[nabs-l] Some Job Questions...

[Joe]

I don't know that going to school is always the best method of turning one's
life around, not with tuition being what it is these days. If there's a good
plan in place to maximize what you get out of a degree or certificate
program or whatever, by all means go back, but otherwise I think the
original poster should explore this possibility of working at one of these
two food establishments. I'd call ahead, ask for a time to come out and meet
the manager and see what could be worked out. We won't break the
discrimination barrier of entry level jobs if we naturally shy away from
them. I'm all for placing more blind people in skilled roles. Yet, not
everyone will want that option, and perhaps another way to think about it is
that one could work at an entry level job to partially help pay for tuition.
I worked full-time through grad school, not the most recommended idea, but
it helped teach me a lot about time management and prioritizing.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Germano
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 9:11 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Some Job Questions...

In my opinion, not knowing your financial state, going to school would be a
better first place to turn your life around. Unskilled jobs are the most
visual and although many can probably be done they will be a lot harder to
make accessible than skilled/professional job. School can mean just a
training program, certificate, degree...You would probably be able to get
financial aid and or rehab to cover it.

I personally feel that there is more discrimination in entry level jobs vs
skilled positions.

just my 2 cents

good luck


On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone:
>
> I am considering applying for some jobs and had a few questions.
> Antians Pretzels (a pretzel place in the mall) is looking for "crew 
> members." I have been told this means someone to make the pretzels and 
> serve them to the customers, and someone to likely run the register 
> and take the pretzel orders.
> There is a restaurant called Panara Bread (a popular sandwich chain) 
> opening soon in my area and they are hiring for all positions.
> I am considering applying at these places.
> Is there any way a blind person can run a cash register?
> Is there actually anything I could do at these places as a blind 
> person or will they immediately look at my blindness and turn me away?
> I won't go into full details on a listserve, but I am trying to turn 
> my life around and one of the ways I thought I could do this was to 
> find a simple job that would give me confidence, something to do, and 
> to show me that I can in fact work.
> I'll admit, this is my first time applying for a job. If I apply, and 
> they ask me to come in for an interview, and they say something like 
> "So, what can you do?" if I'm not sure myself what I can do how do I 
> respond?
> In the past I've just made the excuse that because of my blindness 
> there is nothing I could do when looking for jobs and just given up 
> but if I want to turn things around I have to do something and 
> applying for jobs is one of the things I can think of to do.
> Thanks,
> Kerri
>
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