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Does your first job at 16 dictate what jobs you will be able to get in the future? |
Some friends and I got together and started talking about this one and realized that at least for the three of us haven't been able to break out of the track that our first high school job put us on. I was in retail and still am despite having a degree and management experience. Another friend is trapped in the food industry. Still another, in secretarial work despite a masters degree in business management. Are we doomed by our first job I ask you? Well, my first job was in fast food. Now I'm in admin, so I'd say no. I don't think there is any correlation between a first job and a lifetime career. My first job was as a stockclerk at the local Woolworth's 5 and 10 cent store. It was the only time I ever had anything to do with retail. I remember a college friend who had, as his first job, a hot and miserable job working in a Gary, Indiana steel mill. He told me that job was responsible for his going to college because he looked at the guys he was working with and decided he didn't want to end up like them when he was in his 50's or 60'. It defenitely sets a standard. My first job was at BK. I went to school, worked restarants the whole time and when I left school, I stayed in the Buz. It was there and I liked it. People tend to stick to what they are familiar with. Absolutely not! I started in food service, then worked maintenance, retail, etc.... Moved into finance/credit after college. You can transition to another field.... Good luck! personal experience Not at all, the average person will change careers 3-5 times in their lives. I think it's more you guys are applying for jobs for which you have skills and can get. You can either not apply for those, go to school and learn a new trade, or consider joining a larger corporation with multiple areas or departments, and transfer into an area you are more interested in. I don't believe we are, but we certainly have to find the right road. It's so hard to find a job these days that it just takes the right one to pop up. I was able to move up quickly just by coincidence. Of course, I'm still not exactly where I want to be, but I moved (within one year) from working as a Cashier in an office supplies store to being and Administrative assistant to a Judge for the court of appeals. You never know when something will come your way, but you have to keep trying to break out. (my first job was at Hardees, so I'm proof positive that there is no curse!) |
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