is because the extreme modifications (scarification, branding, implants, ear reconstruction, etc) scare the owner and that's the direction I want my career to go in.

[xXZirkannia]

I started at Walmart in highschool to save up money and get through college. (I only went for a 2 year degree.) I'm still at Walmart for now, but I'm not actively looking for something related to my degree because my husband and I plan on moving to another state within a year, and Walmart is an easier place to transfer around in since there are so many. I make a livable wage and get fair hours, so I'm content right now.