OT - Need ideas for a job for my son….

[Poultrygeist]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Monroe.

 

[York cock]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Monroe.

Here’s the best piece of advice I can give you. Ease up out of his world. Your son is a MAN NOW. The worst thing you can do is mettle in his world and get ideas from a message board. Be a dad, give sound advice., and let your son rise to the occasion ON HIS OWN!!! You can thank me later!

 

[Forkcock]

Good luck to your son.

 

[Spurman54]

Here’s the best piece of advice I can give you. Ease up out of his world. Your son is a MAN NOW. The worst thing you can do is mettle in his world and get ideas from a message board. Be a dad, give sound advice., and let your son rise to the occasion ON HIS OWN!!! You can thank me later!

Lots of good job opportunities with fortune 500 jobs in Charlotte. If you know someone at one of these companies that helps. But you can find a good job in Charlotte if you apply. The jobs are there with good pay, benefits and retirement.

 

[TN-Gamecock]

Here’s the best piece of advice I can give you. Ease up out of his world. Your son is a MAN NOW. The worst thing you can do is mettle in his world and get ideas from a message board. Be a dad, give sound advice., and let your son rise to the occasion ON HIS OWN!!! You can thank me later!

AMEN!!!! And the most successful people I know are the ones who left home and moved to other areas...My first move was to Dallas TX after Carolina (undergrad)...then to Knoxville to attend UT, then to Erwin TN... I became wealthy here in more ways than just money....let your son go and make his way...he will be better for it...

Success means more when you do it on your own...

 

[York cock]

AMEN!!!! And the most successful people I know are the ones who left home and moved to other areas...My first move was to Dallas TX after Carolina (undergrad)...then to Knoxville to attend UT, then to Erwin TN... I became wealthy here in more ways than just money....let your son go and make his way...he will be better for it...

Success means more when you do it on your own...

Amen and amen.

 

[KingWard]

If he's working and working hard - and making decent money - count your blessings. He'll make a move when he needs to move.

 

[SC95]

USC had a very good career center, and I assume it still does. I would encourage him to take advantage of the resources available to USC graduates.

 

[Cockgun]

Nutrimax just expanded in Lancaster and will be looking to hire, and Red Ventures in Indian Land is always hiring. Both are great companies.

 

[KingWard]

Nutrimax just expanded in Lancaster and will be looking to hire, and Red Ventures in Indian Land is always hiring. Both are great companies.

Actually Nutramax will be expanding to the Indian Land area with their acquisition of space vacated by Cardinal Financial.

 

[TheRoo]

IMO, get off the night shift work for starters. It's terrible for your health and your mind. Regardless of age, it always leaves you lethargic and that makes it far more difficult to make good decisions. Night time living is a bad modern day experiment and 3rd shift work has been classified as a carcinogen.

There's plenty of jobs out there. If he has any interest in construction, he might consider specializing in a trade like luxury tile work, countertops, concrete/driveways, etc. Learn the ins and outs, and then start your own business. There's endless opportunity - expecially in higher end areas where aging, well off folks spend most of their days in their house figuring out what to update next. Just look at the popularity of these home improvement shows for reference. I've got a place in the Keys and it's almost impossible to find quality assitance for home improvement tasks. This is true all over Florida and the Southeast in general.

 

[ToddFlanders]

AMEN!!!! And the most successful people I know are the ones who left home and moved to other areas...My first move was to Dallas TX after Carolina (undergrad)...then to Knoxville to attend UT, then to Erwin TN... I became wealthy here in more ways than just money....let your son go and make his way...he will be better for it...

Success means more when you do it on your own...

Exactly. If you limit yourself geographically, then you have to accept what's in that area - and there may not be much in a given area at a given time. He doesn't have to move across the country, but anyone who is looking for a real career (or a job that can be a stepping stone to a career) should have at least a 500 mile search radius. At least.

 

[GuitarCock]

USC had a very good career center, and I assume it still does. I would encourage him to take advantage of the resources available to USC graduates.

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[Prestonyte]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Monroe.

