Trying to decide between 2 jobs.

[Locut0s]

When do you start?

Monday. :awe:

 

[Locut0s]

Dude, don't worry about it, you'll be more than fine. I have purchased thousands of dollars worth of hardware and software from them and nobody has blown me away with their knowledge (and I know very little). Just be confident with what you know and be open to learning and you will do very well.

KT

Thanks. And hay I've been trying to convince myself worst come to worst since all that really matters when all is said and done is that I have some form of employment I can always go back to 7-11 if things don't work out for some reason. I just always build mountains out of mole hills (it's genetic).

 

[Hacp]

Update 2: So I've taken the NCIX position. Not worried too much about the commute. Nervous as hell about the position I should know plenty about hardware for the position but I'm good at talking myself into thinking I'm going to bomb. At any rate at worst I'll learn on the job. But I'm also excited about finially working again.

Grats! Sounds like a wonderful place to work!

 

[Elbryn]

Career wise I want to go back to school and finish my degree at some point. But till then I would like a job that is both interesting and combines my sales experience from 7-11 which I actually enjoyed with my interests in computers. NCIX is perfect for this except for the commute. I worry that the futureshop job will end up being rather boring and depressing. I know this particular store fairly well and it has something of a depressing atmosphere. I'm still looking at the 3rd job opportunity I mentioned above and I'm going to press for it today.

congrats on picking a job. only one question, is the degree really important to you to complete or is planning to go back just a rationalization you tell yourself? why delay if you are single and have the time available to go back and finish things up now? just a thought.

 

[rasczak]

good job. work hard and get your ass back in school so these jobs aren't the only option for you.

 

[dighn]

Update 2: So I've taken the NCIX position. Not worried too much about the commute. Nervous as hell about the position I should know plenty about hardware for the position but I'm good at talking myself into thinking I'm going to bomb. At any rate at worst I'll learn on the job. But I'm also excited about finially working again.

I think that's a good choice. Maybe I'll see you in store LOL.

Don't sweat it too much; you'll be dealing with fellow geeks. Good luck on going back to school too.

 

[Locut0s]

Well I visited the store today just so I have a feel of the place and know where to go on Monday. Seems like a good location. Nice mall, Aberdeen Mall for those who don't know. Customers and Staff are just about 100% Chinese which is going to take a little getting used to. lol. I do know some Chinese but not enough to actually hold a conversation, not that this will really be an issue as everyone will speak English. Look like it could work out well so long as I don't let my anxieties get in the way too much. Maybe I should look into taking low doses of Adivan or something like it, though that has its downsides.

 

[lxskllr]

What exactly makes you anxious? My advice would be to take it easy, and don't let things bother you, but I suspect that's trivializing your problem. I can't really relate to social anxiety, but over the past few years, I've gotten afraid of heights. I'd have to walk bridge beams, and do the whole thing with cold sweats, and almost paralyzed with fear. This is with me wearing a harness even though I did the exact same thing years ago without any protection at all. It was never my favorite, but I didn't have the fear like I do now.

All I could do was push ahead and do it despite the fear. A bridge beam was just about the last place in the world I wanted to be, but I made it through. Sometimes I'd have to stop for a breather, and get the vertigo under control, but the job would get done eventually :^D I suspect if I did it every day instead of a couple times a year, it would have been easier. I also suspect you'll have an easier time, just by getting out and doing it. You may be uncomfortable for a bit, but I think you'll get in the groove in short order :^)

 

[Locut0s]

What exactly makes you anxious? My advice would be to take it easy, and don't let things bother you, but I suspect that's trivializing your problem. I can't really relate to social anxiety, but over the past few years, I've gotten afraid of heights. I'd have to walk bridge beams, and do the whole thing with cold sweats, and almost paralyzed with fear. This is with me wearing a harness even though I did the exact same thing years ago without any protection at all. It was never my favorite, but I didn't have the fear like I do now.

All I could do was push ahead and do it despite the fear. A bridge beam was just about the last place in the world I wanted to be, but I made it through. Sometimes I'd have to stop for a breather, and get the vertigo under control, but the job would get done eventually :^D I suspect if I did it every day instead of a couple times a year, it would have been easier. I also suspect you'll have an easier time, just by getting out and doing it. You may be uncomfortable for a bit, but I think you'll get in the groove in short order :^)

It runs in my family. On both sides of my family actually. On my mother's side I have an uncle who committed suicide and two aunts who have anxiety issues, one of them very seriously. My father had a nervous breakdown when he was about my age. Honestly what exactly causes my anxieties is hard to explain as it is not at all rational. I tend to make mountains out of mole hills as the expression goes and tend to visualize worst case scenarios in almost everything. I'm not even consciously doing this, it's just a little tape recorder of doubt and pessimism that's always playing somewhere in the background. I tend to expect complete insane things like FAR FAR more will be expected of my than would ever be possible. Again I know these thoughts to be completely irrational but since they aren't even at a conscious level they are hard to suppress. This is why things like Alcohol and other drugs can be very effective and also very dangerous "drugs" to treat these kind of issues as by their very nature they shut off both your inhibitions and that tape recorder. I don't drink for this reason any more because that only leads to bad things. However I have thought that drugs like Adivan might be helpful as they have a sedative quality to them but they also have similar dangers. I've been taking an SSRI for some years that also helps a bit. At any rate we'll see things should work themselves out one way or another. :awe:

 

[lxskllr]

Nicotine may help. I know it helps people with OCD, and some other mental issues. I'm reluctant to recommend smoking, and the decent(safe) alternatives are very expensive in Canada, but it may be worth looking into. Actual nicotine from tobacco seems more reliable in that regard than pharmaceutical nicotine like you'd find in gum or patches.

 

[Locut0s]

Nicotine may help. I know it helps people with OCD, and some other mental issues. I'm reluctant to recommend smoking, and the decent(safe) alternatives are very expensive in Canada, but it may be worth looking into. Actual nicotine from tobacco seems more reliable in that regard than pharmaceutical nicotine like you'd find in gum or patches.

Umm yeah thanks no, lol. My family also has a history of cancer, on my father's side. I also very much dislike smoking as a habit And smoking is expensive enough a habit here let along the alternatives, 8-10 bucks a pack.

I read an article somewhere that the calming effects of nicotine have been shown to be mostly a placebo effect. The truth is that nicotine affects almost exclusively the craving centres of the brain and has very little effect on the reward centres of the brain. So unlike cocaine and other drugs users don't get much out of it accept a relief of their craving.

 

[Locut0s]

Nicotine may help. I know it helps people with OCD, and some other mental issues. I'm reluctant to recommend smoking, and the decent(safe) alternatives are very expensive in Canada, but it may be worth looking into. Actual nicotine from tobacco seems more reliable in that regard than pharmaceutical nicotine like you'd find in gum or patches.

Exercise helps quite a lot, just finished my daily walk/run, but only for a few hours.