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Old 02-19-2003, 04:19 PM
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Question Looking for work; suggestions?

Hello...I'm in a pretty bad position right now (and yes, I know it's my fault; I would appreciate it if I wasn't reminded of this as I'm depressed enough as it is), and could use some advice, please. As the thread says, in a nutshell, I need to find a job. It won't be long-term (I start back at school in August, and have found in the past that working while in school isn't a good idea for me), cannot be physically demanding (I have a bad back; unable to really lift anything), and I really want to avoid retail/sales or working with food if at all possible. A driving spot would be ideal, but I don't think I'll qualify for anything like that (just got a print-out of my DMV record; I hadn't realized that there were two blemishs on it (one's an accident; the other is an old ticket that I have not yet taken care of), but I figure that two is at least one too many ).

Honestly, I can live with mundane at this point, and can also live with a low wage (obviously, more per hour is better, but I can accept $10 an hour or even less), as long as it isn't overly stressful. However, every search I've done thus far has come up with stuff that either requires experience (I have limited retail experience, but otherwise, no professional experience that can apply anywhere else), is in a retail/sales field (believe me, I'm a horrible salesman and am too honest to be able to change that ), or requires more physical ability than I can muster (I've already screwed my back up enough trying). Does anyone have any suggestions on what to look for, or should I just give up, or what?

Any suggestions would be appreciated, although I do ask to not be belittled or yelled at as I'm already shaky emotionally...

Thank you in advance!
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