Everyday I hear were in a recession and the job markets at 9.1 percent and the economy is in the verge of collapse? I’ve been abroad for 4 years and all I can pick up is what I can read from articles on the news and internet.

the markets are already dropping over their failure to do their job.

and it is the House that must write funding bills (Article 1 section 7) not the Senate or President.
They’re turning down real cuts negotiated by the gang of six in order to kick the can 6 months down the road for a Constitutional Amendment.

I am female and have a female friend who I was not so close to, but because we met at mutual friends party recently, we started to talk on the phone. At first I wanted to be a friend with her. But then as we talk, she started to ask me to do things for her. At the beginning, I was doing what she wanted me to do, like mail her some products that she couldn’t get at where she lives, making a logo and other designs that she needed for her website (I am a graphic designer). I was doing it for her thinking I should help her out because she is my friend.

And then she asked me to give her a ride to bring a small furniture (something that’s not so big and I would carry by myself) back to her home, knowing that my car is in a parking lot 1 hour away and I need to take trains to get to the parking lot. – I did not help her do this because I was getting suspicious of her using me.

And then she needed a place to stay because she has no job. I live in a small apartment but actually I know she has more money than me because she was on salary for more than 3 years and I just started to work after college. – I did not do this either because I could see I would definitely have problems.

Another problem I have is that I get so tired after talking with her. She has her own opinions and would tell me whatever she thinks even if it is something to deny my whole ideas. I am kind of a person who tries not to hurt my friends by telling negative things about them even if I maybe thinking in my mind. I do tell them what I think if I think I should, but if it is something that can never help them by telling but only hurt them, I would never tell them.

Now, she needs me to find a job for her. She asked me to introduce her to a company where I work. I knew she needed a job so I could not say NO. I could not deny her freedom of applying for wherever she wants to work.

BUT… it’s really bothering me…. If it’s somebody whom I can truly recommend to other people and whom I would enjoy working with, I would be happy to introduce the person, but unfortunately it’s not the case. There are so many places to work, but why the same company? My boyfriend also works there and if she gets accepted, she will be working in the same department he works and I am not in the department. I know it maybe a small thing I should just let go, but it keeps bothering me. I already introduced her and it seems like she is going to start with part-time there.

She says things like she would help her friends out if they need help. I have never asked her to do anything for me yet as I don’t need anything from her, but she has never offered anything for me either. She said she will buy me a dinner because I helped her out but she never does. It may sound immature to expect something in return for something I did for her, but I just want to see anything that persuades me to believe she is not just using me but she is my friend. My other good friends always offers me a lunch or dinner or cook for me or whatever they can do at the time to show me appreciation and that makes me believe that they are my friend because they like me, but not because they can use me.

What do you think of this person? Am I small-minded for not being able to accept this situation? Any idea you can suggest to be able to accept this situation?
Thanks for quick responses!! Just to add a detail, in fact, she is very hard worker. She was very successful in the last job. She is just in a break now. She has very high confidence and that is one of the reasons why it is difficult to be with her….

The job market has been slowly getting worse since 2008. Does anyone have any insight or know of any articles that speculate about when the unemployment and hiring freezes will start to thaw and become more fluid?

Time magazine wrote an article about the economy, and their claim was that it will take decades for our economy / job market to recover. The article said it won’t be like the past recessions, wherein it took only six months or so to bounce back. Is this true? I mean, we were able to recover from the Great Depression in less than a decade, or are there differentiating factors now than before?

I read a couple of articles that are basically stating that a mixture of the economy and other factors are making it so that it is harder for people with higher degree’s to find a job. A lot of people are out of work now, looking for something everyday. Especially, people who just graduated in the past two years. They come out of school without many options and a lot of people in the market for jobs.

I graduated December of 2006 from The University of Texas at Arlington. Do I need more examples of visual effects? Do I need to change the format of my wesite? etc? I am not html or javascript savvy, so the website is built off of a template. I have not found a job after college with visual effects and would like to know why.

I finished an internship doing technical support/customer service in a call center a couple months ago. I was troubleshooting lottery machines for the lottery at my internship. The way I earned this internship was by completing a training program in information technology Of course, before I was able to get on the phones in the call center, I was trained in what to do.

Anyway, I recently heard back from this staffing agency about an IT help desk position. Unfortunately, I really am not THAT skilled in computers. Even though I passed a training program in IT, I really don’t know much about software or troubleshooting computers in general. I mean, I use a computer daily, but I really didn’t learn that much in my training program. The teachers just told us to read stuff and I read it and passed the tests but I really don’t remember what I learned. Sometimes computer programs seem like gibberish to me.

What should I do? Should I just look for a job solely in customer service and forget computers? Will the company train me?

