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 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:58 pm
Sirbadmonkey Its_Becky I don't mind making just enough to get by. I'm very lucky to have found a job I really love. I'm not reaching for anything higher. That's the thing right there. I honestly wish I had known two years ago what I know now. Success is overrated. I mean, granted, most of the reason I went to college (14 month course) was to get away from where I grew up, but nonetheless, maybe I should've sought a job in the city instead. My student loan payments are 240 a month. >_< The only reason I've held my current job as long as I have is because after taxes, I clear 13-17 dollars an hour on any given day. More when it's busy/understaffed/a holiday. If I ever have children, I will never push them to pursue big money, no matter how intelligent they may be . . . But yeah, factory work is something I could go for right now. Or even a desk job (that doesn't involve excessive phone use) . . . or even something where I help people on a one-on-one scenario. Being surrounded by tens of people who all want stuff at the same time is a tad stressing, especially when you're not good at what you do . . . I just learned myself that success is overrated. They really drill into you during school, both teachers and parents, that you have to go to college and get a really good career. I have a factory job that pays plenty for me to survive and still have fun. Not a great career but you don't see me stressing and I'm really happy with it. I also didn't pay loads of money on school so.. that is definitely a plus. Even after I get married and have children I still would want this job. And with 2 incomes in the family, I know I could do it. Another thing! I wanted to get away also, and my factory job is moving me to South Carolina! I'm at the perfect age for this too. Nothing holding me back from starting over somewhere new.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:54 pm
I'm torn between what I want to do with my life.
I want to be a tattoo artist and I also would love to teach highschool art.
I love art, and I know I would be that kickass teacher that was really cool, and talked to you like your friends would instead of like you are some kind of either criminal or small child. Except I'd probably be mean to the art 1 kids who were taking the class for the fine art credit. I hate those kids. They always ******** with my bigger sculptures. Good thing I will be in AP 2-D portfolio this year.
But the downside about being a teacher is that I have a love for body mods as well. I love peircings and I haven't really decided to stop at just my nose and ears.... But an art teacher with a monroe or labaret piercing is something I haven't really ever seen... So as i said--- I'm torn.
And right now I'm depressed because no one will hire me.
I put in applications at a plus sized clothing store, an accessories store, blockbusters, and the local grocery store and no one has called back. I'm calling up the grocery store to talk to who's in charge of hiring staff... Maybe I'll get the job if I badger them some more.
I'd kill for a job at Hot Topic.
I might apply Saturday there too.
They're always somehwat understaffed at the location near me.
Wish me luck, lol.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:15 am
Jesus_vs_Godzilla I'm torn between what I want to do with my life.
I want to be a tattoo artist and I also would love to teach highschool art.
I love art, and I know I would be that kickass teacher that was really cool, and talked to you like your friends would instead of like you are some kind of either criminal or small child. Except I'd probably be mean to the art 1 kids who were taking the class for the fine art credit. I hate those kids. They always ******** with my bigger sculptures. Good thing I will be in AP 2-D portfolio this year.
But the downside about being a teacher is that I have a love for body mods as well. I love peircings and I haven't really decided to stop at just my nose and ears.... But an art teacher with a monroe or labaret piercing is something I haven't really ever seen... So as i said--- I'm torn.
And right now I'm depressed because no one will hire me.
I put in applications at a plus sized clothing store, an accessories store, blockbusters, and the local grocery store and no one has called back. I'm calling up the grocery store to talk to who's in charge of hiring staff... Maybe I'll get the job if I badger them some more.
I'd kill for a job at Hot Topic.
I might apply Saturday there too.
They're always somehwat understaffed at the location near me.
