unretarded said:

I have had many chances to lower my standards and choose the easy way out ,my weekly unemployement would have been higher than your monthly draw ,but I chose a different path.......I guess thats why I get 20 or 30 people calling me for work and have them leave a number and let me know if I ever need a job just call them.....hell I have had people give me thier card just during my normal work day and tell me to call them if this job I am currently working does not satisfy me,they have a spot for guy like me,call them anytime.

I have no problem with what you personally are doing ,thats your choice,I am just pointing out how it looks to employers and my feelings about said choices and how those choices may affect you in ways you dont know.

Keep rockin,if you can hold your head up and live with that choice more power to ya,just understand is not a secret and you will be affected by those choices.

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unretarded said:

When I look for a job ,I usually end up with 20 or 30 places calling and find the one I like and have no problem letting the others know I am in demand and have other oppertunities ,I am not desperate worker that will take whatever they offer,I make my value known up front and end up taking about half of those off the list before even going there in person.

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unretarded said:

All I can tell you is that there is a reason good things goto shit,thats becaue people tell everyone and thier brother about it and all the goons ruin it for everyone else.

Applications are for people who want to job hunt ,not goto work.

I have never filled out a job app ,untill after I was already hired.

Being a hard worker is 2/10ths of the picture,there is alot more to it than that for the total package.

The best advice I can give you is there is alway that one guy who is on his way out,you have to be the factor that makes that happen,people are always looking for that right person,you just have to be that person.

I got on it young and moved from job to job and field to field untill I found what I wanted,that gave me a heads up on alot of people and gave me a broad choice of available jobs and a huge exsperiance factor in job hunting,I know and understand things the average worker/job hunter does not.

You half to have the right mindset to make things happen and be willing to go above and beyond without concern for what you might gain,if they dont appreciate it ,go somewhere else,I have held close to 200 different positions in my short career and that gave me some exsperiance in things that payed off more than I could have imagined.

If I did not live in cali ,which is a main reason why I am moving,I would have a massive business going right now ,but the lame workers out here that think someone  owes them the world has made me decide not to do that here...plain and simply put the average worker has a shit attitude and will not do anything above and beyond here.....thats one of the factors that has made it soo easy to get a job in cali is the shitty worker pool to choose from.

I cant count the times I have heard ,they dont pay me to do that,thats not my job ,etc..all the cop out excuses to keep a person from rising above and becoming a valuable employee and helping the company they work for.When I hear thats not my job ,they dont pay me enuff for that ,I see that as a oppertunity to maximize my worth,because that means whatever they are saying that about needs a person to do that very thing,so I become that person and watch all the complainers go down the road and get fired or mad and quit because they failed to move forward and excell in those positions or create worth for themselves in that job.

Call it a fantasy if you wish and you will be like my friends that freak out and say god dammed son ,thats another one calling to hire you as we blaze joints and laugh at the answering maching voices trying to make thier job seem better than the rest that left a message.
You have a choice ,you can be the one that jobs happen to or be the one who makes jobs happen....it`s the same with life,to some people life happens and to others they make happen what they want to happen.......
Those who make things happen are usually more than happy to share thier exsperiances with others,but most others will not listen.

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adrug said:

What field do you work in? Have you tried to look for a job any time in the recent past? Do you realize what the job market is like right now? Some people live in areas where there are barely 20-30 job openings a month, that includes EVERY job field. Let alone 20-30 job openings in ONE field.

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Cerveau said:

Unretarded is just a cranky uptight lover of rules. He thinks that his way of life is everyone's way of life.

Look at what he posts... He's an asshat. And his signature? Cripes...

Just ignore him. He's looking for a reaction.

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Lover of rules.....If you only knew.......

Some people have privledges others TAKE liberties.

Your right ,I am looking for a reaction,but it`s not what you think,the reaction is the hope that you will listen to those who have done and know and will use that information to make your life a better one.But as usuall you take it as a attack on your lifestyle and choose to ignore it,but thats par for the course and most people are happy with par.

Dont worry, one thing for certain is your not alone.

Call me all the names you want ,but I am not the one barely getting by on unemployement because he cant deal with a simple job.Have fun being the victim ,instead of the victor.

There is a reason the old codgers say they wish they would have known then ,what they know now............figure that one out and you will be one up on alot of people.

Like I stated before,there is nothing illegal or wrong with what you are doing ,millions do it and are happy ,but there are other options.
Like a very wise man said....It`s always just the way you like it.

Just because people do not agree with you all the time ,does not make them asshats.........you would be surprised if you actually met me ,I let people be who they are and only offer advice when it`s asked for ,but this is a online forum where hundred if not thousands could possibly read this and beifit from it ,so I take the time on my own free will ,free of charge with no compensation and will never recieve anything you would probably consider valuable from it.......If I cared about ratings or being liked ,I would tell you great job milking the unemployement ,have fun ,buy some weed and blow that cash on anything you want.
But thats not going to get you anywhere in life and what seems like fun now is only holding you back.

badchad said:

adrug said:

What field do you work in? Have you tried to look for a job any time in the recent past? Do you realize what the job market is like right now? Some people live in areas where there are barely 20-30 job openings a month, that includes EVERY job field. Let alone 20-30 job openings in ONE field.

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This is partially the point.

Right now, with this economy there are millions of people struggling to find work, and who would give anything for the chance to work.  People are losing their houses cars etc. and desperate for work.

This is a serious problem and tough environment.  It tends to rub people the wrong way when others are gloating and flaunting their lack of ambition.

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