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Old 05-25-2013, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Charlotte county, Florida
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For most of my working life I have been involved in the restaurant industry..
Back in November I was out of work and took a job as a "Direct Support Person"in a group home for developmentally disabled adults.. I am a caregiver and companion..

It's a full 40 hours in 4 days I'm having a very hard time finding something for those days off for some extra money..
I love the residents and the job is so easy I have almost become complacent to get paid so little to spend 25 hours a week at the mall or bowling or in the pool or watching the young and the restless... (Can NOT miss that).. I can.. They cant..

It's personally rewarding to me in ways that make my heart feel good.. Like helping out at Special Olympics.. I Had not stepped foot in a church in almost 2 decades.. Now I take 12 people every Sunday.. It makes me feel good..

I'm not sure if I could go back to doing the restaurant thing ever again after this...
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Old 05-25-2013, 09:43 AM
 
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Sometimes doing something that is good for your soul feels just as good as padding your wallet

That being said, maybe you could find a job at a restaurant working 1 day a week to supplement your income? If you really need to be making more that is
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Old 05-25-2013, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Charlotte county, Florida
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I was looking more to the Sub Shop thing... Something easy yet not boring..
Also I applied to be a Big Brother the other day..
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Old 05-25-2013, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Maryland's 6th District.
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For most of my working life I have been involved in the restaurant industry..
Back in November I was out of work and took a job as a "Direct Support Person"in a group home for developmentally disabled adults.. I am a caregiver and companion..

It's a full 40 hours in 4 days I'm having a very hard time finding something for those days off for some extra money..
I love the residents and the job is so easy I have almost become complacent to get paid so little to spend 25 hours a week at the mall or bowling or in the pool or watching the young and the restless... (Can NOT miss that).. I can.. They cant..

It's personally rewarding to me in ways that make my heart feel good.. Like helping out at Special Olympics.. I Had not stepped foot in a church in almost 2 decades.. Now I take 12 people every Sunday.. It makes me feel good..

I'm not sure if I could go back to doing the restaurant thing ever again after this...
As I have wrote a few times in this forum, I honestly believe that every American should spend one month working in a restaurant. With that, I put in 16 years with the restaurant industry. Even though I met some of my best life-long friends working in that industry, and had many, many, good times, the day I left was 16 years too late. There are many things I miss about it, but I hope to never go back.
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Old 05-25-2013, 12:58 PM
 
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Restaurant work is definitely for the young. Maybe some waitresses, but people burnout of that stuff so fast, you never see anyone over 40 doing it usually.
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Old 05-26-2013, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Planet Woof
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To the OP, glad you have found your bliss. It's a good feeling, isn't it?
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