Wish me luck, lol. i feel you right there. my little sisters boyfriend just finished his apprenticship and his teacher has been egging me on to be a tat artist. unfortunately...most schools wouldnt take an art teacher to live and breathes art. we are bad influences like that. ive heard a teacher say that to my art teacher once. he had just gotten a tattoo that passed his elbow and he caught flak for it. XP
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:00 am
@Jesus: Have you ever thought about trying to teach college art instead, or is there a reason you want to teach highschool specifically? I haven't seen a teacher covered in tattoos at my college, but since I live in Alabama I imagine it's harder to find anybody covered in tattoos here. But I don't think it would be that far-fetched to see an art teacher at my college with a decent amount of tattoos and a lip ring. My teacher even designed her son's tattoos because she hated the design he was going to go with "If you're going to get one, I'm going to make sure it's a good one". When I see customers with tattoos or facial peircings I always want to ask them where exactly they work, because I want a job where I can do that.
I've considered being a tattoo artist since my friend's boyfriend is one and she's semi-urged me to talk to him about apprenticing to him. But since I have yet to even get my tattoo, I'd feel kinda dumb trying to be a tattoo artist until I know for sure I love the culture... I just need money to get it done gonk The sad part is, my mom told me "I think you shoud be a tattoo artist." and I was in shock, and pointed out she didn't even want me to get tattoos and she goes "Oh, you can give them.. you just can't get any." I told her I doubted that would go over well with clients... who is going to trust a tattoo artist with no tattoos... she just told me to tell them I was smart enough to not get a tattoo sweatdrop
On a more generally related to the topic note:
I've considered trying to be a hairdresser, 'cause of my boyfriend's grandma. And I've seen hairdressers with ink and piercings, so maybe I could find a place to work and still get that. I just have to decide if hairdressing is for me gonk
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:42 pm
Its_Becky Sirbadmonkey Its_Becky I don't mind making just enough to get by. I'm very lucky to have found a job I really love. I'm not reaching for anything higher. That's the thing right there. I honestly wish I had known two years ago what I know now. Success is overrated. I mean, granted, most of the reason I went to college (14 month course) was to get away from where I grew up, but nonetheless, maybe I should've sought a job in the city instead. My student loan payments are 240 a month. >_< The only reason I've held my current job as long as I have is because after taxes, I clear 13-17 dollars an hour on any given day. More when it's busy/understaffed/a holiday. If I ever have children, I will never push them to pursue big money, no matter how intelligent they may be . . . But yeah, factory work is something I could go for right now. Or even a desk job (that doesn't involve excessive phone use) . . . or even something where I help people on a one-on-one scenario. Being surrounded by tens of people who all want stuff at the same time is a tad stressing, especially when you're not good at what you do . . . I just learned myself that success is overrated. They really drill into you during school, both teachers and parents, that you have to go to college and get a really good career. I have a factory job that pays plenty for me to survive and still have fun. Not a great career but you don't see me stressing and I'm really happy with it. I also didn't pay loads of money on school so.. that is definitely a plus. Even after I get married and have children I still would want this job. And with 2 incomes in the family, I know I could do it. Another thing! I wanted to get away also, and my factory job is moving me to South Carolina! I'm at the perfect age for this too. Nothing holding me back from starting over somewhere new. *Jealous* But I digress. I had actually gotten some awesome news today. There are part time positions for the gift shop and parkade available (sp?), and they were literally laid out in front of me for me to take if I wanted them. Something about how it'd be a shame to lose a worker like me over a job I hate. I jumped at them, and now I only have seven more shifts left in my current position (well, I'll probably pick up a shift here and there in the restaurant/room service if they're short staffed, but that won't be so bad)!
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:14 pm
@Pawn:
Yeah, I mean I think it's a little ridiculous.
I would rather be taught by someone who loves artwork so much that they actually have it on their body versus someone stodgy and non-open minded.
@Ghosty:
I want highschool art because I've bounced between two art teachers in my highschool career so far... A really awesome, laid-back teacher.... And a teacher who was a tad too interested in me...
