so depressed about my job

[brightkelly]

I studied finance in college, but since i just graduated in this bad economy, i only found a job as an assistant for a future hotel owner, and even this job was introduced by my friend. My boss owns some small business, but now he's focused in building hotels. They are located in Manhattan, however, as i just started working in the middle of the building of one of his hotels, everyday i go to the hotel construction site with my boss and try to negotiate prices with contractors, material companies etc. He wouldn't let me handle accounting since he hires a professional accountant(his sister).

First as a girl i think construction is not for females. I see other girls wear nice office wear to work, while i can't. I have to wear safety shoes and plain clothes at the site.

Second, i am not american, I have to depend on my boss for the petition of my work visa next year, and maybe green card petition too, if i stay in his company long enough(3 yrs) and if he sponsors me of course. My country is repressed and censors internet(guess which it is...). While I like the US, I also hate the fact that I'm like working in construction!

Third, if im lucky, i may be able to become hotel owner's representative once the hotel building's finished. If im not, i may work like right now in my boss's other hotel site from scratch...

The hatred towards my job seems to be overweighing the advantages of immigrating to America. I've only worked for two weeks, should I stick to it until i find a better job?

[deathinkosovo]

http://cartophilia.com/blog/images/pennybags.jpg
Is this your boss? Seems like the type to construct a hotel or two IMO

[phil19]

i really feel for you having to wear safety shoes and plain clothes to work. that must really be a burden for you

[JimmyIymmiJ]

I had to sell furniture at Big Lots with a Bachelor's Degree for 3 years before I could find a "real" job to go along with my degree, and even then I had to relocate from Michigan to Florida to get it. The economy over here sucks, so the odds of finding exactly what you want right away aren't very good.

[newtothis]

You have a job. Does it really matter that much what you have to wear?

[thespearkid]

You lucky girl.

[SanePsychotic]

At least you have a job. Not everyone is as fortunate. Just keep working and keep your options open if at all possible.

[Wait_For_It]

Quit complaining and be thankful you have a job.

[BryterJonah]

Give anal.

Good money in it.

[anthonydarko]

Then sell drugs if you don't like it.

[thesafeword]

These aren't real problems, stop bitching.

[GoodTimes]

people like this piss me off

[newtothis]

people like this piss me off

I agree. I hate job hunting. These are not real issues.

[BryterJonah]

I agree. I hate job hunting. These are not real issues.
I've never had a real job, but browsing for crap on Craigslist has always seemed pretty fun to me.

[boysandbulletsx]

I can empathize with what you're saying. You spent all of this time in college, working hard and studying through the night sometimes. And then you graduate and enter the workforce. It's like, you worked so hard in college, you deserve to have a good job, right? You deserve more than working a menial job. We're all taught that if we go to college and graduate with good grades, we'll get a good job. That's what we expect to happen because that idea is ingrained into our very being. At least that's how it is for those of us with parents who expect us to go to college and are interested in our academics. Unfortunately, with the way our economy is right now, that's not likely to happen. All I can say is that you have to suck it up and take what you're given. You're one of the lucky people who have found a job upon graduating college during this economic crisis. It's not the ideal life, but you have to deal with it for now. Do stick with it until you find a better job, because if you quit and you don't find a job, then you're pretty much shit out of luck. If you don't find a better job, wait it out with the one you have now until the economy picks back up. The only other advice I have for you is to apply to graduate school. That way you can keep your student visa or whatever it is you have.

[boysandbulletsx]

I agree. I hate job hunting. These are not real issues.
You're only 18. You've just graduated from High School. The type of jobs open for you are different from the ones that should be open to a college graduate. It's a completely different situation, I don't think you understand that.

[deathinkosovo]

You're only 18. You've just graduated from High School. The type of jobs open for you are different from the ones that should be open to a college graduate. It's a completely different situation, I don't think you understand that.

You're only 20. The difference between 18 and 20 isn't exactly too great.

[boysandbulletsx]

You're only 20. The difference between 18 and 20 isn't exactly too great.
Okay. What's your point?

[BryterJonah]

You're only 20. The difference between 18 and 20 isn't exactly too great.
You're 21. The difference between that and 20 isn't so great either.

[tcemoo]

You're only 20. The difference between 18 and 20 isn't exactly too great.

Something tells me she's not a college grad either

To the OP: The American Dream is long gone, what did you honestly expect? This isn't the 1800s.

