Not a career. Just a job. I've got about six months to kill between now and nursing school. I've been thinking a lot about bartending, but I have no experience. I know some of y'all are industry folk....any thoughts? The only thing I can offer immediately that would suit me for the job is that I'm personable and used to dealing with crazies....I've worked in psych for the last four years but I quit to finish my nursing pre-reqs. I just need something to occupy my time where I can make as much cash as I can for the next six months or so. Benefits would be great, but if I make enough to keep my Cobra going, then that's cool, too. Any thoughts?
I second that. Easy and helps you become a quick thinker. Helps with building up communication skills that you will definitely need in nursing. Quick money and you will always have cash on hand at the end of the night. No bi-weekly paychecks.
bartending could be a fun short term thing, but you would have to go through the classes and all. you can always try temp agencies too, especially a medical temp agency (like Superior Staffing). You could get a gig at a hospital, like a front desk worker of something like that.
I need one toooooo, but just from 8-2 because I have "mother" responsibilities even though I'm not a mother. But I have zero experience and zero references. lol Not gonna happen.
P.S. - Bartend at a place that only serves beer and wine (Woodrow's) - easier to land a gig cuz you dont have to know how to mix 5,000 drinks.
might as well make it a job thread. I'm looking for a job, career, not temp. Man, it's my first time to start looking since college. What a pain in the butt. I'm running out of excuses to give my boss why i need a long lunch or to leave early
After my freshman year in college, and before I started doing summer internships every other college summer, I decided a summer of manual labor would be good for me. There was actually a pretty good feeling coming home sore and tired, but knowing that you accomplished something during that day. There were days it sucked, but for the most part, I enjoyed the work, got tan, got in good shape, and made a little money. It is entirely possible that I enjoyed the experience due to the fact that I knew it would only last four months. Did two things that summer: went to a custom home neighborhood with new construction, talked to the builders, and got several of them to use me as a gopher/clean up guy/punch out guy. Did everything from plant trees, to sweep out houses, to clean up job sites. They usually would pay $7-10 an hour. The other thing I did that summer was installed silt fences for those builders and charged them a turn key price. Made pretty good money for doing that for two months.
