Posted: 11/5/2008 10:03:42 AM EDT
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ok yall i really need to get a new job, my bills out way my income and i need to do something about it so i thought i would post one here to see if maybe any of yall had any ideas as to where i should look or if anyone has any offers..here is a quick description of my experience
i am currently a Personal Banker/Business Specialist for Wells Fargo Bank, i have been with Wells for alittle more then a year now. I previously worked at Bubbles Car Wash as a Store Director for a year but i was working 90 hrs a week and not making near enough for as many hours as i was working. Before that i was a Install Supervisor for Kodiak AC/Heating. Before that i was a Service Manager/Sales Supervisor for Randalls for 3 years. i have no college education but i do have a high school diploma. i live in Katy right now but i am willing to work in Katy/Houston area or surrounding areas. I also have many years experience( since i was about 2yrs old) with firearms of all types and hunting and fishing. i feel embarrased for posting this here but i have ran out of ideas and i know the people here are good people and might have some good ideas for me. thanks to anyone who even takes the itme to read this and have a good day. PS: i need to be making at least $40,000/year to pay the bills i have. |
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I'm not saying this to be mean or put you down, but you went from "Bubbles Car Wash" to "Personal Banker" at Wells Fargo? Is that a pretty standard resume over there?
I still say consider medical field, i.e. nursing. Needs some school, but it could be something you're working towards. Then you can work either a straight 40 hours or work all the overtime you want and reap the $$$. |
| i got the bubbles job at 20 years old, i had a wife and a 2 year old baby boy and i took the first job i could get, then i realized that i wasnt going to make it anywhere in that company so i tried for the bank and i got the job because of my customer service experience with Randalls, i skipped the teller position and went in to the banker position, which normally takes college education, but my experience made up for it. i would say that much experience for a 22 year old with a wife a kid and a mortgage is pretty good wouldnt you? |
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If there are no health or other issues join the reserves (Army, Navy, Airforce etc) and get an education though their program. I have a friend and two brother in laws that did this in their late 20s with young kids now they have their masters degrees one from Yale.
Get a student loan and go back to school. Find a technical trade and get certified. Build your own business. College dropouts can do well at this look at Bill Gates. |
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there arent going to be too many jobs that pay 40k a year with just a high school diploma unless you are working crazy hours or doing something ilegal. You might try the oil or gas industry. I have a friend thats been in gas for a couple of years that makes in the mid 30k range. He works around 50hrs a week though.
some kind of degree is the best option that will get you the pay you need. The longer you wait the harder it gets. Ask me how I know. 
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Have you ever considered construction? In my industry (electrical transmission lines and substations), construction workers and linemen can make very significant amounts of money, as in over 100k per year easily.
There is more risk in the field I work in, but if you are physically capable, can take orders and follow directions, learn quickly and have thick skin, you can make it and its rewarding work. |
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Just FYI - the oil and gas industry is in a tailspin at the moment. That's a relatively fresh development, but it's profound.
What the others are saying is pretty much on. Unless you start a successful business or get in on the ground floor with one, you're probably close to your ceiling right now without career specific skills or more education. One avenue you might pursue to higher income, if you think you have the personality for it, is technical sales. Good luck! |
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If you want a totally different line of work and you can handle alot of hardwork and long days... http://www.iuoe450.org/
You would have to join as an apprentice but even our apprentices can make 40k. Great benefits! This is for the Houston Area. |
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Time to start looking a trade/career. As the economy starts to slow down, job positions that do become available will be flooded with applicants.
