Hey guys I'm writing this just got of work I was just asking for advice about work like is it normal to be this hard. I work at this food join called krystals most of u wont know it, heck I didn't even know it existed untill I was job hunting, but now I'm getting lots of hours of work that I think are not healthy for my body. I ride a bike to and from work and right now I just came from like a 9 hour shift, that's a lot for me since its like my first job, I know looking for a new job would make me look weak but if I keep working like this ill be 6 feet under soon, for example next week I'm working 37 hours,that's the 3rd highest amount of hours for the store this week, so just give me some advice on what I should do. Thanks

So....a 9 hour day, and a 37 hour week?

Is that after school, or what?

Dude I have school form 7am then direct after school I have to go coach personal fitness classes by the gym (which aint that bad cuz it a womans gym) and I only finish work by 7pm (so that's a 12 hour day) u actually got it nice and soft job

Ok, a little advice. Without being to much of a smart Alec, if you DON'T like working long hours. Stay in school and go to college. I am almost 50, I work 50 hours a week. I wish I would of had the opportunity to stay in school and go to a University. Work hard now, coast through life later. Good luck

[AOV] nine ball wrote: Hey guys I'm writing this just got of work I was just asking for advice about work like is it normal to be this hard. I work at this food join called krystals most of u wont know it, heck I didn't even know it existed untill I was job hunting, but now I'm getting lots of hours of work that I think are not healthy for my body. I ride a bike to and from work and right now I just came from like a 9 hour shift, that's a lot for me since its like my first job, I know looking for a new job would make me look weak but if I keep working like this ill be 6 feet under soon, for example next week I'm working 37 hours,that's the 3rd highest amount of hours for the store this week, so just give me some advice on what I should do. Thanks

Geeez only 37hrs a week lol you youngsters crack me up . My first job after leaving school , I had to walk 5 miles each way and do physical hard labour for 10hrs a day 6 days week . If I didn't work I didn't eat . I actually died twice but the thought of my 10 brothers and sisters starving without the money I brought home made me get back up and carry on. 'Twas a hard life for a 10 year old I can tell you. Still it was better than my previous job 16hrs a day cleaning out chimneys. Had to give that up though when somebody forgot I was there and lit a fire and burnt my right leg right off , the doctors managed to save my foot but to this day that wooden leg makes me limp.
37 hrs a week !!!

[AOV] nine ball wrote: Hey guys I'm writing this just got of work I was just asking for advice about work like is it normal to be this hard. I work at this food join called krystals most of u wont know it, heck I didn't even know it existed untill I was job hunting, but now I'm getting lots of hours of work that I think are not healthy for my body. I ride a bike to and from work and right now I just came from like a 9 hour shift, that's a lot for me since its like my first job, I know looking for a new job would make me look weak but if I keep working like this ill be 6 feet under soon, for example next week I'm working 37 hours,that's the 3rd highest amount of hours for the store this week, so just give me some advice on what I should do. Thanks

I'd ask for more hours...

Hahahaha thank for yall honesty, I've only been working there a month and two weeks But certain part of it is easier then others. But what can I say, I'm a very very veryyyyyy lazy dude, the only thing I do as exercise is riding my bike back and fourth to work, and yes guys I'm still in school gonna graduate next year. We are just on summer vaca

I work 50 hours a week easy, and I am on call pretty much 24/7. Welcome to productive society nine ball. I told my son if he took all AP classes, made straight A's, and would practice his music 90 minutes a day, I would by him a car and put money in his pocket. He is now slinging food at Braums! I am not disappointed at all. Working a job you don't like potentially for a boss you don't like is one of the most valuable life lessons out there. My advice would be this, find a better paying job (that's not weak, it's American!) or stay put. Once school resumes your hours will drop. Incidentally, I got my first job at 14 working 40 hours a week for $4.25 an hour (more than minimum wage!). I "punched out" houses. In other woods, I cleaned out house shells under construction between work crews. Terrible job, but where else could a 14 year old find full time work or work at all?

Hey 9

37 hrs a week for someone who is still in school is quite a bit. Here most students will have part time jobs, on average about 25 hrs a week. When you get older and hit the real work force those 37 hrs will seem like a breeze.

Can you say 8am until midnight 3 or 4 days a week added to the regular 8-9 hour day? Yep did that. So that's about an 80 hour week when I did it 4 times. Try that for 10 years.

D93 Big Gunzzz wrote: Hey 9

37 hrs a week for someone who is still in school is quite a bit. Here most students will have part time jobs, on average about 25 hrs a week. When you get older and hit the real work force those 37 hrs will seem like a breeze.

Can you say 8am until midnight 3 or 4 days a week? Yep did that. So that's about an 80 hour week when I did it 4 times. Try that for 10 years.

