good starter jobs?

so ive been looking to get my first job, and i have no idea where to start! my only limitations are i dont want to be in any food related stuff, and its hard cause i dont have my high school diploma or my GED. i realllly wanted to work with snakes somehow but theres nowhere in my area that i could, and im kinda iffy on working at petsmart/petco/pet supplies plus?? any ideas im willing to listen


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You pretty much just said in your message... I don’t want a job my parents are making me. Please tell me something I can do and have fun at work... not gonna happen bro. Go work at a gas station or Mcdonalds or a petsmart or local petstore. I’m sure almost every person here has worked at a food restaurant or gas station or something similar as thier first job. If not go win the lottery. Or go to college to be some kind of zoologist or biologist. If you want to work with animals. Or become a exotic veterinarian. You must be pretty young so you can do anything you want. If you put your mind to it... Find out what drives you and go do it!!!​

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You pretty much just said in your message... I don’t want a job my parents are making me. Please tell me something I can do and have fun at work... not gonna happen bro. Go work at a gas station or Mcdonalds or a petsmart or local petstore. I’m sure almost every person here has worked at a food restaurant or gas station or something similar as thier first job. If not go win the lottery. Or go to college to be some kind of zoologist or biologist. If you want to work with animals. Or become a exotic veterinarian. You must be pretty young so you can do anything you want. If you put your mind to it... Find out what drives you and go do it!!!​

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actually my parents have no say in anything, i dont even live with them. i dont care about having fun, i just have the luxury right now to be mildly picky and food is something i refuse to do because i have a bunch of friends that work at mcdonalds and restaurants and theyre constantly over stressed and the work place is filled with so much drama and due to certain things going on with me i dont need that in my life. today i applied at a couple shoe stores, and have been considering applying at the gas station on the corner. petsmart/petco is really just a matter of ethics, im not particularly fond of how much they dont care about their animals. if it comes down to it i will apply there, but right now its a last option


also im 18, had to drop out of HS due to horrible home life and extreme case of bad mental health. college is kinda outta the picture for me lol

I was just judging by the way u spelled eagle in your username it doesn’t look like a intentional misspelling. So I assumed you was young sorry to here about how things went for you. Pet-smart generally doesn’t care for the animals. I have been to a few that are very good with employees that really care for the animals. Be that employee!!!most of the time bad husbandry is not anything but just not knowing it is. I stop into my local one every time I drive by it. To check out the little scaly friends and if their is something wrong I give the employees hell... I think when they see me come in they preform a disappearing act... cause now I have to really really search for a employee lol...


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You can aim higher, but you'll have to pay for it.
Volunteer positions can sometimes turn into paid positions, either with the original organization, or another.
If you have already proven you can do the job, you are in a better position to get it.

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I was just judging by the way u spelled eagle in your username it doesn’t look like a intentional misspelling. So I assumed you was young sorry to here about how things went for you. Pet-smart generally doesn’t care for the animals. I have been to a few that are very good with employees that really care for the animals. Be that employee!!!most of the time bad husbandry is not anything but just not knowing it is. I stop into my local one every time I drive by it. To check out the little scaly friends and if their is something wrong I give the employees hell... I think when they see me come in they preform a disappearing act... cause now I have to really really search for a employee lol...


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totally understandable, this username is from when i was like 5 my aunt gave it to me and ive used it for everything since lol

theres a couple REALLY nice petsmarts/petcos in my are that ive been debating on applying to. a lot of the things i just need to put morals aside lol


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eventually my goal is to be a maintenance tech for an apartment complex or do HVAC (i will have to go to certification classes for it, which is fine) but i actually love manual labor, i just need something to get me started yanno


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Call a local technical school. Most high schools partner with them nowadays . Your still young enough to go back and probably for free!!


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Call a local technical school. Most high schools partner with them nowadays . Your still young enough to go back and probably for free!!


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theres a couple in my area, but im gonna get my GED/HiSET soon, hopefully within the next 3-4 months, then next summer or whenever the classes start ill try and get my certification!


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Do you have any scaled friends of your own?


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Do you have any scaled friends of your own?


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sorta but not, i have a western hognose, she helped me out a lot as just a good distraction whenever i needed it, but in order to get away from my parents i had to move in with my grandma who has an absolute no reptile policy. so my hognose is staying at a friends house until im capable of moving out


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thankfully i never had to work in the food industry. [emoji3] i never took an internship either! but i went to school and have lotsa employable skills (and debt), but i make decent money and work hard and try to freelance on the side too.

trade schools are very affordable places for learning a highly sought-after skill. college might not be the way for everyone, and that's fine! but trade schools are a great alternative.

you could try being a vet tech or something like that! check your local community colleges and see what they offer.

