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I've applied to what could easily be my dream job. Let us see how that goes. I'm also working on a cover letter for another gig as well as Neville's cover letter that I have been slacking on like an asshole.
Sorry, Nevs. End of day today, guaranteed.
Thank ya.
Best of luck on that dream job!
I told him that if a position opens, I'd be happy to move up, but I'm not doing a job and a half for the next few years for no extra money just to show them.
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I tried to explain that to the owner of my previous gig.
Apparently, he didn't like the fact that I stopped working like a slave because I realized he was never going to promote me to bar manager. Passive-aggressive fallout did ensue and I took my happy ass on down the road.
Looking back on it, I wonder what ever gave me the idea that he actually gave a shit whether or not I collapsed from health and stress issues.
Or maybe high finance.
My question was that if they need me to do those job functions, then there was a business need. I literally got laughed at. I spent another 18 months doing it until I finally got the promotion. Worked one year after that and the whole project collapsed do to bad upper management.
Luckily I got scooped up by the corporate Analytical Services group and stayed with the company and retained my level and years of service for vacation and retirement benefits.
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My experience with it was six closing bar shifts a week, 3pm to 3am, for about six months.
I couldn't even play a fucking video game, that's how tired I was on a constant basis.
Langly edit: You would be surprised how close I came on a regular basis. Like, at least twice a day.
The biggest pain in the ass is once you achieve it, they'll low ball your salary and either you have to fight tooth and nail to get a fair number or tell them no, which blacklists you. At least that's what I ran into. Luckily my direct supervisors helped me prove the hours I was putting in on projects, and the direct application of how that helped sell product and keep customers happy. Also the patent work and product improvements that saved a lot of money helped.
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Sweeeet.
Typically, it's a good looking girl with (obviously) no real bar experience, no subsequent training and the regular crew has to carry them until they can catch up, if ever.
Of course, these are the people who paint such a good picture of themselves that they weasel their way into the prime shifts / job placements.
I mean.. I guess the only position above me is what my boss does and I do NOT want that. I wish to stay a codemonkey plzkthx.
I guess we have a new HR person today. I feel better knowing there's a person for HR and someone else isn't just temporarily filling the role.
Did you apply for that one I posted?
Good thing I can never go back to school because of my shitty GPA, because food service is definitely my life long career plan.
Depends on what state you're in.
Don't do it in Texas unless it's fine dining or a high volume night club; the $2.13 per hour and no benefits have crippled the service industry in this state.
I'm thinking about a move to Las Vegas for these very reasons.
If I'm in food service for another year I will probably end my life. Just trying to clarify that.
It's been 6 long years.
As we speak, actually.
Chin up!
Not that I know of but that also doesn't mean you can't work your way back into school.
Oh no but that means I'm a big meanie terrible person for hating red panda pictures!
Seriously though, I have no reason to be optimistic about my job. They're going to continue to beat me down until I lose my cool completely and get fired. Unless I start popping Xanax everyday, which probably isn't the worst idea.
Try 15 years.
I keep getting passed over for promotions and management gigs because I look younger than I am.
I'm seriously thinking about a Master's Degree and going to teach somewhere.
I've also thought seriously about a complete career change, something along the lines of 'hobo' or 'crazed woodsman' but they don't have postings on craigslist.
Then I failed out of school because I would rather play video games or draw.
And now I am making subs/sammiches. I like it now but I sometimes hate working with the general public. A lot.
Though this logistics thing I'm working on is pretty interesting in a process nerd sort of way
Also! My previous job was at a Waldenbooks. They fired me a month before Christmas because I wasn't meeting goals that no oke told me about. It didn't matter that I did everything I could to help people find what they were looking for. It didn't matter that I made an effort to familiarize myself with shot I didn't care about. It didn't matter that after two weeks I had regulars who knew my name and sought me out because I had helped them.
Nope. I didn't sling enough shitty bonus cards.
So, about a week ago, when the piece of shit mall that the store was in announced that it was closing, I went in and got massively shitty with them. I also grabbed myself a free copy of House of Leaves.
Fuck those guys. I regret nothing.
I'm guessing you don't go to Ohio State, but I know we have a Fresh Start program that will let you reset your GPA after not being enrolled for 5 years. I would hazard a guess that other colleges (at least within the Big Ten) have similar programs. Also, you don't necessarily have to submit transcript or even tell a university you went anywhere else unless you are trying to get transfer credit.
Reaaaally? I may have to look into this. Was thinking about going to a better school to get my bachelors and masters in Studio/Fine Art.
Well let's take this in short and long term goals.
Long term, going back to school is obviously the most important thing. You may have to start back at a community college and retake some courses, but there is no such thing as "failed forever" from college. My brother-in-law just got his degree a month ago after failing out in the early '90s.
Short term the goal is to get you into another job, even it is still in food service.
To get a new job in food service and make the same amount of money would be difficult. I make far more than 90% of the baristas in this city make, and since my managers don't even ask me if I want to become a server before picking out other (dumber) baristas to train as servers, I'm not gonna get a bartending/serving job just out of thin air. Most places that will make you decent money don't want greenhorns, in my experience. I don't make a lot of money, but if I went somewhere else and did exactly the same thing I would look at losing $4/hr.
Then the company went into recruitment freeze.
So I applied for another job, and got to the second round of interviews. The next step is being hired.
They told me they would let me know today.
My old job called me up and offered me a position on friday, but I asked them to wait to hear from me until today for some reason fuck
So I'm now waiting for a call, while needing to call.
I mean I know I've got a job out of this so its not distressing but boy do I feel dumb
getting super nervous
http://www2.gsu.edu/~catalogs/2010-2011/undergraduate/1300/1360_academic_support.htm
quick summary: after 5 years you can apply for academic renewal, you retain credit for all your A, B, and C graded course work, link to application process for it appears near the bottom.
Hmm, that pay discrepancy is a tough one.
Is GSU where you went before? How long has it been since you left?
GSU's website:
edit: neth has it
1) You only get credit for what you got a C or better in the first place. All D's you're going to have to retake anyway.
2) A full 3 years of credit wouldn't do you much good either as any school makes you earn at least half of your credits (if not a majority) there to get a degree. You can't earn 90 credits at school A, get 30 credits at school B, and expect a degree from school B.
3) Talking with Georgia St. is definitely worth it as sometimes a school will accept you into the university even with a poor record but then make you earn your way into your college program of choice by taking some gen eds for your first semester.
4) Regardless of your GPA now, when your credit is transferred over you'll start back at 0.0