Hey life coaching team ST, mind if I ask ya'll for some thoughts?
Posted by
Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348)
Mar 20 '14, 10:50
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It's been a while since I've been around but hello hello and hope you're all well :)
I have been working at my current job for 1 year 4 months now. It's the longest job I've held since... ever. It's strongly within the tourism field I've been going for. However, I am always at odds with my boss, we don't get along, and I can tell I will never progress much from what I am doing now, and it's not going in the direction I want my career to go. My boss considers me an independent contractor and this will never change. As in, there is little to no growth, at least in this company. It is also just a small little American start up hence no benefits and below minimum wage pay.
The pros of this job is that the longer I work here, the longer and more impressive it (can) look on my resume. All other jobs I've had in the last few years are max 1 year, if that. Also it is a well respected company in the industry.
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I've been invited to go back to work in Alaska on a small expedition cruise boat. I did this 2 years ago. It consists of housekeeping and meal serving, among whatever else needs to be done. The jobs is 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, 4 months (though we get some weeks breaks in the middle). The pay will be 4x more than I get now, although keep in mind for only 4 months' time. Would a "4 month break" in my resume be going backwards, making it look bad on my records?
I am not sure cleaning rooms and serving food is professionally progressive either. But, I can make solid 5 figures in 4 months.
(I would also have to leave Peru and my boyfriend whom I've been with for almost 2.5 years now. And the future is unpredictable.)
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Responses:
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life (can be) very short - be happy
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JenBro
Mar 20, 13:39
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Con Carne and Mara are right. If there's no upside, it's a job and not a career. You want more, and are making the changes to get it. Easy spin.
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Heisenberg
Mar 20, 11:37
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I think you should look to move up, are you comfortable in your situation now? so you don't need the money despirately, so move on to BETTER things
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zeitgeist
Mar 20, 11:37
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I'm not an expert, but I think this stint would be pretty easy to spin. It's evidence of your enthusiasm for travel and adventurous nature. -- nm
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mara
Mar 20, 11:26
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You're not gaining anything by staying at a job at which you're not developing at a professional. A year is good enough for resume purposes -- nm
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con_carne
Mar 20, 11:23
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The importance of solid stretches of employment on a resume varies by industry, I think, but I don't know what the expectation is in your field. -- nm
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Beryllium
Mar 20, 11:22
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