Help!
Posted by Youkaiyami on Sep 08, 2009 · Member since Dec 2008 · 63 posts
I'm trying to get a job. I'll REALLY need one if my dad leaves, my mom couldn't do it all by herself.
I've tried everything, my boyfriend is even putting in a bunch of "good words" at Target. But nothing has come up. I've been avoiding fast food for the reason I'd be very restricted on what I'd be willing to do, and that doesn't look good when trying to get a job.
Should I, for the time being, just go for it and try to get into fast food?
I was in your same situation in my town.
I ended up working at a nursing home as an activity aid. If you can deal with handicapped people, it's a great job. And you don't need training like a CNA would. Nursing homes are the only places in my town hiring. Also, check your local library or gas stations (you might have to put out hotdogs or other snacky meat products) for jobs.
Fast food is terrible, but at the same time, looking at a lot of the customers I served as a waitress definitely made me happy about my choice to give up meat and all that unhealthy crap.
First off, saying stuff like "if you can deal with handicapped people" is rude and offensive, and if you feel that way you should NOT be working with the elderly in Nursing homes or with individuals with developmental and physical challenges. What we do need and kind and compasionate people who are willing to look at the person, rather than at what you percieve as their "handicapp". Nuff said.
Second, a job is a job, and hell yes, if you need income to provide food and shelter then yes you may have to make some tough choices but there aren't enough jobs to go around. i hate mine, but it brings in a few bucks a week, and my husb recently lost one of his, thankfully the one he still has includes health insurance. So many of us would love a job at Mc Donalds or wherever if we could get one.
Yes, sadly it seems too many workers in nursing and assisted living homes take out their frustration on the people living there, and they are the least able to do anything about mistreatment.
Yes, sadly it seems too many workers in nursing and assisted living homes take out their frustration on the people living there, and they are the least able to do anything about mistreatment.
that would be the main reason i left my job at the hospital. it's really sad to see.
I have a friend who autistic, and have had many friends with some sort of mental and/or physical disability, though they were not severe. But I am reluctant to go into something such as that because I have no patience with/for children, which I know, people with severe mental disabilities may be like.
Know your limitations. Is there anyway you could create your own job? I did. I have a few limitations of my own, and I know them well, so I looked about for something I could do well. Translating doesn't work unless you have an "in" or are under 30 with this economy, and DH wouldn't let me clean houses for a living (not MY wife! Spanish man of a certain age), so I decided to charge for Eng Lit tutoring, which I had often helped friends with for free. I'll never get rich but it helps make ends meet.
Think about what you have to offer that other people would pay for. Gardening? Sewing? Cooking veg*n food? Dog/baby/house sitting? Cleaning? (I cleaned my way through college. I couldn't drive but my clients were more than willing to provide transport. People are so grateful for help they will often pay over the odds.)
Your profile says you're a Foodie; what about contacting local caterers and seeing if they need help? It's not fast food and is probably a lot more interesting work (cooking but also getting around to different events).
- Ted