Careers & Employment - October 2007

I am worried my boss will be angry when I give my two weeks notice and may try and withhold my paycheck. He's vendictive like that.....hence one of the reasons I am leaving.

2007-10-15 02:47:29 · 17 answers · asked by kimsva 1 in Law & Legal

hello all. ive narrowed my career choices down to either being in the health field as a radiographer, or the legal field as a paralegal. can anybody who has experience in one of these professions give me information as far as salary, time off , workload and advancement opportunities? thanks alot.

2007-10-15 02:42:11 · 3 answers · asked by coco lopez 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

i have missed work due to an ninor accident on firday i called my boss then i let her know, she said that it was fine just show up the next day which was saturday. i didnt call or show up. sunday i did the samething. now today im decideing to show what should i do or say to my boss?

2007-10-15 02:40:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I'm in a design firm, and I've a website showing my own travel sketches. I want people to visit my website, is it ok to send out email to all coworkers about my own website?

thanks

2007-10-15 02:34:26 · 9 answers · asked by janet 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

i have a job that i have been at for the past 16 years but i would like to make some extra income on my days off and in the evening from home, does anyone have any great ideas?

2007-10-15 02:16:49 · 5 answers · asked by golfgirlmn86 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

I think it's wrong! they think that the employer wont care to ask but if they do, then what will they do?! they'll be stuck.. it's better to remain honest than make up fake experience if in reality little or no experience exists! dont you think?

2007-10-15 01:42:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I would like a nice cushy number, where I can work 9-5, Mon-Fri, not take work home, afford a decent quality of life and have my employer pay for my Masters degree. I want to work a field where there is a skills shortage, so that I can find work anywhere! I would like to avoid mega stress and long hours. Currently I see people breaking down all around. Worse than that is the insidious pressure which is turning young, intelligent women into bearded old spinsters.
I am talented, well travelled, educated (2:1), a fantastic communicator, organised and self motivated. I can give presentations, and develop resources. What shall I do?

Primary School Teacher

2007-10-15 00:38:42 · 13 answers · asked by yellowhaze 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

Hi- tomorrow I am travelling all day from Devon to Edinburgh for a job interview. I will have one small sports bag with me. After the interview I will literally have to run like Jessie Owens to get the last train of the day home, so I need to leave literally like a shot from the interview (I mean really running).

Is it acceptable to an employer if an interviewee brings a small bag in to the interview or is it wise to see if I can leave it somewhere, at the risk of having to collect it and missing my train? The bag is the size of a small cat basket, give or take.

Thanks.

2007-10-14 22:01:26 · 13 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3 in Other - Careers & Employment

It is 1:18 am. I need to be at work at 6 am. I already HATE my job, and my performance has been suffering at work. As well as my attendance. I just got back from a 2 1/2 week medical leave of absence for my anxiety, on Oct 1st. I want to just call my manager, tell him I cannot come in, and that I am willing to face the consequences. I am hoping I do get fired, so I will be on a hunt for something new and not so draining and awful. I work at an inbound call center, for a wireless company.

2007-10-14 21:21:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

what is your career? what are the pros and cons about it? do you wish you'd studied something different?
i am thinking about a career in marketing but i'm scared that i'll hate it and have studied four years for nothing.

thanks for your help!

2007-10-14 19:03:40 · 5 answers · asked by what up buttercup! 3 in Other - Careers & Employment

will employer (who ask questions about arrest records) really do a background check on the applicants? how much will it cost them to do so?

2007-10-14 18:09:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I waited tables for a year and a half at a Cracker Barrel. Then I became a Nurse Aide and have worked in a nursing home for the past 9-10 months. I don't like it. The work is just nasty. The poltics of hospitals and nursing homes are crazy. There really isn't good money in health care either, unless you are a nurse or doctor etc.. I'm having trouble paying the bills. I never had that problem while I waited tables. I got my first waitress job from a friend. So I'm not really sure what the next step is now that I want to wait tables again. How do I make myself stand-out (in a good way) as an applicant?

Also, do cocktail servers or bartenders make good money? Does anyone have any general advice on those jobs?

2007-10-14 17:58:06 · 7 answers · asked by Laura in North Carolina 5 in Food Service

I am 19 and am working a dead end job. I am also going to school full-time. I have only been at my job for three months, but I am SO tired of it! Since starting school about a month ago I have gotten so stressed out! It's Sunday night, and I can't sleep because I'm so worried about work tomorrow. Also, while I am doing alright in school I am not doing as well as I could be doing. I can afford to quit, and honestly I want to but there are a few things standing in my way.

