spman 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I've worked at this same movie theater now for 2 years now. It's not a stellar job and I don't get paid especailly well by any means, but yet it has grown on me like a cancer, and it's slowly killing me, yet I can't get away from it. I've allowed it to become more then just a part time job, it feels like it's an extension of myself. As my previous post on Social Anxiety has shown, I don't get out much. This job is more then a job, it's my social life, my main source entertainment, and just about everything else all wrapped in one. My co-workers are not just idiots that I'm forced to put up with for the sake of work. These people are my friends, they are who I turn to for guidence, wisdom, entertainment, and conversation. It's not really a job, I enjoy being there! Despite the fact that I've been offered an Interview at Circuit City, a job which pays better, would give me more hours, and provide more room for advancement, I can't see myself leaving my movie theater job, the thought of doing so just scares me to death. The worst part is, the future at the movie theater is bleak, we very well might be closed down by the beginning of next summer. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? I know the logical answer is to just just cut it off completely before it totally takes over my life, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 It's understandable. Back in my college days I had quite a few friends from my various workplaces (of course I made my fair share of enemies, but that's another story). Are you in college, and this is just a way to pay the bills or is this your "life" in terms of how you make a living?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spman 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I'm in college now, but I'm not desperate for money, as I've saved well. Im not 100% sure about the future though. I'm not 100% satisfied with college, and Im considering perhaps taking a semester off or at the very least transferring to to a community college. I have no debt, and currently no bills. This job is my "life" in the sense that without it, I'd have no reason to get out of bed in the morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoes Head Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I'm not sure what you're even asking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spman 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frisco 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I think if you like your job you stay there. There is more to life than getting paid the most you can get per hour. If you like your job and the people you work with then why go somewhere else? Now obviously if the theater closes you'll need something else, but i'd stay there and continue to work at school. Maybe there is a chance for advancement in the theater( perhaps a managerial spot will open down the line) but at any rate I don't see why you'd leave a job you enjoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ISportsFan 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Am I the only one who found the title of this thread to be a little sadly ironic considering who is in the pictures in spman's avatar and sig? Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest subliminal_animal Report post Posted October 3, 2004 He put his name at the end there because that post was real good and this is just in case anybody tries to steal it from him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest subliminal_animal Report post Posted October 3, 2004 Internet Warfare, I see you reading this topic but hey don't you go stealing my post now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2004 I'm in college now, but I'm not desperate for money, as I've saved well... You post sounded a lot like how I felt while in college. If your workplace wasn't in danger of going under I'd say just stick there. If you don't mind being unemployed when your theater goes under I'd not worry about it. But if you do graduate and end up with a "real" job, then you'll proabably be drifting away from your co-worker friends... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJMc 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 Stay there. There's nothing wrong with that. I've been at the same job for a couple of years now, and I wouldn't think of leaving unless I had to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 I'm with JM. If these people are your friends and you like your workplace, stay. You gotta do what keeps you happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 Stay. Trust me on this one. If you've found a good job that you enjoy doing and you have fun at it, you definitely don't want to give it up. When you move onto a job where you are only there for the pay, you'll instantly realize that the job you had before had much more personal rewards that make you smile inside than just having the same ol' paycheck week in and out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angel_Grace_Blue 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 I agree with the 'stay if it makes you happy' sentiment. If the only thing about the job at Circuit City that would make you happy is a paycheck, you'll only be happy for those couple of seconds when you get it. Or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redbaron29 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 I've actually been in a simular situation. I had the job from the time I was a freshman in highschool till a sophmore in college. It is very hard to leave something that is such a big part of your life, but you dont have to lose those people as your friends. I still see my best friends ( a girl I worked with the resturant and her husband) so I havent lost anything for my career change. If anything, I gained from it.(better oay benifits ect.) I say go for the new job. You can still be "happy" without working there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Closer Report post Posted October 5, 2004 That sucks that the theater is closing down, though. Well, just have to find something else. My advice is to try to find some obscure place to work (read: not a big chain like Circuit City). A place that gets a lot of business, though, so it doesn't feel isolated and is more stimulating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spman 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2004 Thanks guys. I've decided that it makes the most sense just to keep my current job, I mean I get paid 8 bucks an hour to pretty much hang out with my friends. I'd have to be nuts to give that up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 6, 2004 8 bucks an hour is a FUCKLOAD better than a lot of places would pay for the same kind of work. AMC, a local movie theatre here offered me a job at $5.50 an hour. Fuck that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spman 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 8 bucks an hour is a FUCKLOAD better than a lot of places would pay for the same kind of work. AMC, a local movie theatre here offered me a job at $5.50 an hour. Fuck that. Yeah, well minimum wage alone in CT is 7.10, and I have gotten a few raises over the years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 Minimum wage in CT is $7.10?! No wonder everything is so damn expensive over there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 6, 2004 holy shit, that's outrageous. Working at McDonalds is not a job that should pay 7.10 an hour. Screw east, man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 If the employee is good enough at his job, I could understand $7.10/hour (Hell, when I did my fast-food tour of duty I oftentimes worked the jobs of two, sometimes three, people, but got jack shit for it), but many workers of fast-food joints and other places where low-paying jobs exist don't deserve the federal minimum wage, let alone $7... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 6, 2004 Of course they do. Why the hell not? People have to provide for their families and some areas are much more expensive than others, California ($6.75 an hour minimum) and Connecticut being good examples. Then you have places like Alaska ($7+, I think it's the highest minimum wage in the country actually) who are just desperate for a population there. Though I do agree fully with turning some of the more useless jobs, like cashiering, fully automated. In that case, a higher minimum wage for human workers would make more sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2004 I know how you feel. I'm in a job that I only get 4 hours a day in (US Money about $10 an hour), despite not being a student, yet I enjoy going in and seeing these people and I'm not feeling pressured currently to 'do something with my life' or 'get a career'. I hope to set up a band soon, so that's keeping me happy just now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Closer Report post Posted October 7, 2004 I know how you feel. I'm in a job that I only get 4 hours a day in (US Money about $10 an hour), despite not being a student, yet I enjoy going in and seeing these people and I'm not feeling pressured currently to 'do something with my life' or 'get a career'. I hope to set up a band soon, so that's keeping me happy just now. Good for you. I'm sick of this cubicle/seminar/white collar bullshit. Do what you want to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted October 7, 2004 Of course they do. Why the hell not? Because they're lazy and don't give two shits about their job. Like I said before, I'm not saying a burger flipper doesn't deserve $7/hour. Hell, when I flipped burgers I should have gotten paid $10/hour since I was doing the work of three people in many instances. I'm not a huge fan of the government setting a minimum wage for businesses to follow, but I can understand setting some sort of starting rate for entry-level employment. I'm sure MikeSC will call me a commie for that thinking, but oh well. However a business shouldn't be mandated to pay someone above that rate. People have to provide for their families Tough shit. Working the afternoon drive-thru wasn't meant to feed a family of four, unless that family is the one giving the order through the intercom. some areas are much more expensive than others Then move, populate another state and give them more electoral clout... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 7, 2004 Tough shit. Working the afternoon drive-thru wasn't meant to feed a family of four, unless that family is the one giving the order through the intercom. I'm not saying it is, but to have the solution to someone who can't afford a place to live or barely any food "tough shit" is silly. Then move, populate another state and give them more electoral clout... Yeah, because moving interstate costs absolutely NOTHING at all and work is virtually guaranteed in a lesser-populated area. The solution, simply put, just isn't that easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
