Uberpoll- How did you know? (565 hits)
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Submitted by vexx (View user info) at 2007-02-28 12:25:58 EST
I'm finishing college this May and am looking for a career for myself for after graduation. I've been going on a few interviews, mostly for sales positions (I was a liberal arts major and such is the nature of the beast) and even got my first offer of employment today. But Uber, I... I don't know what to do.
I've never been one of those guys who dreamed of being an architect since he was four years old or has always wanted to be an open-heart surgeon. Some may attribute this to a lack of passion, but as a pup I always equated donning a suit for work every day with selling your soul to "the man." Older now, I know it isn't that black and white. But I'm still confused. How do I know I will be happy at this company? Am I just settling or should I keep looking? At the same time I know that in this job climate an English major is lucky to get any job offer and I should count my lucky stars. It may not be writing articles for a travel magazine while roaming Indonesia, but it's a meal ticket. So, professionals of Uber...
How did YOU know? How did you decide to take that first job out of college and know it was going to be a good fit (and was it?) Have you wanted that career forever or was it a matter of opportunity and pragmatism? Does part of you still want to be an astronaut?
Any advice would be appreciated, i've lost my compass
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Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2007-11-21 12:25:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by precision (user info) at 2007-02-28 15:34:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
as a liberal arts major, you should probably get used to saying the phrase "Do you want fries with that?"
Either that or politics
Somehow I read "as a liberal arts pussy,"
i'm not saying anything here it was just funny because I went back and read it to be sure I'd misread it.
Submitted by Stin (user info) at 2007-03-01 13:04:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
As an outside, business-to-business salesperson, I recommend that you think very hard about all your options before taking a job in sales. If you're outside sales (ie. you get to find the people to sell stuff to, not just sell to incoming callers), you will keep some strange hours. You will meet some of the most boring arseholes that walk this earth, and you will be forced to smile at them. If you work in a competitive office, you'll stress about who's doing better than you. If you work in a non-competitive office (like I do, where we all work different market segments), you'll stress about making your numbers.
However, if you like people, aren't too fond of your hair (you will find yourself going grey and pulling out chunks) and don't mind speaking to 100 people a week who have no desire to know anything about you, your company or your products, consider sales. It can be a lot of fun.
Good luck!
Submitted by sideshow (user info) at 2007-03-01 12:31:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:34:25 (#)
Ranking: 2
Take the first job that sounds interesting, but a little scary. If it doesn't sound scary it will be too easy for you and you'll end up bored and hating it.
Remember that it's a first job. You'll end up hating it anyhow, and in two years you'll be looking for another job. The first job also helps you figure out what you really HATE doing so you'll know more for future interviews/potential jobs.
Look for decent pay, but don't try to get top dollar. You won't, just because it's your firt job and it will be harder to walk away from the money when you need to. Decent pay will keep you where you need to be and allow you to leave to grow when you're ready.
Good luck with life.
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I took the first job offer I got. I learned a lot from it, at times I really enjoyed it, and at times I really hated it. By the end of it though, I had learned about what I didn't want to do. And that is a valuable lesson.
I resigned from that job, went through more interviews and I got another job. This one pays me about 35% more than I used to make, and it is doing completely different stuff. I've only be here about 6 weeks, but hey, at least I know that I am not stuck in that old job. I may grow to hate this job, but with more experience I'll be able to better determine what I want to do at my next job. If the job sounds too easy, you'll hate it. If it is too hard, you might hate it, but it forces you to learn and to also learn how to ask for help when you need it.
My boss tells me to do things, and sometimes I have no fucking clue how to do it, but I figure it out. It is the challenge that makes the job interesting.
And yes, it is a ton easier to find another job if you are already working.
Good luck with that.
Submitted by vexx (user info) at 2007-03-01 12:15:43 EST (#)
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Thorperson, that comic was oddly moving.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-03-01 09:38:32 EST (#)
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Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:59:26 (#)
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take the best job you are offered from those you interview for. the one that seems like it will provide a challenge and pay your bills.
that's part one.
part two is to ALWAYS be looking for something better. always. when you're not hoping for something better it means you have decided that you've reached the limits of your own potential.
what do i know anyway?
i'm just a garbageman.
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It's 'Waste Management Technician' and from what I hear, those guys make tons of loot.
Shlongy really is right.
The trick is, you need to find something that doesn't make you want to kill yourself. You will hate any job you have to some degree, it's only natural, but not preferring death over going to work is always good. I won't tell you to aim to never want to commit mass homicide of the people you work with b/c that's just setting you up for failure.
Good Luck :)
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2007-03-01 09:37:26 EST (#)
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http://www.explosm.net/comics/466/
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2007-03-01 09:17:55 EST (#)
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Here's some advice: Never become happy with a job.
Submitted by DesolateMisanthrope (user info) at 2007-02-28 17:46:22 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Zebra (user info) at 2007-02-28 17:37:07 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2007-02-28 16:08:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
you can always rwach
Submitted by vexx (user info) at 2007-02-28 16:03:30 EST (#)
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Shlongy is my new life coach.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-02-28 15:53:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by vexx (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:40:52 (#)
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OTron, you were an English major, right?
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That question is not incorrect.
I guess I'm pretty transparent.
Submitted by precision (user info) at 2007-02-28 15:34:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
as a liberal arts major, you should probably get used to saying the phrase "Do you want fries with that?"
