Before I moved to La Crosse last fall, I worked at a hospital back home, making above average pay for a college student. I worked well over 40 hours a week and managed to save up enough money that I did not need a job for that next school year. As April came around last spring I was running low. Taxes came back and gave me enough for my bills until I moved back home for the summer. My girlfriend and I planned on living with our parents for the summer so we could be closer and both of us to make enough money. My credit card debt had a big number on it when work started but my goal was to get that paid off and save up. I succeeded in doing so, but when it came time to move back home I barely had enough saved up.
I was going to apply at Best Buy. I wanted to work in the Geek Squad, but was not sure of myself and my talents. I am going to school for computers and I would like to think I know more than the average person. Talking with my family and friends helped me to apply for that higher job, my girlfriend was my main courage. She applied to Best Buy with me so we could work together. Turns out, we both got the second interviews, same day, same time. The first person to interview me was the head of the Geek Squad. Since I never sold anything in retail, he said he would like to recommend me for computers and once I get the neck for selling, he would like to move me up to Geek Squad. I was ecstatic, I thought I was about to land the perfect job for myself to get some experience in with computers, learn more too. So onto the third and last interview to see if we would get the jobs. My girlfriend went first and I had the next interview. During my interview, the lady mentioned that the girl before me got the job, I was so excited for her. During the questioning process, she saw that I was recommended for computers and asked me if there was any other sections I would like to work in, i named almost every other department. At the end of the interview, she said she could not offer me a job in computers but could offer me a job in digital imaging (camers). I was not too happy but I accepted the job because she said she would try to get me moved to computers or geek squad. My girlfriend, who on the other hand, got an area that would have been second on my list.
There was a major problem in the decision to work there besides me not getting into any area I would have liked. I had to take a three dollar pay cut, compared to what I was making at the hospital back home, which I was still employeed.
While I waited for them to call me on my hours, I came to think. Maybe this is not the right move for me. Everyone told me to apply there so I can get some experience working with computers, learn some new things, get great people skills. Now I am making, a lot less money than I want, working in an area I know absolutly nothing about and not helping my future out one bit. I thought about just quitting right away and looking for a computer job from the schools website but then I thought, that is not me, I cannot just quit something I started. After talking with my girlfriend for awhile about the issue, she managed to convince me that I need to keep my head high, do the best I can do, and show them I deserve to be where I should have been.
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3 comments:
This is an interesting sotry. I liked how you talked about your old job at the hospital, and how you compared it to your current job. It really gives the reader an idea about how you felt at the time. Good luck in working up the latter!
Brandon,
It is pretty obvious that you have a strong work ethic. I am sure that will come through and you will be an official member of the geek squad in no time. Good luck!
Sheila
That's really cool that you and your girlfriend both got jobs at Best Buy. I thought that you can't hire people with relathionships together because it might distract them from there work. That's really smart though, getting a job that also benefits you for your future since you want to do things with computers. It's like going to school to learn computers but you were trying to get a job that teaches you about computers just like the school does, but they also pay you for it. Good luck getting into the Geek Squad.
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