Wow I'm gonba have serious back pain, I have this problem with my body were half of it grows faster the the other so standing for more then an hour is a killer to my back but doing 8 to 12 hour shifts is torture. But I'm job is to close the restaurant so I gotta clean everything that was used for cooking and we gotta do it by 2:45am Sunday thru Thursday and to 5am Friday and Saturday. And that's not including how understaffed I is at night, I gotta do all the cleaning and cook all the orders, I think this job is my motivation to stop slacking in school or that job might be PERMANENT

I work 3 days a year tops.

The rest I do some snowhovelling and maintanance on our ride......just to kill the time.

Working is not at all bad Nine. Just think of all the afternoons you're gonna spend watching "America's funniest home videos" if you find a way nót to have to work.

Ha dude that's Nice were do u work at I could apply, I'm a gamer so an at home job would be best for me, working is that bad, not to mention coworkers that think she people mama, lmao she just don't know I could make her cry

Have you considered sensible shoes? May help with the back pain. A 40 hour work week is considered average for a non-salaried employee.

its not my feet that hurt but my back, and lol I'm supposed to be working part time, 37 hours isn't much yea but out of 4 managers only one has more hours then me this week.

Bad shoes can manifest themselves as back pain. Trust me, I spent years wearing flight deck boots and working on a steel deck. 12 hours on, 12 hours off, 7 days a week.

But I have to wear work safe shoes

Insoles

Ok ill try it out but if it dont work ill want my refund from u and WalMart lol

[AOV] nine ball wrote: Hey guys I'm writing this just got of work I was just asking for advice about work like is it normal to be this hard. I work at this food join called krystals most of u wont know it, heck I didn't even know it existed untill I was job hunting, but now I'm getting lots of hours of work that I think are not healthy for my body. I ride a bike to and from work and right now I just came from like a 9 hour shift, that's a lot for me since its like my first job, I know looking for a new job would make me look weak but if I keep working like this ill be 6 feet under soon, for example next week I'm working 37 hours,that's the 3rd highest amount of hours for the store this week, so just give me some advice on what I should do. Thanks

Nine....... one question:

ARE YOU A NANCY???!!!

NOT THE DREADED 37 Hr WORK WEEK!!!!! BE SURE AND PACK SOME PADS (You know what I'm talking about).

BTW you were on your cell phone during work hours? Your lucky you still have the job!!!



I'm only hacking on you bud, your first job huh, well welcome to the work force and the begins of being a responsible member of the community, you know a new tax payer.

honestly I had to really try and remeber my first employer that couldn't ground me. And I did. Jim Day Dairy Draper Utah...... God I'm glad I couldnt hack it and nd wussed out a mean 3 months into the job..... that was hard work man about 49 hrs a week and no OT, child labor laws weren't in effect then. I was 16 and about $400 dollars short of the truck I wanted so I asked for a job and all be damned when he quit laughing he gave me one..... It was a good learning experience for me, one that has set the standard for my career path and the reason I stayed in school so long.... i started At 3 am milked 230 cows washed out the milk barn and bottle feed the newborns all before I had to be at school.... those were rough days for Rap, its hard to get a date no matter how bad a zz your truck is when you show up to school covered in cow dung!!!! It was a cool truck though, 1976 ford high boy factory 4" lift...... there for a while it was just me and the big ol' truck cruisin down state... every now and again the breeze would shift and I would get my dairy sent thru the sliding back window... and dry heeve till the next block where I could make a turn......


suck it up nine, and it's not weak to leave a establishment to better one self, its rather ignorant not too.

best wishes amigo, inserts, I believe someone mentioned good idea to bring with the pads....

"Need some advice"?

Above all I advise to heed all advice above.

I currently work two jobs. I work the overnight operation for FedEx Express at the local airport unloading and loading planes. I do that Monday morning to Friday morning usually 0000-0500. By day I am a new financial consultant. I make my own hours and meeting times, but right now I'm still doing classes and training while attempting to establish a client list. In total, I work about 50 hours a week between the actual work and the driving. I will be going back to school next spring to be a meteorologist (finally) so I have a very full schedule. It requires planning and an acute amount of dedication. I always advise making time for friends and family. I have Saturdays specifically set aside for such. I still work and plan meetings, but I try not to plan more than one. It's all about careful balance.

