Comments on: Two Jobs Every Person Should Try Before “Growing Up”

By: Personal Finance

Personal Finance — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:45:56 +0000

You have a good mind but that’s not how the seniors are treated in America.
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By: Aury (Thunderdrake)

Aury (Thunderdrake) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:10:56 +0000

I’m a strong advocate of employee work as a means of learning, rather than a means to make a living or income.

I wanted to become a bartender myself, as the pay is not only fair, but it has a level of prestige to it as well. But I wanted to learn it to socialize as well.

I wonder if it’s still possible? But I’ll be damned if I could land a position like that!
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By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:02:10 +0000

Ever since a stint at Red Lobster as a server when I couldn’t get another job, I have talked about how every person should be required to work in a restaurant.
I have since eaten with people who are rude to the servers, and I never go with them again.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:02:49 +0000

One of the most eye opening experiences was an early job as a sales clerk at Lord and Taylor’s. (After high school and before college.) It’s amazing the variety of people that shop there and the expectations they bring. It made me much more appreciative of anyone working in a service job, and as you noted, pushed a normally shy person out into the world a bit, and forced me to polish a personal dressing style. All useful for the “real world”.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:11:13 +0000

I know exactly what you’re talking about! No wonder people have crack berries! Even at work people can’t seem to go a shift without checking their phones… kinda sad.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:09:25 +0000

About 3 years… fun job!

By: Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:31:11 +0000

Actually, the money can make a huge difference in your future.

If you make just $13 an hour with tips, that’s $13 you didn’t have before. That may not seem like much, but if you work five hours (a very low amount) a week on that job, you’ll make $65, which equates to $260 a month. That equals $3,120 a year, after taxes perhaps around $2,200-$1,700. That money invested over a forty-year period at just 8% will grow to at least $36,000, and that’s with the largest tax, conservative earnings (at least, from an investor’s point of view), and only for one year.

By: Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:17:03 +0000

I certainly agree; in large part. Communication and human relationships are two of the biggest component’s of being successful in the game of life. I am currently very shy, but if I have something to say I can definitely say it with confidence. I just don’t say much because I often feel there’s nothing to say, so I don’t say anything. Working one of those two jobs would help that.

I know I wouldn’t be able to be a bartender, though; I just hate alcohol (I’ve actually never drank any) and people who do drink it (a little is fine with me, but most people at bars, I assume have too much).

Being a cabdriver would help, however, I really don’t think it’s a good option for me. I think I can learn to communicate as an entrepreneur just by doing it. Also, a lot of my journey’s are online, where the hesitation is often small to me (if any). It’s an investment, but I’m not really sure if it’s worth all the time and energy it would take to do it when you could learn on the job).

A quick list of other jobs that I think would hold the same benefit are as a sales person at a store, a telemarketer, a custom service representative, and a tour-guide.

By: Scott Barron

Scott Barron — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:57:26 +0000

I’ve been a bartender, so I can scratch that off my list. I doubt I’ll ever drive a cab. First, I loathe driving. Second, there aren’t many cabs here in the suburbs and they’re not in high demand.

I agree with Ryan, customer service is extremely demanding. It’s an eye opening experience that everyone should share. Specifically working on the phones in a call center! I believe this is important because each and every one of us will speak with a customer service representative on the phone.

The place or company is incidental, but the experience will teach people “how” to treat other people when they call. I have a whole new respect for customer service representatives now. Try talking to 60 – 80 grumpy people all day, blaming you for things out of your control, yelling and expect you to care. I spent 2 years being called, “You people.”

Out of my customer service experience, I believe cell phone customer service is the 100% worst of callers. Our culture will tolerate a number of inconveniences and trouble, but if it’s their cell phone…watch out!
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By: Craig Ford

Craig Ford — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:45:08 +0000

I loved this post. I think especially when you are younger if you work the biggest benefits will come when you are older. The money really won’t make a big difference on your future, however what you learn will make some serious contributions to how life looks 10 years down the road.
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