Job advice...

I've recently been looking to go back to work for the next year or so, since it looks like I'll still be going to school only part time. My last job was a supervisor at UPS, which is something I'd never do again. At this point, I'm really only looking for some sort of manual labor job without a ton of responsibility and hassle. I've had a bunch of varied jobs over the years, but one job I've never tried before is kitchen / restaurant work - you know, the "behind the scenes stuff", washing dishes, cooking, spitting in people's food, whatever. Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone here has had experience in this field and what they thought of it. I've never been big on customer service and the jobs I've had in management were really more involved then I wanted them to be. Any advice or other suggestions are appreciated [img]smile.gif[/img]

I've worked in some kitchens, and I will never do so again unless I am forced to.

Ditto! Kitchen work has to be among the worst jobs imaginable (for me anyways). It's hot as fuck in the kitchen, bad air, tight, stressful, it can stink and washing the plates & cutlery is also great if you like cleaning up other peoples shit after them!

Dude, you will never escape responsability, it's already in all jobs from the easiest to the hardest. Now, some people handle responsability better than others.

I'd advise janitorial before kitchen work.
I've done both, and janitorial is MUCH less stressful.
pays aboot the same.

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Originally posted by Peter Peeker:
I'd advise janitorial before kitchen work.
I've done both, and janitorial is MUCH less stressful.
pays aboot the same.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why go Janitorial ? ok, any job is good no matter what but from being a supervisor to a lesser position.....

Sometimes I used to ask that same question too. My job is REALLY stressfull, and there were times I wanted to work in a National Park, without the stress. But with the years I have adapted. Now, if I don't have a STRESS I can hanle or challenge me, I feel weird.

the job I have now, I have FAR more responsibilities than I did at my last one.
I also make much better money.

but sometimes, I wish I still had the old one.
not often, but once in a while.

usually when my supposed 30-hour week turns into a 60-hour week, and I don't get paid for the extra 30.

Having done the job as Quick cook and grill manager to put my self through college - I would definately recommend NOT going that route.

If it is responsibility you are trying to get away from, food service isn't the job. You are responsible for the area, making sure that everyone's meal is to there liking, even if they didn't tell you what they wanted in the first place, and making sure the manager doesn't have to listen to a complaining customer because you fixed it wrong (or right and they just didn't like it).

I had more stress and aggrivation working quick service food than I did when I was working on machines that could blow up or eat the calcium out of my bones if I screwed up.

Out of all the dumb jobs I've had, I would recommend "never taking orders from high-schoolers again" as my only criteria.

My first week out of college I picked up a pizza delivery gig while I looked for an office job.

They hired me as a driver. The first day I'm in there, the high school kids start ordering me around to make pizzas.
They're like "FUCK, don't you know how to make fucking pizza?!"
And I'm like "Look ass lick, I was hired to drive this shit around. Fuck off"

But because the kid had been there two months, he was like manager or something. Good thing I found a job relatively quick, and was able to leave after I guess a month.

Never taking orders from high schoolers again.

Mr. Stinkhead

be a laborer for a roofing crew~

I'm starting a new job tomorrow, cleaning up in some Mobile Phone place. Easy work and good money! Plenty of figures for me! Yay!

There is a trendy job these days, doing "Massages" [img]tongue.gif[/img]

o.k., thanks for the advice everyone [img]smile.gif[/img] Looks like I'll be passing on the kitchen work, then. I know every job has responsibility, I just meant I am looking for something where my daily tasks are fairly simple in execution. That doesn't mean I'm looking for an EASY job, just a job that doesn't require me to have to make a ton of decisions and worry about what other people are doing. At UPS I had around 200 employees under my command on any given shift and all I did was take shit and be abused by all of them. I just don't want to be in charge again right now, so I can focus more on school instead. I just want to go in, serve my time and go home, not having to think about it much afterwards.

Oh how I miss the days when I had a job like that...

*stares off into space to ponder life, existance, and the meaning of a Grdita*

How much do they pay to this suckers that change ligthbulbs in towers and and big skycrappers ?

well, does anyone have any suggestions then that might fit into the criteria I'm talking about? Janitor is one, I take it? [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]

I've applied at a bunch of places so far, but no one is hiring. Among them:

a bookstore
a pet store
Staples

- places like that seem fairly "middle of the road" to me.

<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ June 28, 2004 02:46 PM: Message edited by: munkkey ]</font>

I did landscaping for a few years a while back, and if it weren't for my shitty back, I'd have loved it!
If you have a good back, and like the outdoors, I recommend it.
It can obviously get tiring, but it's virtually stress free, and your only responsibility is to get your shit done! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

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well, does anyone have any suggestions then that might fit into the criteria I'm talking about? Janitor is one, I take it? [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]

I've applied at a bunch of places so far, but no one is hiring. Among them:

a bookstore
a pet store
Staples

- places like that seem fairly "middle of the road" to me.

<font color="#cd6600"><font size="1">[ June 28, 2004 02:46 PM: Message edited by: munkkey ]</font></font>

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Don't you like movies ? Go Blockbuster......

I'e actually strongly considered landscaping before. I had a friend who did it and he said he loved it too. My only problem - I have horrible year round allergies. I take medication for it, and in the summer time it helps, but doesn't totally take care of it. I can't even mow my own lawn because of it...So I always figured landscaping might be a problem for me [img]confused.gif[/img] I guess I wouldn't really know till I try, though [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

I actually applied at Blockbuster once years ago, but didn't get the job. Video stores in general are a good idea, though [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
How much do they pay to this suckers that change ligthbulbs in towers and and big skycrappers ?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When I was bored at repairing converters at Comcast I "volunteered" when they started a tower crew team. We we're on hand in case their 250 foot tall tower needed anything done like hanging antennas or replacing light bulbs. God I loved doing that! What a thrill! After a year or so they ended up hiring the jobs out to more professional contractors for insurance reasons.

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Originally posted by Andyman:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Moviemaniac4:
How much do they pay to this suckers that change ligthbulbs in towers and and big skycrappers ?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When I was bored at repairing converters at Comcast I "volunteered" when they started a tower crew team. We we're on hand in case their 250 foot tall tower needed anything done like hanging antennas or replacing light bulbs. God I loved doing that! What a thrill! After a year or so they ended up hiring the jobs out to more professional contractors for insurance reasons.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You use to do that ?? I can't belive it. But seriously, how much do they pay for that....

I think I got double time. I would have done it for free! [img]wink.gif[/img]