24, and working at a frozen yogurt shop?

In this job market, take what you can get. It’s easier to find a job if you’re already employed.

Na, it’s responsible to take the job. Find a better job in your free time.

Take it. It is better to have something to put on your resume rather than having a huge gap of unemployment. @augustlan is right. It is easier to find a job while you are employed.

Take whatever job you can for now, but keep looking. Keep submitting your resume and going in for interviews. That way you’ll have a job for now that may not be desirable, but will give you some comfort while you keep looking. I would also advice to open a savings account, if you haven’t already, to store a good chunk of your paycheck (there are some free ones readily available online.) This will help you accumulate interest and save up so that you will eventually be able to move out.

@muppetish I opened up a savings account, and unfortunately I’m not really responsible when it comes to money.

@paperbackhead You are going to have to be if you ever want to move out of your mom’s house. Put a certain amount in savings and don’t allow yourself to touch it.

@chyna Yeah, easier said than done. I can do it.

One of the best ways to get a job is to do your current job well. People will hire you if they can see you are dedicated, hard working, and reliable. The best way to prove that is doing a different job.

Take it. Save some money, and keep looking for another job. Being out in the workd working you might hear about an opportunity you are interested in while talking to a customer. Working in a frozen yogurt shop can translate to working in a vet’s office or a zoo environemnt where you interact with animals and customers. Both are working with the public.

I hate that anyone thinks of any job as a loser job. An honest days work is always respectable in my book.

Plus, you mght like it. You might be the next franchise owner of TCBY, you never know.

@paperbackhead As @chyna noted, you’re just going tot have to force yourself to. You should divide your paycheck up between bills, necessities (like food, toiletries, etc), savings, and then spending. Your spending fund should by far be the lowest percentage of your paycheck. If you want to get out, that’s the only way.

@JLeslie Very true, or I could make assistant manager!

@muppetish you’re right. But like you said, I’m terrible at saving anything. For some people financial planing comes easy.

Go for it ! even if you are not crazy about the idea any job is better than not having any income..

@paperbackhead 42 and working at Staples. lol
Bet you feel a lot better right now, don’t you??

There is nothing wrong with your situation. I actually envy you as you are so young and have your whole life of opportunity ahead of you. If you don’t have the training that is required to work with animals then now is a good opportunity for you to work hard and get it.

I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was 24 through 26 living on my own. I was very happy to have the job as I worked to get my BA degree. I’m still friends with the people that I worked for at KFC. I actually wanted to become a veterinarian but I didn’t get the grades. But other good opertunities became available to me and I have no regrets.

Good luck to you!

It’s easier to put yourself on a financial diet than it is to lose weight by dieting. Figure out what you need for essentials- food, clothing, transportation, etc. and a small amount for fun stuff. Then put the rest away in a bank account where it’s hard to get into.

I took Financial Peace University (a course where you learn how to manage your money). It was easy, and fun too, and there are a lot of other people who are taking the course with you. PM me if you want to know more.

I think, you should have to go & I know love it. And never wait for a better time & another chance because who knows it will be good or worst.

Congratulations! You’re employed! Get that experience under your belt and you’ll be better at future interviews. For your age, the shop is a stepping-stone job, do it for a year or two, really learn about how to run a business, and refine what you are looking for in a job. Keep your eyes peeled for the job of your dreams though, you never know when it will pop up.

@gondwanalon Well I envy you for being so independent, it’s weird seeing older people working jobs that teenagers usually get for the summer- but it’s a sobering reality of how sucky our job market is today.