Don't know if you need some college for the LEO route, but that should provide some job security. Medical is always in demand but takes time to get your education. I'm bias, but I think nursing is a great option. I know I can show up in just about any decent sized city and find a job within a day. |
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Just FYI - the oil and gas industry is in a tailspin at the moment. That's a relatively fresh development, but it's profound. What the others are saying is pretty much on. Unless you start a successful business or get in on the ground floor with one, you're probably close to your ceiling right now without career specific skills or more education. One avenue you might pursue to higher income, if you think you have the personality for it, is technical sales. Good luck! The nice thing with the oil and gas sector though is that if you learn your job, then if you get laid off (which happens a lot when major projects finish), then you just hop on another job. Its extremely typical for this to happen with firms like Jacob's, KBR, Schlumberger and so on. The part that sucks though is you can be sent to foreign locations a lot. Just this week I was at the passport office and they charter bused 200 people for KBR to get passports to work overseas. I can tell you that firms like Exxon pay their employee's extremely well if they are sent to places like Chad Africa. With risk, there is reward. |
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ok yall i really need to get a new job, my bills out way my income and i need to do something about it so i thought i would post one here to see if maybe any of yall had any ideas as to where i should look or if anyone has any offers..here is a quick description of my experience i am currently a Personal Banker/Business Specialist for Wells Fargo Bank, i have been with Wells for alittle more then a year now. I previously worked at Bubbles Car Wash as a Store Director for a year but i was working 90 hrs a week and not making near enough for as many hours as i was working. Before that i was a Install Supervisor for Kodiak AC/Heating. Before that i was a Service Manager/Sales Supervisor for Randalls for 3 years. i have no college education but i do have a high school diploma. i live in Katy right now but i am willing to work in Katy/Houston area or surrounding areas. I also have many years experience( since i was about 2yrs old) with firearms of all types and hunting and fishing. i feel embarrased for posting this here but i have ran out of ideas and i know the people here are good people and might have some good ideas for me. thanks to anyone who even takes the itme to read this and have a good day. PS: i need to be making at least $40,000/year to pay the bills i have. You've been there for a year? Trim your bills back sir. Give your current job time to advance. With no degree, you need to work your way up.Spend your spare time getting any banking certifications you can. That said, learn to drive heavy equipment. I always wanted to drive a bulldozer and get paid to destroy stuff and move mountains. |
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Just FYI - the oil and gas industry is in a tailspin at the moment. That's a relatively fresh development, but it's profound. Good luck! Haven't see it here yet. I work in the oilfield and we still don't have enough hands to keep up with the work. I'd personally make damn sure to look into the oilfield. Lots of top dollar jobs that require nothing but busting your ass. I have only a GED and started working offshore slickline for Camco. Then Scumberjay (Schlumberger) bought us and wrecked the company. I made good money until they closed our shop. Found another oilfield company and just work in the shop now, but I still make good money. Just not as good as offshore, but I wanted a life with my wife and kids so it traded off alright for now. I have only a GED. You can do it. You just will have to work harder jobs that might get your hands dirty that them college boys don't want. |
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Elevator mechanic. Good pay if you can PAY ATTENTION. IUEC Local 31. I'm on the engineering side of this business, but have almost always been impressed with the elevator constructors (aka elevator mechanics). The union runs the training program to help you progress from helper to mechanic.
I'm no union fan - but there's pretty good union/company cooperation. There hasn't been a national strike since the '70's. Some of the northern locals have. |
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Haven't see it here yet. I work in the oilfield and we still don't have enough hands to keep up with the work. Believe me, I have no desire to be the harbinger of gloom. The activity in the field right now is almost all stuff that was put in gear some time ago. Here's what the price of oil has done lately: 
As I said, the tailspin is a recent development. Natural gas prices have taken a similar nosedive, and what was out front for the next year has been slashed heavily in just the last two or three weeks. All over the industry. |
| I work for an oilfield service company as do a couple other guys on here. we have openings all the time for shop hands who work in our machine shop producing valve parts and BOP's, we also have field positions available for those who would like to get out in the shit as we say. you will make alot more money working in the field but you will also be gone from home alot more.As the oilfield service saying goes, " Forget your life, and forget your wife". you are gone alot but, but you will make some cash. weve had service hands make upwards of $120,000/ year but they were gone alot. if you have alot of sales / customer service experience you can try the sales side of the oilfield also, thats where i started and made great money, home all the time and a very easy job. any other questions just ask |
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thanks for all the replies everyone....as for the oilfield job, do you have to work in the field first or can you go straight to working in the shop?? I have a friend who just went to work at Halliburton. He is working in the shop and I dont think he had any experience. If you want me to find out let me know. |
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I'd say Law Enforcement as it usually pays more than 40K depending on the department. If you want a slightly easier job in the law enforcement career than you might check out corrections/detention. *NM*, I see they have increased the minimum from 28 to 43. |