What do you recommend for work?

I know practically everyone is hiring right now but in my experience and from what I'm told by most everyone is that employers still treat employees horribly. I know beggars can't be choosers but here I am asking anyway. I want to avoid retail, food service and warehouse work, too many bad experiences and too many on the job injuries. Yah I have a job and I know the saying its easier to find a new job when you have one which is why I haven't quit yet but I'm at my wits end with this place.

Would you guys happen to know some alternative work places I can keep an eye out for? The goal is to find a less stressful job to make ends meet while on my own my time I can make strides pursuing a career in software development

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Ynotisay · M

Just to toss it out there, I wouldn't put too much weight on what "most everyone" is saying about employers. There's a lot of young people who've been forced to wake up the real world and they don't like it. You get what you give.

I'd suggest looking in to remote work opportunities. That's where a lot of work is moving so there's a lot of opportunities. If you're in to software development then you clearly know your way around computers. It could take on many forms but it's a good way of taking advantage of "my own time." It's still work, and there's a different level of responsibility when you're working alone, but it can be really fruitful. Good luck.

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you answered your own question, your current job should not deviate from tech

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@CuddleFeesh development and testing till i start school in some weeks and I’ll have to find a student job 🥱

CuddleFeesh · 31-35, M

@SW-User Any tips on how I can get involved to sort of get my foot in the door?

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@CuddleFeesh the only tips i got from faang peeps is basically study, update your portfolio, leetcode etc and ofc -network-

Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M

Yeah I've worked retail and hospitality and it's not great..I'm looking to get a job in a primary school working with kids atm, or maybe do admin or something like that where I don't have to deal with a lot of people.

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Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M

@CuddleFeesh Hahahahaha. Yeah gtfo that's toxic and wrong, fuck that place. They're hiring you to do something for them, not the other way round.

CuddleFeesh · 31-35, M

@Ryannnnnn I was once called to interview at McDonalds when I was 17 just to be told that they're currently not hiring. I was fired once at a trucking job call center in front of the whole office, not subtlely either. I was yelled at, like super high decibel yelling. I was lied to by a store manager that I am not allowed to transfer to another store because I was moving and lied to again by a new store manager at the current store a few years later and they refuse to transfer me too. Also he talked like he wanted to move me up in position, either management or something more in depth. Applied to several positions, got interviews. Nothing so much as a whisper and those positions already got filled.

CuddleFeesh · 31-35, M

@Ryannnnnn I would except the fact of the matter is I still need work, and quitting on the spot makes me look bad to future employers. Trust me there have been multiple occasions I nearly walked out

UnderLockDown · M

Warehouse positions that don't require several people are OK. If you can find something that allows you to work alone, and not be responsible for someone else's fuck ups, warehouse work can be enjoyable.
At this point, I would muck out stalls if I could work alone and still make a decent wage.

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@UnderLockDown he cant work in a warehouse bc its too physically taxing to let a person study etc at the end of the day

CuddleFeesh · 31-35, M

@SW-User Well not only that but I've sustained my own share of injuries from the workplace and I'd rather not be physically handicapped at 30 years old

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@CuddleFeesh yes describe your background in detail and ask this same q on reddit’s cscareerquestions you need serious advice from experienced ppl too

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