Im moving to Clearwater, FL in a few days. Unfortunately, I did not have a transferable job, so I am going to have to find a new job. I was wondering before i get there if anyone has any advice for a good job in the Clearwater area.

I am twenty years old, I graduated high school, started college but have not graduated and am not going this semester. I would like to go to school down here, but i also want a solid job that I can learn and advance in for now and while i attend school. I know with the economy jobs are not easy to come by, but i know certain places i have lived there is always a few good companies to get into that I have ran across, so i was just curious if anyone in the area could help point me in a good direction!

Thank you for your help!!

Shane

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I was a store manager for a Hobby Shop that sold orders world-wide via the internet (100-200 orders exported per day) for 2 years in which i did a lot of customer service, and worked in a restaurant for 16 months.

We have a 9 month old daughter together. I’ve always told him that if he wanted to go hang out with friends after work to let me know he was going to be home late. I didn’t mind if he wanted to be out. Well work for him ends at 10 pm and he used to get home at 11 pm or 11:30pm every night after clean up. Lately he’s been coming home closer to 1:00a.m.

He blames it on his boss saying his boss goes home at 8 and then they are short one hand to help with the clean up. The second thing he blames it on lately is that they have a new system and his other boss’s husband takes too long with the earnings counting etc. He says that the husband goofs off while he’s supposed to be counting and it would go a lot faster if he would focus.

I want to believe him, but does it honestly take 3 hours to clean up a tiny mom and pop diner when 3 people are in the back cleaning up? I feel like he’s not being honest to me lately. This all started happening after our baby came into the picture. It just seems lately he is coming home later and later. Then one day he left his phone here by mistake and a girl who used to work at the restaurant had called. She seemed shocked that I answered and asked how I and the baby were doing. I told him that my boyfriend wasn’t home and I would let her know he called. I had answered the phone in the first place because I thought maybe he was trying to call from one of his friends phones to locate his phone because he’s done that before. A few days later when I had asked if he got in touch with her he said yes, and I asked why she had called, he said it was because she was calling him to check up on the baby and me…. Ummm? First off, I don’t even know her and I’ve never met her. Second, why would she care enough to call him in the middle of work to ask him something like that? When she had called he would have been working. I feel like something is up.

Am I over worrying over nothing or is this all suspicious? He doesn’t come home with the smell of alcohol on him or anything so I don’t think he’s going to a bar, but I just can’t quite believe him that it takes them 3 hours to finish everything up at that small restaurant when before it only took an hour.

I’m really stressed out and I need some advice. Please help me…

I was thinking about taking my baby and going and staying with a friend for a while because I’m so unhappy. I don’t know what to do or think…

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Long story short - I have worked at a restaurant as a host for two years part-time while in high school. My manager had always disliked me, she had her favorites and I wasn’t one. I didn’t mind, as I knew I was a great employee.

Well today, she promised a group of 12 they’d be in within the hour (which was implausible) - so to do that she asked me to skip about 10 different parties for this table that were already over their quote 10 minutes! This would have had them waiting an additional 5/10 minutes! I told her I would not do it, because I didn’t feel comfortable doing that. Her response was “You’ll do it because I’m your boss!” I responded negatively with this and said “I will do whatever I see fit, I’m not lying to customers.”

She’s used the phrase “You’ll do it because I’m your boss” a lot in my two years there. It’s clear she’s a terrible woman. Now I’ve been written up for “Review of termination” meaning I’ll be gone probably within a few days.

I’m pleased, really! How do I go about explaining this whilst looking for new jobs? I’m still in high school but this 2 year job was my only experience. Do I still put on applications that I was employed there? Do I explain? help!
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I’ve been trying to start a weight loss routine with diet and excercise, but I keep ruining it within a few days. I usually start eating right and excercising daily and then one day i’ll eat something unhealthy or not excercise for 2 days and fall off track again. How can I stick to eating right, even when i’m hungry and i’m at a restaurant where everyone is ordering double bacon cheese burgers and ice cream sundaes? How can I run on my treadmill at least 30 minutes a day? I decided that this is my year to lose the 30 pounds i gained in college, how can i get motivated enough to see it thorugh?

I’m INSANELY jealous of my brother who was almost 300 lbs and starting exercising, along with a strict diet and lost 70 pounds since September! He’s now working on muscles and forming a six pack! He goes to the gym everyday and looks amazing, everyone is so proud of him!

I’ll be staying south of down town Denver near to the intersection of 25 and 225 for a few days and would like to know what restaurant locals enjoy in that general area.
In my home town we have great Asian and seafood so I’m thinking Mexican, Steak or whatever give me an idea of some local favorite places. Not looking for a super high-end place just good food something special you local folks know. Thanks!!

