I want more out of my work life

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I am a 20 year old male. Ive worked a few jobs in the past. Never been with one for more than 3 months. I currently work at Starbucks and it's incredibly boring. All of my jobs have been in retail or customer service and I really want a change. But I'm afraid of the bad reputation my resume my recieve for "job hopping". But after 4 weeks at starbucks it already feels like a bad fit. I want a career not just another job. I want to travel and take on new EXCITING challenges every day and feel good around the people I work with. I've never been fired from any of my jobs. always just quit and looked elsewhere.

Right now I'm looking in to getting a TWIC card. I have no criminal history or drug use. Im confident I could get one. Im thinking of putting that under my belt and seeing what I can do with it. I just know where I should go from here. Im interested in college as well but money is an issue. My family is not very wealthy. Again, I just feel really lost. I dont know what my next step should be or if I should just wait to get promoted at Starbucks and see where that gets me. which would most likely be nowhere.

I just want more out of life. I feel like im running out of time already, at 20, and I want a good stable lucrative career.

Any thoughts or suggestions on what I should do? Anything would be appreciated at this point

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    You are going to need a stable work history for most employers to offer you a better type job. They certainly aren't going to take a chance giving you a good job if your record shows them you'll be gone in a few months. Nobody is going to invest a damn thing in educating you to move up the ladder without a good stable work history.
    I'm not sure what you hope the TWIT (only a twit would bother having one, unless mandated) card will do for you. They are only a government verification that you probably aren't a threat to national security.
    It's only value is to allow you entrance to security areas, for those employed as transportation workers. Without at least a class B CDL, it really won't help you much.
    I was forced to get mine by the USCG when they were first issued, and yet after all these years, most security areas still do not have the machines to read the cards. The damn thing doesn't even get you through airport security more easily! It's really just another government tax; $109.00 every 5 years. Ca-fucking-ching!
    Anyway, rant over. Sticking with one job for a couple of years will help you find a better job, in time.

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  • forgotherules
    8 years ago

    It is defiantly normal, just quit starbucks, and be a doctor, You'll get lots of money out of That, P.S Why shouldn't it be normal? You want a other job.

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  • noid
    9 years ago

    You canal ways get financial aid and student loans for college. Then you can be paying on them the rest of your life. Like me. Happy decision making. : )

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  • Spankz
    9 years ago

    You want adventure and exciting new challenges? Join the military. If you're single you'll get posted around the world as a new rank and you'll likely never be there for more than 6 months. When I was younger my parents had a friend who repaired helicopters (at the time my mother was the same trade, but she isn't single so she was more stationary) and he got to travel to so many amazing places.

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