Learning useful lifetime skills

Having a job, even if for a little while can be very helpful for you in the future. The skills you learn at one job can most certainty be helpful for you in your next job, but it can also help you with every day tasks as well.

I've actually become better and more knowledgeable at certain things because of jobs I previously had and the one I have now.

Working in a mail room for 4 months allowed me to understand mail more, and how to enclose documents in them correctly. One thing about the mail room, is that we didn't lick the envelopes, we taped them. Since then I do not lick the envelopes but put tape over them, it's a much more sanitary way that also doesn't make you run out of spit or have that nasty taste in your mouth.
Although not related, but working in the mail room... I had a 2 and a half hour bus ride. When I worked here, I really started to pay attention to the bus schedule and where I was, the towns... the routes, roads... I really started to figure out where everything was and what their names were.

Working as a part of a maintenance crew for one week actually allowed me to understand the maintenance part of the world better, I learned more about how to clean things the correct way, or at least by business standards.
An interesting tip for picking up garbage without gloves is to just take a bag, pick the garbage up with the bag and then turn the bag inside out.

Working in an office for a year allowed me to better my office skills, I learned how to use a copy machine, fax documents, scan documents, better my skills in microsoft office and I learned how to use excel.
I also answered phones, which allowed me to be more professional on the phone and allow for an easy phone introduction for any company.
"Hello "Insert company name", how can I help you?"

Working in retail has been a great experience thus far, I have increased my customer service skills. "Hello how are you" and "Have a nice day" is something I seem to do anywhere now.
Since I'm on the cash register, I'm also becoming more of a problem solver, I'm starting to handle money better than I used to and figuring tactical ways to break up the money for the right amount.

Let's work as a Mailroom Clerk

My second job was years later and a voluntary job as well, the commute was terrible as the bus ride was 2 and a half hours long!
The job however was fun, it wasn't something hard or strenuous.
This mail room worked with sending mortgages to people, some were small, some were huge. We would sort them out, as some of the mortgages all went to one address in other states. The mortgages would all be tied by rubber bands and we would have to flip through them to see where the pages for a different recipient would end and start, afterwards we would staple all of the pages per  person together. The next step was folding the pages together to fit either the small envelopes, big envelopes or manilla envelopes... it wasn't difficult, but it was definitely something that took a bit of practice to understand and get it correctly; everyone had their own style. We also had to put these little bookmark like flyers in the envelopes, this way the people would know where it came from.
When documents were all going to the same place, we would start a big mailing box to send off to the companies that the address was going to.
It was very repetitive, but I liked it and I got used to it. I met lot's of great people, as people would get terminated or leave quickly... I met about 15 people in a 4 month radius. When I started, I was one of 6 people. When I was let go, there was only one of the remaining 6 of us that were still there. Two people were fired, one had to go because he had to take care of his children and the other one... well he just vanished. After someone would leave, we would have someone new in. It was a very interesting experience to meet so many people, I only regret meeting one of them later on who was a big creeper! Apparently he was terminated when I was, I kind of felt like I sacrificed myself to get rid of that creep!
The cafe was really big because it was a giant government building with so many different departments, It was also the place where I would go to stare at this guy I liked, I never talked to him though.... I just made sure to go to the cafe at the right hour and stare at him while eating... I'm not a stalker... really! XD
The only weird thing about the building is that it made me have to go to the bathroom, I went to the bathroom everytime I was there, I wasn't the only one either. Once I left, I never had to go to the bathroom while I was at work (Occasionally of course, but never frequent like this was)

It was a fun job that I will never forget.

I give this kind of job a 7/10

Interview #2: Did someone order a mailman.. or was that just me?

My second interview was actually a not for profit job, where I didn't get paid a cent! But the experience was memorable and I'll never forget being there...
I also did look for paying jobs while I was there.
I had this interview on May 17th of 2011.

I actually had to take two buses, which took a total of 2 and a half hours to get to! I had to get up at 6 am just to get there at 9 am.
Although, in the long run. This job actually helped me understand the area, I learned about numerous towns as well as how to get to certain places.
When I actually got to the place for the interview, I was actually really afraid. As I have a fear of getting lost, and this place was HUGE! Plus, I didn't know exactly where I was going. Fortunately, there was a woman who got off the bus with me that knew where I was supposed to go.
When I got to the right room, I actually had a nice experience. The supervisor was very nice and welcoming, and I didn't really have to say anything. Not for profit jobs tend to be easier to get, they'll take you as long as you aren't crazy (in a bad way), or on drugs, alcohol etc... As long as you're level headed and not a psycho.

I worked at the mail room for 4 months, I was let go for unknown reason. But the last day I was there, we all had completed the work. There was literally no work left! So, since then... I've told people I was let go due to lack of work. Even though I truthfully do not know why they let me go.

Although it was a short time being there, I learned a whole lot about nearby area's, I learned about how having a job was, I made friends, I learned that there are lot's of attractive people in giant government buildings :3 and most importantly... I bought a kind of iced tea at their cafe that was so awful... that I can't drink iced tea anymore, or it reminds me of that nasty stuff.. :(

Lesson Learned: It made me understand the workforce, I understood more how having a job was.