advice...

it's been a minute since i've done this advice bit. i get e-mails from people all the time looking for work and wanting advice. it's not a big deal...i offer them MY advice. what does that mean? well...it is what it is and i have no idea...ha! i got an e-mail last night so i've decided to post up my response...well, not all of it...

the best advice i can give you is to not be a messenger. no one is really hiring at the moment. i got all kinds of heads coming my way trying to get a job but i haven't been able to help anyone out. i know you'll need a job but maybe there's something else you can do? that way you concentrate on school. being a messenger takes alot of work...physically and mentally. to try and concentrate on school and work can be very tiring and frustrating.

i noticed you said you have experience being a messenger so everything i just said will probably be ignored and you'll want to do it anyway. if you are...well, not sure what companies are hiring. you can always go to standard courier. there's alot of fees you have to pay to work for them but they are usually always hiring. you can check with u.s. messenger...again, i don't know if they are hiring but they usually are? chicago messenger service might be hiring...they're a huge company. again, they have alot of fees and uniforms to deal with. i would say to try and get a job at dynamex, velocity, on time, apex(hourly), advance messenger service, and so on...but, like i said, i don't think anyone is hiring. all i could do is wish you luck. open up a yellow pages and look up the companies i've mentioned. i wouldn't call them...i would just head to those addresses to see if they're hiring. a good tip...companies will keep applications but if you show up and apply and they're looking for people...your app usually jumps straight to the top. messengers are a dime a dozen and managers have short term memory. meaning...if companies usually hold apps for an extended period of time it doesn't mean you'll get the job if you filled it out 3 months ago as opposed to someone who just walks in. someone might walk in and apply and get hired on the spot...managers have a tendency to forget about cats who put in an app 3 months ago. just cause they didn't hire you this month doesn't mean they won't next month...if that makes any sense.

anyway...good luck with whatever you decide. welcome to my city. if you do get a job as a messenger...we got good people out there. it's not the greatest job but it has some of the greatest people...peace.

honestly kids...work is slowly picking up but it's not the same. work is still slow and companies are simply not hiring. this job can be fun and, Lord knows, i romanticize the sh*t out of this job from time to time but...it's not all sunshine and roses. while this job can be great at times...well, sometimes it karate chops you in the throat and you begin to wonder why you do it. good luck to all who try their hand in this industry...peace.