[newtothis]

You're only 18. You've just graduated from High School. The type of jobs open for you are different from the ones that should be open to a college graduate. It's a completely different situation, I don't think you understand that.

I am a sophomore in college now. I know it is not the same situation; however, let me put it this way. I'm going to be a teacher. In the COUNTY I go to school in, they just fired 500 teachers b/c of the economy. In the county I live in, 400 teachers have been fired. The budget is awful, and the school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no money to hire them. I have already started to scout out my prospects for a job after graduation, and let's just say that it isn't looking pretty, considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate. I know many who are this girl's age who are desperate to find work with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job and hates it b/c they feel like girls don't belong in that field or are mad that they can't dress prettily, I have little sympathy.

[zion the lion]

My ass hurts from sitting on it all day doing work. My deadline is in two days, and I have exactly 160 that are due then. The god damn kids outside are annoyingly loud. I have a test tomorrow. The sun sets at 1am and raises at 3am and because I'm on amphetamine it's making it harder for me to sleep. I'm pretty sure my rabbit just ate my birth certificate, and I need it to prove I'm a citizen because my social security card was apparently lost in a fire" ( My macbook has multiple viruses on it and my school seems to think that I'm looking at porn on it (I dont remember if I ever did that or not), meaning they probably wont give me a new one and I'll have to drop out or something. And my mom is unemployed and we were living off of unemployment for a while until some crazy ass error and we have absolutely no money. plus my stepdad is after all the money I may or may not have put away.

yay life!

[BryterJonah]

work. My deadline is in two days, and I have exactly 160 that are due then. The god day mom is unemployed and we were living off of unemployment for a while until some crazy ass error and we have absoluttly 160 that are due then. The god damne school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that then amphetamine it's making it harder for me to sleep. I'm pretty sure my rabbit considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate to prove I'm a citizen because job and hatesob and hatesob and hates see school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no mk with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job a

[phil19]

I am a sophomore in college now. I know it is not the same situation; however, let me put it this way. I'm going to be a teacher. In the COUNTY I go to school in, they just fired 500 teachers b/c of the economy. In the county I live in, 400 teachers have been fired. The budget is awful, and the school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no money to hire them. I have already started to scout out my prospects for a job after graduation, and let's just say that it isn't looking pretty, considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate. I know many who are this girl's age who are desperate to find work with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job and hates it b/c they feel like girls don't belong in that field, I have little sympathy.

maybe look abroad for teaching positions? i know there has been fuss here in aussie in recent years over alot of our teaching graduates being snapped up by the UK with better pay.

[newtothis]

maybe look abroad for teaching positions? i know there has been fuss here in aussie in recent years over alot of our teaching graduates being snapped up by the UK with better pay.

I wish I could. I am part of a scholarship program with my state. Basically, I get a full ride in exchange for teaching in my state for four years. So I have to be here for at least the next 7 years of my life. Thanks though.

[zion the lion]

work. My deadline is in two days, and I have exactly 160 that are due then. The god day mom is unemployed and we were living off of unemployment for a while until some crazy ass error and we have absoluttly 160 that are due then. The god damne school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that then amphetamine it's making it harder for me to sleep. I'm pretty sure my rabbit considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate to prove I'm a citizen because job and hatesob and hatesob and hates see school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no mk with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job a

is someone dyslexic?

[JimmyIymmiJ]

I am a sophomore in college now. I know it is not the same situation; however, let me put it this way. I'm going to be a teacher. In the COUNTY I go to school in, they just fired 500 teachers b/c of the economy. In the county I live in, 400 teachers have been fired. The budget is awful, and the school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no money to hire them. I have already started to scout out my prospects for a job after graduation, and let's just say that it isn't looking pretty, considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate. I know many who are this girl's age who are desperate to find work with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job and hates it b/c they feel like girls don't belong in that field or are mad that they can't dress prettily, I have little sympathy.

If you're willing to relocate there are still a few places that are looking for teachers. That's actually why I moved to FL from MI, because there were no teaching jobs up there and there were hiring like crazy down here. That was 3 years ago and everything's dried up down here, but I hear some areas like parts of Texas and Arizona are still hiring. It's not looking good now, but things will turn around before too long. Something like 75% of the teaching force will be up for retirement within the next 10 years and young teachers are turning away in droves. If you can find a position, grab it and hope you can hold on to it because in a few years it'll be different.

EDIT: I wish I could. I am part of a scholarship program with my state. Basically, I get a full ride in exchange for teaching in my state for four years. So I have to be here for at least the next 7 years of my life. Thanks though.

