Comments on The Front Door: Bad Job Blues

I think seasonal work is fantastic for checking ou...

2008-03-16T13:45:00.000-07:00

I think seasonal work is fantastic for checking out different careers. There are some wonderful opportunities in Colorado for very interesting seasonal work.

I know a few people who have worked in retail for ...

2008-03-05T08:09:00.000-08:00

I know a few people who have worked in retail for chain stores and it can definitely be a frustrating job due to the hours and the extent to which you are working for a large corporation that has decide how to manage their employees from their desks in New York!

Jenna- I completely agree that seasonal jobs are a great way to learn how to handle yourself in a professional atmosphere.

I've never really had what I would consider a bad ...

2008-03-04T07:45:00.000-08:00

I've never really had what I would consider a bad job, but I have had plenty of part-time and seasonal jobs that have helped with future work. Even waitressing and retail jobs are beneficial in some way. Even if it's just improving your communication skills, you are learning something that you can use in future interactions.

I worked at an athletic shoe store. The whole reas...

2008-03-04T05:35:00.000-08:00

I worked at an athletic shoe store. The whole reason I worked there was for the discount, because I bought a lot of shoes. The bad part was having no say in how the store was run. The corporate office decided how the store was run from across the country, and it just didn't work in our area. We had all kinds of ideas to make the store better, but no way to implement them. I have that in my new job now, and it's great.