Once, I had a pretty good factory job (if there is such a thing) in Memphis and it was during a time when jobs were few and far between. I was running the forklift and at times it would get more than hectic. I found out that another person there made more money than me just sitting around reading a book and occasionally advising someone having trouble with a machine. I mentioned this several times to my supervisor and always got the same old, "We don't have it in our budget to give you a raise." One day sh*t was hitting the fan all over the place and I was having to be in 3 places at once and was working my a$$ off, so I went up to my supervisor and told him I needed a raise. He gave me the same old line and I got off the forklift and told him he could just take over then, and quit right on the spot. I left there, not knowing how I was going to find another job. I stopped at a gas station and was filling up when a friend pulled up. He asked me what I was doing and I told him about leaving the job. Knowing how hard jobs were to find, he asked me what I was going to do. I noticed a construction site across the street, so I told him I was going to go to work over there. He said, "Oh, so you already had a job lined up before you quit." and I said, "Nope. I'm just going to make them hire me." He laughed and called me crazy and drove off. I pulled into the construction site and asked one of the workers, "Who's in charge of hiring around here?" and they pointed a man out. I walked up to him and matter of factly stated, "Hi, I'm Jeff Coley, and if you're looking for a good worker, I'm looking for a good job." I guess the optimism and confidence got to him. He laughed and put me to work hauling bricks in a wheelbarrow to the bricklayers. I jumped in there and started busting my butt and in a couple of weeks, he put me on with the carpenters and they were the elite on that site. They asked me how I got changed over so fast because most workers took months to move up if they moved up at all. I told them how I had gotten the job in the first place and that then I gave it my all every day that I was there. From then on, the job was gravy.
So I guess what I'm getting around to is, be sure you are confident and optimistic when talking to potential employers and it'll go a long way towards getting them to hire you. And then, back up your words, and you'll do well. And that's my 1/50th of a dollar.
So I guess what I'm getting around to is, be sure you are confident and optimistic when talking to potential employers and it'll go a long way towards getting them to hire you. And then, back up your words, and you'll do well. And that's my 1/50th of a dollar.
