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300Win_Mag
Well as some of you might remember (or not), I posted that I had started the very beginning steps of joining the Air Force. Long story short, I was on my way to making weight and my recruiter asked more questions about my ankle I broke in high school and kind of got discouraged by the fact that I only have around 40% of the movement I did before. He said my ankle would proably keep me out. [:(]So, while we were working with that, I got a job offer from Lowe's for a Loss Prevention Manager position, it was a salaried management position. It required 50+ hours of work per week. No biggie, I am 22 and can handle work weeks like that. I went through the three interviews, blew the interviewers away with my knowledge base and got hired. I worked there this past week and here is how it went. Loss prevention at Lowe's is not LP. It is all operational paperwork to cover/hide/conceal shrink from every department. LP is like 1% of the actual workload. The rest is finding operational f*** ups because someone is too lazy to do their job correctly. Basically, the LP is the whipping boy for the store. You are in the store 5 days a week for 55 hours and paid for 48 of them with a meager salary. Also, keep in my my LP boss had been there 6 years and everyone thinks that is a LONG time. My LP mentor had been there 4 years and that was a LONG time. I knew something was up. I talked to a little old lady who was a cashier and she asked me why I was working at Lowe's. She told me to get out while I still could and find a new job because LPs don't stay once they figure out how much the job, hours and pay sucks. (I have this thing about listening to advice from my elders) So, after some reflecting, talking with my family and making sure I had a job to fall back on, I quit my job. I will have my bachelors in a few days and I am either going back to school full time or I am going to just take a year to work and see what happens. I know, just a dumb kid. But I was very unhappy working at Lowe's and I was not going to be missing out on my family and girlfriend (of 3 years, ring is coming soon). My life is too important to me to work all the time and never be able to enjoy life. Life is too short to spend 55 hours per week working a job you do not like and only getting paid for 48 hours.

That is my ramblings, thanks for reading. [:)]
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  • guntech59
    Being happy in your work is important. All the stress will take years off your life.

    I fix weapons for the Army. Some days I can't believe they actually pay me for doing it.
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  • 300Win_Mag
    quote:Originally posted by guntech59
    Being happy in your work is important. All the stress will take years off your life.

    I fix weapons for the Army. Some days I can't believe they actually pay me for doing it.


    Exactly what my parents told me, to be happy, nothing else matters, especially money.

    [:0] Lucky SOB! [:D]
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  • guntech59
    Yeah! I'd do it for half of what they pay me. (Don't tell anyone I said that![:D])
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  • p3skyking
    quote:Originally posted by guntech59
    Yeah! I'd do it for half of what they pay me. (Don't tell anyone I said that![:D])


    I used to go to the galley for breakfast every morning before a flight. All the eggs, grits, omlets, SOS, and gallons of milk and coffee I wanted. Sometimes I felt guilty that on top of all that, they paid me money too.[:0]

    [;)]

    Nothing beats job satisfaction.
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  • Colt Super
    Sounds pretty much like a 22 year old who is one that a criminal mexican can replace because he's an American who is too good for the job.

    And we wonder why they are winning.

    I guess the job isn't good enough for him.

    Funny, I never was in that position. If I needed work, I took whatever I could get.

    And they claim that our youth is spoiled whiney, and self-centered. Ridiculous.

    Doug

    * edited for spelling
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  • He Dog
    Doug, every once in a while you come out of left field with a post straight from La-La land. Most of the time you are a pretty good guy which is why posts like this are a surprise. 300, there are some of your elders so far into dementia, you should probably pay them no mind.
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  • buschmaster
    this is a good experience. you found out that your skills can get you a better job than you thought (at least better than that one), you got a taste of how the 'real' working world can differ from the 'ideal' one, you got a better idea of what you want for yourself through actually experiencing it, and look, now your plans for yourself have changed for the better.
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  • Colt Super
    "That's Entertainment".

    Doug
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  • Warpig883
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    Doug, every once in a while you come out of left field with a post straight from La-La land. Most of the time you are a pretty good guy which is why posts like this are a surprise. 300, there are some of your elders so far into dementia, you should probably pay them no mind.


    He is trying to do in many words what Dcon12 can do with few. It isn't working.
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  • sig232
    I imagine Doug is expressing the frustration that many parents feel when they see their children walking away from jobs before they give them a chance. Many times when you are hired in a lower level management job you are being groomed for the future. They will watch and see how you handle yourself and if you do the job and stick it out for a year or so you have a chance to move into a much better job. Many young people today, simply don't want to work, they want to play and go from job to job every few months or so. My son fits into this group.

    I don't think this young man has that problem, sounds like he is well on his way to completing a degree program and will be able to select jobs that fit his skill level.

    I do agree with Doug that many of the jobs that American youth walk away from are quickly filled by Mexicans. They work hard and appreciate the opportunity for a job.

    I have several friends that have the same stories about their children. We all call it "couch surfing", they simply go from friend to friend to "hang out" they don't work, tap into what free government hand outs that are available or free lodging offered by other parents. They don't want to work hard like their parents and fight it off as long as possible. In the meantime they don't pay their bills or traffic tickets and avoid responsiblity for as long as someone else will enable time to be bums!

    Good Luck with your new college career!
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  • iceracerx
    Go find a Navy Recruiter and see if you can get into Naval Intelligence. The physical requirements are different for NI.

    Whats you Degree? I'm wondering why you haven't interviewed at job fairs at your school, or are those "things" of the past?
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  • chollagardens
    I'm a old man now and had to make the same decision. I choose the same as you and have no regrets. When I worked as a letter carrier I averaged 60+ hours a week for the entire time, five years. I quit and worked other jobs and went to school then rehired back with the USPS. After five more years @ 60+ hours a week I burned out again. Some years later I managed a small business and worked 14-18 hours a day with one day off the entire year. When I look back I can't remember any time during those three jobs that I was happy. Life is too short. Get the best deal you can.
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