FlailingJohn 0 #1 June 15, 2004 Im having sort of a crisis with debt collectors now while trying to find a job. From my job search I am beginning to realize "I don't know Jack" I have sent out dozen of resumes with not even any calls or interests. So the basic theme to my poll is when do you swallow your pride and take a job you wouldn't even had considered thinking about applying. I been having trouble finding a job for the last 6 months and about to take anything I can get. The debt collector are becoming vultures to me. Probably cause i don't return their calls. I know it stupidity but I m tired of telling these people "I dont have the money!" >>I threw my confidence out the airplane door years ago......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #2 June 15, 2004 you're better off taking a job you don't like to get some income coming in. then, you've got time to continue searching for the job you want, while enjoying a bit of cash from the current job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #3 June 15, 2004 Tis far respectable to have a job earning money and paying off your bills instead of being a bum. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #4 June 15, 2004 All work is respectable. Things are picking up. I find that peple have better attitudes when they are doing SOMETHING as opposed to nothing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #5 June 15, 2004 take a job, but don't stop looking. i settled. i hate my job. i'm looking. there is a light at the end of the tunnel. do what you must to get by now, keeping in mind that it can only get better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #6 June 15, 2004 There is a great quote from "The Dilbert Principle" that I don't have in front of me, but I'm pretty sure this is pretty close... "Let's face it, work sucks. That's why we get paid to do it; if it were fun everybody would do it for free." Some thoughts on your post: 1.) Get a job that pays the bills until something better comes along. I know friends who thought bankrupcy was an easy solution to the sundry forms of debt they accumulated while in school and now that they're trying to do the "get married and settle down with a house and a dog and 2.3 kids thing" are hating ever making the decision. Stock shelves, bus tables, whatever. The only exception to this statement would be that I wouldn't take any job that went against my ethical values at any cost (but that goes without saying). 2.) KEEP SENDING OUT RESUMES. Send out dozens, hundreds, thousands, whatever it takes. Is this your first career-type job search? It will take longer than you think to find a job... when I was in school I kinda figured "well, I'll just send out a handful of resumes, then I'll get a job". But the fact was it took a lot longer than I thought... it wasn't about my grades (OK, not great but not bad either) or my field, just that these things take time. Stick to your guns, man... it'll come out in the wash. Elvisio "also looking for a job" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #7 June 15, 2004 FlailingJohn, Please do not take this the wrong way, but, if your cover letters and resumes read the way your post does, we may have identified the reason you're not getting interviews. Your English skirts dangerously close to being its own language. Unfortunately, when you send a resume or cover letter, it is the only representation of you that a prospective employer receives. If it reads poorly, it reflects on you poorly. We all know that proper English does not always reflect a person's competence or qualification, but it is the first thing a potential employer sees. It has been said that it's easier to find a job when you have a job. It's also been said that it's easier to pay your bills when you have a job. Given these two thoughts, I'd take anything you can get in the short run. Then, if applicable, have someone work with you on your resume, cover letter, etc. Getting the job you want sometimes requires help. I found a job I was interested in and had a placement firm help me with the format and layout of my resume. 7 years in the military prevented me from ever having to prepare a decent resume. So, I got help. "It's not what you know. It's who you know." So, focus on assembling your resources - including help - and then attack the jobs you're interested in. But, in the interim, get some cash flow going to cover some of the bills. Good luck brother, topher"...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #8 June 15, 2004 Take the job, depending on the industry it really is better to have a job while looking for a new one. In my telcomm world we just started hiring again and one of the 1st things we look at is how long they have been out of a job, what their previous job was and determine if time off was longer than it should have been for the job they left. For example a Director or VP would naturally take more time off then a field tech. I'm not saying it's right, but in such a competitive market employers will look for any reason to not hire you.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #9 June 15, 2004 Quoteagainst my ethical values Huh? Ethical values? From the creator of the "Elvisio way"? How can you make that statement without cracking a smile? Teach me, Obi-Wan. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #10 June 15, 2004 Quote"Let's face it, work sucks. That's why we get paid to do it; if it were fun everybody would do it for free." "You hate your job? There's a support group for that. It's called Everybody. They meet every night down at the corner bar." Drew Carey Take what you can find, keep looking, and don't give up. Any legitimate job is respectable.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #11 June 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteagainst my ethical values Huh? Ethical values? From the creator of the "Elvisio way"? How can you make that statement without cracking a smile? Teach me, Obi-Wan. Hey, now, don't sell me short. We're talking about WORK here. In non-career-oriented other matters, well... too much has been said already... Elvisio "workin' on a career as beer tester" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #12 June 16, 2004 The ends justify the means. Get A job settle your finances, then look for THE job.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #13 June 16, 2004 Oh, yea, and what Squeak said.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlailingJohn 0 #14 June 16, 2004 Thanks to everyone. I know my post was very hard to read. I have just been a little frustrated lately. I did have a job up until december of last year. I wasn't laid off or anything but i did do something irrational. I just quit. One day, before work I just couldnt take it any more. I couldn't take going to my job. Where I had no room for advancement, No possibility of any kind of pay raise, plus the bosses had their favorites and I wasn't one of them. Should I have stuck with the job? Yes I know I should have but the job was taking too much out of me. I know the next job for me could be worst then the one i had, but i didn't want to sit in a job i hated and never take the chance to find something better for myself once again thanks, I am applying for part-time jobs. So I can have money get my Student loans back in good standing. then go out take more student loans and take a few English/writing classes >>I threw my confidence out the airplane door years ago......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #15 June 16, 2004 "I know the next job for me could be worst then the one i had, but i didn't want to sit in a job i hated and never take the chance to find something better for myself " For some reason, its always easier to get a job when you already have one. So what are your skills, where do you live, and what are you prepared (or not) to do?-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #16 June 16, 2004 Take the job. It your life and you have to take care of yourself. It's either taking care of yourself of complaining your whole life like all those f###ing socialists do here in europe ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
