is to imagine yourself without one…or worse, doing a shitty one.
Imagine that you're someone who has known exactly what you wanted to do since you were 12.You spend the next 17 years becoming that person : study hard , get the highest ATAR score possible , get admitted to the best university in the country , graduate with 3 first-class degrees and finally you're there. You get the job. Your dream has come true!
Fast forward 3 years later, you're disillusioned , burned out and rapidly falling into depression.This is the story of a close friend and colleague.
First of all, I should say that we work for the best organisation ever. There was this very dark period in my life when my Gramps had just passed away, Gran was diagnosed with Dementia, my wife was very sick and I had 2 toddlers to take care of. I barely turned up for work 10 times in a period of 4 months and yet I never had to worry that there was enough money in the bank account to pay for the mortgage, bills,groceries..etc The company took care of that. HR and my secretary took turns calling to make sure that I was ok ,that I was coping, that I didn't need anything. My boss and his wife even came once week with some groceries and to take my kids for the afternoon, just so I could have a bit of a breathing space. They are amazing. Its like a big, warm, caring family.
So the problem is not with the organisation….but maybe my colleague doesn't know that.He's never had any other job so he may not realise how good we've got it here. He has decided to take an 18 months hiatus. He's not the kind of person who could stay home, dwindling his thumb. So we (my other colleagues and myself) has thought that we could compile a list of shitty jobs and get him to apply for them. By shitty jobs, I mean the kind that you do because you're either a struggling student who has very limited skills and qualifications or you have no other options. The colleague in question has agreed to give it a go.
Hopefully this thread might also help actual students or people who are desperately looking for a job and has limited skills/qualifications.
So I'll go first…While I was at uni, I worked as a BP service attendant, as a mushroom picker on a farm in Mernda and as a life model. Out of the 3, the life model was by far the best paid and easiest job. It also did wonders for my self-esteem:)
TL;DR : Colleague wants to take 18 months off work to do a lowly paid job which requires limited skills and no qualifications :p
Wow, that sounds amazing! I'd love to work for a company that supports their staff like that!