Just talked to the boss yesterday his a pretty cool guys, he explained the scale that determines if u get above 30 hours, 37 hours might not seem like a lot but the company only allows him to put 5 people above 30 hours, the rest get 28 and below. And three of those five have to be managers, so that leaves only two spots for above 30 and I'm one of those two people that got it, and the way it works is like at, at the beginning when u first get hired ur at direction stage, at that point u will get about 10,15 hours per week, but if u grow as to knowing exactly what needs to be done, that means instead of directing them his just supporting them in what needs to be done, that is the point were u get 35 to 40 hours. Then when u show ur good at that he puts more on ur plate, which means he starts giving u more responsibilities which is the stage I'm in, lol and I only started a month and two weeks ago. So I'm actually proud that I'm doing better then folks that's been working there two years

Wtg ! hard work does pay off

[AOV] nine ball wrote: Just talked to the boss yesterday his a pretty cool guys, he explained the scale that determines if u get above 30 hours, 37 hours might not seem like a lot but the company only allows him to put 5 people above 30 hours, the rest get 28 and below. And three of those five have to be managers, so that leaves only two spots for above 30 and I'm one of those two people that got it, and the way it works is like at, at the beginning when u first get hired ur at direction stage, at that point u will get about 10,15 hours per week, but if u grow as to knowing exactly what needs to be done, that means instead of directing them his just supporting them in what needs to be done, that is the point were u get 35 to 40 hours. Then when u show ur good at that he puts more on ur plate, which means he starts giving u more responsibilities which is the stage I'm in, lol and I only started a month and two weeks ago. So I'm actually proud that I'm doing better then folks that's been working there two years

Well done Nine, its always a good thing to be well versed in brown nosin, and it sounds like you know most the verses you suck azz!!!

Mind you, thats what your fellow employees are thinkin if not sayin to each other
Huh!!!! I kid (but its probably true), Its more then showing your the big boy of the moment to receive more responsibilities from a boss or supervisor. Its a sign of things to come Nine, excepting the challenge and doing the best u can do is whats important. You should always work for a worthy goal, more money should never be one of those goals, people that are happy with themselves, there life, accomplishments and suroundings didnt have money as a top goal. Pick something you would enjoy or like to see if you injoy it. Work hard for the cause whatever that might be at the time for you. Remeber what your doing will say alot about yourself to others and believe it or not to you as well so do a damn good job, at the end of everyday no matter what your doing when your head hits the pillow feel you could do no better then you did and sleep well.... Do that Nine and the money will come as a added bonus and youll be happy. Make Money the goal and youll always be a whore to it and rarely feel the accomplishments of your potential.

Good work keep it up and youll gain more the you realize today....

[AOV] nine ball wrote: Just talked to the boss yesterday his a pretty cool guys, he explained the scale that determines if u get above 30 hours, 37 hours might not seem like a lot but the company only allows him to put 5 people above 30 hours, the rest get 28 and below. And three of those five have to be managers, so that leaves only two spots for above 30 and I'm one of those two people that got it, and the way it works is like at, at the beginning when u first get hired ur at direction stage, at that point u will get about 10,15 hours per week, but if u grow as to knowing exactly what needs to be done, that means instead of directing them his just supporting them in what needs to be done, that is the point were u get 35 to 40 hours. Then when u show ur good at that he puts more on ur plate, which means he starts giving u more responsibilities which is the stage I'm in, lol and I only started a month and two weeks ago. So I'm actually proud that I'm doing better then folks that's been working there two years

Nine

Yep. It's a nice feeling when you do a job well. Here is a suggestion that I strongly recommend. Do the best that you can at this job. When the times comes that you feel you may want something more or else start acting on it. Whether it's within the place that you are now or somewhere else. Do not be idle about it or else you will end up in a rut and hate your job.

Most important is to watch out how much extra work the bosses are giving you without the appropriate compensation for it. What I mean is that it is awesome to take on extra duties. Fine take them on and show that you are more than capable of handling them. There are some bosses that will then take advantage of this and keep dumping more and more on you without ever giving you a raise and/or a new position. Seen it too many times.

They feel like heck why should I do this work when nine can do it or why should I hire another person.

Best to be a strong minded person and stand up for yourself at all times. That's why it's great to make yourself worth the top dollar in the work place. I know if I was the boss and I had a great employee I wouldn't mind paying the extra salary if they were worth it.

Lol thanks u both and I already am what u guys described I should be, I'm like one of those people that are one out of 1 million, they way I think I could keep a Good conversation with the wisest of fellows, I act very dumb cause my one wish is to be a kid again but I am extremely wise for my age. Lol and all those things I u guys said I'm already good at, I do the best at my job, its in the bible somewhere it says whatever work your doing do ur best at it, or something like that.lol I'm on break writing this.

Now he's a bible thumper...
All the sudden..

Lol I'm a hardcore mama's boy, when I be feeling like I can't go on I just think of what she hasbeen thru and done for me, and that gives me the strength to go on

I hate workers that dont listen, when ur new to something all you can do is listen but no old hag think she knows best and I'm supposed to show her how things are done, gahhh, everytime I wake up I hate work more and more, does it get easier?

This too is an art.