Jo-Anne's help? (dress code)
Kendy
there. Before I get my hopes up what are some things that you have
gotten away with?
I am also sending my resume into a job I saw that said 'looking for
college art majors"....now we will see what this is.
I really need a job. I am going looney. I just want a weekend job while
I go to school. Or something with hours I can manage. It is very
depressing not working.
-Kendy
Amanda
"Kendy" <monkeys...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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I am sorry I don't really have any useful info about Jo-Anne's because I
have never worked there. But, I do know that I see people at my local store
with funky hair...but they all wear the standard kahki (sp?) bottoms and
white top. I am also searching for a job that I can juggle along with school
(it is totally depresing to not work). I was just curios because you said
you are an art major....does that mean fashion design or what? I was just
interested because I am thinking of changing my major to art history...but I
have never known anyone with a degree in art history and I was wondering how
useful it would be.
Sorry to be OT....Amanda >^..^<
Courtney
says...
> you are an art major....does that mean fashion design or what? I was just
> interested because I am thinking of changing my major to art history...but I
> have never known anyone with a degree in art history and I was wondering how
> useful it would be.
The only people I know with an art history major have gotten their
masters in something like comp sci or business. One of our friends with
an art history degree worked at a large gallery here until she became
quite sick - some sort of allergy due to the materials used to restore
the works, which she was around all day because they were all held
together in a small basement along with all of the offices that the
public didn't see. (I believe that she also had her masters in AH - most
places like that won't hire someone with only a bachelors degree)
If it's what you like, go for it. I changed my major from computer
information systems (more like comp sci at my university - I was *not*
into programming) to english - an utter worthless degree on it's own,
for the most part, but I do intend to go back for my masters and phd and
teach at the college level.
Just be prepared to either work in a completely different field or to
get those higher degrees to do anything remotely similar to your major.
Courtney
alison
>Before I get my hopes up what are some things that you have
>gotten away with?
I've been there for almost two years. You have to wear a white collared shirt
and khaki bottoms, plus the apron. You can get away without the apron if you
purchase a Joann logo shirt (which come in white, teal, pink, and maybe purple
- but I can't remember if they stopped purple). Closed toe shoes, but that's
common sense. I wear my docs.
I have had a few different colors of braided extensions, and they're fine with
that. I also have 1/2" holes in my lobes, which are also fine. We've had a
few people in the past with facial piercings, but I don't know how cool they
are with that (but I have to find out soon, as I'm planning on getting my
nostril pierced). The only people with visible tattoos (wrist and arm tattoos)
worked back in the framing department, but I imagine it would be okay anywhere
as long as the tattoos wouldn't be considered offensive.
But the company has gotten very strict about the white collared shirt/khaki
bit. If you show up out of dress code, you're sent home.
Hope that helps,
alison
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/ladypromise
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/aloe520
Betty Boom
> you are an art major....does that mean fashion design or what? I was just
> interested because I am thinking of changing my major to art history...but
I
> have never known anyone with a degree in art history and I was wondering
how
> useful it would be.
>
> Sorry to be OT....Amanda >^..^<
well I say if that's what you're interested in then do it! You may not get a
job in that field but once you have a bachelor's degree you have a lot more
avenues open to you for jobs. As long as you won't mind possibly working in
an office doing something completely unrelated to your degree I say go for
it.
And of course if you like travelling, the other benefit is you can study and
learn about something that really interests you, and then once you have your
BA you can teach english all over the world. Having a BA opens so many
doors. In my opinion as long as you don't mind doing work that is unrelated
to the BA study what interests you most.
sand
conservator and one for a museum, plus I worked on an exhibit doing
research. Now I'm a horticulturist/garden designer. If you decide to do the
Art History BA thing, it should be because that's what you want to learn. I
don't think its very marketable, and it probably won't make much of a
difference in your job search, unless you decide to get at least a MA and
teach or do the gallery/museum thing. Even though my current job has no
relevence to art history, and I don't think I'll ever in a gallery/musuem,
I'm glad I studied it anyway.
"Amanda" <dan...@cox.net> wrote in message
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Amanda
"sand" <azi...@redshift.com> wrote in message
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> I got an BA in Art History. I even did a few internships: one with an art
> conservator and one for a museum, plus I worked on an exhibit doing
> research. Now I'm a horticulturist/garden designer. If you decide to do
the
> Art History BA thing, it should be because that's what you want to learn.
I
> don't think its very marketable, and it probably won't make much of a
> difference in your job search, unless you decide to get at least a MA and
> teach or do the gallery/museum thing. Even though my current job has no
> relevence to art history, and I don't think I'll ever in a gallery/musuem,
> I'm glad I studied it anyway.
