Other - Careers & Employment

I am currently in the process of changing careers & am quite lost as to what path I want to take. I have been offered a position with The Ritz Carlton, which promises quick promotion within the company. I have also been offered a position with a Metlife Insurance branch as an independent rep.
There are pros and cons to each job:
Ritz Carlton
Cons: Commute (60 Miles each way), Pay for Parking $12.00 a day, .50 paycut
Pros: Promotion Ability, Great Benefits, Travel Benefits (Room Discount), Good Company

Metlife
Cons: Questionable Upward Mobility?, Base Salary & Comission
Pros: Local, Flexibility (No Set Schedule)

I am just not sure which path I want to take and was hoping some people with more knowledge of each industry could provide some insight!

2007-07-09 03:14:18 · 5 answers · asked by Sara S 2

actually, one day my senior teacher asked the students if any1'll shift the school(this is a process after class10 as they prefer delhi schools over ours). so many students including me raised their hands.. after writing the names of all of us.. she told us that now she'll ask all teachers to cut our marks .
many of the students who were abt to leave the skool did'nt raise their hands..... now i'm feeling that by saying the truth i've kept myself in trouble.... but i'm a total truth speaking person...I HATE LIARS so i could'nt stop myself from saying truth. all my family & friends r scolding me for that...but i feel i haven't done anything wrong...still i am afraid of getting my marks cut.. as i'm in one of the senoir classes ,where marks matter a lot.
pls help!!!
also after that day that teacher has'nt said anything abt that..still she is very hitler type teacher.. so i'm scared.
also if u know any other method so that i can track her and after she cuts my marks i've aproof.

2007-07-09 03:06:16 · 5 answers · asked by beautiful babe 2

not too far away from the truth. The second company has a stellar reputation, excellent benefits -- the typical sweet benefits package. Both jobs it turns out are essentially the same - glorified receptionist/ office/property mgr jobs. The base salary for job A is lower than I'm used to, but includes the possibility to make a bonus and an apartment. Now I'm hearing horror stories about their apts and mgmt. I work there and I've seen some disorganization but no horr still $$$ maybe very high. Yet if we haven't even gotten started and I'm being slightly stiffed then who's to say where this whole thing is going? In initial discussions the job was to include higher pay, commission & an apt... now it's low w/ a capped bonus + maybe an apt depending on availability. Overall in terms of money, the offers potentially excellent but I was led to believe this job was a entry level sales position and it's just a glorified asst/receptionist/ mgr gig. That's two slight deceptions, isn't it?

2007-07-08 21:42:51 · 1 answers · asked by Shopgirl2 2

my dad and his bro had this publishing company. they both died and the company is closed now. I used to work there but with no insurance. I have a first degree and several other certificates plus I have written 2 books (fiction). I am 35. now they call me to interviews and they are ready to hire me and the next thing I know someone else is. I think they are all afraid that being 'overqualified' is going to make me run away after a few months. not unlikely since these jobs were way lower than my abilities. I feel the urge to start my own job. am I crazy?

2007-07-08 21:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by sarah kay 5

But because my friend had stolen a 50 dollar bottle of perfume as well.. i was not eligible for a probation sentence. Instead I was charged with a 1st degree misdemeanor. Will i be able to get that charge expunged off my record and also if it was to be expunged would it still show up on certain background checks?
thanks so much for your time.

2007-07-08 18:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going into the 11th grade next year. I am very serious and would rather be successful by choosing that perfect career. This a issue I taking very seriously however each day I wake I see my self in a different career. I have considered to ask responsible adults for advice to get the best choice. If you could lend a hand, Thank you.
My considered the following:
Philosophy
Business&Marketing
Sales
Visual arts
Instrumental arts
Writing Arts
Religious philosophy
Law

2007-07-08 18:31:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, what have been your experiences in the different methods of finding new staff?

2007-07-08 18:16:28 · 112 answers · asked by Anonymous

My current job lets me do homework at work, but it's a terrible company to work for. Anyone know of any more that would let people do homework at work?