I’ll share a couple pictures of mine https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...427dcc93c0.jpg
My hatchling red tail boa Luna
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...38c9aada16.jpg
Hermonie my adult female redtail
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3415e2bbb7.jpg
Yellowbelly female
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...518a6f095e.jpg
Mojave male
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4e8906c306.jpg
Prego pastel female
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...103070f4fb.jpg
Esmerelda my female pinstripe lesser pastel


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thankfully i never had to work in the food industry. [emoji3] i never took an internship either! but i went to school and have lotsa employable skills (and debt), but i make decent money and work hard and try to freelance on the side too.

trade schools are very affordable places for learning a highly sought-after skill. college might not be the way for everyone, and that's fine! but trade schools are a great alternative.

you could try being a vet tech or something like that! check your local community colleges and see what they offer.

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my ~dream~ is to have a good paying manual labor job (which is very easily obtainable in the maintenance industry, i have second hand experience) and then i want to breed BPs on the side


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I’ll share a couple pictures of mine https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...427dcc93c0.jpg
My hatchling red tail boa Luna
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...38c9aada16.jpg
Hermonie my adult female redtail
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3415e2bbb7.jpg
Yellowbelly female
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...518a6f095e.jpg
Mojave male
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4e8906c306.jpg
Prego pastel female
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...103070f4fb.jpg
Esmerelda my female pinstripe lesser pastel


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boas are so beautiful but im still apprehensive of them due to their size (im not sure why) but your snakes are all so beautiful! i want a BEL so bad, its unbelievable.

also side note, my hognoses name is luna!


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Call a local technical school. Most high schools partner with them nowadays . Your still young enough to go back and probably for free!!


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That's along the lines I would suggest as well. First get that GED, & find a trade/technical skill that suits you...something that has a future & pays, not all good jobs
require college. While it seems like a nice idea to work in a pet store, you won't be the boss, and even if you find one that "cares" now, managers often change for
the worse; it's unlikely that will work as a career. ALL jobs can have "employee drama"...that's life (& luck of the draw). If nothing else, take a food service job for a
while...it won't kill you...whatever you do, do a GOOD job & that job will help you get the next BETTER one. References go a long way...remember that. Sorry about
your home life was a wreck...so was mine...just don't let it stop you, or keep you in self-pity, because we all get a bad hand some of the time, it's what we make of it.
Good careers working with animals are highly competitive & often don't pay well because they don't have to in order to keep people there...I can remember wanting
to be a zoo-keeper, but my choice of an unrelated & well-paying job let me do my own thing with the animals of my choice...a far better option for me.

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That's along the lines I would suggest as well. First get that GED, & find a trade/technical skill that suits you...something that has a future & pays, not all good jobs
require college. While it seems like a nice idea to work in a pet store, you won't be the boss, and even if you find one that "cares" now, managers often change for
the worse; it's unlikely that will work as a career. ALL jobs can have "employee drama"...that's life (& luck of the draw). If nothing else, take a food service job for a
while...it won't kill you...whatever you do, do a GOOD job & that job will help you get the next BETTER one. References go a long way...remember that. Sorry about
your home life was a wreck...so was mine...just don't let it stop you, or keep you in self-pity, because we all get a bad hand some of the time, it's what we make of it.
Good careers working with animals are highly competitive & often don't pay well because they don't have to in order to keep people there...I can remember wanting
to be a zoo-keeper, but my choice of an unrelated & well-paying job let me do my own thing with the animals of my choice...a far better option for me.

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trade wise i already have experience in the apartment maintenance field, my dad trained me to do most things, and if you go to the right place you can make $19+ an hour and i really enjoy the work. plus it pays off to be a people person in that line of work, which i am! so thats been my plan for awhile, just gotta start somewhere. hes gone in 5 years from making 10.50 an hour to making now $27 an hour, all working up through the apartment business and going wherever the money is


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my ~dream~ is to have a good paying manual labor job (which is very easily obtainable in the maintenance industry, i have second hand experience) and then i want to breed BPs on the side


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Something that's ALWAYS in demand & pays well is a good plumber. There's all sorts of other avenues too, like house-painting & garage-door installations, & so on.
Roofing too, and in areas like mine (with lots of trees), tree-trimmers make out like crazy! The ones that make the most have to be the bravest though & be willing
to climb...not everyone is cut out for that, but the guys who have worked for me were impressive. Hard work at times, but they work in small groups outside, not
boring, & not working alone.

