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fandomhigh2021-01-19 12:01 pm
throughaphase) wrote in fandomhigh2021-01-19 12:01 pm
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Adulting 101- Monday
Today the class was instructed to meet at the computer lab. Which probably gathered dust most of the time but would be useful today!
"The first and most important part of being an adult is being able to support yourself," Kitty began. "Things cost money. And if you're time-displaced, they probably cost more money than you thought. In some ways, Fandom's easier than a lot of places because you can get by working one day a week, and you place a delivery and more food than you wanted shows up and then you don't have to grocery shop. Normally it's not like that. You might work five days a week and a lot of your money has to go to paying off the things you need to live. So how do you go about doing things like buying food and paying for your cell phone and buying stuff? That's right, you get a job!
"I lucked out when I got my first job, in that my landlord in college got me a job bartending, which is good because books are expensive and I wanted to sleep indoors. Usually it's a bit harder if you don't have contacts. Your first jobs might not have anything to do with what you end up doing later, and they probably won't pay a lot, and that's totally fine. But it might be a good idea to look at your hobbies and skills. If you're really active, maybe it would interest you to work at the gym. If you like music, Groovy Tunes might be for you. And if you're not picky, try anywhere with a 'now hiring' sign."
She began passing out copies of applications, just so the students knew what they were. "To find a job, like I said, you can walk around to businesses and fill out applications. You can check with people you know if they know anyone who's hiring, and personal recommendations can go a long way. There are some papers and local publications that publish classified ads, there are job fairs, there are placement agencies that can help you find something depending on what you're looking to go into and your experience. Most of all, though, this is a digital world, and there are a ton of jobs listed online on sites. So I'm going to ask you to do a little hunt. I have newspapers here, I have some websites for you to look at. Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, and just look through and see what's out there, if there's anything that jumps out at you. You don't have to do anything with this after this class, so no pressure. Also, if by some chance you're not familiar with computers, let me know and I'll help you out there."
"The first and most important part of being an adult is being able to support yourself," Kitty began. "Things cost money. And if you're time-displaced, they probably cost more money than you thought. In some ways, Fandom's easier than a lot of places because you can get by working one day a week, and you place a delivery and more food than you wanted shows up and then you don't have to grocery shop. Normally it's not like that. You might work five days a week and a lot of your money has to go to paying off the things you need to live. So how do you go about doing things like buying food and paying for your cell phone and buying stuff? That's right, you get a job!
"I lucked out when I got my first job, in that my landlord in college got me a job bartending, which is good because books are expensive and I wanted to sleep indoors. Usually it's a bit harder if you don't have contacts. Your first jobs might not have anything to do with what you end up doing later, and they probably won't pay a lot, and that's totally fine. But it might be a good idea to look at your hobbies and skills. If you're really active, maybe it would interest you to work at the gym. If you like music, Groovy Tunes might be for you. And if you're not picky, try anywhere with a 'now hiring' sign."
She began passing out copies of applications, just so the students knew what they were. "To find a job, like I said, you can walk around to businesses and fill out applications. You can check with people you know if they know anyone who's hiring, and personal recommendations can go a long way. There are some papers and local publications that publish classified ads, there are job fairs, there are placement agencies that can help you find something depending on what you're looking to go into and your experience. Most of all, though, this is a digital world, and there are a ton of jobs listed online on sites. So I'm going to ask you to do a little hunt. I have newspapers here, I have some websites for you to look at. Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, and just look through and see what's out there, if there's anything that jumps out at you. You don't have to do anything with this after this class, so no pressure. Also, if by some chance you're not familiar with computers, let me know and I'll help you out there."
Re: Job hunt!
"You're actually the first person to ever ask that question," she admitted. "Fudge your birthdate to correspond with your age, and maybe we'll have to have a class on obtaining fake IDs for time wonkiness reasons."
Re: Job hunt!