So I am a full time university student and I love my independence of having a part time job and paying for my own things and I still live at home. I have been working ever since I turned 16 and I have been in my current job for three years, I work for a little small dessert business that has chains around the area I live in however it’s quite boring and repetitive and lately I’ve been really really dreading going to work which has never happened to me before. My job right now is extremely easy and not demanding but it doesn’t have many perks and it is a nightmare to ring in sick and get your shifts swapped but it is extremely flexible and my manager is so sweet. I got an interview/offer type thing from Caffè Nero and I’m not sure if I should go for it because the reviews on indeed and glass door scare me that I’ll be going into something I don’t necessarily want to do. I know I’m extremely lucky and privileged to have a job right now and to be able to get a new job, however I really just need some advice on if I should take it. I am also fully aware that store to store will differ and big companies like that will all depend on who works there and what the store is like itself etc.
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Hi, hmm I think you have to think of which will offer you transferable skills for your future. You don’t want to be doing this forever, and think of the kind of job that you want to get after graduation and which role offer the most relevant transferable skill sets. If I were you I will try to look for temp role or role in the university, my husband got a part time role at the university’s finance office during his time and that experience has helped him a lot when it comes to graduate job hunt.
I would do a boring old pros and cons list. A new job doesn’t mean it’ll be good and perhaps it’s just life at the moment- all we do is work/study with nothing in between, so perhaps it’s because the job is your focus right not and there’s not much else going on?
How long do you have left in Uni before you would be looking for a graduate job? I would agree with PP that if you were to change, I would try to change to something more relevant but of course it isn’t always that easy
In short: no harm in taking the interview, getting a feel for it. You don’t HAVE to take the job. But perhaps figure out what is is that’s making you dislike it. You could always wait a few weeks/month until lockdown lifts a little to see if you feel any different. Good luck!
How long do you have left in Uni before you would be looking for a graduate job? I would agree with PP that if you were to change, I would try to change to something more relevant but of course it isn’t always that easy
In short: no harm in taking the interview, getting a feel for it. You don’t HAVE to take the job. But perhaps figure out what is is that’s making you dislike it. You could always wait a few weeks/month until lockdown lifts a little to see if you feel any different. Good luck!
If you’re really unhappy in your current job then it wont hurt to look elsewhere but I wouldn’t rush into anything.
I’d personally go for an interview at cafe nero, ask lots of questions and see how you feel once you’ve met and spoken to someone from there, if you’re still unsure then don’t take it and stay put for now as if you’re not sure you could be ending up in a similar or worse situation to what you’re in now/feeling the same in the end.
They’ll be other jobs that will come up and ones that’ll suit you better.
I’d personally go for an interview at cafe nero, ask lots of questions and see how you feel once you’ve met and spoken to someone from there, if you’re still unsure then don’t take it and stay put for now as if you’re not sure you could be ending up in a similar or worse situation to what you’re in now/feeling the same in the end.
They’ll be other jobs that will come up and ones that’ll suit you better.
Just wanted to say, the company I work for has some really bad reviews on indeed and glass door. But we’re a massive company and I’ve worked there for 8 years now with absolutely no problems, and I don’t know anyone else personally who has had issues either. I think most of the time people use those sites if they have had a bad experience, there hardly seems to be any good reviews at all. Just something to consider!
On the basis of this to be honest I would say stay put. I worked as a barista all through uni, and in hospitality more widely when I was at school. Unfortunately, ringing in sick and changing shifts is generally a nightmare everywhere in this kind of industry. But, if you have a nice manager I would stay because hospitality managers can be absolute shockers and it makes a huge difference having a nice one!
Just take into consideration the grass isn't always greener. We've had numerous people leave and come back over the years. Also situations where people have been begging the manager for their old jobs back because it didn't work out where they went.
I’d stick where you are and as one of the other posters said, find a part time job in the university itself. My biggest regret is not making enough connections at uni jobwise.
I would stay where you are too. The grass is not greener on the other side. Focus on what you do like about the job and not what you don't.
Learning the new ropes in the new place will be hard and you'd wished you'd stay at your current place.
Perhaps give ideas to your Line Manager on how you can make things better at work?
Learning the new ropes in the new place will be hard and you'd wished you'd stay at your current place.
Perhaps give ideas to your Line Manager on how you can make things better at work?
Another vote for staying where you are, but ask your manager if there's any possibility you might be able to change what you're doing ... even working at a different store might feel like enough of a change? If the only frustrations are that it's a bit too easy/boring and shifts are a hassle to change, those are things you're likely to encounter industry-wise. It sounds like you have a great manager where you are, which is a huge blessing.