HELP! - orange needs to choose a career path

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Pimp

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by orange




Can you read? If you can't, forget posting your opinion in this thread.

Gentle reader, take note. The boy is more concerned with showboating than he is about talking with people experienced in the fields he's looking at. Bear that in mind if you're considering helping.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Shhhhhh.....don't wake the Emperor. He's all sleepy.

[Frankychan]

I'd say go for the CommOp job. Yeah, it's shift work. But like you said, you don't want to do it forever. I say work the job for a few years then move on.

It's for the government so you got your foot in the door, and you passing the background check may make it easier for you for other government jobs that you need to pass a background check.

-Steady, guaranteed income of about $32,000/yr. (Gross)
-Involves a lot of computer work, which I enjoy
-Medical Benefits start from Day 1 of training

Steady income, stuff you enjoy and MEDICAL BENEFITS. Medical is always good cause you never know what may happen in the future.

Out of these two jobs, I'd definitely take this one. But if there is a third option, consider that as well...

[orange]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Gentle reader, take note. The boy is more concerned with showboating than he is about talking with people experienced in the fields he's looking at. Bear that in mind if you're considering helping.

Showboating? In what universe is asking for advice about two entry level positions considered 'showboating'?

So Laz, you've worked as a Financial Planner? Tell me more...

Update:
I sat down with him and explained the position I'm in. He basically told me what he could offer me:
-Appx. $30-31,000 a year salary with 5% commission on everything he brings in in a year. This year, that would have been $5,000. He claims this number is likely to go up since we introduced a new marketing system (the reason I was hired in the first place)
-Exams, license, and study materials paid for.
-Starting in November (which means two more months of my current job situation....ick!)
-Profit sharing after a year.

He really tried to make the case that, if he knew at my age what he knows now, he'd jump at something like this. Thinks I would do really well in this business from what he's seen from me over the past months. The job would be mostly telemarketing to bring in existing clients and prospects and the computer work I already do now as well as him training me in the business until I would be registered...then it would shift to bringing in clients and talking to them about what they're planning for (College for their Kids, Retirement, Growth, etc.) but letting him do most of the 'closing'.

Don't know if that helps or not

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Forget money. I'd take the job that leaves you with more free time. This will leave you with more time to (1) figure out what you really want to do, and (2) job hunt when the time comes.

[SlowwHand]

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_10_113/ai_n8640726

Get in on the ground floor.

[Urban Ranger]

If you can't fingure out which job to take and has no interest in either of these as your long term career path, take the one you think that will let you schedule in future interviews eaiser.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by orange


Showboating? In what universe is asking for advice about two entry level positions considered 'showboating'?

"Showboating" is the act of putting someone down in order to make yourself look cool and groovy. It's a great thing to do, but probably not to people who were looking to give you the help you were asking for.

So Laz, you've worked as a Financial Planner? Tell me more...

Sorry- I've just checked my diary and I appear to be due to watch television.

[Drake Tungsten]

[Frankychan]

Bah, I just say try the job which you can tolerate more...the job where you can have more fun or at least not grumble about so much when you wake up in the morning.

If this is an inbetween job, I'd say go for CommOp, but if yer just going for straight cash and to hell with being happy-go for the Sales one.

I think you've pretty much decided on what job you want. And you're young enough where you can make some mistakes and still bounce back.

[orange]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
"Showboating" is the act of putting someone down in order to make yourself look cool and groovy. It's a great thing to do, but probably not to people who were looking to give you the help you were asking for.

Terribly sorry if I hurt your feelings, Laz. I'll refrain from directing tongue-in-cheek posts at you in the future.

Sorry- I've just checked my diary and I appear to be due to watch television.

Have fun!

[orange]

I think you've pretty much decided on what job you want. And you're young enough where you can make some mistakes and still bounce back.

I seriously have no clue. I think I've changed my mind about ten times today.