>
Most people I know that have a BA don't work in a field that is remotely
close to what they studied. Why is that...I don't understand...employers
don't care what you went to college for...as long as you went? What are
they looking for...that you spent a ton of money to get no sleep and be
broke for 4 years? I guess the only way to work in the field you study is
to keep going to school until you are 100 years old. =) I would really love
to study art, it is the only thing I can imagine holding my interest for
then next 3 years, but I would also like to have a career that reflects what
I spent so much money and time on. I guess art isn't very practical these
days. I must remain responsible and go for something marketable. Thanks for
the tips.
Mandy >^..^<
Kendy
I was really wanting to do the whole fashion school thing. I have poor
hand/eye coordination (some sort of learning disorder) and cannot cut so
sewing is out of it. I love art though. i love mixed media and drawing.
So when I went back to school I decided to major in art. Pretty much my
school's art department sucks.
I took an art history class last semester. The professor hated me.
Everything i did even though it was A-B work would get a C. I was late
once and she commented on it, yet never commented on other students who
were 20-30 minutes late each day! It sucks because she teaches many of
the art classes I need to transfer.
What I plan on doing is transferring. I want to get into textile art and
design and hopefully work on movie sets as a buyer or at stores as a
visual merchandise consultant. Also I am into cartooning and would like
to see some of my odd work make it to more zines!
I am a double major though. My other major is psychology. My area of
interest is human sexuality/women's gender studies. I want a sex column
in a funky magazine!
Right now I am looking for a retail job so I can work weekends part
time, go to school and stick it on my resume for better store jobs!
-Kendy
*has no art courses for summer....had none to pick from*
kris
Amanda wrote:
> "sand" <azi...@redshift.com> wrote in message
> news:uikbk1f...@corp.supernews.com...
> > I got an BA in Art History. I even did a few internships: one with an art
> > conservator and one for a museum, plus I worked on an exhibit doing
> > research. Now I'm a horticulturist/garden designer. If you decide to do
> the
> > Art History BA thing, it should be because that's what you want to learn.
> I
> > don't think its very marketable, and it probably won't make much of a
> > difference in your job search, unless you decide to get at least a MA and
> > teach or do the gallery/museum thing. Even though my current job has no
> > relevence to art history, and I don't think I'll ever in a gallery/musuem,
> > I'm glad I studied it anyway.
> >
>
> Most people I know that have a BA don't work in a field that is remotely
> close to what they studied. Why is that...I don't understand...employers
> don't care what you went to college for...as long as you went? What are
> they looking for...that you spent a ton of money to get no sleep and be
> broke for 4 years?
I think that's exactly what they're looking for - not the going broke part, but
that you've put in the effort and thereby demonstrated a kind of work ethic
and a willingness to stick at a particular project over an extended period of
time. They also want you to have the basic communication and higher
reasoning skills that you develop in any decent liberal arts program and don't
necessarily flex as much in high school.
> I guess the only way to work in the field you study is
> to keep going to school until you are 100 years old. =) I would really love
> to study art, it is the only thing I can imagine holding my interest for
> then next 3 years, but I would also like to have a career that reflects what
> I spent so much money and time on. I guess art isn't very practical these
> days. I must remain responsible and go for something marketable. Thanks for
> the tips.
There are degree programs where most of the graduates wind up doing
something in the field they're trained in - engineering comes to mind
immediately.
You might check with your college's job counselling office for some advice on
career prospects. For art history, aside from college academics, I'd think that
advertising might be one way to go - or perhaps taking a couple of business
classes & looking at opening a gallery. Also, while the demand for art teachers
isn't as high as for math & science teachers, good secondary school teachers
are in demand in most parts of the U.S.
kris s.
kalipriestess
wrote:
>I got an BA in Art History. I even did a few internships: one with an art
>conservator and one for a museum, plus I worked on an exhibit doing
>research. Now I'm a horticulturist/garden designer. If you decide to do the
>Art History BA thing, it should be because that's what you want to learn. I
>don't think its very marketable, and it probably won't make much of a
>difference in your job search, unless you decide to get at least a MA and
>teach or do the gallery/museum thing. Even though my current job has no
>relevence to art history, and I don't think I'll ever in a gallery/musuem,
>I'm glad I studied it anyway.
I LOVED getting my Art History degree and have never regretted it for
a moment. But then I went to nursing school.
Wanna talk about German Expressionism?
kalipriestess, R.N.
plusgoth extraordinaire & radical hermit