How is everyone's work situation these days??

Who Princess

whitepants wrote:

Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly.

Sounds frustrating. Usually the environment and people will make up for a lot but if the pay is too low then I guess you can't make it work.

whitepants

whoprincess wrote:

whitepants wrote:

Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly.

Sounds frustrating. Usually the environment and people will make up for a lot but if the pay is too low then I guess you can't make it work.

At the end of the day, the bills gotta get paid. If a certain job doesn't pay enough for basic necessities, then no matter how wonderful is, reality always smacks you in the face. I'll find another opportunity. thx.

answers are fatal

first i just want to say i do appreciate having a job. but my job has made me discover a new hatred for the general public. im a cashier at a stupid food store and i have never come across such ignorant people in my whole life. these people come in my line with 400 $$ food orders and stand there watching me ring up their food when they could be bagging. and when im in express why do people who have WICchecks like to come in that line? . $7.50 is not enough pay in my opinion. i like working sundays though when i get $9.25. just three more months until i'll be in college and i wont have to work there anymore!

given2fly23

whoprincess wrote:

That is hard. I tend to have a hard time leaving the people I've worked with, or at least the ones that I've had regard for.

yeah, the first time I did it it was a big company, so not a big deal. but this time it is a small firm with 2 partners, one of whom works really had and the other is just a nice guy. I feel like I am abandoning them because the one other associate is worthless and the staff is just the worst bunch of brats (40 year old women who act like teenagers) you can imagine.

I'm big on loyalty, but I cant go down with the ship when I have made numerous suggestions of how to improve the firm's operations and efficiency but they refuse to make changes. a more professional environment, better people to learn from and a 50% raise...it was a no brainer.

given2fly23

answers are fatal wrote:

just three more months until i'll be in college and i wont have to work there anymore!

shitty jobs are a rite of passage, we all have them, but you're in school so you can eventually do what you want. that's more opportunity than a lot of people get or make use of in their entire lives. good luck.

Restless Soul

whitepants wrote:

Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly.

I'm sorry you had to turn it down cos of pay Simone. It's hard enough to get jobs as it is, and I've noticed a lot of employers are offering a lot less than they would have normally. Even IT jobs are far less well-paid I've noticed as a contractor friend of mine says the same sort of jobs he was getting previously, which paid about £60K, were now being offered at £35K pa.

Hope you have better luck next time eh. (((HUGS)))

Heineken Helen

Restless Soul wrote:

whitepants wrote:

Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly.

I'm sorry you had to turn it down cos of pay Simone. It's hard enough to get jobs as it is, and I've noticed a lot of employers are offering a lot less than they would have normally. Even IT jobs are far less well-paid I've noticed as a contractor friend of mine says the same sort of jobs he was getting previously, which paid about £60K, were now being offered at £35K pa.

Hope you have better luck next time eh. (((HUGS)))

yep, wages have gone way down... my new job is paying crap but it feels like an entry level job... everyone gets on great, goes out together and it's very relaxed. It's worth the pay cut... at least for a while anyway. There's a girl on the same level as me who started in December and she got promoted on Friday :shock: so I like that there are great opportunities and it's doing something I've NEVER done before which could lead to much better pay in the long run... kinda a career change. I'm really loving it at the mo.

mdigenakis

Proud teacher at Hillcrest High School. Good salary and haelth benefits. I love this job. I hope everyone is doing well enough.

CHANGEinWAVES

giving my 2 weeks Saturday!

have another back up job but going to be searching again for better pay.

so-much-clearer

I graduated college last year and have been looking for entry level IT jobs ever since (I worked in UCLA's computer lab for 3 years, so I have some experience).

It's pretty depressing! Anyone in SoCal hiring for desktop support?

whitepants

Well, it's official, I got a lay off notice. My last day will be June 19th and they gave me this month's notice because they like me so much. it was inevitable, but I have been trying hard to look for a job in the past 3 months; one phone interview, one face to face interview, both lead to nothing.

In a worst case scenario, I am laid off, collect unemployment for the first time to manage bills and put 100% effort into looking for a great job, AND I can defer my damned student loans for a year and let the government pay on the interest.

decides2dream

Heineken Helen wrote:

Restless Soul wrote:

whitepants wrote:

Great interview, great job, lovely work environment, nice people... but very low pay. I want to cry. I wanted to take this job so badly.

I'm sorry you had to turn it down cos of pay Simone. It's hard enough to get jobs as it is, and I've noticed a lot of employers are offering a lot less than they would have normally. Even IT jobs are far less well-paid I've noticed as a contractor friend of mine says the same sort of jobs he was getting previously, which paid about £60K, were now being offered at £35K pa.