2007-07-08 16:23:15 · 5 answers · asked by greensock 5

I'm seventeen years old and I am in a year round school program where I am required to work 6 hours per day and I have to finish all the textbook work (usually 500+pages) in three weeks, and then the cycle starts out all over again. I am now working at Ralphs and all that I have to say is that the pay is horrible and I'm on my feet all day bagging groceries and pushing around shopping carts. I'm too tired to do my homework after work; It's impossible to do anything else there since you can only work as a courtesy clerk if you're a minor. Then I start college in August (I'm a part-time college student and a high school student). My dad has just retired and I will be getting $500 a month. I only get paid $100 a week at Ralphs... not to mention once I sign with the Union (you have to, it's mandatory), they take out $30 from your paycheck, so I might be getting $70 a week. What should I do?

It's my dream to work at a tanning salon, lol; I just hate being out in the sun.

2007-07-08 16:00:32 · 11 answers · asked by creep show 1

so I'm the new guy at a fast food place.
I make mistakes there.
But today, business was really slow and we were overstaffed.
there were too many people there and nothing for us to do, so I went and talked to some other people working there. 10 minutes there our co-manager told me and a different girl told us it was okay to leave 30 minutes early so I did.
I waited 15 minutes outside for my ride to pick me up, but as I was leaving, I saw that other girl still working in the shop.

2007-07-08 15:51:20 · 5 answers · asked by Mr.X 1

since giving my notice they have started with the politics & have been talking to someone to hire in my place for months. All the while my boss is trying to suck every last drop of blood out of me. I want to take 2 or 3 days of my vaca. & say see ya sooner rather than later. How can I approach the subject with my boss so he signs off on my taking vaca. even though he's given me a mile long list of things to do before I leave? Should I tell him I had something come up & need to take the vaca.?

2007-07-08 15:01:40 · 5 answers · asked by COblonde 3

What kind of job can I have that I can schedule around school and still be able to live on my own? I'd prefer to be somebody's roommate so I can split costs. How much should I expect to make per hour in upstate New York?

2007-07-08 14:48:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had an interview a couple of weeks ago. There was little rapport between us and a feel awkward pauses and strange stares.

Just want to know others' experience to boost my hopes. I'll know whether or not I got the job tomarrow.

2007-07-08 13:49:34 · 1 answers · asked by Jetty26 2

2007-07-08 12:53:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im starting a new job< when do they send you for a drug test?

2007-07-08 10:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by blueyyz 1

My school has really gone downhill and I can't stand it anymore. I am going to carry it out though, and (hopefully) get my A Levels, I've just done my AS levels. But, because I hate it so much, I really don't think I want to go to university anymore. I'd rather go out and work. I've thought this for a long time and now that I am actually having to look at and apply for universities I feel a lot more strongly about it. What jobs can I get (not like mcdonalds or anything) without a degree?

2007-07-08 09:21:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently I went for a job interview - the interview was arranged through an employment agency. I interviewed and was passed over for the job. No biggie.

But I was later told by my recruiter that the interviewer had a lot of harsh personal criticism of me as rationale for her decision not to hire me.

Although I was disappointed not to get the job offer, what really peed me off was what this person said about me in front of my recruiter because, while it's one thing not to offer someone a job, it's a whole different story to bad-mouth their character in front of a recruiter and (in the process) possibly sabotage their chances at future jobs that may crop up.

Was I within my right to write a letter of protest to the interviewer's manager?

2007-07-08 09:04:34 · 7 answers · asked by Student 3

I've been with a compnay for a couple of years now and am SERIOUSLY under paid, however I love the company and the people and am the best guy there. A friend of mine has an uncle that has offered me a job making over twice the money plus insurrance and what not for almost the same kind of work.

Do I quit the job I love with great people for double the money?

2007-07-08 08:45:45 · 8 answers · asked by daved4minigolf 2

I've always wanted to travel. I would love to work, for now, as a flight attendant or on cruise line. I want to travel and get paid for it. So how can I go about it or what other jobs are there like this and how do I get hired? Criteria?

2007-07-08 08:40:51 · 7 answers · asked by *Veronica* 4

I want to become a college professor, and to do that you need a PhD. I just graduated with my BA, which is in a field that a BA is useless in (you need a Master's or PhD to work in this field). I currently work in retail and I plan to continue working there for the next 2 years so I can save up money and pay for the rest of my education rather than go now and get student loans and be in debt.
Everyone I know including my family keeps making me feel bad and saying stuff like I'm an idiot for working at a minimum wage job and they keep saying things like Why are you working a job that high school drop outs and 15 year old idiots have when you have a college degree. I'm getting really annoyed but unfortunately, cause they've been saying this for a while now over and over again, I'm kinda starting to believe it. Any suggestions or ideas on what to do to shut them up?

2007-07-08 08:11:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm thinking about going into economics and I would like to know some of the careers you can get with a bachelors. Also I would like to know how much I could make with a economics degree.

2007-07-08 07:45:52 · 3 answers · asked by boy330 3

Jobs for accountant major with no AA or BS accounting degree ???

I still in college, I am thinking about accountant major. that's why I think will take some classes for accountant. I would like to look for some job to get experience for accountant, so I will know I like accountant or not. I dont know if I take a job in a bank, like a bank teller. Will this job give me experience about accountant ? if not please reccommend me some jobs to know about accountants.
I am in college, I will start some classes for accountant, so I will do any jobs in accountant with low pay to get experience. Please reccommend me, thanks so much

2007-07-08 07:23:30 · 7 answers · asked by Bluesea 1

Im 14 right now and im trying to decide what i want to be when i grow up, i want to be a psychologist but that takes about 10 years
of college and im going to have to be rich if im going to have 10 years, so can anyone plz help me? i want a good paying job

2007-07-08 06:43:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently 13, also I babysit for one woman but it is only on the rarest of nights or days. I need summer money for the mall, movies, and other things that my parents refuse to buy for me, like things I dont nessecarily need but want badly. Anyone have a good job/jobs? please respond soon

2007-07-08 06:42:17 · 18 answers · asked by monkeyluver13 2

just wondering

2007-07-08 05:56:30 · 5 answers · asked by P711 1

I worked for a major law firm in NY about 10 yrs ago. I had quit because my supervisor (female) was always in my azz about "something" - anything - even though my work was excellent, I worked late & wkends all the time & had no problems. I think she was jealous of me but anyway, I quit & tried to come back later but they rejected me. They said I "left them high & dry" - but at the same time, I got good letters of references from a top lawyer there and also from the manager in the MIS Dept. Now I want to apply for a job in one of their offices in another state but I'm afraid someone in the NY office will try to sabotage me. I never did anything to jeopardize my job when I worked in the NY office but I believe a few people there was jealous of me when I worked there & they always found a reason to approach me about something insignificant.

Does anyone think I'd have a problem if I applied & got a job in one of their offices in another state? Is there a way to ensure I'd be secure if I worked at that firm again in another state? Or should I stay away from that firm altogether?

2007-07-08 05:36:12 · 2 answers · asked by Lala 1

i have been with the same compan for 15 years and i don't make near enough money for what i do, and they tell me i am making top pay. but i know there is no such thing. please give advice on how to go about asking for a raise.

2007-07-08 05:30:23 · 4 answers · asked by sue dean 3

I have a problem sticking with jobs. I always quit them after a month or two because I hate them. The longest job I've ever kept was 2 full years, but quit it to attend college. Then throughout college (about 6 years) I lived off of student loans and credit cards, got 1 job my freshman year that I only worked at for 2 months, and another one my junior year that I worked for 1 month and the most recent job was last year and that lasted 2 months. I quit them after a month or two cause I'm the kind of person who will not stay doing something that I can't stand. I can't leave out all of those short stints on my resume cause then it will look like I've been unemployed for 6 yrs and if I do put them on my resume, nobody will want to hire me. I wouldn't even want to hire me! What to do. What to do??
Oh and don't say something like put volunteer crap on my resume, cause I didn't volunteer anywhere since that's not my thing either. I was in a sorority in college and that was pretty much it.

2007-07-08 05:12:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

recently applied for a job at a large retail store, that sells building materials, the store is about to open, i have had 2 interviews back t back and they said they will call me for a 3rd, is this a good sign or just something they say to everyone ?

2007-07-08 03:59:30 · 3 answers · asked by hp1506 1

I don't feel like going.

Yeah...I'm lazy.

2007-07-07 19:30:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous