Best Jobs You Should Apply for to Avoid Working in Retail

[@FANTAVISION]

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[@Magnarmis]

For some reason I thought you were curb stomping chloe in the thumbnail

[@Redmist-se7ld]

What about being a merchandiser got bug light or Miller light they pay really good and give you a company truck

[@combatsloth_7642]

Anyone who want to get into security, all they have to do is take an 8 hr security class and they get a certificate at the end

[@wheelfan100]

Fanta a great question you can make into a video: jobs/carries you can work in order to avoid holidays/holiday insanity ie a industry you can work on doesn't blow up/gets increased demand during the holidays. And if have to work holidays in that industry it's pretty chill and not chaos

[@killerKedge]

Please do more job videos when you can

[@Curtis.Dimes.]

Working retial will cost you your empathy and compassion for strangers. Real talk

[@justinc.7854]

This comment is underrated

[@Blazin720]

It made me empathize with serial killers more than anything honestly

[@andywatson7994]

After working retail I notice that I'm not as nice as I used to be to total strangers.

[@acoolname1015]

I thought it was just me

[@hopeyou6253]

Am i weird bc I love dealing with customers 🥶

[@AK-47ISTHEWAY]

I worked retail for a very long time and in my experience the only people that seemed somewhat happy are the ones that work in the backroom/receiving area. Customers weren't allowed back there :)

[@Anemeethious]

YES

[@oBUNo]

Very true. The days where I work in the back are the best days. I go home will energy to spare.

[@ALItm1]

I was a meat clerk at a supermarket and while i had to be on the sales floor stocking the department at times a majority of my day would be spent in the back while my coworker helps customers at the counter, best retail job ever, and i was making $15 an hour at that too...

[@DumbDesign]

I can confirm this! I work somewhere I'd rather not say, and I had to work the counter 8 hrs a day. Hated the living shit out of it. People get on your nerves with their stupidity, mistakes, and lack of consideration for you and others. Long story short, I transferred somewhere else where I come in at 4am SPECIFICALLY to work the back and not the counter. Even then, I sometimes get asked to work the counter, but I avoid it like the plague. Most people are super nice and thankful (I think it's also because of the region I work in is known for having nicer people) but one bad customer can completely and utterly RUIN your day.

[@That-Wanderer]

Yup, the customers are the major cause of misery for employees

[@pattaenoh]

For people who didn’t watch the video: Best Jobs without working in Retail 1. Amazon Driver 2. Security Guard 3. Hotel Employee 4. Country Club Employee 5. Corrections Officer 6. Insurance Agent 7. Pharmacist 8. Construction and Landskaping 9. Visual Merchandising

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Pharmacist???? Like 8 years of university. 🙄

[@cyberoperator9889]

Most of these jobs deal with customers

[@donteo508]

@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin Nah, most pharma tech requires you to go through an associate's degree at worst, and a training program at best. Hell, a lot of places will actually train you on the job if you look at job openings. Then, you use that experience from pharma tech to do pharmacy work

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

@@donteo508 I’m glad I live in a jurisdiction where pharmacists need an actual pharmacy licence. Being a ‘pharmacist’, which is the occupation in the list, is vastly different from “doing pharmacy work”. Using your description, I was a ‘’pharmacist” for my first summer job at age 16. The only thing I didn’t/couldn’t do was mix compounds. Everything else (pill counts, etc.), I was allowed to do and the actual *pharmacist* checked over and took responsibility for. I was, and am, faaaaaaaaaaar from being a pharmacist.

[@henrytownshend8862]

Ty

[@TatiSaysSo]

I hated retail so much I’m now going back to school to be a lab technician. I literally sat down and decided which major was going to keep me away from the general public. Can’t wait to be in the lab with just me and my specimens. 🥰

[@bpassion4fashion581]

Lol😂

[@RyotaKen-n3q]

gosh im so close to doing that.Im so tired of hostile customers and bad managers

[@davidschmidt8233]

As a retail pharmacy technician, I can say that we definitely deal directly with people and get yelled at daily.

[@jessicah3450]

I know, I go to the pharmacy and see you all get yelled at a lot. Plus working with the insurance companies and people who can't afford their medications seems as miserable as retail sales.

[@jamesslaterly8670]

Retail Pharmacy Technician can suck just as much. They have to deal with some of the worst people in the general public that assume both the Technician and Pharmacist are causing issues that arise when filling/refilling the prescription. When they are not able to just swoop in and pick up their medication, they go 0-100 so quick and take it out on the person right in front of them (Pharmacist or Technician). Pharmacy Tech at a calmer environment like a hospital would be better. Where the hell is my medication! They said they definitely sent it here! It says I have more refills than that! There's nothing wrong with my insurance, that's bullshit! Do you even know what you're doing! Call my Dr. and Fix it!

[@Ghoulstille]

I worked retail for 13 years (ominous I know) and all it did was make me see the world as a realist and the reality is most if not all humans are broken and demented people who either hide their pain with humour or take it out on people they believe are below them. And usually the most sadistic people work in upper management in all jobs not just retail.

[@jessicah3450]

So true, plus you will never be taken seriously as an adult with this job because it's still seen as a job for high school kids or college kids. 35 year old here, sometimes you just get stuck in these jobs, it's very real. Having a sense of humor helps immensely. I only feel better if I can turn a grumpy customer into a satisfied one. All the "let me speak to your manager", sometimes I feel so bad sending them to my managers because most of them are monsters.

[@Thepinkxx]

True 100% TRUE

[@csensale]

Must explain why no matter what you do it will never be enough for upper management…..said someone at work……because everyone seems to be in panic mode when they hear “Terry’s coming”

[@BLKfootIndian]

​@@jessicah3450yup I hoping to be returning to escort service or become a mortician ain't no hope for my life. At all ...

[@skyleranable4726]

Every time I go to work I could die with a violent explosion of high voltage electricity....but at least it ain't retail 😂

[@cronicjointpain1]

Your comment is quite shocking.

[@epinoob22]

Same bro same

[@ksm13706]

I cant even work retail anymore. Did it for three years and all it did was aggravate my bone condition and make me hate people lol.

[@Angel-je3bh]

Cherub having a job makes you hate people for some reason lol. That’s what happened to me.

[@jessicah3450]

Now what do you do? I am falling apart too from long hours on my feet and having to lift so much.

[@OhItsJAB]

I'm amazed I haven't been fired at this point LMAO I just want people to tell me what they want, pay and LEAVE.

[@gd7022]

I became a janitor after working in retail for 4 years and I'm happier than ever! The pay is better, I work independently at my own pace and best of all I no longer have to put up with customer's BULLSHIT. I rather scrub toilets than work in retail ever again.

[@jaymacc93]

FACTS

[@keychain3039]

Same!!

[@jamesslaterly8670]

This past week I spent a lot of my time in the bathroom cleaning with the cart attendant. I felt way better than I had the previous 3 months. The cleaning was very calming The satisfaction afterward felt very good.

[@BigOwl44]

There is nothing wrong with being a Janitor but why would you become one? I wanna understand why Janitor was the move for you after retail.

[@johnmiller8359]

I worked at Walmart nearly five years. I noticed it changing me, I was really starting to hate people. Not just customers but coworkers, too. Especially managers. Walmart managers truly are the worst. Anyway, I got a job at a small hotel, quit Walmart, and wow am I glad I did. You still deal with some shitty people occasionally but it’s nowhere near the level of what you deal with at Walmart. Since the hotel is small and I work evenings I’m the only staff on duty when I’m there. I call the shots, I run the place, it’s great. For anyone looking to leave retail going to hotel work is a great alternative!

[@jessicah3450]

I had to quit there fast because they wanted me to do my training during my lunch break (off the clock), and too many other illegal things. I know my rights, but I guess they get away with it a lot! Plus I worked in grocery and had full blown flu and strep throat, yet dry grocery isn't allowed to take sick days, only produce and meat department. Sorry all the people I infected coughing all over your stuff! I was only there 3 weeks, so I'm sure I only saw the surface of how bad it is there. I was hoping for an overnight job at a hotel too, front desk or night auditor, something like that. It is still dealing with the general public, and I hear women get trouble from drunks, but still not as bad as retail.

[@dudeman0811]

I lasted 6 months then managers all shit on me at once one day and I said thats it. I got a factory overnight job now the work is dirty and heavy lifting BUT no bullshit and the pay is out of this world plus bonuses... I cant believe id rather be in dusty powder all day than wal mart. People dont realize what "sick fuck" means until you meet some of the people in charge at walmart

[@monkemonkerson5620]

I know this is a late response, but I used to work at a smaller hotel chain overnights and that was WORSE than my retail experience, as much as I hated that job. Running the hotel front desk by myself for 8 hours a night, you really see some crazy shit. A PTSD freakout, flooding, a couple having sex in the poolroom after hours, drunken welder workers who stay up late and party, dog crap and trash in the conference room, homeless ladies wandering the halls all night for half a year, calling cops on one of them by mistake, etc. I eventually couldn't take it anymore after 3 years. God bless the hospitality and retail workers though. Just don't make it a lifelong career. For your mental health's sake.

[@melodyconte]

"I know half of you people think I'm 5'6" To be fair, I've only ever seen you sitting down.

[@ee1yd]

he's prob 5'10 or so

[@saltyparabolas9561]

@Zexi He is probably about 4'11.

[@ee1yd]

@Zexi i watch the videos in pieces

[@garrettcarroll5808]

I'm 6'2"... When I was 18 I was 5'9"... It's great being taller :)

[@ReallyPhilly215]

Tbh if u hate working with other people or customers work at a warehouse best job ever for a introvert

[@scotchwhisky6094]

You need to be strong to do it though

[@alan2211]

Skywalker Yep and be willing to work long hours

[@kailebrogan447]

That seems neat

[@jessicah3450]

@@scotchwhisky6094 Yes, most of them have strict time limits because you don't make truck drivers wait, and you have to be able to lift 70 lbs, over and over.

[@KingofWisdom]

Warehouse work sucks. You're still working with people, they're just not customers. Almost everyone in my city is a moron.

[@frankchambers3042]

I'm so glad I found this channel. I've been in retail for almost 2 years and it truly sucked the life out of me. I won't go into all the details but it got so bad I checked myself into a hospital for depression in Aug 2020. I'm trying to find a new job now.

[@FANTAVISION]

Good lucky my friend!

[@Melissakamper]

I work in seasonal fulfillment for Macy’s where I help pack online orders and customers aren’t allowed back where we pack everything and the only time you even see customers is when you go on your lunch break because the employee lounge is on the second floor and the packing room is in the basement it’s pretty chill

[@jessicah3450]

I can second this! I was a sales associate at Macy's, and as an introvert, my favorite part was being able to work from the stockroom doing online orders. It's mainly busiest during Christmas. I could tune out customers, I just went around the store and grabbed things from my list off the shelf, then the backroom processes it for shipment. Merchandising there is good too, you set up signs and make displays look pretty, most of it's done before the store opens. The downside is the pay. In sales, I got a % commission, I don't think the people off the salesfloor get that. So $9/hour 😅

[@bjufps]

I have the privilege of doing overnight stock in a store that closes an hour into my shift, so I get to avoid 95% of the bulls**t. If you're a late nighter I would definitely recommend.

[@megacide84]

Private security guard job. Especially if you are on a locked down, overnight site with good Wi-Fi. No supervisor and only a skeleton crew you barely interact with. Other than walking the occasional round. It's mostly sitting at a post and slacking off. I've been doing this for almost 20 years. I love my job.

[@mscottielowery]

Probably the best thumbnail I've ever seen.

[@cincyfan987]

I've been a school custodian for the last 14 years. Super easy job, work at your own pace, no boss standing over your shoulder, good pay/benefits, guarenteed 40 hours, holiday pay, paid sick leave, no customer service at all, work days or nights, the list goes on and on. If not a school, be a custodian somewhere else. I wouldnt reccommend hotels though.

[@jessicah3450]

Do you have to clean up nightmare messes the kids leave you though? I remember one time I vomited at school and I felt so bad when Miss Rosie had to clean it up. I have worked in retail a long time though and also dealt with many messes (customers like to pee in fitting rooms, who knew), so maybe it's not so bad.

[@anintellectualneanderthal2465]

My dad used to have a landscaper business it was nice while it lasted, but there was a lot of competition and it finally killed the business. Working for a landscaper for your first job can be really nice if you dont mind physical labor.

[@skepticalgenious]

From fast food to restaurants to clothing and now grocery store's. The customers act like your lesser then human. It is pretty bad and drives me insane.

[@rickylonghaul682]

Drive a truck. I average $800-$1000 a week, hitting about $500 on my lowest week and $1800 on my best week. I also have full benefits. Not to brag, I just know money talks, so I wanted to open with that. I'm 26 and dropped out of college...3 times. I love my job. I go out on the road at the beginning of the week and come back for the weekend, usually driving 5 or 6 days a week and then most of the time getting 2 days off (in a row) before hitting the road again. Legally, I am required to take a 10 hour break between shifts, and get at least a 30 minute break in every 8 hour period. There's a computer on the truck that keeps up with all of this time, so it can't be cheated and I get EVERY break I'm owed without question. This is a legal requirement that carries a heavy penalty for both me and my company if I try to violate it. I never have to interact with anyone. I mean when I stop to take a break I may say hi to someone in a truck stop, and any time I deliver a load (which is usually about once a day) I'll have to talk to the person at the desk so they can tell me where to put the trailer and whatnot, but that's it. I don't even see my manager. I met him once, and beyond that, we just communicate via the truck's computer and sometimes on the phone. So no one's ever breathing down my neck either. Basically, as long as I can make every load on time, I don't have to talk to anyone at all. All my load assignments come over the computer. If I'm ever too tired to drive or the weather is too dangerous, all I have to do is communicate that in message form over the computer and legally there's nothing they can do about it. I work for a good company anyway, so they don't question me on these kinds of things. Trucks are surprisingly difficult to handle and backing up a trailer is basically a fucking art form, but once you get good at all of it and get in your groove, it's usually a pretty easy job. The only people I've ever met that didn't like truck driving were people that were either bad at it, or they needed to be home more often. Fanta, you live in Arizona, right? I've been there. I've been everywhere, thanks to this job. You can live anywhere and do this job, as well. First company I worked for was a company in Salt Lake City, Utah... And I live in Tennessee. If you want to eliminate your home bills altogether, you can...you can straight-up live in your truck and save all that money. I don't recommend that, but you can. It's nice to have somewhere to retreat to after work, but you do you. Also, it's a myth that automation is just going to drive truckers out of their jobs. It's not backed by any actual facts. The industry is actually short like 50,000 drivers right now and that number is supposed to double within the next couple of years. If automation ever replaces actual drivers, I seriously bet I will be retired before that ever happens. This is a subject I'm happy to explain more in depth or debate anyone on who's interested. With the shortage, it's a driver's market as far as getting jobs is concerned. Companies will trip all over themselves to hire anyone with a CDL as long as you have a good record. Drive a truck.

[@lulshorty1894]

That’s some good information although I’m not interested ik someone who is

[@alexdejesus7933]

Retail 10 years with full-time for the last 2 years. I work our 4 areas as well as cashier and backroom for $11.71 per hour. I'm currently working 12 hours the next 2 weeks while the manger hires seasonal workers. Qualified to be a coordinator, but was told I need better people skills for being "too direct"

[@kychu2674]

I work at Macy's right now, and I've got a couple of ideas for getting out of retail forever, (hopefully). One of the major ones though is fixing broken consoles/games off of ebay, and selling them for a little less than market value. If I do this on a consistent basis, and I play my cards right, that business will get me by, and I don't have to worry about the negatives of retail.

[@poisonedfrosting]

Did it work?

[@davidfc7136]

I work at a Costco optical laboratory as a lab assistant and I love it. My coworkers and supervisors are pretty cool and I don't have to deal with the general public, it's great.

[@sylmanyeki9323]

I had a coworker that would read negative yelp reviews for Walmart and Target just to cheer himself up

[@MrAskmannen]

Ive been doing janitorial work for quite a while. It's pretty hard physical work at times, but you get to work by yourself and people often appreciate the cleaning. It often pays a little bit better than retail as well.

[@hurilux41]

“Hello everyone, Fantavision is here and TODAY...” Best and very original line of this cool Walmart guy!

[@FANTAVISION]

This is somewhat misquoted and sounds incredibly sarcastic lol

[@hurilux41]

FANTAVISION really? I thought I heard you correctly? I’m a hearing impaired fan of yours...

[@kreykelly]

@@hurilux41 It goes like this "Hello everyone, Fanta here. You're watching Fantavision, and today..."

[@hurilux41]

Trey Kelly Thank you so much! It is truly appreciated!!

[@ilovekitkat7857]

THISSSSSSS...IS FANTAVISION

[@MoistCrumpet]

I work as a mail sorter. Sure, it can be very repetitive work, but we don’t have to deal with any customers at all and all the staff there are pretty chill. My company hires people with little to no experience.

[@skyleranable4726]

Also I used to work as a level 3 security officer and one of my contacts was an overnight 16 hour job at a pier 21 warehouse. This was right before Fallout 4 came out. I just carried my rig up there and played The Witcher 3 then Fallout 4 for hoooooouuuuurs on the clock. Never even had to shoot anyone.

[@cronicjointpain1]

Wow another asshole not doing his job. I'm sure you kept those places really safe with your video games. I'm not a buzzkill but that's a serious job to be slacking off on. People's lives and property are at stake and you just play games the whole time? That's fucked

[@skyleranable4726]

@@cronicjointpain1 don't worry there was only one point of ingress and plenty of distance to drop a bloodied corpse if it makes you feel better. Now the contracts where I worked at various facilities that actually had traffic and multiple points of contact with incompetent partners who couldn't handle alterations or aim OC as the sprayed me instead were where I earned my pay. Not every contract requires the same level of intensity and many of them the entire point is for the company to be able to say they have a body there.

[@kennethjeffries5022]

Honestly I work in retail all year around if you work in the backroom part time building things, putting smaller things on the tanks. Its not half as bad as working out on the floor dealing with people .

[@wooferjr169]

I heard Loss Prevention is a good job too. Especially if you're just on the floor looking like a random customer all you literally have to do is walk around and do nothing! You pretty much get up close to customers that may look fishy but I heard that they really don't except you to do much but to see who may be shoplifting.

[@m1gu3l_r]

That's what I do, I just notify the managers of suspicious activity but im not expected to do anything about it.

[@kellyn666]

thanks for your content I work in retail and I've been binging this show I like to listen as I fall asleep. I hope you make some new episodes and revive this show.

[@RampagingHULK]

I work in a warehouse and its alright no direct contact with customers, and if you can afford the little bit of schooling truck driver is a good option

[@WarTitan888]

The Hotel front desk job is just as stressful as retail depending on the Hotel itself.

[@brewergamer]

Having worked in a pharmacy before I can tell you that prescription customers are the WORST customers there are, they are basically legal drug addicts screaming for their narcotics and get mad when there are too many state regulations to where they can't have it right away. (Most states require a waiting period on narcotics, people got mad every day over that). And due to today's political climate everyone thinks they're entitled to free drugs, I've had a customer get mad and throw a fit and complain to corporate because they had a LITERAL 1 dollar co-pay, one dollar! They didn't want to pay the one dollar they wanted it free! On a CII Drug! And most of them were too stupid to understand that as a pharmacy we are NOT the insurance agency and we are NOT the government. You'd be amazed how many people thought that a retail pharmacy was a government ran place like a hospital and so many people thought that we were the insurance agencies too when we have zero control over any of that. If the insurance says hey your co-pay is 1 dollar, your co-pay is 1 dollar. As a pharmacy tech we have 0 control over what the insurance expects from you and what you have legally agreed upon paying for. I'd rather work as a cashier at a grocery store than in a pharmacy ever again.

[@jessicah3450]

I take expensive medications, but luckily I have good insurance, but I can imagine. Some of my pills cost $400+ without insurance. Then when they can't afford it, they take it out on the person in front of them- the pharmacy tech- not the insurance company. Being on the front lines with angry people-a job just as miserable as retail.

[@AlatOnDemand]

how about working at the hospitals pharmacy? i’ve heard that it’s better than retail pharmacy

[@kevinoneill4325]

As a hotel Manager in one of the top hotels in the USA, Front desk/hotel employee is NOT for everyone. If its a Holiday inn type, then ok its easy and not stressful. Once you get 4 star - luxury, its a very stressful job and not many people are able to make it past a year due to the stress.

[@jessicah3450]

The lower end hotel/motel workers have to deal with clients too who use drugs and live there because they got evicted. It can be dangerous.

[@zestrokeshehe]

Former hotel front desk agent here - it all sucks. On top of everything you have to stand 8 hours all day while checking people in and out. Different quality hotel = different level of problems but the role itself is the same

[@RAMRANCH-rn7uz]

I am security now and was a corrections officer for 2 years great job security the company Securitas sucks never work for them

[@bigpapisosa7097]

I worked at a hotel as a valet. Loved the job, but the concierge always get shit on by people that are "credit card rich" or they're actually rich and they think they're better than you. And yes. You need to be an attractive person (typically female) to have any sort of job security.

[@xixi3148]

1. Farmer 2. Construction worker 3. Window cleaner 4. Gardener 5. Railroad employee 6. Bus driver 7. Factory worker 8. Welder 9. Porter 10. Plumber 11. Painter (of houses, indoor, outdoor, specialized painting jobs) 12. Truck driver (delivery, long distance drives) 13. School teacher 14. Police officer 15. Zoo employee 16. Taxi driver 17. Aqua park employee 18. Swimming pool employee 19. Living alone in a cabin in the woods and hunting and cooking your own food 20. Video game designer

[@JWillMac51]

Great list! I was in security for a little while; all I can say is be careful who you work for. Some of the larger security companies will throw you around like the body you are to them since they're constantly stretched thin on employees. Also, at least in NH, there is a two month academy to become a corrections officer, so I'd recommend checking your state's hiring process if you're seriously considering that.

[@devinpeirce7152]

Thank goodness for automation , retail jobs will be obsolete

[@ThisIsPatRyan]

Jay Bee If my job gets taken over by automation plenty of people will most likely die

[@devinpeirce7152]

Jay Bee well only retail jobs and manual labor ones too

[@cmb9059]

@@ThisIsPatRyan That type of talk sounds like you only care for yourself. If they use automation for it's true potential years to come wether is 5, 10, 20, or 30 eventually atleast 75% of people would be out of jobs and it would completely ruin the economy because people wouldn't have money to buy anything so people wouldn't be able to earn anything lol. Really fucked up shit could happen

[@ThisIsPatRyan]

CB313 Lol if you want to trust a machine with your life go ahead. I know I rather have my life in the hands of actually talent and brains.

[@cmb9059]

@@ThisIsPatRyan I never said that..

[@TheAbsoluteZxero]

Here’s one I would add: Pool Service I worked at Starbucks and got a job doing pool service. I love it! M-F only, I get my own work truck, make MUCH more than minimum barely see my boss, I drive around, service my pool routes, start when I’m ready, finish when I’m done. It’s great. Has it’s bad things for sure, but they FAR out way any retail job

[@StarsOfRuin]

You really really dont want to be a pharmacist. Unless you work in private practices, or in a hospital, its the worst job in the medical field. You have to deal with angry people all day and are overworked and underpaid. I don't work in pharmacy anymore but I heard they're now starting new graduates at like 60k a year which is crazy considering they have a doctorate.

[@HackersSun]

Not for everyone, if you have a 55wpm typing speed, data entry Back office work It can be a mind numbing and it can be INCREDIBLY boring Its chill, not a physical job I liked it

[@HoundstoothBaby]

Got a job at a hotel once and its the same as my retail jobs. I had a guy threaten to kill me if i didn't give him a room, almost every week day rich biz guys would ask me to join them in their rooms... it was awful

[@MONEYPOWERRESPECT773]

I work as a pharmacy technician right now but I don't plan on being a pharmacist. My major is organizational leadership and I plan on using this to put on my resume as healthcare work experience to work in the medical business.

[@dxk65]

I'm a night watch at a small campus dorm. The dorm is all male and 99% of them don't cause any trouble. My night consists of watching cameras in a dorm full of sleeping students and occasionally letting in/out the late night student making a Walmart trip or whatever. My office also doesn't have cameras and since my work desktop has three monitors I normally bring a console with me and literally get paid to play video games all night. Granted I could find a higher paying job but for what it is and what I end up doing it's a good gig.

[@argosfe7445]

Friend sad same things about security guard. he got beaten on his second shift. It is still a risk even if it rarely happens. EDIT: The same sad thing happened to a friend who was a security guard. He got beaten on his second second shift. It is still a risk even if it rarely happens. (I have no idea what happened to the original comment either my phone was playing trick on me either I was having a stroke at the time lol)

[@jessicah3450]

The Loss Prevention people always seem so miserable everywhere I've worked.

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

actually night shift corrections officer in a prison is usually pretty chill , the inmates are on lock-down and are usually sleeping .

[@InnerRise]

I'm a male and I work in a dental office. Yes the dental field below Dentists is majority female but we do exist lol. Granted I'm one of 2 guys left in the office and the other.....as I said....is a dentist lol. Also........I was a Pharm Tech in highschool. And you definitely deal with customers. Your sole job isnt putting pills in a bottle. You're also ringing patients up for their medication.....and if their medicine isnt ready...or it wasnt filled because they messed up. If they have to WAIT AT ALL..... they are coming for you. They are as nasty if not nastier than retail customers . Seriously, I was stressed. I'd work in the clinic before open with the metal blinds down and as opening got close you could hear the customers outside gathering and getting ready. The moment before you raise the blind is the most religious moment of your life. You are praying to god, buddha and Morgan Freemen.

[@happysappygirl101]

If you're good with kids, day care worker is a possibility too! I am a supply educator for a daycare to avoid working retail while still in school. It also usually pays more than minimum wage 😊

[@IgnorancEnArrogance]

Guitar Center is considered retail, and I have met people that hate the job and don't see it any different than any other retail job, but I love it. Sure there are plenty of assholes, customers and employees, but when you genuinely have a passion for music, Guitar center is awesome. I can always deal with the corporate bullshit and customers because I just look around me and I am in paradise. I get to learn something new about music and tech every day and build connections with other musicians. Maybe the feeling will wear off, but I have been there for over a year and find it much more fulfilling than any other retail or food service job I've ever had. You are actually given some authority to negotiate with customers and your employers are generally understanding folk and they offer good insurance benefits for full timers. I also get to be more hands on and personal with customers instead of just standing at the register all day or pointing at things, and am not forced to stay in a certain department all day. I admit the way they calculate commission is a little underwhelming, but you are still mostly rewarded for your hard work.

[@mattcardarelli]

Did the novelty ever wear off after 3 years?!

[@seanbetts5786]

The Military is also a way to get a great career as well. Depending on what MOS you get, you get some decent bonuses and great benefits as well

[@mratl2k3]

It is also a good way to get college and credentials to get a different career as well as leads to pursue a career. Talking from experience myself.

[@TheSens_]

@@mratl2k3 to pursue another career if you don't die while doing it.

[@mratl2k3]

@@TheSens_ Are you speaking about those that go into a combat job?

[@beastlypear2594]

most security jobs i've seen list retail experience as something preferred so if you have previous retail experience it will help you

[@baddreams3850]

Loving the snap cut drink opening! It could be a good staple for the channel

[@jeffrielly]

night time security guard is a good one, break-ins and thefts happen so rarely because most people are not up at night, and thefts are actually more likely to happen in the daytime because it's easier to blend in, whereas at night you are going to stick out.

[@saltyparabolas9561]

Here's just a few maybe that can help. I know these are not options for people with certain restrictions or in certain areas, but JUST for getting out of retail's sake: -Local gov't or school job. Custodial/reception/bus dispatch/driver/meal prep. Not glamorous, but look specifically for schools and government. They usually pay a living wage. I interviewed for a Starbucks job that paid over 15 an hour, specifically because it was on a college campus. (this is decent pay for food/bev in Wisconsin). -Form processer for 3rd party benefits administration/data entry: worked this. It was a shitshow but I actually enjoyed it because it was so poorly run. So the standards were just to show up. Sat in a cubicle and tried to make sense of bad faxes and if I couldn't, I would reject it and someone else would have to deal with getting better papers. -Any type of entry-level hospital/clinic job. A simple one would be for backroom, transport, or tool sterilization. -Search the local area for research institutes and/or labs. They need people to process/maintain equipment and handle/process specimen. -Transport driver for medical supplies/for a small gig pharmacy. There are places that just deliver meds to people's homes. -Moving companies, especially in a college town. Look to see if tips are common. -Copper cable splicer and/or field technician - if it says specific electrical work experience is needed, ignore that part. Apply anyway and just do a couple read througha on ohm's law, spit out some terms, and a cable/telecom company MAY give you a shot. These guys are always needed (I work in a Network Operations Center). -Also please check for any local trades unions in your area. Even if you have zero experience, if they are hiring, give it a try. We are so depserately in need for tradespeople all over the country. There are absolutely exceptions where they will take you in if you show a passion for wanting to learn.

[@aTF2player]

Fanta, just so you know "Construction workers" ususally do have to deal with customers. ESPECIALLY if you're a remodeller, or you do anything to do with existing construction. And really, theres not always work to do, especially in fall/winter.

[@SoraluverEternity]

I did IT help desk for a while and that job is super simple and I didn't even go to school for it. You just help a few old folks find where the windows key is.

[@Superschemer34]

That’s sticky what I’m about to start doing. Quitting walmart for it lol😊

[@oceanprincess8886]

For me the coworkers and managers were even worse, cause you can't get away from them and sometimes they're just negative bitter people.. It just gets old to have everyone disrespecting you

[@satiivaindiica]

In construction if you go the union route depending on what state you live in you can make anywhere from $30-$50 a hour

[@trodg]

Currently studying computer science to hopefully become a software dev one day! My god I hate dealing with the general public.

[@Slaps10]

One thing about construction is it's alot of heavy work. And your out there almost all day😂 you come back home so tired you don't want to do anything else then sleep😂. Also if you do landscaping be ready to be picking up garbage all day. I honestly thought i was going to mulch or plant trees. Cut grass or bushes but noo almost every day they had me in picking garage all day 😂.

[@fishinapond943]

A janitor doesnt seem bad, yeah your cleaning all day but at least you dont have to talk to anyone

[@cronicjointpain1]

And you get to sneak off to the weed storage room to get free weed and you have a cool name like "thurgood" lol anybody catch the reference?

[@devinpeirce7152]

stan dehumanizing

[@Liz-wz8dh]

Working retail (or any really low wage job) for more than about 3 months can really damage you as a person. I wish this was discussed far more. We should be encouraging people to avoid those jobs.

[@xbellezax]

Will say, I did finish 7 Pokemon games at the country club

[@jessicalefebvre9683]

My dad was a corrections officer from the late 80s to the very early 90s for a few years and he said it was tough

[@Exoth3rm]

Thanks for this FANTA! I've been following you for a few years now - I can't believe I haven't seen this video yet! Funny enough, I love that beer you are drinking, and I am actually living in Bend, OR at the moment. Great informative video. :)

[@thomasrokos5433]

Yes and no for hotel. Been night auditor for Springhill Suites in Va for years. Because of am the third shift, I check late check-ins/balance paperwork/check out early leaving people. But, sometimes guests talk very condescending and look down on you. Many times they do not tell us what is wrong, then complain and ask for everything under the sun but never gave us a chance to fix whatever issues they had.

[@austinknox5217]

If you want an introvert's paradise but actually like helping people who need it, cart pusher isn't a half bad position. Keeps you in shape, you're outside pretty much all day, so that helps with maintaining a good mood. 99.99% of the people you help are super nice and appreciative. And best perk, if you're the only cart pusher on duty that day, you call the shots for your breaks and lunch.

[@austinknox5217]

It also helps that my managers are great and my coworkers are alright. Graduating college and going into the police academy soon.

[@LinoLizard]

Thanks for the video Fanta! Super informative :) I do pet-sitting on the side which is DEFINITELY much easier than babysitting. My friend's also a fitness/health coach and she makes decent money. There's also Customer Service Rep (Only good if you can deal w/phones all day) and nursery home work.

[@FANTAVISION]

I completely forgot about that! I used to do that too, and it was by far the best job.

[@LinoLizard]

@@FANTAVISION Thank you for noticing me senpai!

[@hissnakeissolid2827]

I worked at a Jimmy John's for 2 years. I hated my job so much I got a 1 dollar raise overall over those 2 years. Hours were very inconsistent but the part I could not stand was the downtime. In our downtime, basically if you got finished with all of the days tasks early youd get in trouble for standing around, or youd be told to do tomorrow's tasks so youd basically get punished. I just started working at Valvoline and I love my job, during any downtime we're free to do whatever we want as long as the store is relatively clean.

[@michaelmachung7233]

As far as cruelty is concerned, the Harbor Freight Tool store I worked for is the worst: The managers stole money from the registers and blamed the workers for it, they practiced favoritism, they fought with the customers, they denied breaks and lunches to the employees, they threatened employees, they shouted at workers, they allowed a worker to breast feed her baby in the back work room, they refused to give raises etc. A union is definitely needed obviously.

[@GamingSymphonies]

Amazon driver here: Do not, I repeat, do NOT be a driver for Amazon. I have no idea where Eric got his position, but it's the literal opposite of what I do. I'm at the warehouse by 6 a.m. and sometimes don't leave with my route until 7:15. All routes are "10 hours long". Unless you get a flat, get stuck, lock yourself out of your van, of anything else. It's going to now push your route towards 12 or 13 hours. You have to buy your own chargers for the phones they give you because the battery is horrible. There's no finishing early and getting paid the rest of the day. If you finish early, they make you take more deliveries. Oh, and there's no bathrooms, so get used to pissing in bottles. Honestly, I'd rather be cleaning toilets than continue doing this job.

[@DumbDesign]

Im thinking it depends on the company that hires you. There are different third party companies that deliver for Amazon.

[@Myth_or_Mystery76]

I’ve heard about that

[@tomokokuroki3356]

That sounds like fedex drivers too

[@ChronikCarlos]

I do security and it's a great gig. I get to watch all your vids lol

[@hurilux41]

I’m listening to this video while cleaning the kitchen. No moment of boredom at all!

[@kilroywashere9343]

As a freshman in high school who was worried about a first job whenever I can start driving alone (because my dad wants me to get a job whenever I can start driving alone ie whenever I get my full license) this was super helpful and very informative

[@temporalce1684]

Any STEM career is a fast lane out of retail.

[@LonesomeKrow]

As someone who can’t sleep at a normal time, I would enjoy night shift/night guard. And if it turns out it’s not for me, that’s ok. I’m gettin tired of being a cashier/CSA. Only 7 months in and I’m ready to clock out both physically and mentally.

[@wheelfan100]

Avoid the aviation industry if you can. if you wanna be a aircraft mechanic the liability is similar to someone in the medical field (surgeon,cardiologist) ie in the aviation if you leave a single tool on site ie on the taxiway your career is over for good.($50,000 in education gone down the drain) if you mess up you be doing triple time in jail since all your charges will be federal. someone in jail once said i want to do local not federal crimes. so you can see messing up is not an option and the work you did hunts you down the road until you die, the plane gets retired or someone else changes that part.(companies come and go but your signature lasts a lifetime) you also spend as much a 2 hours getting to your site imagine getting to the front desk of an office building at 7:00am and go through a maze that takes two hours to complete with security checkpoints to get to your cubicle. also say you get hired today you will in some horror scenarios wait 2 months before you can even start since you have to get a security badge to make sure you are not going to blow stuff up/do stupid stuff this SIDA Badge process can be worse than the DMV since you have to do it every time you switch jobs that time waiting for that access to work is unpaid time you dont get paid back. it took me 3 months from the day i applied to get my badge as a cabin cleaner. also going to aviation mechanic school is like studying physics or engineering IT IS HARD AF you will have to kill yourself studying and if you like to have a life well you can kiss that goodbye. you have to Jesus waking on water at the time of study even get a chance of passing the class. i struggled through aviation school before i found out this wasn't for me. you also will working overnights and ALL HOLIDAYS forever also you wont enjoy the summer/holiday season since you will be busy as hell. to quote a aviation mechanic "This is not a 9-5 job, it’s a 24x7 operation with the majority of your career spent working nights AND weekends in every possible combination of weather!" this isn't worth a free first class flight once a year and $50 an hour top pay and $20-$25 bottom/staring pay

[@dsmbilly3690]

Government jobs will require at least a GED in most places but pay entry level workers great wages and usually have insane benefits. The college I worked for started custodians at 18.50 an hour, offered free education to you and your family, and had amazing dental/vision/health insurance which when maxed out cost $44 a month and would extend to 5 dependants at that same $44 a month total. Let's say I got cancer, the cancer insurance kicks in and I don't pay a dime. Heart attack? Nothing except MAYBE a $500 fee. Good dental is $1500 a year usually with a high copay. Mine was 4k a year with no copay for 53 cents a month. I had my wisdom teeth paid for 100% and didn't have to pay a dime. Medications, 100% covered. I want a box a bandaids I go into the doctors office, pick it up and insurance covers it. You got a 10,000 a month prescription? Free. Need glasses? Two eye exams a year and two frames. The only downside is it only covers 400 for frames but all coatings are free. The best part is that insurance is shit compared to my current insurance working for a different government agency.

[@Porygon]

DSM Billy are college jobs considered government jobs if it’s a state university?

[@dsmbilly3690]

@@Porygon Nope, but community colleges yes.

[@RustyShacklefardd]

I did construction and I can tell you it’s pretty chill. I basically got paid to go to Florida and go fishing off work. I painted a nursing home, which was pretty god damn mind numbing, but I no customers. I got paid $12 an hour which is eh, but I did it for the experience. I did construction work at another job and mostly just renovating shit. But I definitely recommend painting over dealing with other stupid shit like dry wall and tile

[@itsandyme9192]

I've done about 12 years in retail, and I am beyond fed up with dealing with lazy and stupid people. Before retail I trained as a bricklayer, and worked with one company before the 2008 crash. I enjoyed working in all kinds of weather, and I liked the physical aspect of it. I didn't do much bricklaying, but I did lay flags and erect fencing for out clients. Not many firms were looking for new tradesmen during the crisis, so I had on and off employment working in factories. Working with employment agencies meant that I wasn't guaranteed stable hours and I was often turned away due to over staffing. I then went into retail.

