Well, I'm probably going to be fired from my last one. I'm not going to go into details, but I can't say I did nothing wrong. More like a stupid screw up at the worst possible time, one that of course was entirely my fault.
I've needed a career change anyway. I'm a college student and my part time job delivering pizzas was getting on my nerves anyway.
So, even if I don't get fired it's time to get a new job anyway. 3 years of this particular loveless grind has clearly had a negative effect.
I'm in a film program, so that means there aren't gonna be a lot of openings related to the sort of things I've been trained to do, but I'm going to look through the few possibilities anyway. (i.e., I've learned how to handle cameras ranging from DV cameras to large television cameras, lighting equipment, nonlinear editing equipment, low-level technical stuff like holding boom mikes and dealing with cords and whatnot, scheduling, marshaling at least small groups towards a project goal, and maybe someday I'll have some sort of knack at creating art. Maybe. Let's not count that yet)
I'll look into jobs at my college, too. See what's going on there. I hope it isn't too late, since school for me starts in like two weeks. Same with looking around town. But I don't want to deliver pizzas again, I've done that job too long.
Sigh. It's been awhile since I've looked for a job. I dunno, maybe I'm just down about this. I've been feeling a lack of confidence in what I've been doing anyway, from writing to driving my own car to playing video games. Pretty much everything, actually. I still take joy in things, and laugh and can have fun and have passionate debates and whatnot, so I doubt it's depression. I dunno, this just exacerbates fears that I just suck at everything I try to do.
I'm sorry for bringing any of this stuff up, I'm just pretty down.
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
When my cousin was in college, he was able to get a job at a smaller local television studio on the night crew. Is that something you could look into?
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
That's one of the things I will be looking into, yes! After all, that's the sort of thing I'm being trained for.
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
Whatever you do, do not work the graveyard shift at a gas station. If I wasnt already dead inside when I started two years ago I would be now anyway.
Good luck on escaping the service industry.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Does your college have a theatre department? Can you find a work study job with them?
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Good Lord.
At my "old" job, I was supposed to work today. But I was given a call by the day manager, saying he recieved a letter from the manager saying I was to be given the night off, and asked that I call at 9 PM tonight.
This, after being told he'd "tell me if I was still working there" before my next shift. It was Saturday he told me this.
If he's going to fire me, just do it! I'm already looking for another job, it isn't the end of the world for me. But this bizarre behavior (and note please that what I did is not something major enough to warrant bizarre behavior or rudeness. Especially not rudeness!) is honestly weird.
I'm not afraid of losing my job, but can he just be a man about it? What's with the games?
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Hey, I found an opening at my school for a position as "Athletic Game Videographer."
Handling cameras and so forth to record live sports games.
They even point out that they prefer students of my major.
Now that's what I call perfect. Great for my resume, too! Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
I hope you get it.
Yeah, the coyness around your impending firing seems rather silly given the circumstances.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
I know! It's really weird, and it makes no sense.
I mean, I know my boss is a jerk -the independent opinion of my bank teller, who saw how he treated me, confirmed it awhile ago- but this is silly.
Even if he doesn't fire me, I'm not staying. Why would I, when I'm being treated so badly?
I've delivered to literally thousands of houses for this company, I've gone out and back without issue multiple thousands of times.
And when, a few weeks ago, I accidentally backed up and bumped into another person's car, he was very upset, even if he didn't show it. They didn't even make a claim on my car insurance. Because there was no damage.
But on Saturday... well, bad timing, but a spider came at me while I was pulling out on a drive, and I freaked out and stopped in the parking lot while trying to get it away, and then pulled forward a bit, close to another car. (I didn't hit it, either!)
From that, which he witnessed, he promptly sent me home and said "I don't know if you'll still be working here. I'll call you before your next shift to tell you."
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
That's what is prompting him to fire you? That's ridiculous.
Good luck with the job search.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Yes. That's what's prompting him to fire me.
"What if you had hit a child?!" (No children were present. And I hit nothing at all.)
Posted by Pegasus (Member # 10464) on :
Since you were stopped, it would have been more likely that a child could have hit you.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Well, to clarify, when I pulled forward, after the time I was stopped, I realized I hadn't backed far enough, and would have hit something if I hadn't stopped again right then and back up properly. But I did stop, and didn't hit anything at all.
Posted by Geraine (Member # 9913) on :
Let me see if I can get you in touch with a friend of mine. I used to work with him at CompUSA and he left to go to California and try to make it big.
Turns out he did. He is one of the hosts of Ghost Adventures that runs on the Travel channel.
Let me know if you would be interested I can give you his name and facebook information. He is one of the nicest guys I've known, I am sure he would be happy to give you some advice or pointers.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Well, now, Geraine, that's mighty nice of you.
Let's switch to PM's/email then and talk about it.
Posted by Geraine (Member # 9913) on :
Sure thing, I'll send you a PM when I get gome from work.
I swear I went into the wrong industry. I've made some friends over the years that are all into film and all of them have been able to do what they set out to do. I have another friend that does camera work and she just finished up filming two indie films (unpaid) that are being shown at Sundance.
I have a friend that is a Chemical Engineer and another close friend that is a Nuclear Engineer and works for NASA.
And I work at a Payroll company. But hey, I sure know how to fill out corporate tax returns!
[ September 15, 2010, 06:25 PM: Message edited by: Geraine ]
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Well, and that is a highly useful and important skill, and everybody should have a friend who can do it.
Btw, did you get my email?
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
lol... I often feel like my job is lame. It seems like almost all my friends are doing cool things, but all I do is manipulate spread sheets!
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
I work the third shift in convenience store in Phoenix. Feel better about any job that does not include cleaning up after junkies, regularly having your life threatened, and the occasional attempt. I would enjoy a nice sit-down non service job after what Ive been though at that store.
Honestly, things happen regularly that make me wish I could draw because my real-life stories would make a great web-comic.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
Good luck man. You taking the Electronic Media & Film major at EWU?
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
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But hey, I sure know how to fill out corporate tax returns!