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I'm 25, dropped out of college, I don't really have much job prospects, I've been unemployed for 6 months, my only job when i was 23 - A Shoe Salesman/Retail Management position that only paid $7.25.(And i decided to quit because there was no room for advancement, other than taking out trash of other people, cutting up Fed-Ex boxes and just standing around like a mindless ape)
I've been trying relentless for any entry level jobs, security, I.T, retail, customer service, with no avail, and now there's a position that i luckily found in a newspaper, and I interviewed for.
It's a Motel Job in Long Island (and i live in Queens New York), basically, a one and a half hour commute from car. I never discussed the pay with the Boss, but i did refer him mention that it would be $8 starting and probably $10 after one month.
He said he needed someone committed to work for him long term. It's going to be a night shift night, it's very slow at night so I'll most likely be sitting down, and attending customers, making phone calls and organizing any necessary paper-work.
And the boss was always changing his mood-swings every now and then he was saying stuff like "you have no hotel experience so be thankful I'm giving you an opportunity because i like your personality" Then he was saying other stuff about how he has many other candidates lined up(but I highly doubt they were as good as me, cause i feel like I'm a perfect fit for this job) and the accomodation of other people (house keeper and another afternoon guy) living in a separate house, and they don't pay anything, but he was asking me for $100 a week.
That's why i had a weird gut instinct and i checked out of the room of where i was staying the past couple of days on my training. I wrote a note to the boss stating that i want $11.50 per hour and free accomodation, and i packed my stuff and got outta there.
I'm basically relocating my whole life(From Queens) to Long Island, and I'm going to be staying in a moderate size house, but quite a small room. And the work is going to be 7 days a week, sometimes even 10 hours a day.
Even if he accepts the $11.50 offer that i wrote him, you guys still think I should do it? Or wait until something else comes up in my near my area Because I think the Hospitality Industry is something in which - once i get experience - it could lead me somewhere, but the bad part about it is that my social life will suffer tremendously.
The problem is, which other job is going to pay me $9 and up? I tried countless amount of times on craigslist, indeed, careerbuilder, Simplyhired(ok, maybe i didn't give it my all) but i still sent mass applications.
And the only type of job offers that i attract are either commision based(selling Verizon Fios On the streets) or for Fortune 500 companies(which is also a dead end) Either that or it's going to most likely be a standing all day or warehouse position (since i mentioned I only have experience in sales, retail and a little bit of dispatching/catering/internet cafe work in the past)
Maybe I have to sacrifice my social life, and save as much as i can for 1-2 years, until i get something better? Because right now, I just don't see myself getting anything at the current time being, and I'm honestly trying my best.
What's the least that i should accept it, if i get a call back? $10? $10.50? $11?
You have to realize, I'm basically giving up my whole summer, my whole social life, all my life that i know in my neighborhood.
I'm going to be giving up and relocating everything in order to work at this motel. Even if it's not a physically active job, and it's mostly chilled, I'm giving up a-lot for it.
Take the offer and grow from it. You can still learn interpersonal skills (soft skills) while working there. If I were you though I would start thinking a military career potentially. The starting salaries are low, but they pay for your housing and food.
What's the least that i should accept it, if i get a call back? $10? $10.50? $11?
You have to realize, I'm basically giving up my whole summer, my whole social life, all my life that i know in my neighborhood.
I'm going to be giving up and relocating everything in order to work at this motel. Even if it's not a physically active job, and it's mostly chilled, I'm giving up a-lot for it.
The decision on how much to accept (if you're offered) is subjective. You know what you need to live on.
As far as "giving up my whole summer, my whole social life, all my life that i know in my neighborhood", people make many, many sacrifices to keep a roof over their head, so that moaning doesn't touch my heart at all. You do what you have to do and knuckle down to it. People relocate a heck of a lot further than from Queens to Long Island for a job opportunity!
PS: If you have a lot of downtime at the job, start using it to take some online courses!
What's the least that i should accept it, if i get a call back? $10? $10.50? $11?
You have to realize, I'm basically giving up my whole summer, my whole social life, all my life that i know in my neighborhood.
I'm going to be giving up and relocating everything in order to work at this motel. Even if it's not a physically active job, and it's mostly chilled, I'm giving up a-lot for it.
That is why it is called "work" and not "vacation." You are 25, unemployed, no resume, no apparent skills and no job prospects, yet you are willing to turn down a full time plus job and a room because it is easier to maintain an active social life if you are unemployed?
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