Either that or politics
Submitted by Luther (user info) at 2007-02-28 15:28:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 because I fucked that all up. Pissy spelling and grammar. Woo! Sorry..
Submitted by Luther (user info) at 2007-02-28 15:24:39 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Congrats, man.
I just went through this myself, I know exactly what you're going through. First of all, I don't think you do know. You take the plunge and take comfort in the fact that it's always easier to find a job when you have one. As for my first job, I hated it at first, but I've fell in lve with it now.
You'll be aight. Yeah, so what? I said aight.
Submitted by Charlton_H (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:27:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Soylent Green is people!
Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:22:24 EST (#)
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auto today's my birthday I'm not reading your silly posts +2
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:13:24 EST (#)
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why not delay your decision another 2 years and get a Master's somewhere...
Thats what I plan on doing.
That way if you decide, youll make more money doing it.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:13:05 EST (#)
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No matter what gig you take, trust me, you'll hate it.
I make a ton of scratch and still hate it.
I hate work of all kinds, I've decided.
Much happier playing golf, playing cards, going to the gym, going to games, drinking and fucking.
Work just gets in the way.
Have a nice next 42 years toiling for the man.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:07:40 EST (#)
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Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-02-28 13:05:02 EST (#)
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Well my advice would be to ask Uber what they all did; then do exactly the opposite. You will probably end up happier that way, or at least with a real female in your life.
*sniff* *digs deeper into box of popcorn with fat greasy hand*
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:59:26 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
take the best job you are offered from those you interview for. the one that seems like it will provide a challenge and pay your bills.
that's part one.
part two is to ALWAYS be looking for something better. always. when you're not hoping for something better it means you have decided that you've reached the limits of your own potential.
what do i know anyway?
i'm just a garbageman.
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:52:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
The Army said they'd give me guns and explosive and then let me kill people.
Really, it was a done deal at the free guns.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:51:56 EST (#)
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also i work for an english major. she's an editor and has been doing it for 20+ years. and it's a porn mag. she's been all over the country, and loads of places around the world. she has gotten free concert tickets, vacation in the bahamas, trips to france, the chance to live in europe, trips around europe as a result of that.
english majors can go far.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:50:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:35:50 (#)
Ranking: 0
[Points at Dean]
Mitch: And you! "Waaahh, I don't know what to be when I grow up!" Join the fucking army or something! Goddamn.
--Waiting
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that was the first thing i thought of while reading this too.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:48:42 EST (#)
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hey man if you figure out how to figure out what to do lemme know mmkay? cuz i could use suggestions too.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:45:30 EST (#)
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You first job out of school will not be your only job. It doesn't have to be (and probably shouldn't be) the coolest gig ever. As you're probably aware, you'll be graduating with many classmates who will not find jobs.
Take the job, get some experience, and see where it takes you.
Submitted by vexx (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:40:52 EST (#)
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OTron, you were an English major, right?
Submitted by vexx (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:40:09 EST (#)
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there's a wisdom to this community I seem to have taken for granted
Submitted by ampersand (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:39:44 EST (#)
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Im thinking about enlisting in the army too. kill kill kill.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:39:33 EST (#)
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I have that bathing suit.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:37:24 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:37:17 EST (#)
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go to librarian school for a year and a half and make 45-55k a year, then while youre working there get your ass into a masters program for something you really want to do.
or join the military.
as of right now, im a junior and an english major, and im trying to switch to psychology. i cant think of anything i want to do with an english degree, and i have to go to school for a few more years with a psych degree. so im probably going to just join the military.
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:35:50 EST (#)
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[Points at Dean]
Mitch: And you! "Waaahh, I don't know what to be when I grow up!" Join the fucking army or something! Goddamn.
--Waiting
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Frankly, going as far as taking the ASVAB test to see what sort of vocations you are suited for based on current knowledge wouldn't be a bad idea. You can always just walk away after that.
Take a deep breath, a step back, and gather up the spare change out of your couch cushions. Then go get some coffee and sit down at the computer. Look up teaching english in foreign countries, and go fucking live in Asia for 5 or 6 years. Once you've picked up a second or third language, come back and get some business management courses under your belt. Now you're suited to maybe sell yourself as a international liason and get a cushy job making meetings happen smoothly.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:34:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Take the first job that sounds interesting, but a little scary. If it doesn't sound scary it will be too easy for you and you'll end up bored and hating it.
Remember that it's a first job. You'll end up hating it anyhow, and in two years you'll be looking for another job. The first job also helps you figure out what you really HATE doing so you'll know more for future interviews/potential jobs.
Look for decent pay, but don't try to get top dollar. You won't, just because it's your firt job and it will be harder to walk away from the money when you need to. Decent pay will keep you where you need to be and allow you to leave to grow when you're ready.
Good luck with life.
Submitted by ampersand (user info) at 2007-02-28 12:30:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Someone once said, dont buy a piece of an artwork unless you have to have it. I think the same could go for a profession. However, that could leave you unemployeed for a long time. You'd probably die in fact. So for now take whatever pays well and spend your time getting drunk with your friends, pissing on brick walls, fucking girls and whatever else you want to do. Eventually you may find that thing you're passionate for, and if you do, fuck the paying job and take it. I guarentee it will make you happier. If you dont find it, at least you got to pee a few brick walls.