Here’s the story: I have known this guy since I was 16 (I am now 19), we met at a Japanese restaurant, my first job. He was the cool server in his early 20’s that everyone liked, and he was always very nice towards me, which is probably why I developed a crush on him to begin with. He told me once that I reminded him of an ex-girlfriend that he foolishly let get away, and told me another time, quite randomly, to never slack on improving my intelligence just because I was pretty, to always keep my mind sharp.

After he eventually quit, we ran into each other on a few random occasions, once in a K-Mart and another time at his new job managing a restaurant. Every time, he always seemed very pleased to see me. My graduation night, a couple of my older friends decided that they wanted me to come to a party of THEIR friends, since it would be my first night getting anything more than tipsy and they wanted to keep a close eye on me (protective little bunch…) He ended up being there, and actually was the one to notice me first and call out to me. He had a girlfriend at the time, but we talked and enjoyed each other company (this included me beating him in beer pong. My friends were proud.)

A few days later, he bumped into my friend at her job, and told her to give me his phone number, So we started texting each other. He told me that his girlfriend decided to go to college out of state and would be gone for 3 years. When I asked him if he was going to try to do long distance or just see what happens, he said the latter. He always mentions how sweet and thoughtful I am, and we even went and hung out together once where we drove around looking for a park for him to take pictures at. We didn’t find any interesting parks, but he did say repeatedly that we had a wonderful and relaxing time. (In fact, later that night, he kept texting me and saying he wished he had invited me to stay longer, for his roommates went out for the night and he was home watching a movie alone)

He doesn’t seem to mind making plans to hang out with just the two if us (though we haven’t actually gotten together since that first time), but he seems to dodge an invitations to hang out with my group of friends. Still, he texts me a good deal, not every day but every few days at least. He’s insinuated me giving him a back massage (”you don’t know anyone who can give me a back massage, do you?”"haha well, my friends boyfriend does that professionally!”"hmm…no good…I wish you knew girls who could give a back massage…”

I read into the signs and to me, it says “he’s interested!”, but then I stop and think…what if I am reading wrong? What if I am just an adorable little girl to him but nothing more? He has also called me “love” on two instances…though I think that is a friendly term to him…”thanks, love”"Good night, love, sweet dreams” What do you think??

I have a job interview at a very small casual locally owned cafe on Monday. My Grandparents used to own the restaurant, and now they rent it out. Anyway, I have never had any job experience, and I’m nervous about this interview. I think I’m going to wear a knee length denim skirt, but what top? And what are good answers to common questions? Please help me. And also, I’m 18.

I went in a few days ago after seeing a “Help Wanted” sign, and said that I was wondering about the waitressing job.(They called me today to set up my interview) They gave me a VERY basic application, that asked my name, address, phone number, 2 references, and job experience.

My boyfriend of 6 months and I are having lots of problems over the fact that he won’t show me his cell phone. A couple of months ago, I casually looked at it and found some texts that were from some female, like hi watch ya doing, etc… but when he saw he freaked and took it away from me. He told me it was his friend, not to worry.. I got a bit ticked but just forgot about it. But just a few days ago, I wanted to just look at his phone, he’s looked at mine about 3 or 4 times. But I don’t freak out because I dont have anything to HIDE….And this time when he wouldn’t let me I just couldn’t take it. I just wanted to look at it once! I have never before, nor do I intend to search it daily, just this once! Sure, we work together at a restaurant, I hang out with him on his two weekday days off, like I know he’s not seeing anyone, like on dates because I just know where he’s at all times (he doesn’t have a license so his rides consist of me, and his brother in law who works with us). But he used to go out all the time before, had a bunch of guy and girl friends. I just wanted to look at it. But I don’t see a future in someone I don’t trust. Am I just overreacting or am I justified?
I just think that if he has nothing to hide, why won’t he just show me, just to get this problem out of the way.

I’ve been divorced for about 2 years now. Got divorced because my ex was abusive. I hadn’t heard from him for a while but he called a few days ago and left a message saying he wanted to see me and work things out. I have the worst luck because I went out on a date with this guy I really like and when we were pulling on the road leaving the restaurant I saw my ex. I told the guy I was with and started speeding and blowing stop signs because I was scared to death my ex would start something. I know the guy I was with was upset because he said I should have just dealt with it and not ran away like that. Im afraid Im gonna lose this guy. I apologized but Im afraid he is just gonna stop talking to me now. He has been hurt so many times he was really afraid to even start dating and now this happened! What should I do?

I went to a restaurant and ordered a salad to go and the waitress gave me the bill in one of those leather folders as if she was expecting a tip. Also a few days earlier I Ordered Thai food and it came out to 7:50 and I gave the girl 8 bucks and waited for my change and she looked at me as if I had two heads. Do you need to leave a tip if you order it to go??