My mum can get me a job - should I take it?

[TNT]

Plus the easyiest way to get a job, is to have a job

I echo that thought. There seems to be something in the employer mindset that says, "If another company would hire this person, maybe I should, too."

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I'm with everybody else. I'd take the job. You don't have to do it your whole life.

At least you'll make good money and get a reference to put on your resume later.

[Gurndigarn]

They all come out with the same result - I don't get the job. I don't know whats wrong with me, but it's kinda crushed my self esteem a bit.

I know it's rough to go through, but don't take it personally. It sometimes takes a while to find one, no matter how many qualifications you have.

The job is crappy - it would basically involve delivering meals to patients and cleaning. Yes, CLEANING. I'm the kind of girl who never washes dishes, yet I would be expected to clean toilets among other things -

I'm one of those odd people who actually think "All work is honorable." Call me silly, but that's just me.

Doesn't mean that there aren't jobs that are funner than others. So the question is, are the benifits of doing any job (if there are any) worth the hassles the job will give you.

The thing is, it pays $17.50 (Aus) an hour. That's pretty damn good. I was thinking I could just do it for a little while to get some money, and then go back to finding a 'proper' job (although i'm still not sure what to look for).

Well, if the pay's good, then that's a benifit that will outweigh at least a few hassles, so it sounds reasonable, at least short-term.

As for a "proper" job... well, cleaning is a "proper" or "real" job, just like being a retail slave, or a waitress, or many of the other jobs that show up here. From what you said in the past, I don't think you're looking for a "real" job, as some people talk about it, but you're looking for a job that suits you personally.

I don't know if that makes a lot of sense, so let me give an example. Teaching high school is a real job. Full time, benifits, a pay scale that, while there are many complaints from teachers, can still afford a better than bare-bones living.

After my first semester of college, that's what I was planning on, once I realized (in the first semester) that I didn't want to go into any of the heavy science or math related job areas. That lasted until I took the first class in the teacher certification series in my third year-- then I realized that no, I REALLY REALLY didn't want to do that, either.

That's all that college gave me, employement-wise. A realization that I didn't want to do much in engineering, sciences, or related subjects, nor teaching. I graduated with a B.A., 3.52 GPA from a respected school, but nothing in the job sector-- but I still consider that time and money well spent. Otherwise, through my life I probably would have been saying "I could have been/done..." After all, I was very skilled in all of the above. And I could have done a good job in any of them. But I would have started hating them over time, so I'm glad I never got beyond the basics in any of them.

At the time I graduated, though, I was really disappointed, and felt like a failure. But with time, I've begun to realize more about me and why I work the way I do, and I'm glad I never started those careers. What I'm doing now doesn't fit me fully, but it fits me better than many of the other things I thought about/dreamed of would have.


I don't know if this helps any, but I hope it does. And I also don't know how you would go about finding something that suits you-- after all, we're all different, and what works for me probably won't work for you. The best I can recommend is asking yourself "What do I want out of life?" and then asking "What types of jobs would help get that?" IE, if you want money, then a college degree in sciences makes perfect sense. If you want friends, then a job with a lot of other people where you're not being slave-driven is a good idea. On the other hand, if you want satisfaction with what you do, then being in small groups or by yourself might be a better idea. And so on.

Anyway, I'm sorry about the length, but I decided not to edit it because there might be something of use in all the winding things I said-- I just wasn't sure which part might actually be useful.

[Der Cute]

Yeah, take job at hospital.

Next: PROMISE ME YOU WILL DO THIS STEP.

Go to a local bookstore and purchase a book called "What color is my parachute?"

It is a book designed with quizzes and questons and steps to ask you who you are and what you're designed to do.
Trust me, if your brain is wired to do art, you're not going to fit very well into a logic based job. Vice versa.

I want to ask you : why in the HELL did you purchase that car w/o a job????

Ok. fuggetboutit.

Go get the job. Feel better, perk self up.
Work on "who you are" and what you like to do.

I was 'lost' for about 10 years between highschool & real college. it took me YEARS to figure myself out.

Get that book, dangit. It will help you, and while you're working & saving that money *hint hint* you can figure out what classes to take!

PS if you think about taking classes: talk to an advisor @ the uni about them, scholarships & free money. Dont think loans are the way to go.

Cute

[Kiwi]

Cleaning is a good honest way to earn a living, the job may suck but the moneys good, just because you cant get a job doesnt mean your not good enough to do that job (ask me the galleries wont even give me an interview) and Id make a damn good host!

My mum worked as a cleaner when she was retraining at university to pay for her textbooks and courses, the job you do doesnt define you, shes not a cleaner, shes my mum. You wont be a cleaner, youll be Cominatcha who just happens to be working as a cleaner.

Plus you can always attach it to your CV (resume) as follows "X Hospital, General duties and non medical patient care. Now that doesnt sound as bad, and just think, your actually HELPING people get better, think of it that way.
Plus the easyiest way to get a job, is to have a job

[Seanette]

Having dealt with un/underemployment (both self and DH), I do sympathize.

My own view would be to take the job. I don't see where decent-paying honest employment that lets you pay your bills while you're figuring out what comes next for you, and could also get you some useful connections for later on and/or a good reference for your work habits (attendance, diligence, etc.), is a bad thing.

[COMINATCHA]

As some of you know, I have been unemployed for a while, since I quit my last job as a nightclub dancer. Being unemployed was actually kinda good at first, I was lazing around, shopping, working out, seeing friends, just like being on a long holiday. But then I started getting really down in the dumps when I went to job interviews. They all come out with the same result - I don't get the job. I don't know whats wrong with me, but it's kinda crushed my self esteem a bit.

Anyhoo, the money is running out fast. I just bought a new car which I need to pay off, but it's going to be impossible to do that with no job of course.

My mum works in a hospital as a midwife, and she said she could get me a job there easily. The job is crappy - it would basically involve delivering meals to patients and cleaning. Yes, CLEANING. I'm the kind of girl who never washes dishes, yet I would be expected to clean toilets among other things - The thing is, it pays $17.50 (Aus) an hour. That's pretty damn good. I was thinking I could just do it for a little while to get some money, and then go back to finding a 'proper' job (although i'm still not sure what to look for).

I really wanted to do a course and study something, but that costs money and money I don't have. And I don't even know what to study cause I don't know what i'd be good at, and it's stressing me out. I'm stuck in a rut where it feels like no-one wants to employ me and I don't know why When the only job you can get is that of a cleaner, you can't help but feel a bit shit

I never intented to get so emtional in this post, it was supposed to be a simple 'should I take this hospital job' question, sorry