Becoming a careers advisor

I can’t agree more – I worked interviewing / training / monitoring the tech-support phone-monkeys at a major ISP for a short while and their job was awful IMHO. The life of a phone-monkey is to be yelled at / sworn at non-stop by angry, irate customers who have frequently been stuck in a call-tree for 45 minutes plus they were assessed on their ‘fix rate’ and other similarly absurd / irrelevant corporate targets. I vowed never to set foot in a call centre again for the rest of my life - they are the grim workhouses of the 21st century. Avoid.

Tony.

 

I beg to disagree in some ways Mick.

Alright, driving a taxi perhapts doesn't involve the usual stresses of a high pressure job but there is still a growing amount of other sh*t to contend with;

eg young females puking up in the back

increasing knife culture

people not paying (an increasing fashion so I ahve read)

 

David

My friend makes his money taking business passengers from the railway station to where ever. The yob element is the town center on Friday and Saturday nights which he avoids.

AT has a choice, do something or remain a failure, it is his choice.

Regards

Mick

 

Ok, Mick.

I think we all develop at different rates....to write the guy off at 24 is I think a little harsh...

"AT

you seem to have some knowledge of IT.

Working in a corporate environment for a few years at your age would do you good.

I'd look for an IT job in a big corporate and get a few years work under your belt."


I, too, would 2nd that (3rd or whatever).
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I'd 4th it if I hadn't already 1st'ed it!!

AT - I just think you need a few years working for a large company. You've started self employed too early in your life I think (purely from what I've read on here from you).

Working in a large corporate will show you so much about how companies work (and until you've done that for a few years, REALLY, you won't know)... and then if you want to be self employed, you'll be in such a better state to look at it.

For example, one of the reasons (I feel) I am a good salesman - is that I spent 10 years at the coal face doing it for someone else before I became self employed.

Good luck anyway.