(That sounded so *****. D smile
My first year in highschool art I got to skip a class, I went into art 1 intermediate, which was a select group of freshman who were in AP art in 8th grade that had to be accepted by the teacher... I really improved, I found out portraiture was my niche, as well as my mediums which were pen, pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, and pastel.... I did some of my best work, and finsihed an amazing three-peice concentration. Those were all great things, but the teacher picked on me a little. She was always on my back about something - Couldn't sit with friends, couldn't have anything on my desk, silly things like that. I was also pulled into her office were she asked me strange questions such as "Does your mother hit you? Have you been sexually abused?" It was really freaky. Plus she molested my doll. D: She took away a penguin doll I'd broght into school because it was near christmas and the penguin had a santa hat.... Anyways, when she took it, she went with it and was in her office with it a while and when i got it back it was warm and like smushed-feeling... Me and my friend were like "Aaaaah, she raped it." After I finsihed my concentration peices she kept tem over the summer and claimed to have lost them - I never got them back. *tear*
She gave me a drawing 2 credit and i moved onto a new class- i went with painting because she didn't teach it... But I didn't like the class and got into AP art as a sophmore... She kicked me out because i couldn't finish a project.... She only gave me three days (I got in the class late in the week, but I had to keep everyone elses due date for the current project) to finish a very large portrait of my little brother... Kids are hard to draw. D:
So i go to painting 2 qhich is led by the teacher I liked better... Painting's not my thing.... You do a lot more still lifes and things of that sort...I do better with people than objects. Anyways, when the class was over me and my fiend asked the teacher what other advanced classes she taught and we went into sculpture 2.
Now that awesome, laid-back teacher is leaving and i'm stuck with the teacher who makes me rather uncomfortable... But teaches classes that better suite my skills...
I want to be the cool, laid-back teacher. I want to be an art teacher, and make sure to not be like the weird teacher who makes you uncomfortable because i was discouraged from taking classes that I liked more just because of who taught them. I want to inspire kids like my favorite art teacher did.
But I could always start out with highschool kids and then move up to college kids later on in my career if i go with teaching.
Still can't decide.
Because i love the culture.
When I have a chance to be in a tattoo shop, i love it.
I love the people, the stories, seeing the customers.
All of it.
I even like getting work done.
It's a thrill.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:00 am
Shampoo_0405 My job is..well lets say it's always entertaining. Like you never know what's going to happen and I work at a Dollar Tree. The pay is alright and I do get a lot of hours, but the people who come into shop are flippin nuts. I'll tell you a story..I'm cleaning up the store for closing and in the socks area I smell something. Inside the socks I smell it. So I'm looking through the sock and their is a pile of poop. So my reaction like the Dane Cook joke is, "SOMEBODY s**t ON THE SOCKS! I THINK...SOMEBODY s**t ON THE SUCKS." It was gross as hell, but never a dull moment working at The Dollar Tree. somebody s**t on the socks O_O how the ******** does one do that in a store and not get noticed?
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:03 am
I work at Toys R Us and I hate so very very much. It's not so bad when I work there in the mornings before the store opens putting stuff on shelves or checking inventory and what not. I don't have to wear the uniform and I get to listen to my iPod and am generally left alone.
Dealing with customers on the sales floor is where things go south very quickly. I'm just not a people person, I guess.
Now, before any asks why I even took this job, When I started working there back in 03, I was hired for off hours stocking and truck unloading, which was great because of the relative freedom and solitude they both offered. Fast forward to earlier this year when our old store director leaves and this new clown comes in and changes everything. He starts moving people to different areas so most of the employees will know "how all areas of the store work." Us truck guys are now doing sales floor. People who used to be in electronics are now doing large item pick up. Cashiers are now at the customer service desk. It's madness!
I'm looking for a another job now (hopefully full time), but I'm wondering if I should wait for two reasons.
1. Christmas is coming and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that working at a toy store at christmas is pretty good money (as long as you can deal with the hectic state of it all). I'll likely be back on the truck during the holidays which means I'd be working at least 8 hour days, 6 days a week.
2. I'm not going back to college this fall on account of graduating from community college and being able to transfer to a four year school. Thing is, I don't know if I'm transfering in spring 08 or fall 08 and I don't want to start a new job only to have to cut hours or even quit because of school in the spring.
I'm trying to find some night time factory or warehouse work now, but it seems like everything around here is cold call sales and telemarketing. Screw that noise, man. Screw that noise.
/ramblage
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