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

[COMINATCHA]

Well so far the job is going okay...it's such a huge difference to go from a job as a nightclub dancer to a cleaner pretty much There's no glamour about it, I cleaned my first toilet ever

Ive only been working there since monday, and today (thursday), I woke up with a rather embarasing problem i'd rather not share, and knew I had to call in sick. I was rostered to work 12pm-5pm and I didn't call them until 10.30am cause I was very reluctant to do it. My mum (who is a nurse) told me I had to fix the problem before it got worse, so I rang the boss.
I told her the situation, and she said - "If you really were sick, you would have called in earlier."

I was like

I know I SHOULD have called in earlier, but it's not like I set my alarm real early, just in case i should happen to wake up sick and need to give notice.

I didn't know what to say in response to that, there was a long pause on my part then I just said "Okay"

I feel bad for calling in sick so soon after starting a new job, but the only time I could get a doctor's appointment was 12.30

[Rapscallion]

The other side to this is that it's always easier to get a job if you already have one.

Rapscallion

[Becks]

Thanks for all the encouragement, I start work on Monday!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

I hope it works out for you, short term OR long term.

[Banrion]

Good for you taking it. Remember this is nothing permanent, and jobs are kinda like men. Once you have one, 10 more come crawling out of the woodwork for ya. Once ya don't, they don't want ya.

I'm not sure where in Oz you are, but I have a friend in Melbourne who is having a terrible time finding a job. She recently finished her master's degree and still can't find work. It it coming down to the point where if she doesn't get a job soon, she is going to have to leave her fiance in Oz, and come back to the US to work.

[COMINATCHA]

Thanks for all the encouragement, I start work on Monday!
I didn't even need to go for an interview. The boss loves my mum, and when she said her daughter wanted a job, I was offered it straight away and asked to start next week.

[Rapscallion]

I think the important thing in your original post is the mention of money.

There are few on these boards who would go to work simply to work. Everyone needs money. If work was all rainbows and unicorns, this site wouldn't exist.

Rapscallion

[LostMyMind]

Yes, CLEANING. I'm the kind of girl who never washes dishes, yet I would be expected to clean toilets among other things -

Take the job, there is a big difference between cleaning your "stuff" vs. getting paid to clean somebody's else "stuff". Myself, I don't clean much either (dusting that kind of thing). But when it's someone else's place, it somehow becomes a different mind set.

Beside, like it's been said. Once you have a job, your stock goes up and getting a different job becomes easier. And you never know, you might find "dull" type of work relaxing (at least you'll get a work out).

Without the "Cleaners", the world would be much much dirtier. So in aspect of proper, you can't get more proper than that.

[Ree]

When the only job you can get is that of a cleaner, you can't help but feel a bit shit

Well that's a sad comment.
In a hospital environment, the job of cleaner is pretty damned important to the everyday running of the place. I'm sure most of them go home at night, able to look at themselves in the mirror, knowing they have done an honest day's work.

I think I would feel more of a shit sitting on my butt, unemployed and losing all that is dear to me, especially my brand new car, than taking a job that thousands of people do every day without any shame whatsoever.

[Brighid45]

I'm one of the 'take the job' chorus here. Right now I'm working part time at a job that is pretty mindless, but it pays fairly well and I can deal with the nonsense that goes on in the workplace, so it's okay. Will I stay there forever? No, but for now, it'll do. That might be a good mindset for you to take with this job. Once you've been there for a while, you can start working on finding something else.

[Becks]

I'm stuck in a rut where it feels like no-one wants to employ me and I don't know why

Maybe you're giving off bad vibes? It could be that you're feeling down on yourself, and it's coming across in interviews and such.

Anyhoo, I think you should take the job. It just might not be as bad as you think. (And after a while, any job, making money, is better than no job at all.)

[PuckishOne]

Echo from the back of the chorus: "Take the job, Comi." There's no shame in working to pay your own way while you sort yourself out. Goodness knows every job I've ever had has fallen into this rather vast category.

I'm 36 and I still haven't figured myself out.

I'm 36 in a few weeks (gads!!) and only recently have I stumbled onto what I plan to make a career out of - technical writing - and now I'm so impatient to get started, I can barely concentrate on the job I'm at! It will require more schooling, both formal and on my own, but as long as I can keep this job (almost exclusively for the paycheck) I should be on good ground. So even though where I'm at right now isn't my goal, it's what I need to do to get to that next step.

You'll make it, too, Comi - just hang in there and keep working. Good luck to you.

[Crazyredhead]

it took me YEARS to figure myself out.

I'm 36 and I still haven't figured myself out. I still don't know what I want to do. Well, actually, I would love to work from home doing data entry, typing, etc. I have the set up and the skills but I don't know about the dicipline. But I will definatly try.

Yeah, take the job. I would give anything if someone could get me a job. I have been unemployed going on two years. The difference is that I have a background that is keeping me from getting the job that I want. I have submitted at least 3-4 thousand applications and have had about 4 interviews which end up the same way, I never hear from anyone again and I met all of the qualifications that they want and then some.

I have done what you are going to possibly be doing. You just have to have a sense of humor about it. It is not fun cleaning people and there bed pans but it is money that will keep your car from being repoed and your bills paid.

Think about it, once your in the door, you can bid for another job later, and it'll be more experience you can add to your resume.

[JuniorMintz]

I work for a doctor. Yes, it's what most would consider a "proper job", although I consider any real labor to be a proper job anyway. Still, every day I take out the trash, sweep the storefront, clean our dishes, clean all the glass and mirrors, disinfect the optical equipment, clean frames, and clean the bathroom (yes, even the toilets), and every week I sweep, mop, and vacuum. That's in addition to all of my regular optical duties, mind you. The pay is ok, I make less than I could probably get at other places but for whatever reason, this is the place that makes me happy so I suck it up and keep the complaining to a minimum. Except on here, of course.

There is nothing shameful about working for a living. In fact, as Gurndigarn mentioned earlier, I consider it honorable. I may not have the fanciest house or wardrobe or car, but I worked for what I have and it makes me proud and happy.

You've got to pay your dues, Com. Take the job. It'll be good for you.

[AFpheonix]

Oh, I'd take it if I were you. Besides, if there's other jobs in the hospital that are more appealing to you, you'd probably be considered before outside applicants. Also getting to hobnob with more influental people in the hospital is always a good thing, especially for references.

[Rapscallion]

Um, Comi? I think you already know the answer to this one.

Rapscallion