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Something that's ALWAYS in demand & pays well is a good plumber. There's all sorts of other avenues too, like house-painting & garage-door installations, & so on.
Roofing too, and in areas like mine (with lots of trees), tree-trimmers make out like crazy! The ones that make the most have to be the bravest though & be willing
to climb...not everyone is cut out for that, but the guys who have worked for me were impressive. Hard work at times, but they work in small groups outside, not
boring, & not working alone.

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plumbing does seem fun, ive put in and plumbed a few sinks, its crazy how much plumbers overcharge.

house painting ive tried and its not for me. granted i did it by hand but i hated every minute of it! lol


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plumbing does seem fun, ive put in and plumbed a few sinks, its crazy how much plumbers overcharge.

house painting ive tried and its not for me. granted i did it by hand but i hated every minute of it! lol


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We don't all like the same things, I just threw some ideas out there. I've done quite a bit of house-painting, but not as a paid job, lol. My late grandfather was a painter
& paper-hanger by trade, it's not a job I'd want either...but jobs don't have to be forever, remember that.

Today's economy global economy is very competitive no participation trophies.

You need to write down what you want to do make goals. Come up with a plan and execute. Have drive and determination can do attitude, confidence.

1, GED
2, Job any Job.
Show up everyday on time and come back from breaks on time.
Work hard, have a good attitude, don't give your boss any trouble
Be honest, don't steal, don't worry about how much your making.
Don't worry about what others are doing, just do the work row the boat don't rock it.
Don't sabotage yourself by drinking and doing drugs.

"Have a dream"
Do your part, go make it happen, put in the work, dig,dig,dig.

My first real Job "Jack in the box" min wage $3.35.
The store owner was asking us for our goals I wrote down I wanted a house and a white picket fence.

I put a bamboo fence on it.

I wish you nothing but the best and watch what you wish for.

Just a heads up $27.50 sounds good at 18. Don't be scared to dream bigger. When you think someone is overpaid go ask him what's he doing It's all part of figuring it out, don't be scared of success go get it.

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Today's economy global economy is very competitive no participation trophies.

You need to write down what you want to do make goals. Come up with a plan and execute. Have drive and determination can do attitude, confidence.

1, GED
2, Job any Job.
Show up everyday on time and come back from breaks on time.
Work hard, have a good attitude, don't give your boss any trouble
Be honest, don't steal, don't worry about how much your making.
Don't worry about what others are doing, just do the work row the boat don't rock it.
Don't sabotage yourself by drinking and doing drugs.

"Have a dream"
Do your part, go make it happen, put in the work, dig,dig,dig.

My first real Job "Jack in the box" min wage $3.35.
The store owner was asking us for our goals I wrote down I wanted a house and a white picket fence.

I put a bamboo fence on it.

I wish you nothing but the best and watch what you wish for.

Just a heads up $27.50 sounds good at 18. Don't be scared to dream bigger. When you think someone is overpaid go ask him what's he doing It's all part of figuring it out, don't be scared of success go get it.

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And you guys officially dated your self 3.35 min wage that had to atleast be in the 80s so I would assume your in your 40s maybe a tad older? Lol


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And you guys officially dated your self 3.35 min wage that had to atleast be in the 80s so I would assume your in your 40s maybe a tad older? Lol


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ohios on the low side of minimum wage at 8.30 an hour, food service minimum wage is 4.15 an hour


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supposedly in 2019 its gonna be raised to 8.55 and 4.30


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Only servers that make tips make 4.15 an hour every other thing in the food service industry makes min wage or more . And where at in Ohio you in I’m in northern Ohio lol


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Only servers that make tips make 4.15 an hour every other thing in the food service industry makes min wage or more . And where at in Ohio you in I’m in northern Ohio lol


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im by hopkins!


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im by hopkins!


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Hopkins mi?


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Hopkins mi?


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nahh, hopkins airport (cleveland)


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Oh ok I live on the other side by Toledo


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ahhh yeah, an hour or so away. dang i wanted to meet your snakes ;)


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If you can pass a "whiz quiz" then look for a construction gig. The concrete contractors always seem to need people who are reliable. You can also get to know the subs in the HVAC, electrician, and plumbing industries and find out which companies are decent and which should be avoided.

