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Topic	I need a new job.
Llarian 05/03/21 5:10:46 PM #19:	Waluigi1 posted... What's your overall work experience been so far? All retail... as cashier, cart pusher, bank teller, pizza delivery, key holder / shift supervisor. What would you like to do? Any dream jobs or careers? Nope. Head empty no thoughts. Just wanna get outta customer service, I'm about ready to strangle someone. Anything you wanna try for a while? Idk. The only thing I've ever really considered is maybe either like vendor, that would go to different stores to just stock or make deliveries or something? I've thought about either a delivery guy like when we get beer or soda deliveries at work or as the sales person who goes around and orders all the stuff for the delivery. But idk if that's a viable career path and idk if I'd like it enough to move up. I just dunno, I hate this shit. What does an ideal work environment look like for you? No clue other than, no more dealing with customers plz. Just felt like tagging along on this topic since it felt so relevant to me. Mostly just answered your little survey for myself but shrug It certainly sounds like you've been on the 'front lines' for some time. Yeah, it's likely time to move on. I recommend trying temping, they do some of the searching for you, and if the company likes your work, they'll consider keeping you on. You have to make sure the job fits for you too, not just for the company. If they don't, you're on to the next assignment and you're consistently being paid. Stocking/delivering is good, if you have a handle on demand you may want to pay attention to people who are analyzing trends for purchasing, etc. while you try that. Go to the office and get to know who you report to, who they report to, what the situation is like there. If they like you and find you dependable, you'll be better positioned to apply for positions internally as they open up. It's important to get your foot in the door. After a certain point once you leave generic customer service [retail/food service/etc.], your more recent work experience will be more important than your early days. Some hope! Make sure all the relevant non-work people in your life know that you're looking, volunteer for something you care about in your downtime if you have some - that can help build connections that help the search. After all, if you're putting in a good effort when you're not even getting paid, you're probably even better when properly remunerated! Other tips include learning everyone's name and greeting them regularly/once a day by name. Principle of reciprocity, people will want to remember your name and respond in kind - this will make you and what you do more visible at work, with the added bonus of making you seem personable and approachable. Start listing out all the skills you've acquired in your recent jobs, and frame them as positively as possible even if you didn't like the tasks themselves. Think about the effect on your workspace, your coworkers, your clients, and yourself -e.g. 'mopping up the gross mess some customer made in aisle 4' is 'noticing and fixing a safety issue in the service of maintaining a clean and safe facility'. You probably knew a lot of this stuff, so I hope you enjoyed all that singing to the choir. One more thing - I do recommend Andrew LaCivita, a squirrelly little career coach on YouTube - his videos have been invaluable to me. He covers a lot of topics related to job searching and job interviewing, the dreaded 'tell me about yourself', 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' and ultimately, pay negotiation. His 4 sentence cover letter video changed my search for the better. It sounds wild, but if you can tell a hiring manager that 'you're looking for [this] and I am [this]' in a slim paragraph, they're way more likely to get in touch ASAP and get the ball rolling. --- Come on, John darling, they won't boo me. -Sybil Thorndike <cite>Llarian posted [p:953516446] in I need a n... [t:79429792]...</cite> <quote>Waluigi1 posted... </cite> <quote>What's your overall work experience been so far? All retail... as cashier, cart pusher, bank teller, pizza delivery, key holder / shift supervisor. What would you like to do? Any dream jobs or careers? Nope. Head empty no thoughts. Just wanna get outta customer service, I'm about ready to strangle someone. Anything you wanna try for a while? Idk. The only thing I've ever really considered is maybe either like vendor, that would go to different stores to just stock or make deliveries or something? I've thought about either a delivery guy like when we get beer or soda deliveries at work or as the sales person who goes around and orders all the stuff for the delivery. But idk if that's a viable career path and idk if I'd like it enough to move up. I just dunno, I hate this shit. What does an ideal work environment look like for you? No clue other than, no more dealing with customers plz. Just felt like tagging along on this topic since it felt so relevant to me. Mostly just answered your little survey for myself but shrug</quote> It certainly sounds like you've been on the 'front lines' for some time. Yeah, it's likely time to move on. I recommend trying temping, they do some of the searching for you, and if the company likes your work, they'll consider keeping you on. You have to make sure the job fits for you too, not just for the company. If they don't, you're on to the next assignment and you're consistently being paid. Stocking/delivering is good, if you have a handle on demand you may want to pay attention to people who are analyzing trends for purchasing, etc. while you try that. Go to the office and get to know who you report to, who they report to, what the situation is like there. If they like you and find you dependable, you'll be better positioned to apply for positions internally as they open up. It's important to get your foot in the door. After a certain point once you leave generic customer service [retail/food service/etc.], your more recent work experience will be more important than your early days. Some hope! Make sure all the relevant non-work people in your life know that you're looking, volunteer for something you care about in your downtime if you have some - that can help build connections that help the search. After all, if you're putting in a good effort when you're not even getting paid, you're probably even better when properly remunerated! Other tips include learning everyone's name and greeting them regularly/once a day by name. Principle of reciprocity, people will want to remember your name and respond in kind - this will make you and what you do more visible at work, with the added bonus of making you seem personable and approachable. Start listing out all the skills you've acquired in your recent jobs, and frame them as positively as possible even if you didn't like the tasks themselves. Think about the effect on your workspace, your coworkers, your clients, and yourself -e.g. 'mopping up the gross mess some customer made in aisle 4' is 'noticing and fixing a safety issue in the service of maintaining a clean and safe facility'. You probably knew a lot of this stuff, so I hope you enjoyed all that singing to the choir. One more thing - I do recommend Andrew LaCivita, a squirrelly little career coach on YouTube - his videos have been invaluable to me. He covers a lot of topics related to job searching and job interviewing, the dreaded 'tell me about yourself', 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' and ultimately, pay negotiation. His 4 sentence cover letter video changed my search for the better. It sounds wild, but if you can tell a hiring manager that 'you're looking for [this] and I am [this]' in a slim paragraph, they're way more likely to get in touch ASAP and get the ball rolling. --- Come on, John darling, they won't boo me. -Sybil Thorndike</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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