Is There More To Life Than Work? (Advice Needed)

[Jordan0526]

Basically im 18 and have just started my first job, basically i'm a street salesman, them people you try to avoid (Sorry for bugging you), it seems like a great opportunity due how quick you progress due to it being commission based which kind of sucks if im honest but it does give you the opportunity to earn as much as you can. I wouldn't say I enjoy it but its a job and after a year of rejection letters i'm happy to have a job. Theres a ton of people there who have apparently dropped out of University to work their and all say its a great opportunity, and apparently the owner is making six figures after 2 years and getting promoted as its a franchise kind of business.

The hours are:

8AM-7PM
Monday - Saturday

which is a lot of time, like i've just got back and i'm going to go to bed and get up again and i've done nothing all day. Do you think its worth it?

Whats your opinion or advice for me?

[Tilly2]

What are you selling?

[Jordan0526]

Credit card

[Zacs-Master]

There's a lot more to life than work. Unfortunately you need to go out and earn money to pay for them. Give it a chance.

[jourdain2]

Look, it's a job. If you stick at it you can prove reliability etc. , which is a huge help in the future if you apply for other jobs. Sounds hard work, but I was a teacher (people think that's jammy) and was more-often-than-not marking books at close to midnight. You're young and can stand the physical hours.

Whilst I was doing that, I raised and fed two children, qualified as an athletics coach (up to national level on High Jump) and coached Wednesday and Thursday evenings for an hour plus Saturday mornings (Sundays we often had league matches). It is down to how you organise your time and it really is amazing what you can do with it when you work it out. Oops! I should add that I also made my daughters' and my own clothes, even learnt to make trousers (and sports jackets) for my husband and grew most of our veg..

What this means is that you need to think hard and organise your free time to move in the direction you want - you have at least 5 hours a day for yourself!

Phew! Lookingback at that, I can scarcely believe that I did it! But I did - and so can you!!!! Go to it Jordan0526, you can do it, be positive! :)

[Jordan0526]

Jourdain2, thats crazy how you managed to accomplish all of that, Thank you for the advice really helped :)

[jourdain2]

Just stick at it Jordan - don't think too hard and I wish you the very best of luck! :o) x

[jno]

I worked long hours when I was young - not that long, except for Christmas relief, when I put in 14-hour days for a couple of weeks every year. No way could I ever do it again, but when you're younger and healthy enough to take the stress, yes, I'd say do it, make what money you can, get work experience, learn self-discipline. These are valuable things.

But keep looking for something better. Hopefully you'll be in a regular 10-to-6 job by your mid-20s. Nobody can or should keep up that workrate for ever.

[PankySmooch]

A job is only worth putting the hours in if you actually enjoy doing it, nothing worse than doing a job you hate as it will get you down

[trt]

When I was 18, I used to work from 8am till 5pm as an apprentice carpenter.

Got home had a quick bath & something to eat, then off to a pub to work as a barman till 11.30pm, 4 days a week.

Saturday & Sunday night used to work in a Wimpy bar in Manchester town centre, till about 2am.

Just keep it up till something better turns up, as selling theses days is hard.

[david small]

Working for someone else's benefits sucks. Use your brain not your brawn. I'm now retired after a lifetime of hard physical labour. Raised four kids and nakered my body. Was it worthwhile, no. But I took the easy path did what I had to.
You, think hard, what do you want to be, to achieve? For now what you are doing is fine, BUT, you need to think what direction you wish to go in. Self employment can be satisfying but it's unsupported. Whatever you do resolve to do it to the best of your ability. Be honest, and true to yourself. Good fortune.

[VHG]

>>>and apparently the owner is making six figures after 2 years

Sadly he is making this money (if it is true don't believe everything you hear) by making OTHER people (ie you) stand outside in all weathers from 8am to 7pm selling credit cards that make HIM richer.

Now I do understand that you have had a year of rejection letters, but I don't think you are ever going to sell enough credit cards to get rich yourself.

What this job MAY teach you is what you DONT want to do, and that is be standing out in the street selling credit cards !

You don't say what skills you have, but I would keep looking for another job if you can, maybe one that pays you a steady wage and does not rely on commission.

Note that people who run a business like this always make out "you will progress quickly" and "you can earn as much as you can" but all they do is pay you a pittance and rely you not complaining.

I know it is your first job, but you have learned one thing, dont get taken in by smarmy "sales" people who promise you the earth.

This will hold you in good stead in the future if other people try to sell you a timeshare, or solar panels and all the other things that seem to good to be true.

Good luck.