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Post by HeWhoWatches on Mar 2, 2004 6:24:59 GMT -5
Oh dear... I have now had two job offers after a very long period of looking with no success. Now I don't know which one to take!
One is a programming position, where I get to code Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) for the food and dairy industry. It's a small company and I get on very well with the boss who I've worked for before during uni. It's the sort of thing I'm trained to do, and the experience would be very valuable. However, it means a lot of travelling to and from work, and I haven't learnt to drive yet (although I have some money squirreled away for just that purpose).
The other is a shop supervisor position just down the road. It's a small shop, which is a plus, and there's room for promotion (eventually). The pay isn't quite as good, but I have stacks of retail experience so I could do it blindfolded. The staff there seem quite nice, too.
Which one do I take?
It's driving me crazy!
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 7:48:33 GMT -5
I spent my first year at work traveling on a bus every day, used to take about an hour  Makes it a long old day but it's worth it if the jobs good. I'd spent two years before that doing the same thing to go to college, to a different place, but then i was on the bus with my mates so it wasn't so bad. I'd often nod off on the way home from work so made sure i sat on a single seat on the top deck if possible. Nothing worse than dozing off and leaning on the stranger sitting next to you. In the end i thnik you need to decide which would make you the most happy in your work. My work placement at college was a nightmare, he offered me a job but i knew if i took it i would be treated like a skivvy and not a junior stylist, i'm a hairdresser btw, my department head at college advised me to accept as she said it's easier to find employment when you are already employed. So i did but my mum came to my rescue when she saw a job advertised. I came home and she said come on i've got you an interview in an hour. I felt so sick with nerves when she told me  Well i went for the interview and got the job, two days before i was due to start the other one. Only trouble was my new boss turned out to be the pregnant dog from hell  ( i did not type pregnant dog it changed it, but you probably know what i did type ) I stayed there three years by which time i was sick of the sight of her then one day she asked me to clear up some dogs mess on the path outside the shop and i told her where to stick it. Left, set up my own mobile business and am now in my eleventh year. I have as much free time as i want, no one to answer too and i'm happy. Wouldn't change it for the world. I guess what i'm saying is being happy is sometimes more important than how much money you can earn. If your job is making you miserable your whole life ends up miserable. So choose the one you think you'll enjoy most. Sorry i've been so long winded, i'm sure you don't really need my life story ;D |
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Post by HeWhoWatches on Mar 2, 2004 8:27:32 GMT -5
Not long winded at all, I appreciate the advice! On the whole, I think I'd enjoy the PLC engineer's job more, as you get to go on site and fix things (or break them, depends on how the day goes!  )... Besides I know what I'm letting myself in for with that job and it's very enjoyable. Would love to have my own business fixing PCs or doing web design but after uni finished I found myself in huuuuge debt, so I doubt I could get the bank to give me startup capital. Also, the interviewer at the shop did say I was overqualified. I get that a lot.  |
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 8:36:45 GMT -5
Isn't it rediculous that we are encouraged to further our education to help us get work only to be told we're over qualified I used to have a customer who owned a pub and one of her barmen had a maths degree but could'nt get a job other than the bar. Every interview he went for said he was overqualified, stupid. |
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Post by HeWhoWatches on Mar 2, 2004 9:02:50 GMT -5
Yep. The wonderful British education system where from the age of 13 onwards they tell you that education is a way into better jobs...
Kind of doesn't help when they offer degrees in groundskeeping (aka digging holes), beer drinking and David Beckam. I probably wouldn't hire me either.
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Post by Mebyon on Mar 2, 2004 14:03:11 GMT -5
Cali is right. Take the job you enjoy. The travelling may be a pain, but if you choose your seat carefully, you may fall asleep on a very interesting shoulder!
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Post by HeWhoWatches on Mar 2, 2004 17:47:50 GMT -5
Fortunately I have some time to think about it, but I'll take both your advice and choose the one that I think will make me happier - probably the programming job.
Particularly as I've found out it pays 15,000 for the first 3 months then 17,000 afterwards. And they'll help me with the cost of driving lessons.
;D
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 17:55:02 GMT -5
I'm definitely in the wrong job as far as money goes. Hairdressing is terrible in that respect, most of my customers are pensioners who can't afford too much.
Still money doesn't interest me too much anyway otherwise i wouldn't be doing it in the first place.
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Post by AlienSlof on Mar 2, 2004 18:03:38 GMT -5
There is no money in fixing PC's - I know from experience! I am a professional artist and have been working for myself now for over 10 years, 'playing' Photoshop mostly. I also build and repair computers, but repairing really is a waste of effort a lot of the time. You get computers thrown at you that are so old they belong in a museum, the owner doesn't have the relevant driver discs, they rarely have any idea why it's suddenly stopped working, etc. It soon becomes a lot of faff for something they want to only fork out a tenner for! Too many times I have found myself agonising over an uncooperative computer, only to be told 'I don't wanna pay that much to get it fixed' - a whole day wasted for nothing. Building new ones however, is a much better and more fulfilling occupation, as you can customise the machine to fit the person it is for. Most of my earnings are from Photoshop though, and that's just the way I like it! Art is where I'm at, it's what I'm good at, though I discovered a talent in me for writing too which gets me a little bit of paid work now and again. Things are good as far as working goes. There's nothing better than being one's own boss!  |
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 18:06:47 GMT -5
Too right ;D
I get to kick my own ass.
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Post by Mebyon on Mar 2, 2004 18:11:41 GMT -5
We had a lady "what did" our collective hair when we lived in the UK. I thought she did quite well for herself with her new car and all. But then, I guess a new car is an allowable business expense? What made you take up trichology? OK, OK! I've got this little web page that lets me look up ludicrous english words! phrontistery.50megs.com/ |
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 18:17:31 GMT -5
Show off.
I never did anybody where you used to live so i know that wasn't me although i did do my work placement there.
I just drifted into this job never once did i think 'i want to be a hairdresser'
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 2, 2004 18:19:21 GMT -5
Oh and yes acar is an allowable business expense i bought anew one last year ;D
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Post by Mebyon on Mar 2, 2004 18:30:16 GMT -5
Not on the subject of hair but just got the avatar to work. I think the likeness is good, do you recognise him Cali? (It was so nearly Oook!)
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Post by Calislahn on Mar 3, 2004 3:56:44 GMT -5
Looks great, i've just read Monstrous Regiment and Wee Free Men both absolutely hilarious.Now starting Good Omens.
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