Posted on 02/20/2017 2:33:22 PM PST by Jyotishi
One of the greatest deliberately unreported stories domestically is how bad Colorado and other big weed-legalization states are getting clobbered with the young generation who should be working and making families becoming braindead loafers who can barely perform a McJob. It’s gonna be a double-whammy when they hit old age.
Good for you! Same for me. My Dad grew up poor in a ghetto of Philadelphia, with two brothers and no father, his father died before my Dad was born. Struggled until WWII and went to fight as a U.S. G.I. I also live below my means. I also picked up one of his bad habits, in collecting old junk and fixing it up. Took me a while to figure out that I can afford anything I want and don't need to grab second-hand junk. My Dad and his brothers never had anything new.
So what when I got out of college in 67 I had on 2k and of course no debt! Of course that was 50 years ago and I did not have jewelry hanging off my eye lid either.
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I got out of the military, after 4 years in ‘67, as poor as the snake that didn’t have a pit to hiss in but bound and determined to not stay that way and I didn’t.
Indeed they have no clue about what the future will bring until it’s to late.
I tried. Believe me, I tried, with about 100 applications nin a 2 week period alone. The problem is that they ALL want the exact same timeslot, the prime 8-to-6 hours. I’m not against breaking a few laws to make a living at this point but I can’t break the laws of physics and be in two places at the same time.
And as a double whammy the one I have has an inconsistent schedule that sometimes requires late days...and showing up inconsistently late for a 2nd job won’t fly.
The few that don’t want only that prime timeslot (like fast food jobs) are either so horribly overapplied for you’re basically playing a free lottery or require very specialized skills.
I can understand your frustration. 100’s of applications and no responses can be very disheartening. I would try applying in person instead of online so you don’t get stuffed in a database and forgotten. And try applying to more locally owned small businesses. They don’t get as many applicants as the national chains do and if you get lucky the owner might be there and you’ll get a chance to make a good personal impression on the guy that can actually hire you on the spot. And when they say they aren’t hiring now don’t just say, “Can I leave my number?” - hand them a business card that would make it EASY for them to call you if a job opens up unexpectedly.
And finally, if you’ve worked your butt off doing everything you can to find that second job and nothing materializes - maybe it’s time to think about moving to where the jobs are. Not easy to do but you have to do what’s necessary to put yourself in a better position to get hired. Wasting time on short hours at minimum wage is a sure path to no where. Good luck. Don’t give up.
I knew a guy that was pushing 40, was a left-leaning “Libertarian” and always talked about liberty but lived with his parents and had only lived away from home rather briefly in his 20s.
If you’re depending on other people for your sustenance then you know nothing about Liberty.
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