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Post by annabella on Jul 28, 2016 17:18:17 GMT
I have a friend who is 31 and works as the manager at BJs. He does not have a college degree and has 3 kids. For the past 6 years he has missed out on countless family vacations for instance to see his 80 year old grandmother across the country or a family reunion this weekend in another state. This is because even though he puts his leave request in early, they tell him at the last minute no. He doesn't think there's any other kind of job he can do. I thought I'd ask the peas, what types of jobs do you think his skill set could be very versatile in applying to? Thanks!
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2016 17:20:26 GMT
I am sure there are jobs out there, but will they pay the same?
Since he has manager experuence, I'd try in the same diels, but different businesses or locations. Some have manager training tracks.
Warehouses or distribution centers
Is he interested in going back to school?
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Post by JustTricia on Jul 28, 2016 17:32:04 GMT
Do you mean the store or the restaurant (we don't have the store but we do have restaurants by that name)? That might make a difference in people's answers.
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Post by annabella on Jul 28, 2016 17:33:38 GMT
It's a warehouse wholesale club. I think he doesn't have the confidence to look for another job even though he's been promoted there. So I thought I'd give him a list of ideas he hadn't thought of.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2016 17:45:28 GMT
It's a warehouse wholesale club. I think he doesn't have the confidence to look for another job even though he's been promoted there. So I thought I'd give him a list of ideas he hadn't thought of. I thought it was the restaurant, we don't have bj stores around here. Then really any retail management position, but I would expect to probably work my way up I'd also look at a city, county, and school district openings. |
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 28, 2016 17:46:00 GMT
it's nice that you have so much confidence in him
i'm sure he could find a similar job in the same occupation - at a place that actually allows vacation/time off
gina
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Post by jumperhop on Jul 28, 2016 17:57:00 GMT
Costco offers great pay and good benefits
Jen
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 28, 2016 18:00:59 GMT
Costco offers great pay and good benefits Jen I was going to suggest Costco or Target. |
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Post by stingfan on Jul 28, 2016 18:01:52 GMT
What is he the manager of? Just people? Does he deal in shipping/receiving/warehousing/ inventory sorts of things? Does he do hiring/firing?
Really, you'd need him to list out the things he does in the current job. Then you could find other businesses where his skill set has overlap.
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Post by its me mg on Jul 28, 2016 18:14:53 GMT
Restaurant management .... I work 50 hours a week (on paper) probably closer to 60 and do projects from home on top of that .... but I do get my time off. I do get my vacations. And I've never *knock on wood* been denied a request.
Unfortunately, prioritizing some holidays requires missing others .. I started in restaurants when I was 18 and I just turned 32 so my family and friends are used to it.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 28, 2016 18:25:36 GMT
well, you could break up his skills into two. restaurant and management. if he continues the restaurant route, those will most likely entail weekends, nights, and holiday schedules. if he pursues management positions in non restaurant or hospitality industries, he may find a job with more of a 9-5 schedule. not having experience a new industry may mean he may have to start in a lower position and work his way up to manager. if it's possible, I would move out of the restaurant/hospitality industries and gain entry into more of an office environment/industry.
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 28, 2016 19:56:58 GMT
Honestly - some staffing agencies love retail managers and bring them on as Account managers or Branch Managers. I've seen many hire from the retail sector. They are known to be hard workers and provide good customer service and typically know how to manage hourly employees. He can certainly try that market.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 20:03:51 GMT
Purchasing agent?
Do you know how hard it is to find somebody who can use the internet and phone to track down parts. The right parts. Or order from the right company.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jul 28, 2016 20:11:48 GMT
We like to hire restaurant people into our health care industry even if it doesn't always seem like the best fit out of the gate. In our business, we deal with irregular schedules, fussy patients/customers, bodily discharges, being on our feet every day, and multi-tasking while complying with a host of regulations around safety. See the similarities? So if your restaurant manager can speak to the competencies he has in his role, he can make a great case to a recruiter about how his competencies transfer to a different role. He may need to look at a technician type position for 6-18 months before moving into a manager role, but depending on his performance and capabilities, he may find something as a manager. Whatever his path, I would still encourage looking into school. It is never too late, and even starting the process to take one class at a time demonstrates his interest in his own development. I can always find a reason why not to go back to school, as there are endless, legitimate reasons there. The challenge is deciding that you want to go, and want to make it happen, and are taking steps to do it.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 28, 2016 20:15:46 GMT
I have a friend who is 31 and works as the manager at BJs. He does not have a college degree and has 3 kids. For the past 6 years he has missed out on countless family vacations for instance to see his 80 year old grandmother across the country or a family reunion this weekend in another state. This is because even though he puts his leave request in early, they tell him at the last minute no. He doesn't think there's any other kind of job he can do. I thought I'd ask the peas, what types of jobs do you think his skill set could be very versatile in applying to? Thanks! He needs to talk to personnel. That's ridiculous |
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Post by mom on Jul 28, 2016 20:23:57 GMT
My husbands employer hires warehouse managers. M-F hours.
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Post by sunnyd on Jul 28, 2016 20:26:54 GMT
I have a friend who started in the paint dept. at Lowes in an entry level position and now is in a management position. She travels to stores in her district (out of state) and supervises product resets. She's making enough money to buy a new car, take vacations & support her family. They pay her mileage, hotel and food when she travels.
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