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janitor graveyard shiftsā¦dressing up as a mascot for promotional eventsā¦ customer service for random businessesā¦get that bag to fund your dream career & learn unrelated skills that will somehow come in use one day in the most unexpected of ways!
bonus: get humbled real quick by entitled strangers while simultaneously earning wizard-levels of patience
bonus: get humbled real quick by entitled strangers while simultaneously earning wizard-levels of patience
Feb 2, 2024
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š„øIāve done this every time Iāve found myself between full time jobs and it really makes the whole time better. You have a little money coming in and you can collect material for your future memoir. Some odd jobs from my past:
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i found them on big job boards like indeed and also Craigslist (Searching āpart timeā gets you less garbage results). If you hate it after you start you can just quit!
Also if you like pets, signing up for dog walking or petsitting will keep you active and you get to hang out with pets.
Axe throwing coach Closet designer Lunch catering delivery Balloon bouquet maker Background extra
i found them on big job boards like indeed and also Craigslist (Searching āpart timeā gets you less garbage results). If you hate it after you start you can just quit!
Also if you like pets, signing up for dog walking or petsitting will keep you active and you get to hang out with pets.
Apr 19, 2024
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šŗI donāt have any degree and in another life I worked in restaurants and at CVS. Customers would grill me about my career aspirations and straight up beg me to go to college. I got sick of it pretty quickly and sat down and asked myself what I would want in a workplace and what skills I had that I could use to do something else.
I had some freelance experience and used that to enter my current field and continued pursuing organic opportunities for growth and learning. About a year ago I started working at a company that prioritizes employee development and internal promotion and Iām in the process of gaining enough experience and connections to be able to do something new again! I definitely think itās possible for people who donāt have a bachelorās degree to find these opportunities; you just have to be strategic about it and get your foot in the door at the right places.
There are so many transferable skills you gain in retail and food service that are beneficial in other professional fields like communication, multi-tasking, attention to detail, etc. So you can take those and add them to whatever skills you may have gained at your current job.
Ask yourself what it is that youāre better at than anybody else, the things you would want and definitely not want in a workplace, the kind of tasks you like doing, and kind of guide your search from there. Donāt fall into the trap of thinking youāre lesser than others just because you have less formalized education than they do and remember that people hire likable people they want to be aroundāeven that will take you far! best of luck! š
I had some freelance experience and used that to enter my current field and continued pursuing organic opportunities for growth and learning. About a year ago I started working at a company that prioritizes employee development and internal promotion and Iām in the process of gaining enough experience and connections to be able to do something new again! I definitely think itās possible for people who donāt have a bachelorās degree to find these opportunities; you just have to be strategic about it and get your foot in the door at the right places.
There are so many transferable skills you gain in retail and food service that are beneficial in other professional fields like communication, multi-tasking, attention to detail, etc. So you can take those and add them to whatever skills you may have gained at your current job.
Ask yourself what it is that youāre better at than anybody else, the things you would want and definitely not want in a workplace, the kind of tasks you like doing, and kind of guide your search from there. Donāt fall into the trap of thinking youāre lesser than others just because you have less formalized education than they do and remember that people hire likable people they want to be aroundāeven that will take you far! best of luck! š
Sep 5, 2024
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šI am one of those lucky fucks who loves their job and I am here to tell you it is possible. I donāt do glamorous work and I would hazard a guess that most people wouldnāt want my job ā even I didnāt five years ago! My 20 year old self would never have dreamed about the career path I ended up on.
My job is challenging, my colleagues are interesting and kind, and every day I get to do my best (and I always get to try again tomorrow). What more could I want?
I recommend pursuing challenge, mentorship, craft, and mastery in *whatever* you do and let the rest take shape. You definitely have aptitudes you havenāt discovered yet. Let them flourish!
My job is challenging, my colleagues are interesting and kind, and every day I get to do my best (and I always get to try again tomorrow). What more could I want?
I recommend pursuing challenge, mentorship, craft, and mastery in *whatever* you do and let the rest take shape. You definitely have aptitudes you havenāt discovered yet. Let them flourish!
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I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating.
The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments sectionā major yuck š¤¢
The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments sectionā major yuck š¤¢
Jan 25, 2024
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š«with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and iām not gonna pretend iām above any of this because itās so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst itās a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy).
with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. itās a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity thatās independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they donāt hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life.
all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldnāt or wouldāve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.
with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. itās a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity thatās independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they donāt hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life.
all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldnāt or wouldāve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.
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