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do to pay the bills. I too have had some jobs that I wasn’t proud of but had no other choice. I worked overnights at Wal-Mart for a few months at the age of 26 doing stock. This was due to the fact that my job I had worked at for close to 10 years decided to shut all the stores down. I was not in a position to be picky. I liked most of the regular workers I worked with there though, with the exception of the stalker I had there and management did nothing about. Also, I hated the fact that I got documented against me that I got hurt there and had to get taken to hospital for stitches because of their faulty shelves falling down with glass jars cutting my leg open, the one manager actually said “you want a bandaid?” I ended up getting 6 stitches and still have numbness where my scar is. Not to mention, the management treated everyone like garbage. I am sorry, but I am a grown woman, you are not going to yell at me and throw things down on the floor when I am kneeling there and almost hit me and not expect me to defend myself. Also, having another coworker tell me they heard this manager to another manager, who was close to 50 with clear anger issues, say she was going to punch me in the face if I raised my voice to her again. I guess the moral of my story would be, we all need to make a living, without people working in such places, people wouldn’t be able to go to them. Never let anyone make you feel bad about yourself or the choices you make. At least you are making strides to better yourself unlike some people in this world. And never let a job make you hate going there everyday. If that happens, then I say get out. You are a person and they have no right to treat you bad. And never work at Wal-Mart lol….good luck!

Wait, you get into physical fights with your mother? Like hitting? You’re 24, not 14

I’ve had quite a variety of jobs, many of them manual labor. My first job, though, was probably similar to yours. I was a soda jerk!

@naynay86 Yikes, that sounds terrible! I’m not, if I have to get two jobs, and if that means not having a day off I’ll do it. You should’ve sued Wal Mart for treating you so horribly.

@Rarebear Yes, like hitting. She’s mentally unwell, but I don’t flinch anymore..if she hits me I splash water in her face (Yes like a kitten) maybe with some help from a psychologist as well she’ll learn it’s not ok to put her hands on people.

Life is harder nowadays than back in the 1970’s. However it was no picknic for me when I was trying to make something of myself. From 1970 to 1976 I had no social life. It was just school and work for me. My Grandmother offered to help out financially but I quickly learned that there were strings attached. Besides that I had too big of an ego. My bull headed nature drove me relentlessly to reach my goal.

You can move ahead also. You just need a dream and the willingness, desire, perseverance and willingness to work your butt off for as long as it takes.

Go for it. You can do it. This is your time in life. seize it and revel in it. Don’t let this opportunity in your life slip by.

Good luck!

Woah, she’s hitting you?

I think once you get out of there, a lot of the other pieces will fall into place. If you get out of a bad situation it becomes so much easier to take care of yourself and go after your goals.

Did you go to school for working with animals, or do you have any background in that area?

You’d be surprised how a seemingly crappy retail job lets you meet people. I would take the yogurt shop job, and be as friendly, competent, and enthusiastic as possible when you’re there- especially with the customers. Talk to them and get to know them- one of them might be the contact person that leads you to your next job.

In the mean time, is there a local humane society you could volunteer with? Or even a neighborhood dog walker looking for help? If you can get involved with your chosen field, even in peripheral ways, you’ll start to meet people who work in that area, and one of them might lead you to your next job.

OTOH, retail management can be a solid career path, if you don’t mind long hours. If you’re in your 20s with an open availability, and take initiative at work, that puts you on the fast track to more responsibility. (Especially because your bosses are used to dealing with part-time high school/college kids.) If you can be more responsible and hardworking than your co-workers (probably won’t be hard) you could be next in line for a promotion. You’ll have to ask for promotions and raises, and explain why you’re the best candidate, but it’s a lot easier than a job interview.

@Haleth Yes she hits me, I volunteered for animal care, and control I still do. I also went to dog grooming school, but I don’t seem to have much success working for shops- so I do it out of my mom’s place. I feel confident, I’m not settling either I’ve been running up, and down to other places for interviews. And next week my days are filled with interviews, so I feel good. Yeah actually, when I first went in to apply, one of the girls working there didn’t want her shift because she wanted to go out that day with co-workers, so I offered to take hers as a joke. Since I’ve been there, she hasn’t came back, so I’m assuming she got fired. But yeah retail management sounds legit.