Saw that after I wrote above. That stinks. So it has to be in state? I've never heard of anything like that.

[BryterJonah]

is someone dyslexic?

Anthony Hopkins is dyslexic.

FUN FACT

[intensified]

You're only 20. The difference between 18 and 20 isn't exactly too great.

:thumbup:

[phil19]

I wish I could. I am part of a scholarship program with my state. Basically, I get a full ride in exchange for teaching in my state for four years. So I have to be here for at least the next 7 years of my life. Thanks though.

no probs. i think teachers are one of the most undervalued assets in society, so good luck with it

[boysandbulletsx]

I am a sophomore in college now. I know it is not the same situation; however, let me put it this way. I'm going to be a teacher. In the COUNTY I go to school in, they just fired 500 teachers b/c of the economy. In the county I live in, 400 teachers have been fired. The budget is awful, and the school boards are doing little to improve them. I know everyone says there is a need for teachers. They also forget to say that there is no money to hire them. I have already started to scout out my prospects for a job after graduation, and let's just say that it isn't looking pretty, considering that all the teachers laid off are going to be my competition when I graduate. I know many who are this girl's age who are desperate to find work with their major, and haven't been able to find anything. So when I hear of someone who DOES have a job and hates it b/c they feel like girls don't belong in that field, I have little sympathy.
It's always been like that with the education field. It's something that's expected - at least in my state. The finance/accounting/business field is huge, and is supposed to offer endless job opportunities. For the OP, she's not even working in her field of study. This isn't what she went to school for. She didn't decide to major in something that would have limited employment position or leave her living in a box (I'm exaggerating there). The studies she pursued didn't prepare her for this kind of job, so she has every right to feel discontent. And if you still have three years left before you graduate, then your prospects are much better than hers. You don't have to worry about anything for another two years and, if the current president is able to pull through with his promises, then you shouldn't have too much to worry about by the time you enter the workforce.

[newtothis]

If you're willing to relocate there are still a few places that are looking for teachers. That's actually why I moved to FL from MI, because there were no teaching jobs up there and there were hiring like crazy down here. That was 3 years ago and everything's dried up down here, but I hear some areas like parts of Texas and Arizona are still hiring. It's not looking good now, but things will turn around before too long. Something like 75% of the teaching force will be up for retirement within the next 10 years and young teachers are turning away in droves. If you can find a position, grab it and hope you can hold on to it because in a few years it'll be different.

See the above post. After 7 years, I can move out of state. However, if I choose not to teach in state like the scholarship requires for the 4 years after I graduate, that nice full ride becomes a loan I have to pay back...

[JimmyIymmiJ]

See the above post. After 7 years, I can move out of state. However, if I choose not to teach in state like the scholarship requires for the 4 years after I graduate, that nice full ride becomes a loan I have to pay back...

Yeah, I read that after I posted above. Good luck with that.

[newtothis]

I know the two fields are different. However, the fact remains that the need for jobs is universal. Her complaints just seem rather shallow to me.

[newtothis]

Yeah, I read that after I posted above. Good luck with that.

See the above post. After 7 years, I can move out of state. However, if I choose not to teach in state like the scholarship requires for the 4 years after I graduate, that nice full ride becomes a loan I have to pay back...

Thanks. I am actually really excited about teaching. Go middle school english!

[BryterJonah]

Middle school english is pretty much a civil rights history class.

[JimmyIymmiJ]

Thanks. I am actually really excited about teaching. Go middle school english!

Is that what you want to teach? Middle school is the worst! That's actually what I teach (7th and 8th grade English)

[newtothis]

Is that what you want to teach? Middle school is the worst! That's actually what I teach (7th and 8th grade English)

I love them. I had a job with my own class of about 12 seventh graders for a semester. it rocked. they are so spastic.Gel pens, crazy hair, crazy clothes, just learning that each of the other genders doesn't have cooties. I mean, they are so cool and crazy. I feel like that is the age when they need a good teacher the most.

[boysandbulletsx]

I don't think "shallow" is the word you're looking for.
Think of it this way: you graduate with a B.A. in education, but the only job you can get is working at McDonalds. Or, to be more specific to your case, the only job you can get is babysitting. You'd be pretty upset, right?