[@clangvictiongaming1883]

Trust me when I say this, you do not want to work at a hotel, you're better off in retail, you haven't seen true entitlement until you've worked in one.

[@animeist72]

Legit might consider pursuing several of these options. Thanks!

[@FANTAVISION]

Happy to help!

[@brock1120]

get a job in a trade! no regrets

[@Coophack6584]

Suck at trade but friends make bank

[@saltyparabolas9561]

Yep. Local unions here will potentially hire newbies and give on-the-job training. Applying for apprenticeships for money AND learning is yet another option if you wanna get into a trade. We desperately need people in trades now. If possible, avoid tech/specifically software engineering, because the market is getting bloated now.

[@brock1120]

Salty Parabolas exactly. there’s not enough young guys replacing the old guys

[@skyeevl7656]

can you please guide me how to get a job in a trade? what type of job is it? is it stock market?

[@skyeevl7656]

@@saltyparabolas9561 can you please guide me how to get a job in a trade please. I reside in New York

[@mistrfusion5080]

Keep in mind I applied to 70 contruction places and been ghosted by 10 places so damn hard to get a job

[@ThoosieJP]

My favorite job that i loved was being a ski instructor for young kids 3-5, We had a small corral and a bigger bunny hill. I would usually be sent up to the bigger bunny hill and it was so much fun because you get to ski and teach other people! I got good wage too and also got tips. Sometimes you wouldnt even see the parents till the end,and if they where around you just had fun and be goofy. I really want to work with young kids again or teenagers,it was so much fun and there so innocent. The say the most random stuff,and they usually make your day unless if the parent is being a pain in the ass. The thing I didnt like was you got payed by lesson not hour. There was only 1 day where I got only 1 lesson and I fought for more. They put me on hourly because they where afraid that i was gonna leave,for another hill that opened up called Big Snow

[@B3n1sg0d]

A lot of custodial jobs start around 20+ an hour where I'm from

[@That-Wanderer]

I've thought about driving UPS, Amazon, or even just the the post office, my concern is mostly the weather. I have also thought about being a C.O. but I dont think my fiance would like me doing that

[@arthurkerber6520]

Apartment maintenance there's always openings and they make 13 to $20 an hour or more depending where you work at

[@gregorycomunale1550]

I agree totally, retail hell is not good for ones mental health, I have worked in retail for a long time and I'm done. And I do not know what to do, the public is insane, it was fun in the early years, people were getting more crazy even before the pandemic, like dogs barking before the earthquake. I had drunk mother, and daughter Karen's berating me, one guy hitting on me showing his privates on his phone, and he said he will come after me if I told anyone, one lady yelled at me for yawning, also a lady took a💩 in dressing room, in our dept. Store which rhymes with lacy. So now we called the mall Tysons diarrhea 2. In McLean, va a high end mall in urban he'll outside of wash dc. The amount of entitlement in this area is out of hand, people here are crazy and, rude. I now have ptsd, anxiety thank you for letting me vent. 🤪🤣

[@KINGDUDE74]

Concert secruity is fun. Well for me it was. I did it here in the Los Angeles area in 1996-2002. I won't recommend it if you're a small body person like yourself Fanta or a female. Most likely the females are put at the front gates checking bags and pat downs. And small guys are checking tickets. This is one job us big guys get the good spots. I worked metal concerts pop concerts and boring concerts. Metal was the best though. Not just because its my kind of music. Your day at work is more active. From breaking up fights, getting into fights and putting out bon fires in the lawn areas of the venue. The company I worked for also did conventions. Including E3. In a way its a free way into E3 and you're getting paid to be there. Down side of working that kind of secruity is that you are on your feet for a very long time. Especially conventions and concert festivals. Most times you're working 12-14 hour days.

[@aquaticasmr184]

I worked in retail used that experience to become a car salesman. I'm not rich but happy

[@victorbarrera9993]

Hey Fanta, you should discuss why the Walmart protection plan sucks because a lot of people surprisingly buy it & tell your experience about them if you had bought a warranty on anything lol

[@jamesslaterly8670]

Patient Transport at a Hospital Qualifications are minimal. --They pay around $12-$15/hr Full-time or Part-Time (your choice). --They don't ever cut payroll or hours like in retail and give unlimited overtime --Full Incredible Benefits --Unlike Retail you're dealing with better behaved people (patients receiving care are nicer than customers) --You're also dealing with more professional people like Dr., Nurses, etc. instead of your typical inexperienced retail managers (low levels of critical thinking and leadership skills) and employees. --Only downside I can think of is that you have to take dead bodies to the morgue. There is some upward mobility as well as most Patient Transporters move on to become Technicians for the various departments in the hospital like Radiology. Also working in a Hospital looks way better on your Resume than working at some retail store

[@jessicah3450]

I've worked in retail or customer service since I was 16 and now that I'm 35, I have arthritis and bone spurs from the the long hours on my feet and repetitive motions. Plus lifting things when you're in a hurry. I'm too young to be falling apart this much. Hotels aren't much different from retail, think of the drunks and demanding people, it's the same kind of job to be honest. Front desk has to put up with angry people all day. Bank tellers, I had a bit more respect doing that, but the pay keeps going down and down. Your customers do treat you a bit nicer though when you are in charge of their money.

[@Im2frxsty]

Join a trade it’s where the money is

[@EdgedShadow]

Sleep Tech, if you don't mind night shifts. Spend 2ish hours with patients in the evening putting them to bed, 1ish hour in the morning getting them up and out, relax for the other 9 and watch youtube, like I'm currently doing. I even bring my laptop to play games on and everyone is ok with it.