Hey there, trying to get to UTAH! (job)

[MSchasch]

So anyway my names Mike and I'm 24. I've lived in Southern Cali all my life and have been canyoneering for a year and a half with about 50 technical canyon descents so far. Started off mountaineering and rock climbing which I've been doing for around 5 years. Anyway, all arrows point to Utah, the canyoneering capitol, have only made a few visits. I had a job lined up and was ready to move to St. George in January. Guess what! Due to economic reasons.....you know the story. So here I am, looking for a job and a place to live. If anybody has any leads, preferably for the southwestern part of the state I'd be much obliged.

Heres some photos I've taken over the years. (2008 is probably most interesting). http://www.flickr.com/photos/mschasch/

Ok thats it for now, thanks for reading!

[Sombeech]

Welcome to bogley, Mike. :cool2:

[DiscGo]

What's up Mike. What kind of work do you do?

[MSchasch]

Hey there.

Well for the past couple years I worked at an outdoor science/adventure camp, but besides teach I did everything while working there including reservation handling and ropes course maintenance. The two years before that I was working retail at a sports store. Sorry I forgot to mention those things.

[JP]

Howdy and Welcome Mike :wavey:

[RugerShooter]

Welcome, and good luck on finding work.

[KapitanSparrow]

Welcome and good luck with your move.

[R]

Welcome! :nod:

[accadacca]

Welcome to bogley! If you were coming to Utah I would say apply at REI.

[trackrunner]

Welcome to bogley! If you were coming to Utah I would say apply at REI. :nono:

Or, our own BO is building a new store in St. George.

[accadacca]

Welcome to bogley! If you were coming to Northern Utah I would say apply at REI. :nono:

Or, our own BO is building a new store in St. George.
Whoops. I forgot one part when I typed that.

[trackrunner]

Welcome to bogley! If you were coming to Northern Utah I would say apply at REI. :nono:

Or, our own BO is building a new store in St. George.
Whoops. I forgot one part when I typed that.

He wrote about a job that fell through in St. George.

MSchasch, so 50 Technical canyons in 1.5 years?

I hate you :bird:

j/k I wish I could have that many canyons

[MSchasch]

Thanks everyone for the replies.

BO? Some kind of outdoor shop?

Yes trackrunner I try to get out often, if not very often.

Forgot to mention my fave Utah spot. Robbers Roost! Zion is a close second so far.

[accadacca]

BO? Some kind of outdoor shop?

Here ya go, read this: http://www.bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=151468#151468

[DiscGo]

BO? Some kind of outdoor shop?


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[Deathcricket]

Yo yo Yo! Welcome to the site broski.

I went through this same thing and have the job market out here pinned. I'm of the opinion that a job is just a job until you find a career. And you did say "job" not career right? Keep in mind I don't know you and what your salary req's are so this would be general advice ok? Hehehe

So my first place I would look is Blue Bunny (bluebunny.com). All the way at the end of S river rd. It's a factory job and boring as F. But it pays decent, starting wage is $12/hr first day. But turnover there is so high that the $15/hr and $20hr jobs come within 3-5 months. At least when I was there a couple years ago. But here is the best part, they hire 2-4 people every single day! Be aware that the long lasting employees will be betting how long ya last. Most people quit the first day.

Jobs range from "standing there watching ice cream on a conveyor belt" and trying to stay awake. To the vastly different "watching the level of caramel" in a 100 gallon tub and filling as needed, to "watching ice cream come out of a nozzle" and pushing a button when it gets stuck on average once every 2 hours. There are a lot of others but they all involve standing there watching something do something and not falling asleep. They'll put you on the night shift until a harder day shift spot opens. 4pm-4am. But like I said, they hire 2-4 people a day. If you walk in to apply and can speak reasonably good english they will hire you.

My 2nd job advice is IMO the best job in STG. allconnect.com I friggin loved that job. Starting pay is only like $9/hr for your "try out period" they have some tests you must pass and benchmarks you must make. The class they put you through is 2-3 weeks and pretty intense. So for that time it sucks paywise. At the end of the class, you either pass and they put you on the floor, or you fail and they fire you. Once you get on the floor you make $10 an hour, big whoop right? Oh but this is a sales job my friend, and probably the easiest sales job ever. They have all kinds of other bonuses, and are very good at tracking your stats. But I would say average wage is $20-23/ hr with commissions. And top agents pull in about 80-100k yr. Did I say they give good bonuses too? That was my favorite part of the job. For example, every quarter, the top ten employees (and spouse/friend) fly to Hawaii (or similar) for an all expense paid trip. Stuff like that rocks! It's hard to get in, but they do have one training class a month and the class holds about 15-20 people. So not impossible. I got in on my first try, but the company was still pretty new and not known as "the best company in STG to work for" so demand was low. I think now it's probably a littel harder than when I started.

So this is what I would do. Apply at Blue Bunny, work there a couple days and make sure you can handle the mind numblingly boring work. Then just keep your eyes open for an upgrade. If you're the kind of guy who needs to be happy at his job, this might not work for you. For me it was worth it to have fun on the weekends.

I just moved out here with no job. I have a bit of an ego problem and think I can get a job anywhere. Moving out here changed my ego a lot. Working in computers, I wasn't able to find a job in the 6 months buffer I gave myself and had to find "other" work. But a paycheck is a paycheck, and it all worked out. I eventually landed a really really good job (Oracle consultant) and will be here the rest of my life assuming I can hack it. I'm glad I made the plunge, it took me down a notch. Working a year making ice cream with people who barely speak english made me a better person. At least I hope so.

Good luck!

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