Summer jobs for noobs

[yottabit]

I don't like commission jobs because it requires that I become a shill.

Not at all. The jerks will probably make the most money in the short run, but they'll also get the most returns, complaints, and all kinds of other BS. Really the big thing is location. I sold electronics in a "Sears Essentials" which was an offshoot store (converted Kmart) and we got nowhere near as much business as the Sears in the mall. The best people in our appliance department weren't jerks at all but just really knowledgeable nice people. My best friend there would often take home 1k+ paychecks (biweekly, but still) I never sold myself out conning people into anything they didn't need, and I regularly made much more than my base pay.

I actually thought it was pretty fun to help people find what they needed (and often times show them all kinds of stuff they didn't know existed) Commission rates for appliances were much higher though. It was fun to straighten out people who thought they knew everything about electronics too. I remember a lady who was trying to tell me that HDMI was so much more visibly clear than component at 1080i, and she was comparing two TV's and said "Hey, this one is so much clearer, this one must be HDMI" It was the component one.

If you are looking at a commission job, go there a few times on different days and scope out the amount of customers that are there to make sure it's not a dead branch.

Another nice thing about being full commission (at least at Sears) was that your job description was strictly selling shit. So if they bugged you to do cleanup and other random stuff you didn't have to. Us electronics people always ended up doing it because we had a base rate haha.

 

[TridenT]

I'm feeling sick. Ugh. I ate some bad food in the past twelve hours. Jeez. I've been up so long now. Very unhappy panda. I hate lacking money and stuff.

Hopefully I get this job. I think I am going to go out and get subway in a couple hours or so. It'll be good compared to what I've been eating.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

wtf summer is halfway over and you havent gotten a job?

 

[TridenT]

wtf summer is halfway over and you havent gotten a job?

There's about 2 and a half months left actually...

 

[BoomerD]

wtf summer is halfway over and you havent gotten a job?

He hasn't found one yet that will pay him $1000/day for living in his mom's basement, eating Froot Loops and playing video games...but he's still looking.

 

[busydude]

I hate lacking money and stuff.

You have to accept that fact.. being a college student.

 

[yllus]

Did you state sometime earlier that if you couldn't find a job you'd have to drop out of school? If so, where are you at with that?

 

[Capt Caveman]

There's about 2 and a half months left actually...

Most colleges start back-up at the end of Aug/beginning of Sept. You should have lined-up a job months ago. But we all know you really don't want one.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I I hate lacking money and stuff.

If you actually tried to get a job, maybe you'd have some. :hmm:

When I was in high school I'd get a minimum wage summer job and usually start a few weeks after school is done. I'd usually build myself a new PC or buy some other expensive toys, and put the rest towards savings. In college, I did the same, but it was a slightly higher paying job for a few more months. I'd have tons of cash to pay for tuition and books and a bit left over at the end.

With minimum wage at $10 now days, it's not that hard to pickup money as someone still living at home even with a low end job.

 

[TridenT]

Did you state sometime earlier that if you couldn't find a job you'd have to drop out of school? If so, where are you at with that?

Never stated that.

Had interview. It didn't go well. The amount of fakeness she was spewing was making me want to throw up. And since I am honest, I could barely give any reasons for why I would really want the job. I was pretty much dumbfounded when she asked, "SO, why do you want to work at Ross?" I had thought about it before because I was thinking, "I know I am going to get asked that stupid question." And I really had nothing. I was like, "good experience for first job, indoors, and why not? " and then I think I was out. There were so many times where I was just BLANKING completely on LEGITIMATE reasons for why I wanted to do anything with this place. I couldn't think of any. There were lots of pauses in the conversation. I was completely not interested. The interview could probably go over better if I was just completely frank.

More questions she asked. I asked her some. Found out the job is THE MOST PART TIME A FUCKING JOB CAN GET. 12 HOURS/WEEK. WTF? So, at that point I was just like... really? 12 hours a week? I asked why it was like that and I was just like... alright. Whatever. I knew the reasons. (Don't have to pay for benefits, keeps shit cheap, easy to replace, etc.)

Anyway, even if she does choose me for the job... what the fuck do I care. It's a shit job working with bozos.

Oh, and I overdressed. I wore a jacket. I was practically outdressing the interviewer. Ross just wreaked of white trash and foreign stupidity.

 

[kinev]

Never stated that.

Had interview. It didn't go well. The amount of fakeness she was spewing was making me want to throw up. And since I am honest, I could barely give any reasons for why I would really want the job. I was pretty much dumbfounded when she asked, "SO, why do you want to work at Ross?" I had thought about it before because I was thinking, "I know I am going to get asked that stupid question." And I really had nothing. I was like, "good experience for first job, indoors, and why not? " and then I think I was out. There were so many times where I was just BLANKING completely on LEGITIMATE reasons for why I wanted to do anything with this place. I couldn't think of any. There were lots of pauses in the conversation. I was completely not interested. The interview could probably go over better if I was just completely frank.

