Trying to find full time work

[Rusty Shackleford]

So, is it possible to actually get a retail job, full time (32 hrs or more) at minimum with only 8 months retail experience?

[Metacomet]

If your lucky, or have an "in" yes.

If not? probably not.

[Rusty Shackleford]

no luck and no in and CA just lost another 30k jobs. fuck.

[ellipsis]

no luck and no in and CA just lost another 30k jobs. fuck.

My goal is to generally do paid work as little as possible. My method is to be a self employed gardener and also dumpster. I don't know whats up in sac town, but I bet if you thought you hard you could think of a similar gig with your skill set. Then write an ad for craigslist advertising this service, one that is grammatically and correctly spelled this part is important, you need to stand out from all the idiots on craigslist, go look in services offered now they can't write for shit). you will get responces and if you do a good job you will make money. also tax free!!

[Rusty Shackleford]

My goal is to generally do paid work as little as possible. My method is to be a self employed gardener and also dumpster. I don't know whats up in sac town, but I bet if you thought you hard you could think of a similar gig with your skill set. Then write an ad for craigslist advertising this service, one that is grammatically and correctly spelled this part is important, you need to stand out from all the idiots on craigslist, go look in services offered now they can't write for shit). you will get responces and if you do a good job you will make money. also tax free!!
i dont know if id be able to handle that. its all to volatile and im in a situation where a relatively constant flow of income is needed. the only thing that would be better is if the flow increased.

[ellipsis]

i dont know if id be able to handle that. its all to volatile and im in a situation where a relatively constant flow of income is needed. the only thing that would be better is if the flow increased.

at least something to keep in mind going forward.

me living in SF here, lots of rich folk to pay me a real wage. but i have still been without regular, formal employment for over a year, and pay my rent, old credit card bills, student loans, cost of living, which is not low in sf. granted I have had a lot of luck with my tax return, former sperm donor position, etc. I guess my point is that ingenuity and resourcefulness go A LONG WAY.

best of luck comrade!

[Metacomet]

I've given up trying to get "meaningful" work with my B.A. I'm working part time for another year until I can get into grad school.

I'm very lucky though that my parents let me live here...............

[Madvillainy]

So, is it possible to actually get a retail job, full time (32 hrs or more) at minimum with only 8 months retail experience?

sure, why not? working full time in retail is a living nightmare tho.

[Ocean Seal]

It may be difficult considering you live in San Francisco to get a full time job, but what I would do instead is try to find 2 part times jobs. The more flexible you are with your schedule the more likely you are to get a job. In a world run by the ruling class, its sometimes difficult to ask for something even if that something is just the right to work. But also, you have 8 months of experience. Its very possible that you might be competing against teen-agers who are just doing it for the summer and have no experience. So that might work to your advantage. I would keep looking, and probably at the end of summer when all the high-school students go back to school you're probably most likely to get a job there, unless you can't work during the fall because you are either a college or high-school student. In which case just get out there for getting a job. I'm trying to look for one as well (in retail) but so far no luck. Good luck to you comrade. Inspire some radicalism (but be clever and quiet about it).

[ellipsis]

OP is in Sacramento area, I am in SF.

[Rusty Shackleford]

what other industries are good areas to look into?

right now, i dont want anything that requires a college degree of any level. also, im not really a physically capable person, im rather weak.

[Mr. Cervantes]

You can always become a factory temp like me working fifty somthing hours a week. :crying:


im not really a physically capable person, im rather weak.

...Oh...

Hmm, the only thing I can think of is waitering at a restaurant that hires on fulltime employees. Local restaurants and the occasional corporate franchises like Red Lobster.

There is also fulltime janitoring businesses. Pizza or restaurant delivery drivers as well.

Those job positions pay horrible by the hour not to mention are mostly miserable but if you don't want somthing too physical those are suitable for that purpose.

[Rusty Shackleford]

im probably capable of factory work.


i guess i should say im not capable of construction work.


maybe i should give it a shot though.

[Mr. Cervantes]

im probably capable of factory work.


i guess i should say im not capable of construction work.


maybe i should give it a shot though.

If your desperate temp agencies are always hiring. They are almost in every city whether small or large.

Of course the risk with that is the turnover rate and being bounced from one job site to another.


Some places are temp to hire but you don't always get hired in which they will send you somewhere else.

Not all factory labor is light work either. ;)

Where I work you literally have to crouch, lift, and carry a great deal of heavy boxes not to mention run around a giant machine quite literally. Then of course my new routine is having to crawl on top of a machine to fix a conveyor belt. It's like a giant jungle gym from hell.

Also know that although temp agencies supply you work sometimes several months at a time it's their occupation to exploit your labor and profit off of it.

[ellipsis]

OP is in Sacramento area, I am in SF.

From oakland to sac town, bay area and back down!

That said, what would you consider your skill set to be?

[Ele'ill]

So, is it possible to actually get a retail job, full time (32 hrs or more) at minimum with only 8 months retail experience?

Yes and no. Yes the 8 months of experience is enough to get the job- No, companies are not hiring full time positions. They're hiring part time only and wildly fluctuating the hours. Expect 41 down to 13 hr week to week changes without the ability to have a set schedule. You will be required to work all shifts. (This can ruin the chance of a second job).

[Hebrew Hammer]

I'm telling you mate, if you want some extra cash in your pockets telemarketing is a life saver. They'll hire anyone and it's super easy. Granted, it's not always guaranteed work but you can get full time hours and such. Easily could be a second job to earn some extra gelt. I don't have much experince in retail (never worked in that area yet) but I will say with manual work if you get set up with a mom-and-pop kind of gig, they usually pay you pretty decent and give you decent hours. I'm sure you can find something in Cali to this effect.

[AnonymousOne]

Depends. There's always a market now to sell yourself into slavery if you have tech skills.

[Dumb]

There's about to be an opening in the pricing department at an organic foods distributor just north of Sacramento, CA. Or so I hear.

In unrelated news, I'm submitting my two weeks notice tomorrow. :D

[Rusty Shackleford]

There's about to be an opening in the pricing department at an organic foods distributor just north of Sacramento, CA. Or so I hear.

In unrelated news, I'm submitting my two weeks notice tomorrow. :D


is it a non-retail type job then? like, warehouse distribution type stuff? if so, im in.