Hell is THAT, anyway?).
This program should be relatively simple and intuitive (based on IMAGES and GRAPHICS, NOT codes).
This software should allow me to produce a professional-looking site for my artwork, and it should display EXACTLY as I design it on ALL browsers.
It should be up-to-date and complete, with no weird surprises. I shouldn’t have to hear someone tell me the following (when I finish my site, after countless hours of labor):

"Your program doesn’t display the XYZ code, which is a web standard. Instead it displays the QRS code which is not used across the board"

You see, I shouldn’t have to worry about technical crap like this. This is the job of the people who put out these products. I should only have to worry about designing with GRAPHIC elements that will display exactly as I design them.

I really would like to find a suitable career path, im just not sure of my options or whats out there….its hard when there are thousands and thousands of different jobs out there and i feel like im only exposed to a few of them,

Im a 22 yr old male and have worked in several different areas and all been unhappy with, most of them were to do with construction or more hands on building type labour.

my question is what kind of job would suite me….
im very intelligent, assertive, creative, have leadership skills but dont want to be the front man (e.g. giving speech’s) im honest, and care about community values, i dont want to have to do university/college at this stage, i can be team orientated but work much better on my own or in small numbers, im an inward thinker, a problem solver, im inovative and always looking for the right answer or the best possible solution through rationalising and methodical planning. I really enjoy art, hiking, rock climbing, anything outdoors, i have considered being a writer perhaps for reviews on particular topics or for opinions based around community issues but unsure how or where to get started, is there places where you can start at bottom level and work your way up through on the job training and or study as part of a job package?

help me!!
i have lots of personal ability and not sure where or how to apply myself??

please dont tell me about some online earning website..

im talking about legitimate work.

thanks

I got a job at a department store in the mall.we have sales goals. during my interview with the store manager i was told that trainees get to work in different departments and at the end of training they get a choice of where they want to work. i was told to mention where i absolutely would not want to work and the store manager said that the dept may not be the trainees first choice, because it is based on needs, but they didnt want anyone to agree to work in a department just because they they need a job, well when it was time to choose dept i mentioned one that i didnt want to work in. i didnt want this dept because i dont have any experience in that area and the customers wont be able to relate to me, or me to them, because i have no interest, or need, or experience with the product i would have to sell. i asked for 2 types of dept that i was informed by employees that there was a need for people in those areas. i knew at least 3 depts that i would do well in for various reasons. i told the store manager my first choice and she said she would work on it and see. although i said i did not want a particular dept, i did agree to try it out before i fully rejected it, so i could see if it really wont be good for me. after a couple of hours in that dept i was told to go work in a different dpet who had no one working there for the rest of the day.. the next day i was told i to try working in a different dept that i had never heard of or even been in before. i was told try it and see if you like this or my first choice better. after an hour i was told that i was working in this new dept now and that the store manager had fought for me to have that posiion and that i had blossomed and all this crap. i hate this dept. i would have never chosen it, the customers here dont respond to me, they are the worst custonmers i’ve had to deal with in this store, and i have to share a workspace with about 7 girls and their managers who are leasing the space from the store i work in. they are very protective of the space they mark everything as theirs and whenever any one from my store works in that area they get bossy and rude. the computers the phones the computer software they use all belong to the store i work for. my store manager warned me that that group had some politics of their own, but didnt tell me what was going on, so im not sure how to navigate the situation. im not sure what is them being nice, or them seeking info, or being gossipy. one of there employees has already played into a customer complaint against me and my trainer, which was a misunderstanding that was easily dealt with by a manager, but this employee was being over dramatic and unprofessional about the situation.i feel their managers are unprofessional and immature too. i have already ceased having any friendly or casual conversation with them. all they do is shop and gossip, and i would never want to work with that many women in that close proximity full time. i can never get away from them, they are always there. i hate the clothes they are absolutely boring and i see no inspiration in them. the brand i have to sell doesnt seem to have a target customer and its expensive so all i get are people wandering in or people shopping reduced racks.im just not a good fit for this dept, knew coming in that i wanted to work in a certain area, and the other trainees seem to have gotten their first or second choice, but out of the three places i could have worked i didnt get any of them. whats going on here? i am pissed and angry, i never had the choice i was promised. my immediate manager has told someone i would do something that the store manager said in front of me and my immediate manager not to do. i feel like im constantly getting played. but honestly i dont trust the store manager and i dont really know who to trust. i’ve only been in this dept for a week.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjyQaFEdicrbWp9.F92i0VLsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100307153839AAGu45n

These were surprising.

a lot of dull, boring, obnoxious jobs………….actually got high ratings.

Heavy equiptment Inspector – 8
Engineer – 11
Construction – 9
Software Developer – 8.5
Crane Operator – 8

I mean those jobs are very obnoxious……..working with construction in rough conditions, heavy equipment, complicated mathematics and screwy computer software……….
damn.

and look at this one:
Senior Human Resource Executive.- 2 or 3

That got a surprisingly low score……. ….Human Resources people get to do staffing………they get to hire and fire people………they get to recruit….and decide who comes on board. and training. supervising people.
I would think that job would be fun.