I would suggest looking into hooking up with someone on the technology side - software or hardware/networking - and learning the business as a part timer/apprentice type situation. This can be done remotely (plenty in Charlotte as well) and has a bright future as a career. Check out dice.com and indeed.com and search key words in his area of technology interest. My wife is in that business and is doing the same for our grandkids. Point him in that direction and let him go.

 

[18IsTheMan]

If he's already been working at Walmart, they are usually pretty good about hiring/promoting from within. Store managers make darn good money. Unless he's got some objection to working with Walmart long-term, I'd start by looking at the company for whom I'm already working.

 

[ToddFlanders]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Monroe.

Thinking about this a little more - if he's pulling in that decent wage in just three days a week, then he could volunteer his time at another company if he wants to start using his degree and figure out a career. It's a great way for a young worker to get some experience, and get some direction on their future. He's got a great safety net with his Walmart job, so he can afford to use this time to figure out what he wants to do. Most young people just have to jump in without much income at all, and that leads to taking positions they don't necessarily want - but have to take because they have no financial choice.

 

[HillsToSea]

If he's already been working at Walmart, they are usually pretty good about hiring/promoting from within. Store managers make darn good money. Unless he's got some objection to working with Walmart long-term, I'd start by looking at the company for whom I'm already working.

Took the words out of my mouth

 

[The Reel Ess]

Here’s the best piece of advice I can give you. Ease up out of his world. Your son is a MAN NOW. The worst thing you can do is mettle in his world and get ideas from a message board. Be a dad, give sound advice., and let your son rise to the occasion ON HIS OWN!!! You can thank me later!

Right. If he's anything like I was he'll do the opposite of what he's advised. It took me years to see I was in a dead end job and needed to make some changes in my life to succeed. I have a friend who works in a union paper mill and makes doctor-type of money. But he missed a lot of really important dates in his kids' lives because he had to work. I've taken pay cuts to work a job that allowed me to be a better father. There are certainly more important things in life than money. And $30/hr is within his reach in the business world.

 

[Hugh Genvainy]

He could potentially ask the higher ups at wal mart for a path to move up.

 

[gamecox4982]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and

 

[gamecox4982]

He graduated in December with a business degree from USC. He has worked a weekend shift for Walmart at a distribution center doing warehouse work for the last two years. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 4:00 in the afternoon to 4:00 in the morning. He makes over $30 an hour because it’s a shift nobody wants to work, but it’s hard for him now to give that kind of money up. I need ideas on something he could do on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I would like for him to start using his degree and get some experience. He is a really hard worker. He went to school four days a week and worked the other three days. He interned with Walmart, assisting in the HR department. He also worked as a waiter at Applebee’s before Walmart. He has good people skills and is good with technology. We live in Lancaster, close to Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Monroe.

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[York cock]

Right. If he's anything like I was he'll do the opposite of what he's advised. It took me years to see I was in a dead end job and needed to make some changes in my life to succeed. I have a friend who works in a union paper mill and makes doctor-type of money. But he missed a lot of really important dates in his kids' lives because he had to work. I've taken pay cuts to work a job that allowed me to be a better father. There are certainly more important things in life than money. And $30/hr is within his reach in the business world.

Amen

 

[York cock]

He could potentially ask the higher ups at wal mart for a path to move up.

Depends on his gender and race. That’s just the way it is on corp america. I see it daily

 

[TN-Gamecock]

Exactly. If you limit yourself geographically, then you have to accept what's in that area - and there may not be much in a given area at a given time. He doesn't have to move across the country, but anyone who is looking for a real career (or a job that can be a stepping stone to a career) should have at least a 500 mile search radius. At least.

My point is, get away from parents, family and do you your own thing...move away so you don't have to rely on mom, dad, family from a pure financial standpoint...as I stated in an earlier post, folks will prosper to a much greater degree when having to make it on their own in a new city, town, area...

After the age of 22-23, I think it would be odd for a grown man to live at home with mom...imo

 

[York cock]

My point is, get away from parents, family and do you your own thing...move away so you don't have to rely on mom, dad, family from a pure financial standpoint...as I stated in an earlier post, folks will prosper to a much greater degree when having to make it on their own in a new city, town, area...

After the age of 22-23, I think it would be odd for a grown man to live at home with mom...imo

Preach!