# Fuck You Blockbuster, you are all pigfuckers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blockbuster-you-are-all-pigfuckers/336751>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 22, 2005, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blockbuster-you-are-all-pigfuckers/336751 "2005-12-22T04:28:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blockbuster-you-are-all-pigfuckers/336751/21 "2005-12-22T17:39:11Z")

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Hey…such is the life of a Blockologist. Tell her to get certified in first aid or whatever is needed to be a babysitter. They make a lot more money, have time for homework, and work with people who are the same maturity as Blockologists!

I’m dead serious. Blockbuster has got to be the bottom of the barrel in the world of McJobs.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blockbuster-you-are-all-pigfuckers/336751/22 "2005-12-23T02:23:56Z")

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> [@D.E.S.K.Top668](#):
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> Not Right before Thanksgiving, she was asked to sign a paper saying that she knew that even if she was scheduled for more then 34 hours, she was still considered part-time and was not going to be given benefits.

I bet the state Labor Dept. would love to hear that - I’m not sure individuals can waive their rights under state law, even knowingly.

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**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-blockbuster-you-are-all-pigfuckers/336751/23 "2005-12-23T17:05:13Z")

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I must say I’m surprised in California you don’t get paid time and a half for working on holidays. Growing up in Virginia and having worked a few retail jobs in High School I was always paid time and a half, and I only worked around 20-25 hours a week.

I have to wonder how is your sister’s financial situation so terrible she can’t afford to be without a job for a few weeks?

There’s always FAFSA, unsubsidized loans, PELL grants, et al. Most of the college students I’ve known that couldn’t afford to go a few weeks without working were either not availing themselves of all financial aid opportunities, living beyond their means, or trying to support a family while going to school.

If I was in the situation I’d be going into as much debt as possible vs. working my ass off. Personally I know my limits and think trying to maintain a full-time college student’s educational requirements while working borderline-full time is just going for the worst of both worlds.

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