Hope you have better luck next time eh. (((HUGS)))

yep, wages have gone way down... my new job is paying crap but it feels like an entry level job... everyone gets on great, goes out together and it's very relaxed. It's worth the pay cut... at least for a while anyway. There's a girl on the same level as me who started in December and she got promoted on Friday :shock: so I like that there are great opportunities and it's doing something I've NEVER done before which could lead to much better pay in the long run... kinda a career change. I'm really loving it at the mo.

wow....evidently i have NOT kept up with this thread! helen got a job?! wooohooooooo, belated congrats! i know how long you were going out of your mind looking...so lower wages or not...kudos to you! hope it leads to bigger and brighter things!




whitepants....sooooo sorry to hear about the layoff. :( total bummer, even if you were semi-expecting it. truly sucks. you seem to have a pretty good attitude about it tho, which definitely works in your favor.....and i wish you and everyone else out there looking....GOOD LUCK!



me...things are good, overall. i am cautiously optimistic about it tho, certainly not over-confident. i do not want to get laid off, there are no signs of layoffs for client service staff.....yet. i will 'feel better' about the situation in august, early september. our fiscal year ends in july, and august is a usual period of promotions and staff changes. it also is the kick-off of our busy season, so hope it IS busy....important for my employment! :P we DId decide to drop my health insurance thru my job due the rising costs and i am going back on my husbands. sucks b/c it still raises our costs $100 a month, but it's 'worth' it overall for the better/cheaper coverage. oh and on a positive note, commution fees did not go up $50 a month, only $18....so that's one good thing......

mfc2006

well, i was officially laid off last week. we were prepared for the worst & it's a good thing that we save the way we do. i was able to find a part time job working with troubled kids this summer. it won't pay all of the bills, but it's a start. it's tough to see our income slashed like that. my wife is also looking for a new job. we're being aggressive with our searches..yup, it's tough.

decides2dream

mfc2006 wrote:

well, i was officially laid off last week. we were prepared for the worst & it's a good thing that we save the way we do. i was able to find a part time job working with troubled kids this summer. it won't pay all of the bills, but it's a start. it's tough to see our income slashed like that. my wife is also looking for a new job. we're being aggressive with our searches..yup, it's tough.

:(
ouch.
glad you are well-prepared....and good on you and the part-time, and worthy, job!
i wish you and your wife a LOT of luck so you can get back on your feet pronto!

mfc2006

decides2dream wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

well, i was officially laid off last week. we were prepared for the worst & it's a good thing that we save the way we do. i was able to find a part time job working with troubled kids this summer. it won't pay all of the bills, but it's a start. it's tough to see our income slashed like that. my wife is also looking for a new job. we're being aggressive with our searches..yup, it's tough.

:(
ouch.
glad you are well-prepared....and good on you and the part-time, and worthy, job!
i wish you and your wife a LOT of luck so you can get back on your feet pronto!

thanks! we've both landed part-time gigs & that should help a bit. it's hard b/c we're both full time grad students, so it's hard to commit to something in the Fall that would work w/ our class schedules. we're just going to have to keep looking & hope that something pops up that'll work.

decides2dream

mfc2006 wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

well, i was officially laid off last week. we were prepared for the worst & it's a good thing that we save the way we do. i was able to find a part time job working with troubled kids this summer. it won't pay all of the bills, but it's a start. it's tough to see our income slashed like that. my wife is also looking for a new job. we're being aggressive with our searches..yup, it's tough.

:(
ouch.
glad you are well-prepared....and good on you and the part-time, and worthy, job!
i wish you and your wife a LOT of luck so you can get back on your feet pronto!

thanks! we've both landed part-time gigs & that should help a bit. it's hard b/c we're both full time grad students, so it's hard to commit to something in the Fall that would work w/ our class schedules. we're just going to have to keep looking & hope that something pops up that'll work.

double ouch!
however....seems like you both are commited to smart choices, saving (we all can do more of that!)....AND going to grad school, while a LOT on your collective plate, will serve you WELL in the future as i am sure you well know.....so kudos and yes...more good luck!

Restless Soul

whitepants wrote:

Well, it's official, I got a lay off notice. My last day will be June 19th and they gave me this month's notice because they like me so much. it was inevitable, but I have been trying hard to look for a job in the past 3 months; one phone interview, one face to face interview, both lead to nothing.

In a worst case scenario, I am laid off, collect unemployment for the first time to manage bills and put 100% effort into looking for a great job, AND I can defer my damned student loans for a year and let the government pay on the interest.

I'm so sorry Simone. That's awful. One of my friends is in the same boat now too, from June. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to find something much better soon.(hugs)

PearlOfAGirl

It really 'SUCKS'!!! :( :shock:

so-much-clearer

Well I just found out my unemployment insurance runs out in a month.

Now I'm REALLY desperate.

_Crazy_Mary_

I just completed my best week of 2009 (money-wise). On Saturday night, one couple I waited on tipped me $50 on a $90 ticket. I'm still baffled over that one. I mean, I realize I'm good, but I never realized I wasthat good! Another couple tipped me $40 on $80!!! :shock: