I have worked at like a million hourly jobs

here my advice:

1. don't worry. no matter how bad the job, you can survive it. and if you can't survive it, you can always quit.

2. different jobs are as different as night and day and the main difference is the employees. when i worked at one coffee shop, every single employee was courteous to me and there was pretty much 0 drama. the bosses were professional and it was pretty much a joy to work there, even tho the pay was dirt.

when I worked at another, similar joint, there was sexual harassment left and right, chaos, confusion, 0 professionalism, and I basically had my self esteem thrown under an anvil.

different jobs are different.. but even at that bad job described above, I didn't have such a bad time of it because I kept out of the drama... I just felt horrible because all my coworkers were being treated so badly..


overall I would say that the jobs I have worked have been roughly half and half. about half had professionalism and human decency and half did not. but once again, nobody is making you stay with a crummy job.

3.when interviewing, try to care about the person interviewing you, treat them like you want to be treated. that is what gives the best impression.

because interviewers have two priorities: 1. competance and 2. cohesion with the job culture.

both of these two points are very important, im not sure which is more important. by competance I mean, ability to do the job. cohesion with the job culture I mean, ability to get along with the boss and employees. (in other words, do the boss and employees feel comfortable when you are around?)

4. the job scene seems frightening, but trust me, the application process is the worst part. once you actually have a job, it's actually not bad and sometimes really enjoyable.

ok. i hope you do well.

J

p.s. i work retail right now at a convenience store, and to be honest I enjoy it, it's actually pretty sweet (though the pay is not)