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Would you stay at a job you hate?

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Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Did you get some internships at major companies while you were in college?
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Nope, I wish I had, but I was working at Blockbuster on the weekends and going to school full-time during the week. I was making the payments for college, so I couldn't afford an unpaid internship.
 
I don't have any advice yet (I'll be in the same boat this summer after I graduate), but good luck with your job search :thumbsup:
 
if you ever want to get a job in IS, you should quit and get ANY job that will get you experience for your resume. You may take a cut in pay, but blockbuster is not going to get you in the door for a job you'll eventually want.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I have to be honest, I could never stay at a job I hated.
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and never will, if you dont like what you do start looking elsewhere but keep working

 
If you can afford to be poor for a while ... quit and focus in. It is too hard to summon up the requisite energy and attitude needed to find a good job when you're burnt out and bitter at your current one. Been there, done that.

Good luck!
 
Q: Would I stay at a job I hate?
A: It's about 2 things. Money and Scheduling. My personal intrest are only a deciding factor if the other two can't bring about a decision. Can I afford to quit? Can I find another job that will work around my college schedule and still pay the same?

Q: Well, Injury, what would YOU do?
A: Search my ass of for a job. Posting a resume on Monster and looking at want ads every few days is pathetic. Send your resume to everyone in the field, ask relatives/friends for connections, apply for jobs that may seem a bit off from what you think they are looking for. Getting an interview for a job that you know you probably won't get can still be good for multiple reasons. (Another job that you might be suited for, interview practice, information on other opportunities.)

Q: But would you put up with a crappy retail job?
A: Sure. No matter how many customers complain, the boss is likely to side with employees (although they might have to put on a show for the customer) and it's pretty low in the responsibility department. You've been there for 4 years. You own the place. Act like it.

 
No, I wouldn't stay at a job I hate, but I wouldn't quit unless I had to. It's always better to look for a job when you have a job, than to be searching for a job while unemployed.
 
I just got through working a four month stint with Time Warner. The pay was awesome for a high school graduate and so was the benefits. However the customers got to me so bad that I they forced me to quit. I could no longer take the stress. I know some people are going to call me a pussy but it was very hard to listen to them yell at me constantly and even cuss at me. I could not take it so I thought long and hard about it, I gave it over two weeks and I finally came to my conclusion that I would quit.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I just got through working a four month stint with Time Warner. The pay was awesome for a high school graduate and so was the benefits. However the customers got to me so bad that I they forced me to quit. I could no longer take the stress. I know some people are going to call me a pussy but it was very hard to listen to them yell at me constantly and even cuss at me. I could not take it so I thought long and hard about it, I gave it over two weeks and I finally came to my conclusion that I would quit.
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:thumbsup: Congrats on quitting that lousy job! I am pretty sure it was you who had posted about it a short while ago and I related my former customer service experiences to you.
 
i did until i found a new one.

been at the new one for nearly a year now.

utilize networks - i got this job through a friend of mine that had a friend working here. she passed my resume along and i got a phone call the next day for an interview. i was hired two interviews later.
 
I think the thing that is getting to me the most is seeing the requirements list of most of these so-called entry-level positions. They're almost as long as a novel. I want to increase my skillset (only programming I've done is in one class during college, besides doing some work with Access) but there's so many different languages and certifications out there I don't know where to start. I'm just trying to find a job that will allow me to gain some expertise in the field. One of my roommates from college got a job 3 weeks after college ended for him, and I had a better GPA and knowledge of computers than him. He's a project administrator right off the bat.


So I guess my question to you guys is, what's more important at this point judging by my story: Obtaining more skills on my own (and what skills should I work on first?), or finding an entry-level job that will train me in some of the more important skills?
 
So I guess my question to you guys is, what's more important at this point judging by my story: Obtaining more skills on my own (and what skills should I work on first?), or finding an entry-level job that will train me in some of the more important skills?
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I think a job would be more important (that's what the ultimate goal is anyway, right?), but since you're having trouble getting one, I'd learn some scripting languages: perl, python, or php.
 
Wow, and I thought I was the only one here doing retail management. I'm finishing up my 6-week training to be an assistant manager at a grocery store and I have the same worries you have. I'm a business admin. major with a near-minor in computer science (one class short 🙁 ) and I've been having the same worries too. I swear, I know exactly how you feel. I really want to talk to you but its getting kinda late. I'm gonna add you to my buddy list and PM you in the morning. Rest easy.

- Tallest1
 
The OP just cracks me up. I tickles me down to my innermost bones. I am going to have to take a trip around the block in my wheelchair just as soon as I catch my breath. What bunch of fvcking maroons.
 
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
The OP just cracks me up. I tickles me down to my innermost bones. I am going to have to take a trip around the block in my wheelchair just as soon as I catch my breath. What bunch of fvcking maroons.
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I didn't think it was very funny..??
 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
Originally posted by: Fingers
Keep the income comming and you bank account as high as you can. You will eventually find a better job and all that money will come in handy when you move out.
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This is good advice ... even if you saved up, with no income that money disappears quicker than you think.

 
i quit a job when i absolutely couldn't bear it anymore.. i got home from work all worn out, and the job was pretty similar to what you described (believe it or not, i was in IT support though)... i had to get out of there, and i did. i got my next job 4 months later (but i really hadn't started looking until 3 months later or so as i went back to school to take more MIS classes)
 
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Did you get some internships at major companies while you were in college?
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Nope, I wish I had, but I was working at Blockbuster on the weekends and going to school full-time during the week. I was making the payments for college, so I couldn't afford an unpaid internship.
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I did 2 paid internships while I was in college. In fact, I stayed in the dorms on campus and worked a full 40 hour work week in addition to taking classes part time. I worked on campus doing ethernet rollouts to all the dorms and setting up the network structure. This was back in the summer of 1995 and 1996. Anyway, it was a pair of good internships to have under my belt.

I really believe that internships, working in an computer related job while going to school, and staying active gets you that good paying job out of college. I had all 3 under my belt and I had 5 offer letters when I graduated to choose from. The economy is slower now though....
 
Yeah I gotta say, just keep looking for another job. And while you're at it, look around for other answers to some more important questions. Such as, why am I even doing this? Of course it's important to make money and all, but isn't it just so unsatisfying if that's your end in life? Just to make money and buy stuff and then die? There's gotta be more to life, man. Check it out sometime.

I ain't tryin to preach, I'm just tellin you heart to heart what I found, and although it hasn't been easy, it's been more purpose filled and satisfying.
 
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