[quarterhorse101]

at least you have a job. :(

[JimmyIymmiJ]

I love them. I had a job with my own class of about 12 seventh graders for a semester. it rocked. they are so spastic.Gel pens, crazy hair, crazy clothes, just learning that each of the other genders doesn't have cooties. I mean, they are so cool and crazy. I feel like that is the age when they need a good teacher the most.

Absolutely. I never wanted to teach that level but when middle schools were the only ones offering me jobs I took it for obvious reasons (bringing things back full circle to kind of the original point). It's grown on me, I must admit, and the longer I do it the longer I can see myself sticking with middle school. They're still the worst though, and for all the reasons you said above, haha.

[Ransomite]

A job is a job is a job. Stick with it until you can at least get a green card. Once you can establish citizenship, then you can get choosy.

[newtothis]

I don't think "shallow" is the word you're looking for.
Think of it this way: you graduate with a B.A. in education, but the only job you can get is working at McDonalds. Or, to be more specific to your case, the only job you can get is babysitting. You'd be pretty upset, right?

Of course I would be upset. I can see your point. I'm just saying that at the same time, a job is a job. That is the only way I know how to put it. I mean,her issues just seem trivial to me.

[boysandbulletsx]

It's trivial if you compare it to something like the plights of children in the Sub-Saharan desert :-d

[newtothis]

It's trivial if you compare it to something like the plights of children in the Sub-Saharan desert :-d

:-)

[bung]

It's trivial if you compare it to something like the plights of children in the Sub-Saharan desert :-d

Yeah, well it rained here all day. I bet it was sunny there. So they can't have it too bad.

[boysandbulletsx]

Yeah, well it rained here all day. I bet it was sunny there. So they can't have it too bad.
Nah, I'd take the rain over the sun.

[deathinkosovo]

You're 21. The difference between that and 20 isn't so great either.

Yeah, but I didn't make a dumb post talking out my ass about how I "understand" the situation the topic creator is in. I could have, considering I have actually graduated college, and the person I quoted is still a sophomore, but I didn't.

Go be 16 somewhere else... I don't know, maybe a Thursday concert or something.

[killerswells]

be glad you have a job, and someone who will help you get a visa/green card. suck it up, princess.

[Jake Denning]

be glad you have a job, and someone who will help you get a visa/green card. suck it up, princess.

This. Also be glad that you dont have a minimum wage job where instead of the manager giving you atleast 10hrs a week, they just hire more people and give them more hrs than you, even though you've been there for a year.

Atleast you were able to AFFORD college.

[killerswells]

This. Also be glad that you dont have a minimum wage job where instead of the manager giving you atleast 10hrs a week, they just hire more people and give them more hrs than you, even though you've been there for a year.

Atleast you were able to AFFORD college.

seriously. this chick comes to the US, goes to college, then bitches about getting a job that seems to be somewhat respectable. also, she went to school for accounting, wtf did you think you were gonna be doing?

i came to the US from canada for college, i had to bust my ass to get a visa, and a green card. and now im working abroad in germany, and it was a pain in the ass to get this job and a work visa. she needs to quit her whining. god i hate whiney girls.

[Jake Denning]

seriously. this chick comes to the US, goes to college, then bitches about getting a job that seems to be somewhat respectable. also, she went to school for accounting, wtf did you think you were gonna be doing?

i came to the US from canada for college, i had to bust my ass to get a visa, and a green card. and now im working abroad in germany, and it was a pain in the ass to get this job and a work visa. she needs to quit her whining. god i hate whiney girls.

I just want to have a minimum wage job where I get 30hrs a week, so the entire world gets off my back. I'm not interested in getting minimal financial aid and going 30,000 into debt.

[.invisible ink.]

be glad you have a job, and someone who will help you get a visa/green card. suck it up, princess.

Exactly. First of all, you have a job in a foreign country where there are TONS of HIGHLY QUALIFIED people who are out of work and would kill for a sweet job like that. Second, your job, while it might not be what you majored in, has tons of potential and growth opportunities. Ever watch a little show called "The Apprentice"? Well, you're pretty much already doing what those highly-skilled professionals fight to get a chance to do. So what if you wear construction clothes? At least you don't have to buy a $500 suit x 5 (days a week) to be able to look appropriate in your work environment. You are living in Manhattan! I didn't see you complain that you weren't making enough to pay the rent. That's a pretty serious feat in NYC.

I'm usually a little bit more sensitive but your post pissed me off. Suck it up, some of us are putting up with a hell of a lot more crappy circumstances with our work situations.

