Wow, my ears are burning. It gives me some satisfaction to know that I’ve managed to make such a bad impression on a two dollar cum bucket like Rand Rover.
As an aside, Carol Stream, would you do me a favor and send me some of the seeds your money tree has been dropping? I’ll be happy to germinate them and send a few seedlings off the Blalron so he can get some extra money to go to school. Apparently you don’t read for comprehension very well you dried out twat-waffle. His parents are apparently split up, and neither have money to spare. He admits that he could have done better in school, but getting a loan is difficult right now. Even if it was easy, he’s reluctant to throw himself into serious debt in an economic climate that doesn’t seem to value degrees overly much anyway. I don’t blame him one bit, my lack of any debt is a major contributor to keeping me financially solvent while I’ve been out of work.
Blalron, So yourself a favor and try to get in with a trade job as a helper. You may need to take a “working vacation” to New City to spend a few days pounding the pavement. It sucks, but there you go. Stay with your friends, and eat cheap. Ramen cheap. Bug your friends for jobs, it’s how I’ve gotten the position I’ll hopefully be starting soon. It had little to do with my qualifications, and past experience, even though I had a good history in the field.
Don’t be too proud to grab a meal at the soup kitchen or church if you have to. Many fast food joints have a dollar menu and you can get full for a couple of bucks when you are out. Keep trying, something will come up, but only if you keep at it. Put up some flyers for general labor around your neighborhood.
He has trouble succeeding in doing that, he’s understandably worried and he feels the need to vent.
There’s no more qualification required to open a pit thread.
I hope the following doesn’t have a condescending flavor, or indeed any negative emotion at all, because it’s motivated by pure admiration:
even sven, I remember your early threads in the early years, and frankly I can’t think of anyone who has matured and grown as well as you have. Your transformation in real life is something I can only guess at; here on the boards it’s nothing short of dramatic and well deserving of admiration and respect… which this post attempts in some poor measure to render.
Acid Lamp let me just say I’m happy to make your acquaintance. So you’re the one I’ve heard so much about - based upon your post I think I’m happy to be lumped in with you.
Well, you DO have internet access. If I was barely scraping by for food and mortgage payments, cable TV, internet access and any extras would be the first to go. These things cost a LOT of money and are NOT necessary to live.
Public libraries frequently offer free internet access to library card holders. While there are usually time limits, it’s certainly sufficient for a job search.
For a search certainly, for completing multiple online applications, not so much. Nashiitashii’s library offers a maximum of one hour per person, depending on traffic, most people don’t get more than one session. Most branches are not so generous with the time either. Remember that many, many companies have gone completely over to digital applications. An internet connection is a fair investment of funds in you are searching hard. The other stuff like cable tv, etc, I’m right on board with you in that they need to go.
Mod note: I realize this is the Pit, but the above skates pretty close to hate speech, i.e., insults based on someone’s ethnicity. Don’t do this again.
I came into this thread to say virtually the exact same thing, even sven. I think your post here is a fantastic bit of advice, and it really demonstrates how you have grown. I am so impressed with how sensible and practical you have become, while still holding on to your ideals and desire to help others. That is really something to be admired.
One other thing for the OP…if college doesn’t work out for you right now, don’t get too discouraged…even crappy minimum wage jobs can lead to something better if you work hard and look for opportunities. Hang in there!
Nowadays, keeping an internet access when you’re looking for a job seems like a very reasonable decision to me. Having access to adds, your e-mail, etc… at any moment and for as long as needed appears to be at least very useful, and possibly almost mandatory.
Seeing as how I’ve found both my current job and the previous one on the internet, I wouldn’t recommend cutting off internet service to an unemployed person unless they truly couldn’t afford it. You can use the internet at the library, but only for a limited amount of time. Certainly not enough time to send out all the resumes, fill out all the online applications, and scour the job boards that you need to.
Bricker, do you really think Broomstick hasn’t tried her hardest to find employment? Does it make you feel better about yourself to dump all over her? Really, it seriously bothers me that you’re picking an argument with her but don’t have anything to say about Rand Rover’s ignorant ass. Why is it that a Christ-lover like you has nothing to say about his kind of jackassery (your quiet disapproval notwithstanding), but you’re more than happy to jump on someone who is dares to talk about her struggles with unemployment?
For once, I’d like someone like you, someone who has a reputation around here for being a good testament to conservative values, to battle against morons like Rand Rover or Carol Stream.
As opposed to being bitten in the ass upfront? Can’t say as I see the downside to lying on an application if you aren’t going to get the job otherwise. It may be unethical, but the argument that it will make things worse for you is clearly false. That’s why people lie so often; they frequently get away with it, and it improves their circumstances.
I really think Bricker’s only beef with Broomstick is that he perceives that she made a factual assertion, and that when its factuality is disputed, she will neither own up to the possibility that her assertion was not factual, nor rebut the evidence that suggested that it wasn’t.
I don’t think he disputes at all her assertions that she’s been working exceptionally hard at improving her employment situation.
OK. I meant it as a reference to French politics and not the French people, so “Democrat” would be the better substitution for “French” than would “black person” or whatever, but I understand what you’re saying.
