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I recently lost my job and need a new one. I have a 4 year degree and I have a have held many different types of jobs. That being said, I don't really have expertise in any one field. I am kind of in a position in my life where I can and want to start anew, with a career that is actually fulfilling, or at the least, one that doesn't make me want to kill myself. Any ideas? I've thought about going to trade school, maybe become a welder of something, but idk if 2 years of no pay is feasible right now. Regardless I need to figure something out. I am not an idiot, I am a fast learner, and I am fully confident that I could perform almost any job to a satisfactory level (except maybe some jobs that would require some previous specialized training). So does anybody have any bright ideas?

TL/DR: I need a job. Where should I look/apply?

(I almost want to post my censored resume to get some input.... but I'm not THAT stupid. Lol)

I recently lost my job and need a new one. I have a 4 year degree and I have a have held many different types of jobs. That being said, I don't really have expertise in any one field. I am kind of in a position in my life where I can and want to start anew, with a career that is actually fulfilling, or at the least, one that doesn't make me want to kill myself. Any ideas? I've thought about going to trade school, maybe become a welder of something, but idk if 2 years of no pay is feasible right now. Regardless I need to figure something out. I am not an idiot, I am a fast learner, and I am fully confident that I could perform almost any job to a satisfactory level (except maybe some jobs that would require some previous specialized training). So does anybody have any bright ideas? TL/DR: I need a job. Where should I look/apply? (I almost want to post my censored resume to get some input.... but I'm not THAT stupid. Lol)

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[–] • 9 pts (edited )

This definitely won’t be a popular answer, but forget your degree and forget a trade. Start working in restaurants as a server. Put in 3-6 months at a chain restaurant like outback or red lobster, then move to a higher end private restaurant, somewhere with a check average around $50-$60 or more per guest. I make $90k+ working three days a week, and you’ll do even better in states that enforce a minimum wage for tipped employees (where I am now pays $2.13 an hour but the last state I lived in paid $10.50/hr) I have virtually unlimited time to spend with my family and on my hobbies and the schedule is incredibly flexible even from week to week. If free time was less important to me I could easily be working full time and making $130-150k. If you’re a talker and a people person, you will thrive; and if you’re intelligent and a hard worker you’ll already have an advantage over 90% of the industry

[–] • 1 pt

How many tables can you handle at one time?

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

I typically run 9 tables but can handle 13-15 on surprising or short staffed nights. That’s with bussers but without food runners. Without bussers my limit would probably be 6 or 8, with food runners I could probably push 20

[–] • 2 pts

Its all about attention to detail and treating back of the house right.

[–] • 0 pt

Where do you work? I'm curious

[–] • 0 pt

I’m not sure how to best answer this without doxxing myself. I work in a chef-owned restaurant in the old town section of a small city about 30 minutes outside of a major city. The average entree is about $30, so by the time appetizers and drinks and desserts are factored in, the PPA (per person average) is around $55. Since it’s owned by the chef, his goal is to keep labor down to a minimum which enables us to work with fewer servers than a corporate restaurant would staff, which means more tables for each server each shift. During a typical shift I’ll serve 35-40 guests, so you can figure out what 20% tips of that many people at that price range comes out to (though at a restaurant like that the tip average is usually more like 22-23%, because the vast majority of the people spending $250 on four people eating dinner don’t really care about money and tend to be more generous).

[–] • 0 pt

I was just curious. I live in a pretty swanky area so I am sure there is places around here. I've always been worried about fuckn myself with taxes by having a job where a lot of my income comes from tips, but anything is better than nothing. I appreciate the input.