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It’s ok lol you didn’t date your self like grandpa boger talking about hanging paper with us grandfather I think they quite doing that like in the 60s or 70s lol


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Oddly I recommend getting the "soft skills" as in customer facing jobs like bartender jobs get you.

They rarely provide good money in themselves but will enhance almost every other job you get.

"People skills" aren't easy to learn but almost every job involves them - and they really help you move up the job hierarchy.

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First, I'm a woman...second, my grandfather died a long time ago & I never said anything about "hanging paper with him" (learn to read!), and don't worry...I may
be older than you but I can still remember who not to bother with. :P

Another option to look for is a workforce development group. I worked for one for three years in Richmond, VA and they are in most decent sized cities. They are a government funded organization that help people get their GED and job training skills, including the fees for technical training at no cost to the individual. It seems like you already have an idea about the type of work you want to do, and many of the trade jobs are what these groups are geared towards. In the three years I worked there, our organization helped hundreds of people a year with school tuition for trade schools and/or certification programs (nurses aide, etc.) as well as resume assistance, job skills coaching, counseling, etc. You do have to qualify for the program, but if you are unemployed and don’t have marketable job skills, you would be a good candidate.

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First, I'm a woman...second, my grandfather died a long time ago & I never said anything about "hanging paper with him" (learn to read!), and don't worry...I may
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Just to toss my .02 in, the trades are grossly underestimated.

You're 18 and no diploma? Get a GED, and then enroll in some local trade school for HVAC. That seems to be your instinct and its a great career. There will always be a demand and it can't be outsourced overseas.

A certificate from a local trade school can be a great foot in the door, it means you have some experience, basic knowledge, and can be trained. You'll be able to hit the ground running in the field. Just expect to do the grunt work at first, but all entry level work is like that. Be patient and reliable and you'll do well.

I know a guy who was in HVAC. He retired at 55 and has a much nicer house and car than I ever will.

Personally, if I could do it over again, I'd do the Air Force for a few years and then go right into the trades. College got me the cushy office job, but there's more to life than staring at this computer screen all day!

i completely forgot about this thread, but update: im 19 now, got my GED, and i had a construction job fall in my lap in florida. ill be working my way up to be assistant superintendent with my dad as superintendent. but as you said, starting with the grunt work like cleaning up after people and slowly learning more and more.


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i completely forgot about this thread, but update: im 19 now, got my GED, and i had a construction job fall in my lap in florida. ill be working my way up to be assistant superintendent with my dad as superintendent. but as you said, starting with the grunt work like cleaning up after people and slowly learning more and more.

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nice update! glad to see that things are on the up and up. butt BTW do u still have a snake? that would be super good news!

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nice update! glad to see that things are on the up and up. butt BTW do u still have a snake? that would be super good news!

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yes actually, snake has been in my possession since january, started him off in a bioactive setup and hes livin the dream. once i move to florida im going to be getting a southern hognose aswell later in the year


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(also found out she is a he)


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Yikes, I just realized I posed on such an old thread!!!

Thought I found it in front on my "home" page. Guess not.

Anyway, glad to hear that you're doing well and have the snake. Good luck and .... don't mind me!!

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Yikes, I just realized I posed on such an old thread!!!

Thought I found it in front on my "home" page. Guess not.

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hahha dont worry about it!! it needed an update!


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Thought I found it in front on my "home" page. Guess not.

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it was a very good bamp, unlike some other necro thread revivals. ;)

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very good updates all around. glad to hear about the GED, job and snake(s).

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it was a very good bamp, unlike some other necro thread revivals. ;)


very good updates all around. glad to hear about the GED, job and snake(s).

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For any other people out there wondering what to do with their young life and how to get started. Simple answer, get out there! I’ve gotten most of my jobs by working at other places and making friends. It’s hard to get a good paying job if u don’t know anyone. Good luck kids!!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...97d6027925.jpg annnnd the ventures begin. <3


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For any other people out there wondering what to do with their young life and how to get started. Simple answer, get out there! I’ve gotten most of my jobs by working at other places and making friends. It’s hard to get a good paying job if u don’t know anyone. Good luck kids!!

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For any other people out there wondering what to do with their young life and how to get started. Simple answer, get out there! I’ve gotten most of my jobs by working at other places and making friends. It’s hard to get a good paying job if u don’t know anyone. Good luck kids!!

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I believe the correct term is "networking"...;)