Careers & Employment - October 2006

I have been working for my employer for a year. I am asking to take off 2 days to see my husband who is in the military and coming home on leave. He says I cant and if I take off I will be fired. Is this fair ?? Can he really fire me over taking off? Im not sure of all the work realated laws and need advise..... THANKS

2006-10-04 13:51:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recieved this email from this company "rep" in singapore saying how they have opening for people to be the "go betweens" for their customers and you earn money by taking a percentage of the money collected. What cracked me up was that they ask for your name contact info, what country you live in and YOUR NEXT OF KIN!!!! Isn't that wacky? Anyway - just out of curiousity I was trying to find info on company and can't find it. Anybody have any ideas on how?

2006-10-04 13:40:27 · 2 answers · asked by puzzleraspie 3

1. Clean public transportation toilets
2. Pick up garbage
3. Be a cashier at a convenience store in a bad end of town
4. Bug your friends with MLM opportunities
5. Be an unarmed guard at maximum security prison

2006-10-04 13:39:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'll be interviewing for an entry level programming position next week. The problem is I don't know where I see myself in 5 years. Hopefully working as a senior programmer, making lots of money, and with a lot of responsibility. I also hope to go to grad. school at some point within the next few years to study software engineering or computer science in order to increase my abilities.

Sounds good?

Any suggestions as to how I should articulate these thoughts?

2006-10-04 13:31:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to invest $50.000 in mutual funds with fidelity.I am 27 years old and I want to invest for 3 years.Could anybody tell me what would be the best option for me?

2006-10-04 13:29:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-04 13:27:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-04 13:24:03 · 7 answers · asked by sexy sasha 2

I hate my stupid job at a freakin' call center. I have just my high school diploma and definitely want to seek higher education. I just don't know what exactly, or where to start. Where can I go to find out?

2006-10-04 13:21:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-04 13:15:26 · 6 answers · asked by 24th Princess 3

i don't know how much more i can take from customer service job....
some customers just made me very angry...but i'm the one who had to apologize when it's clearly their stupidity that made the situation worse

2006-10-04 13:13:14 · 10 answers · asked by Rock 4

i rather work by myself. im just that type of guy!

2006-10-04 12:49:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been applying and getting no response though I exceed the qualifications needed, is there a trick out there to snag an interview?

2006-10-04 12:48:25 · 6 answers · asked by Diana N 1

basically Im just wondering about the career overview

2006-10-04 12:45:13 · 3 answers · asked by Justin S 2

2006-10-04 12:39:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work for the moving industry. My job duties are registering, and rating paperwork, coordinate moves, collection of all money, credits, billing, claims, ordering all office supplies from kitchen to professional forms. I also answere the phone, schedule appointments, and even water ALL the plants in the office :) When I was first hired my job title was Corporate Sales Coordinator......I'm not sure if this is correct. When I asked what my job title was about 2 years ago, I never got an answere. I'm starting to wonder if it was for pay reasons, or they couldn't think of what my title really is. Help, does anyone have any suggestions

2006-10-04 12:35:57 · 18 answers · asked by deb 2

I work in a food store that is taking approx £120,000 once you minus the non-profit making extras. My salary is £22,500. Can you tell me if this is about right, too high, or too low? I'd be interested to see how it compares with others. many thanks in advance.

2006-10-04 12:23:02 · 10 answers · asked by dukeof23 2

I want to be a cartoonist as a career, but I don't know which jobs I should start with. Does anybody else know? I'm 17 and I've never been employed before.

2006-10-04 12:12:53 · 8 answers · asked by theoriginalelwood 2

I already work anywhere between a 10-15hr day 5 or 6 days a week in my normal job and just want something to help me to have both more money to spend and help pay off some debts that I earnt myself some time ago.... I have got time to play with and although my job can sometimes take it out of me I do have the stamina to work at more sensibly. The only issue that I could have would be that it would need to be flexible as I cannot always predict my rota far in advance and also may have times where i have to cover problems unexpectedly. My first job would always have to take preference but i have never taken on a 2nd role so have no knowledge of what i can do. does anyone have any serious suggestions maybe from experience that they can share with me? many thanks in advance.

2006-10-04 12:12:48 · 19 answers · asked by dukeof23 2

I'm 17 and I've never had a job before. I want to be a cartoonist. I'm wondering if anybody can give me hints on writing a resume under these conditions. Thanks for all your input.

2006-10-04 12:10:55 · 13 answers · asked by theoriginalelwood 2

I just had an interview last Friday. It's an internal auditing position for the county. They explained that the 1st interview involves 9 questions, they rate you on your performance based on 100%. Overall I think I did all right. I feel I answered 7 out of the 9 questions smoothly, straight to the point, with examples from past experiences. However, I struggled with the other 2. I was truthful and told them I needed time to think about it. They seemed like they understood stating thats "they know how it feels to be interviewed". The guy (person who asked and answered most of my questions) smiled a lot and nodded in agreement to what I said throughout the interview. The lady was quiet most of the time but I kept eye contact and tried to include her too. I asked questions (ie. what do you want the candidate to focus on in the first 6 months on the job?). I ended by thanking them and stat, I was excited to work for them and looked forward to hearing from them. Feedback? Thanks

2006-10-04 12:06:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-04 12:04:24 · 6 answers · asked by Justin S 2

2006-10-04 12:02:35 · 10 answers · asked by RaNisha J 1

on the internet, how can I find more information about the company? The company is a smaller law firm in the area where I live

2006-10-04 12:00:38 · 10 answers · asked by T agent 3

2006-10-04 11:52:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my last job, my boss was always taking me to the basement and cussing me, putting me down, and accused me of mistakes that I was not making to cover up for it. I have documentation of the derogatory statements that she made with the dates and everything. Do I have a case here? Should I call a lawyer? Does anyone know how I can find out? Please Help!!!

2006-10-04 11:40:22 · 7 answers · asked by Elisha Renee' 1

As currently I am not happy with the job I am working.

2006-10-04 11:37:01 · 5 answers · asked by Pete D 1

the 27 year old has a BFA in illustration and the 29 year old has an AA in auto body repair. Both are good workers, never miss work, show up for work everyday on time and clean and sober, yet they get passed over for employment by addicts and alcoholics. They are out every day looking for work and up all night on the computer looking. And nothing is happening. The 27 year old has $50,000+ in student loans that he has defaulted on and is in a very deep depression because of it. Why can't they find work?

2006-10-04 11:32:35 · 11 answers · asked by bonobo 2

I am a 31 year old guy. I graduated in political science and history. The problem is that I can never understand the technical aspects of the jobs I accept. All of the other trainees do better than I do. I am working a state job that requires a person to understand a complex computer system. There is so much law and policy to understand. I am a public assistance specialist. All of this info is going over my head! And the other trainees are picking it up. This happened to me also on a state job where I was an unemployment adjudicator (made decisions on cases). If I have a high I.Q. and got almost a 4.0 in college and can work well with others, why can't I understand policy? Is a certain part of my brain not functioning? I just can't process technical information. Maneuvering around on screens is also hard for me. I have failed on many jobs because of this. I get the feeling that employers like my personality, but they have to let me go because I can't comprehend the job. I try hard!

2006-10-04 11:26:31 · 6 answers · asked by cannonball 1

2006-10-04 11:21:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

He says he'll call us if he has work for us. Is it right to just send us home? Should he give us a letter stating that there is no work for us?

2006-10-04 11:11:08 · 3 answers · asked by ngbeliever 1