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Grandaddy Delicious
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So I just graduated college in December and I moved up to Chicago about five days ago. I have no job, and I got fifty bucks to my name. Apparently, Chicago is one of the best job markets in the country, and I see that; there are job postings everywhere.
I just don't know what I want to do for a living. I can work as a barista at starbucks and get $10 an hour, with health/dental as well. Or I can make like twelve an hour putting together concerts at the folk school downtown. Or I could make $20 an hour doing telemarketing.
Then, I've moved up here with no one. All of my friends are still down south. Who here has already moved out on their own and have advice on what to do with a completely fresh start?
I just don't know what I want to do for a living. I can work as a barista at starbucks and get $10 an hour, with health/dental as well. Or I can make like twelve an hour putting together concerts at the folk school downtown. Or I could make $20 an hour doing telemarketing.
Then, I've moved up here with no one. All of my friends are still down south. Who here has already moved out on their own and have advice on what to do with a completely fresh start?
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I'm 30 and my future's so bright I can easily get by without shades.
I checked there but there were just well-to-do gentlemen looking to get blo-
Oh, I see what you did there.
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From there it's just climbing the job ladder while improving your living conditions until you find a lonely billionairess, marry her, change her will, kill her through near violent sex and take her fortune.
Anyone from Chicago post on SE?
Butters, why are you up here a lot?
Moved from Florida to Michigan to attend college.
No money, no friends, and no job.
It's been rough but I still think it was a smart decision.
You're doing it wrong
Unless this is just temporary, but you said "for a living," so I dunno if you mean forever or not
Sister lives there and I have clients as well as other family there.
Also, I know mcp lives there.
he didn't say for a career
and getting a degree doesn't guarantee a job in your field so it's quite normal to work a lower tier job that's not directly related to pay the bills and get some work experience to show that you're dependable and have basic workplace skills
1-get a job you're likely to enjoy/feel challenged;
2-develop a new social network (I went to DnB clubs, musical soirées and the like).
Of course, I already had friends there when I arrived so that last suggestion is pretty much irrelevant.
having a job that just scrapes by is fine for a while
there are quite a few college graduates who do not get good jobs right out of college (i.e. english and philosophy majors)
I write. I'm looking to eventually pay the bills with writing, but it doesn't lend itself very easily to bill-paying, at least not right away.
no way
you're obviously wrong
my guidance counselor told me that people line up to give $250k a year jobs as long as you have a college degree!
why would he lie?
So far he has been able to find a job.
The job market sucks up here.
That is precisely why all students, if they have the opportunity, should co-op.
if you want a job that pays the bills:
Ikea. Huge store downtown, competitive wage, decent treatment even as a peon.
Target. With that fancy book-learnin you could probably apply as a level-2 or "Team-Lead", basiclly a dept. Manager.... decent entry-level wage and slightly better treatment then...
Wal-Mart. Same thing, less money, worse treatment.
Basiclly, I'm saying retail. At least for now. Immediate start, and with your degree, generally you won't start at the fuck-all bottom of the bin. It'll do if nothing else, pay your rent.
However there is no advancement whatsoever and your degree won't mean shit
Depends if you work in a place where they reduce your base pay by how much you earn in tips or not.
not bad for a full-time job between semesters
You from Chicago originally or somethin?
Bloomington
about 2 hours south of Chicago.
hurray for a booming economy and employee shortage
I worked delivering Pizzas for 6 months and I'd make $8 a hour, $1.50 for every delivery for gas and on a weekday anywhere from $30-50 in tips + hourly wage and on a Friday or Saturday if I worked a double I'd make anywhere from $100-250 in tips and my checks were usually around $300. And this is all considering I only worked like ~25 hours a week there and worked as a server in the daytime for BD's mongolian grill which was so-so tips but you don't do anything besides bring them drinks and desserts.
But Papa Johns was just a really nice job for the position I was in. I got free pizza [which is all I ate since I was broke], listened to music, drove around and got paid. It's a shame I had old pieces of shits for cars that broke down way too often. Damn you 89 Camaro for eating all my paychecks!
Read a book, read a book, read a god damn book.
warehouse jobs aren't bad if you can find a good one