1) I've only been there 3 months.
2) I just became eligible for health insurance. I don't want to sign up for it and then quit, and I also don't want to not have it.
3) I am worried that the social interaction that I get at school will not be enough to make up for the lack of interaction that I am currently getting from work.

If you have any suggestions please let me know! Thank you so much!

2007-10-14 17:48:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I am going for my Master's and already a RN with my BSN but I am attaining my masters along with the NP/Physician assistant program. How much do Nurse Practitioners make an hour?

2007-10-14 17:30:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Care

I have an overseas pharmacy degree and just finished MBA in Australia. I am looking to getting a 2 months customer service experience to have that feel of direct contact with a customer to provide the service.

I do some food deliveries but there is no much talking, just How are you and the price is:"

I was wondering about a shop in a mall. I applied already but was refused, I think mainly it is too good to have an MBA for shop assistant, isn't it.

Do you have any idea how to get the X-mas rush experience without scaring the employer away? I was honest that I wanted only 2 months, should I lie to want more?

I plan to get a real job in Feb/March 2008.

2007-10-14 16:52:05 · 5 answers · asked by Mick 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

If I havent had a 'real' job for over a year, but have occasionally done some freelance PC repairs to make money on the side, should I list on my resume that I have been doing freelance work for the past year?

2007-10-14 15:53:52 · 3 answers · asked by princesskamby 2 in Technology

Here's the thing, I'll be working (honestly) ha in the electronics department and every once and awhile I'll catch something funny on the tv, and might stop what I'm doing for a few minutes - then I get a call from my manager from the security office - to go clean/straighten something up and stop standing around... He can't do that can he? I mean he can't write me up saying I was standing around, he wasn't there he seen me on a security camera, I mean what if was reading the back of a movie to see if it would be apropriate for a kid to watch for a customer and he seen me on there thinking I'm just checking out a movie - you know, what's my workplace privacy?

2007-10-14 15:20:47 · 37 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-10-14 15:14:36 · 9 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

Well I was written up about a week ago for missing work. I have a medical condition and my doctor provided notes. Anyways I was ill on Friday and called in. The warning I signed indicated if the problem continues I could be fired basically. Do you think they will fire or give me another warning?

2007-10-14 15:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by Samantha 3 in Law & Legal

I need to get into a career. I really love writing exspecially poetry (i'm really good at it) and stories are ok i could give or take it. What should/ can I do as a career. Please give me guidelines to get there. Anything from a literature teacher to a paralegal, ect... Please anyting.

2007-10-14 14:35:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-10-14 12:23:01 · 1 answers · asked by Crazy 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

I've been trying to get a job as an apartment leasing consultant but everyone wants experience. I think I would be great at leasing but I can't seem to get my foot in the door. Any suggestions?

2007-10-14 11:59:17 · 3 answers · asked by L Mae 3 in Other - Careers & Employment

one of my friends told me of a job that basically all u do is sit and type, he never said anything about being an accountant or anything like that, but all u do is just type things.

whats this called?

2007-10-14 11:08:39 · 8 answers · asked by amptonite 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

The only change the name of the company but basicly they all offer the same thing about 3 to 5k dollars per month!! Just for helping this companies to transfer money dont you find it kind of suspicious or am the only 1?? They say they only requiered from you to be over 18 yrs old n have a bank account and a email account no ssn no hide fees you have to pay you must only have about 3 hours dayli to work on this just transfering money as soon as you receive it from Europe!! Now what really got me thinking about this and starting to doubt if it could be a fraud because the email I received was from a very important staff agency on the web...so could this be 4 real??I haven't been able to finf anything concrete about the name of this last company Bromed LLC pls if you have any info avail share it with me so I can learn more ...Thanks in advance!!!

2007-10-14 11:03:21 · 6 answers · asked by Man_On_Board 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

I'm trying to post my resume on a job app,but I don't know how to move it from where I created it

2007-10-14 09:45:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Technology

i need a job so i can pay for shcool but i nver work befor i go to places like fast food but no one called me

2007-10-14 09:08:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food Service

i`m in construction,a fairly large company...they are telling us that we HAVE TO work 5-10`s and 2- 8`s....its a long drive,i don`t have time to do anything anymore....

2007-10-14 08:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Legal

2007-10-14 08:19:08 · 21 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-10-14 08:11:59 · 4 answers · asked by Caitlin 1 in Law & Legal

thanks.

2007-10-14 06:49:34 · 2 answers · asked by Lynn 3 in Other - Careers & Employment