Would you like to share any thoughts on this?
Architect – 10
Architects design blueprints for buildings.
that’s obnoxious!

i got a job at a retail place. i worked in different depts and was told i could choose where i want to work. i end up being assigned to a dept i never knew about, never worked in, and it was not my choice. i feel the skill level of the other employees is much higher than mine, which is why i would not have chosen this dept and that it is ill fitting for me to be there. i feel that the places i asked to work in were better fits. in my official dept the customers dont respond to me i have to share a work space with a group of people who work for a different company that leases space from my company, and they have some type of issue with my company, they are very protective of the workspace they dont like any other employees using things there, even though it is the property of the company i work for. the desk, the computer, the phone line, the computer software, all my company’s. i was warned about this group but not told exactly what the problem was or what was going on. and my immediate boss has told another employee i would do something for them. my boss over my immediate boss told me and my immediate boss that i was not to do this thing.. i went from liking this company to totally hating my situation here, but am stuck due to financial reasons. i am not a political person, and everyday i feel like am being played, i dont know who to trust i dont really know whats going on. what do you think is going on here? i know its not much info.have you gone through this how did you handle it? i am grateful to have a job, please dont i should be grateful to have a job in this econmy, i know about the bad economy, thats i why i put up with this sh!t situation, i was told i would get support, and training, and i have yet to see that. i dont want to put in all this work for someone who is just bullshtting. it feels like a set up.

Alright, well, I am currently writing a research paper for my research methods class. I chose to write about increased happiness for pet owners versus people who do not own pets. The thing is I didn’t research it much before I chose the topic and now I am having a hard time figuring out what keywords I need to put into the school search engine to find the articles that I am looking for. I was just typing in "pet therapy" but that isn’t giving me that kind of results and information I want to write about. Can anyone think of a better way to search my topic or help me find decent articles for my paper?

Don’t forget if you do a thorough job you get best answer.
Thanks.

I got a job at a department store in the mall.we have sales goals. during my interview with the store manager i was told that trainees get to work in different departments and at the end of training they get a choice of where they want to work. i was told to mention where i absolutely would not want to work and the store manager said that the dept may not be the trainees first choice, because it is based on needs, but they didnt want anyone to agree to work in a department just because they they need a job, well when it was time to choose dept i mentioned one that i didnt want to work in. i didnt want this dept because i dont have any experience in that area and the customers wont be able to relate to me, or me to them, because i have no interest, or need, or experience with the product i would have to sell. i asked for 2 types of dept that i was informed by employees that there was a need for people in those areas. i knew at least 3 depts that i would do well in for various reasons. i told the store manager my first choice and she said she would work on it and see. although i said i did not want a particular dept, i did agree to try it out before i fully rejected it, so i could see if it really wont be good for me. after a couple of hours in that dept i was told to go work in a different dpet who had no one working there for the rest of the day.. the next day i was told i to try working in a different dept that i had never heard of or even been in before. i was told try it and see if you like this or my first choice better. after an hour i was told that i was working in this new dept now and that the store manager had fought for me to have that posiion and that i had blossomed and all this crap. i hate this dept. i would have never chosen it, the customers here dont respond to me, they are the worst custonmers i’ve had to deal with in this store, and i have to share a workspace with about 7 girls and their managers who are leasing the space from the store i work in. they are very protective of the space they mark everything as theirs and whenever any one from my store works in that area they get bossy and rude. the computers the phones the computer software they use all belong to the store i work for. my store manager warned me that that group had some politics of their own, but didnt tell me what was going on, so im not sure how to navigate the situation. im not sure what is them being nice, or them seeking info, or being gossipy. one of there employees has already played into a customer complaint against me and my trainer, which was a misunderstanding that was easily dealt with by a manager, but this employee was being over dramatic and unprofessional about the situation.i feel their managers are unprofessional and immature too. i have already ceased having any friendly or casual conversation with them. all they do is shop and gossip, and i would never want to work with that many women in that close proximity full time. i can never get away from them, they are always there. i hate the clothes they are absolutely boring and i see no inspiration in them. the brand i have to sell doesnt seem to have a target customer and its expensive so all i get are people wandering in or people shopping reduced racks.im just not a good fit for this dept, knew coming in that i wanted to work in a certain area, and the other trainees seem to have gotten their first or second choice, but out of the three places i could have worked i didnt get any of them. whats going on here? i am pissed and angry, i never had the choice i was promised. my immediate manager has told someone i would do something that the store manager said in front of me and my immediate manager not to do. i feel like im constantly getting played. but honestly i dont trust the store manager and i dont really know who to trust. i’ve only been in this dept for a week.