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If you're proficient in Spanish...as in you can hold a conversation with no difficulty....you'd be a great candidate for any customer service department anywhere.
I really enjoy private parties-- they make a nice change of pace. not sure of the mileage expected in your area but I'm sure the companies will let you know as long as you are up front with what your boundaries are.
How about in a coffee shop? I've been working as a barista for about a month now. It's good hours and the shifts go pretty fast. You meet heaps of cool people too. The place that hired me also paid for me to do a course in coffee making because I hadn't done it before.
Working at a tanning studio is pretty cruisey. You don't really need much experience, and you have a hell of a lot of down time to study/mess around on the internet. Not brilliant money, but not really "work" either.
OK, time to take a deep breath and start thinking. At 18 you shouldn't be thinking about getting any old job - you should be thinking "what career do I want?". The jobs you start getting now may determine what form of work you do for the rest of your life.
1) Do what you've already done and write down your strengths and weaknesses.
2) Go to the big on-line employment websites and look in their "career tools" sections. Not sure what sites are in the Us, but a good UK one is:
http://www.reed.co.uk
a) Use the CV section to put together a good CV
b) There is often a section that profiles you and suggests jobs - try it
c) Read the section on interviews
3) Start listing out what jobs might suit you. Take your time, because you might be working in that area for the next 10, 20, 30 years.
4) Do some research on those jobs so as to be able to answer basic questions if you get invited in for interview, etc.
5) Start applying for jobs that suit your chosen career.
a) Be prepared for it to take time
b) Be prepared to apply for a lot of jobs before you get interviews
c) Be persistant - don't give up after the first few negative answers.
6) The money will be low to start with, but if you chose wisely, you'll pick a career that will allow you to earn more money as you get more experienced.
7) I know you're stressed out from dancing, but if you know that you've only got to do 1 - 2 shifts a week for another year or two, then maybe knowing you have an 'exit' strategy will make your immediate problems seem a little easier.
Good luck....
Phil.
Sorry to hear you're done with dancing but at some point everyone always quits anyways. I quit too when I was 18 and thought I was done. Good for you though for taking time out before you end up hating dancing.
You'd probably have to make between 12-15 an hour. I think Phil has some great suggestions. Also how many hours are you willing to work a week in order to make that monthly goal?
I'm just throwing ideas out there for possible jobs.... such as going to a temp agency and filling out an ap. They usually hire the temp person or the agency moves you to a new place.
*Waitressing at a high class resturant. I know you don't have much experience but my bff got a job with no prior experience and she makes min wage +tips. She does know her wines very well and occasionally has to sell them. She works 5-7 days a week at 4-6 hour shifts bringing home 150-300 in tips.
*Hotel receptionist: they pay good money and it would be good to get in before tourist season so they keep you afterwards. Also clerical/administrative jobs at a nursing home is another good option.
The sooner you start looking the better. Before all the college kids get out for the summer and want new jobs. I wish you lots and lots of luck hoping you find something that suits you well.
When I got burnt out on waitressing my senior year of college, I took a job as a hotel front desk clerk and then moved to PBX Operator (the phone system). Great job for a student, you can do your homework when you're not busy and the pay is decent, and they'll usually give you a free dinner too. You could also work in reservations, which has the same benefits.
Call centers pay pretty well (think time warner cable tech support, banking support, any kind of support). 13/hr here in a really depressed area, so I'd assume they'd pay more in San Diego.
Teaching English as a second language to Spanish-speaking people at a commercial or trade school. Probably not at a community college.
Thats a good idea. It is *kinda* sales as you want to upgrade and get them to buy lotions, etc for comission. One of the girls at my salon is awesome at it. I actually thought about applying at my salon when they were hiring... most of the girls are students and part time. Not to mention I swear they hire on looks and not really smarts - kinda like with stripping :D
Just wanted to say definitely NOT pizza delivery. It has been identified as one of the most dangerous jobs around, and it's double true for a pretty woman.
the girl we rent to is a waitress at a diner type place, and she makes about 250-300 a week, and only works 2 shifts. If you work that type of job 3-4x a week, you could make good money, and not even need to dance.
Waitressing...I waitressed at a pancake diner in high school. Great environment, because I didn't have to be nice (I was like jr. grouchy old bitch waitress), and still make $150-200 a shift on avg.
I would NOT, however, waitress at one of those trendy joints where all the waitstaff are hot young girls. Bc omg stress, in which case you might as well just strip, imo.
I copyedited, it was fun, but unfortunately did not pay the bills :(.
I am soooo in the same boat. I've been dancing less than two years but I'm really dreading dancing in LA again after I returned from traveling in Feb. I postponed college a few terms to travel and dance but I missed school and its really important to me so I'm back here to finish. I wouldn't mind dancing anywhere but here. I'm starting to consider going trying Reno on the weekends.
I'm trying to find something else that pays better than minimum wage (like 12-15 at least) so I've been contemplating a few hostess clubs around here after seeing Delilah's thread but I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into. Thats how I felt when I started dancing though and it went ok :)
I think I'm going to try and get a restaurant hostessing job. My friend works at Applebees and makes $12-15 after tip share. I'm pretty sure I'm the shittiest waitress in the entire world though. I worked at a Hooters type place and did ok but it was only because I was able to flirt enough to cover up my forgetfulness. I thought about a place like Sephora too or a makeup counter. I've even been considering phone sex. Whatever I do I'll probably still dance a few days here and there or do film crew gigs.h.
That reminds me- If you have a traditional dance background at all, or can fake it, I know around LA and OC there are several childrens dance companies that go to elementary or pre-schools and just do an hour class once or twice a week. You might be able to find something like that on Craigslist. The ones here paid $20-30 hour. Same goes for a few of those after school art classes like Art Masters or Young Rembrandts. I think they would have similar things in SD. Tutoring jobs also pay pretty well but the downside is dealing with overbearing parents and their bratty children.
It would be nice to have a job with enough downtime to be able to read. I'm a pasty, burn-prone anti-tanning brunette too so I doubt I'd be able to get hired at a tanning salon, unless they just sold mystic.
Its probably best to find something before everyone starts looking for summer jobs. I was out of luck a few years ago finding a decent summer job and ended up at a certain So. Cal theme park inside of a certain fuzzy rat costume. It was hell.
I see you're already there but I was about to suggest going to craigslist and just searching for stuff that catches your eye.
The law firm idea is great, especially if you think you might go to law school eventually. That's the reason I've kept my foot in the door at the firm that I've been at for 3 years.
Another thing you should consider is working at a car dealership as a receptionist. It doesn't pay much, but usually it's not that busy, it's a perfect college student job because you can do your homework.
i used to make about 20 an hour as a barista, because of my tips.
this was at a popular old school style coffee house almost 9 years ago, right before the super starbucks rush. the owner sold my place and i wound up working for barnies coffee as a shift manager for 10 an hour.
if you can find a really great tip-based coffee house, it's possible to make good money. there just aren't many anymore.
congrats, that sounds like a GREAT position for you :D
Awesome, sounds perfect for you.