Living On Your Own, Friday, Period 1

[tyler_gone]

Tyler stood leaning against the front wall of the classroom as the students filed in and, once everyone seemed to be settled, he began.

"Hey. Happy Friday. Hope no one still has a speech impediment from talkin' like a pirate yesterday."

"Today we're talking about getting a job, which you will most likely need if you wanna live on your own unless you happen to have a couple extra thousand bucks lying around. (If you do, congratulations and don't forget to share the wealth.) The estimate I found online was that for an average adult in Alexandria, where the school is when it's not on a world tour, you need to earn almost $25,000 a year. That's not steak and new Prius money. That's cheap apartment, rice and beans, riding the bus money."

"The kind of job you're probably going to get starting out is not all that glamorous. Without qualifications, you can work retail, you can wait tables, you can do factory work -- which is kind of fun 'cause you get to be around big dangerous machinery. And, of course, not many of those jobs hit the $12 an hour you'd want."

"An easy way to get more money, and make your life a little more interesting, is to work night jobs. Yeah, you get on a vampire's schedule but the people are more interesting, you don't have to get out of bed at 6 a.m., and half the time they'll hire any warm body. That's how I ended up being a banquet waiter when I was first on my own."

"To find a job, first thing you wanna do is look at the want ads. Remember that there are a lot of scams out there, model usually means hooker, and you shouldn't have to pay anybody to get a job. Once you find something that you can do, you need to send in a resume or application." He reviewed how to write a resume or fill out an application. "And then you send it off and, most of the time, never hear back. But when you do hear back, that's the interview. My big tips for that are don't freak out, wear nice clothes, and smile and seem upbeat even if it makes you feel like a crazy person. Employers like the happy."

"Your assignment today is to find a job you think you'd be qualified for as of today and write an application for it, using this sample application. And if you have extra time, I will be happy to interview you for the jobs you applied for."

"Next week is cooking, so start thinking about food."

Comments

Sign in [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

Hard at work.

Re: Sign in [7/25]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael Guerin

General Class Stuff [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

Listen to the lecture, pass notes, chat, etc.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael was listening, though he'd be leaning more towards the bartending side.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin didn't really think about his life after the military ever so this was almost jarring to listen to and know that, one day, he might end up moisture farming instead of flying.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber listening, knowing already what she was going to do later in life.

Hopefully.

It was a dream anyway.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[intraspective]

Ino wasn't entirely sure how useful this was to her considering she had not one, but two careers to work with already.

Either way, she took notes. Dubiously.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Thinking about doing anything other than flying after graduation actually made Anemone feel sick to her stomach, and she stared down at her desk.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Rubbing his chin a little intermittedly, Cal took some pretty detailed notes, although he was wondering exactly how concerned with this sort of thing he was. His work experience was definitely...eclectic for a sixteen year old. He figured he'd go to college, but it wasn't like he knew what he was going to go into. Really, he didn't...care. The club had kind of sucked, sure, and the diner was boring, but his apathy for the fact that he didn't know was kind of stifling.

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[heromaniac]

Momoko doodled in the margins of her notes as she tried to decide what kind of job she could actually do, let alone want. Hmm. Maybe she should make a list of her skills?

Re: General Class Stuff [7/25]

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

How strange. Alice had never thought of what she was going to do or be later in life, at least, not seriously. What did she want to be when she grew up?

Find a Job [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

Look through the want ads (I linked to the D.C. City Paper and craigslist, or of course you can use monster.com or something else entirely, or handwave) until you find something that seems less soul-crushing than the norm. Then pretend to apply. Whee.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael, predictably, picked out one in a bar/restaurant.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin found one (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/edu/768586567.html) that he thought he could do without destroying things.

He applied.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber found something (http://classifieds.washingtoncitypaper.com/washington/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A588637) she could possibly be good at. And she could save, go to maybe a tech school, and work towards her dream career and be just like Diane Sawyer.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[intraspective]

Ino was pretty certain that, yeah, she could totally do this.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

He couldn't exactly explain why, but this one (http://classifieds.washingtoncitypaper.com/washington/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A587451) seemed to quirk Cal's interest. Go around, take pictures of people. Huh.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[likethegun]

It wasn't ideal, but Sam thought he might be able to do this.

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[heromaniac]

Momoko wondered about maybe something to do with her love of food or perhaps she could do something... "oooh! This looks nice! I know some photoshop!"

Re: Find a Job [7/25]

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

The live-in assistant seemed uncareer-like, and the security position that caught her eye was only 15-20 hours a week, which didn't seem to work out mathematically to what she'd need. Therefore, she was going to try to obtain an "**AWESOME CAREER**" with the government's postal service (http://classifieds.washingtoncitypaper.com/washington/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A578023).

Interviews [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

You've sent the application in, and you get a call from hiring manager Mr. Durden. Try to impress him.

[OOC: I may not get to you until after 7 EST, but I promise I will do my best to ping back to everyone in this thread.]

Re: Interviews [7/25]

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

He could cook and mix drinks. This shouldn't be that hard, right?

Talk to Meg [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

After she tags in!

Re: Talk to Meg [7/25]

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg was there. She probably wouldn't be of much use today since she's never had to have a job. Those damn rich girls.

Talk to Tyler [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

He is around after class.

OOC [7/25]

[tyler_gone]

... and we're done.

Re: OOC [7/25]

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

Please excuse 'Chewie's absence on account of being a painting as I sit in her creator's SDCC panel.