More questions she asked. I asked her some. Found out the job is THE MOST PART TIME A FUCKING JOB CAN GET. 12 HOURS/WEEK. WTF? So, at that point I was just like... really? 12 hours a week? I asked why it was like that and I was just like... alright. Whatever. I knew the reasons. (Don't have to pay for benefits, keeps shit cheap, easy to replace, etc.)

Anyway, even if she does choose me for the job... what the fuck do I care. It's a shit job working with bozos.

Oh, and I overdressed. I wore a jacket. I was practically outdressing the interviewer. Ross just wreaked of white trash and foreign stupidity.

Translation:

I'm a friggin social retard and I blew the interview. Screw them; I didn't want that stupid job anyway. After all, I'm TridenT and I think I'm better than them despite absolutely no evidence that I'm better than anybody!

 

[Ns1]

i am not surprised.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

white trash and foreign stupidity.

Wait. . . wut?

12 hours is pretty LOL though. But better than nothing.

Better luck next time, hopefully this will help you in the future.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Never stated that.

Had interview. It didn't go well. The amount of fakeness she was spewing was making me want to throw up. And since I am honest, I could barely give any reasons for why I would really want the job. I was pretty much dumbfounded when she asked, "SO, why do you want to work at Ross?" I had thought about it before because I was thinking, "I know I am going to get asked that stupid question." And I really had nothing. I was like, "good experience for first job, indoors, and why not? " and then I think I was out. There were so many times where I was just BLANKING completely on LEGITIMATE reasons for why I wanted to do anything with this place. I couldn't think of any. There were lots of pauses in the conversation. I was completely not interested. The interview could probably go over better if I was just completely frank.

More questions she asked. I asked her some. Found out the job is THE MOST PART TIME A FUCKING JOB CAN GET. 12 HOURS/WEEK. WTF? So, at that point I was just like... really? 12 hours a week? I asked why it was like that and I was just like... alright. Whatever. I knew the reasons. (Don't have to pay for benefits, keeps shit cheap, easy to replace, etc.)

Anyway, even if she does choose me for the job... what the fuck do I care. It's a shit job working with bozos.

Oh, and I overdressed. I wore a jacket. I was practically outdressing the interviewer. Ross just wreaked of white trash and foreign stupidity.

So...why did you want the job? If you did, why couldn't you say those reasons? If you didn't, why did you apply?

 

[Kirby]

i am not surprised.

no one is.

he's the epitome of fail.

 

[Leros]

So...why did you want the job? If you did, why couldn't you say those reasons? If you didn't, why did you apply?

Yeah. You don't have to make up stuff. Give them your honest reason. They know you're not looking for a job at Ross because you have a passion for their clothing.

 

[TridenT]

So...why did you want the job? If you did, why couldn't you say those reasons? If you didn't, why did you apply?

I don't want a job at Ross. There are many other jobs I wanted, but all the ones I want I don't have the experience for (IT jobs, internships, etc.). I was WILLING to work at Ross though, but ... 12 hours a week? That's just going to be something that will make it difficult to schedule work with another job. And then I'll have two jobs with very variable hours. I'd be fine with it if I was allowed to work a 12 hour day then have a week off, but they spread the 4 hour shifts out quite a bit. >_<

 

[TridenT]

Wait. . . wut?

12 hours is pretty LOL though. But better than nothing.

Better luck next time, hopefully this will help you in the future.

It's ridiculous LOL. When she said it I was like, "This is going to cost me more money than I'll make I bet... I have to find another job. This will only make it more difficult."

And I am pretty sure I'll just be completely blunt with whatever interviewer I get next time around

 

[JumBie]

^^ Clarification:
Sell for $10/Gram for $70 total.

Don't we all love economics, supply and demand.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

And I am pretty sure I'll just be completely blunt with whatever interviewer I get next time around

Good luck with that approach.

 

[TridenT]

Good luck with that approach.

If it's a job I want then they'll probably hear things they'll like... If it's not then they'll know I am not bullshitting them at least.

 

[ModerateRepZero]

If it's a job I want then they'll probably hear things they'll like... If it's not then they'll know I am not bullshitting them at least.

There's a difference between being honest and being brutally candid. You either don't know or seem to appreciate the difference......or you plain just don't care.

 

[TridenT]

There's a difference between being honest and being brutally candid. You either don't know or seem to appreciate the difference......or you plain just don't care.

If I get asked, "Why do you want to work at Ross", how can I be honest and not brutally candid? There's no way to not be candid when you're trying to say, "it's indoors, easy, and that's it."

 

[Engineer]

I don't want a job and have been bullshitting you all.

and the truth shall set you free!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvp37o1jZUo

 

[TridenT]

I'm a flaming homosexual!

[insert image of homosexual erotica]

Except I never said that. I would like a job in some field that pays decent for it being temporary/part-time.