[killerswells]

Exactly. First of all, you have a job in a foreign country where there are TONS of HIGHLY QUALIFIED people who are out of work and would kill for a sweet job like that. Second, your job, while it might not be what you majored in, has tons of potential and growth opportunities. Ever watch a little show called "The Apprentice"? Well, you're pretty much already doing what those highly-skilled professionals fight to get a chance to do. So what if you wear construction clothes? At least you don't have to buy a $500 suit x 5 (days a week) to be able to look appropriate in your work environment. You are living in Manhattan! I didn't see you complain that you weren't making enough to pay the rent. That's a pretty serious feat in NYC.

I'm usually a little bit more sensitive but your post pissed me off. Suck it up, some of us are putting up with a hell of a lot more crappy circumstances with our work situations.

word to your mother.

[BryterJonah]

Yeah, but I didn't make a dumb post talking out my ass about how I "understand" the situation the topic creator is in. I could have, considering I have actually graduated college, and the person I quoted is still a sophomore, but I didn't.

Go be 16 somewhere else... I don't know, maybe a Thursday concert or something.
I was mocking the whole point out somebody's age that was going on there.
You just had sand in your ass about it.

[schmalz]

I'm 23. I've already worked 6 months for a company as an engineer and got laid off. It took me 6 months just to find the job I wanted. I have Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management and Systems Engineering, and it was difficult to find work in this economy.

If this isn't the job you want, just be happy you have this one for now and keep looking for others that are out there. Make sure your resume is spot on and oriented to the job you are trying to find. Always keep your interviewing skills sharp as well.

Good luck

[deathinkosovo]

I was mocking the whole point out somebody's age that was going on there.
You just had sand in your ass about it.

lol.

[boysandbulletsx]

Yeah, but I didn't make a dumb post talking out my ass about how I "understand" the situation the topic creator is in. I could have, considering I have actually graduated college, and the person I quoted is still a sophomore, but I didn't.

Go be 16 somewhere else... I don't know, maybe a Thursday concert or something.
First of all, that wasn't the point you were trying to make through your pointless post. Second, how does the fact that I have yet to graduate from college mean that I'm talking out of my ass? I can totally understand where she's coming from and why she's feeling that way. You don't need to be a college graduate to understand why she's upset. Maybe you do, in which case I think it's safe to say that you're missing some serious kindergarten-level social skills. I myself am terrified that I won't be able to find a job in my field when I graduate. Third of all, I'm a senior in college right now so shut up and stop talking out of your ass (and how the heck would you figure me a sophomore? Logically, at my age, I should be a junior but I did IB and AP in high school which earned me a lot of college credits before I even stepped into a university.) And my post wasn't "dumb." It was well-articulated and helpful, which is more than anything you've done. Get the sand out of your vag and do something productive, kthxbye.

Edit: okay, so maybe that was a little harsh, but it irks me when people speak with such ignorance and arrogance. It's completely unwarranted.

[Fallinto_rhythm]

Then go the fuck home and get out of America, because I'm pretty damn sure an AMERICAN wouldn't mind having you job or a job in general right now.

[intensified]

Then go the fuck home and get out of America, because I'm pretty damn sure an AMERICAN wouldn't mind having you job or a job in general right now.

Hahahahaha. :highfive:

[deathinkosovo]

First of all, that wasn't the point you were trying to make through your pointless post. Second, how does the fact that I have yet to graduate from college mean that I'm talking out of my ass? I can totally understand where she's coming from and why she's feeling that way. You don't need to be a college graduate to understand why she's upset. Maybe you do, in which case I think it's safe to say that you're missing some serious kindergarten-level social skills. I myself am terrified that I won't be able to find a job in my field when I graduate. Third of all, I'm a senior in college right now so shut up and stop talking out of your ass (and how the heck would you figure me a sophomore? Logically, at my age, I should be a junior but I did IB and AP in high school which earned me a lot of college credits before I even stepped into a university.) And my post wasn't "dumb." It was well-articulated and helpful, which is more than anything you've done. Get the sand out of your vag and do something productive, kthxbye.

Edit: okay, so maybe that was a little harsh, but it irks me when people speak with such ignorance and arrogance. It's completely unwarranted.

While you were posting this, I was "doing something productive" at my job. Making money.

kthxbye.

[Duexy]

Then go the fuck home and get out of America, because I'm pretty damn sure an AMERICAN wouldn't mind having you job or a job in general right now.

Oh.

[MarsEatWorld]

Is it bad that I tried reallllly hard to read what she wrote with an asian accent?