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I've been old enough to get a job for about 3 weeks now and I feel like I'm wasting my life. Should I get a job, if so, where? I could think of a few places but my distaste for humanity frightens me. I can see myself getting fired in less than 2 days for being hateful to a customer or worker. Wat I shud do?

SlyTF1 wrote:I've been old enough to get a job for about 3 weeks now and I feel like I'm wasting my life. Should I get a job, if so, where? I could think of a few places but my distaste for humanity frightens me. I can see myself getting fired in less than 2 days for being hateful to a customer or worker. Wat I shud do?

Do like me. Hold out as long as you possibly can. My excuse? College work keeps me too busy for a job.

Treetop Maximus wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I've been old enough to get a job for about 3 weeks now and I feel like I'm wasting my life. Should I get a job, if so, where? I could think of a few places but my distaste for humanity frightens me. I can see myself getting fired in less than 2 days for being hateful to a customer or worker. Wat I shud do?

Do like me. Hold out as long as you possibly can. My excuse? College work keeps me too busy for a job.

I may just have to. But my parents definitely will force me to get a job one day.

On the plus side, you'll have more money for toys.

My first advice to you is to get over yourself. Sorry if that's harsh, but if you want to survive in this world, you are going to have to accept the fact that people can suck at times, but you need to be willing to bite your tongue at times in order to make money.

Go ahead and work. You will enjoy working, but you just need to realize that dealing with people is going to be part of any job.

When I started work, I was afraid of getting fired for being rude to customers, but I wasn't. I worked and I adapted. I went from anti-social to being a pretty good sales person in the space of 2 weeks.

Once you put your mind to it, you can handle the situation. Just be willing to adapt and not freak out over everything being a conspiracy and you'll be fine.

I got my 1st job when I was 17. I was a cashier at a grocery store. I've changed a lot of jobs since then, but you have to grow up sooner or later. I work cause I got bills to pay. If you work you could start saving and what not. There will be a day when you'll have to get your own place. Being an adult isn't so bad. Just can't let the petty stuff get to you. And in my current job, I deal with the public.

robofreak wrote:My first advice to you is to get over yourself. Sorry if that's harsh, but if you want to survive in this world, you are going to have to accept the fact that people can suck at times, but you need to be willing to bite your tongue at times in order to make money.

Go ahead and work. You will enjoy working, but you just need to realize that dealing with people is going to be part of any job.

When I started work, I was afraid of getting fired for being rude to customers, but I wasn't. I worked and I adapted. I went from anti-social to being a pretty good sales person in the space of 2 weeks.

Once you put your mind to it, you can handle the situation. Just be willing to adapt and not freak out over everything being a conspiracy and you'll be fine.

I actually hope I find a job somewhere where the boss is a government spy out to kill me! That'd be cool.

SlyTF1 wrote:I actually hope I find a job somewhere where the boss is a government spy out to kill me! That'd be cool.

If you act like how you post, then I have $10 that says you'll think the 2 year old asking you for help finding their mom willl be a spy out to kill you...

robofreak wrote:

SlyTF1 wrote:I actually hope I find a job somewhere where the boss is a government spy out to kill me! That'd be cool.

If you act like how you post, then I have $10 that says you'll think the 2 year old asking you for help finding their mom willl be a spy out to kill you...

Just because I believe that there's an evil government organization, doesn't mean I think everyone's trying to kill me...but I do get scared that everyone's watching me though. Not the government either. Just people. I'm ashamed of my humanity.

I'm just about a year older than you, and I don't have a job yet. Most of the jobs available are either full time or require at least a four-year college degree. I'm seventeen, I'd much rather go to school to get into college than have a full time job. Yeah, it's a little difficult. My friend is almost nineteen and is heading off to college soon; he's been looking for a part-time job for over a year and everyone has told him they're either looking for a full time worker or an experienced adult already qualified for a higher position, and plus he doesn't hear back from them for weeks to see if he's hired or not. I'm going to try my dad's former employer and old friend and see if he'll hire me; it's literally my best shot.
So, if you can find a job, more power to you. The tricky part is finding one suitable to a teenager in this day and age. Our generation is just a victim to bad circumstances in the world of jobs.
Just learn how to handle the unsatisfiable people successfully and be naturally polite to the normal ones. My one local McDonald's franchise (yes, Mickey D's) has some very strict management concerning employee behavior, so you're going to have to comply with what's handed to you.