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Silversoul
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No dignity left
#5642211 - 05/17/06 03:13 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've been a college graduate for 5 months, and haven't found a steady job since then. I've been searching through the paper every day, and it seems like all the decent jobs require experience(apparently education is overrated). It seems like the only jobs available are either degrading and underpaid or require hard physical labor(it gets really hot around here). My bank account is running low, and so is my self-esteem and dignity. The more I search, the more I feel like a failure.
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TheHateCamel
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5642249 - 05/17/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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What did you major in?
What kind of job are you looking for?
Could you post a current picture of yourself?
I remember you looking like a total weirdo hippie bum.
Your appearance is really going to effect weather or not you land a job.
Like it or not.
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MushmanTheManic
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5642895 - 05/17/06 05:51 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Degrading? How bourgeois of you... I do jaitorial services (AKA cleaning toilets) and deliver pizzas.
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Silversoul
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You're right. I need to get over myself. Mods, please lock this.
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Cherk
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5643092 - 05/17/06 06:36 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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check out a temp agency
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RandalFlagg
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5643271 - 05/17/06 07:20 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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You should go to law school. As you know, it is going to be very difficult to find a job with a bachelor's degree in Sociology.
Second option...sell drugs.
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DoctorJ


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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5643293 - 05/17/06 07:24 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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did you think being a man of God would be easy in a world of Satan?
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RandalFlagg
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Re: No dignity left [Re: DoctorJ]
#5643316 - 05/17/06 07:28 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just realized what a mistake I made. Silversoul wants dignity and I advised him to be a lawyer.
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DoctorJ


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this comic is soooo about me and my dad, its not even funny
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Silversoul
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I actually have considered going to grad school for something. I just don't know what yet. But my grades weren't so hot in college, so I probably to accomplish something significant before applying to grad school. My uncle has a project for me to work on which might help me in that area.
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Noetical
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Re: No dignity left *DELETED* [Re: Silversoul]
#5643807 - 05/17/06 09:27 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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DoctorJ


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Re: No dignity left [Re: Noetical]
#5644006 - 05/17/06 10:13 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah, the resume game 
I've never been a big fan of resumes, because I generally don't like to make up lies and commit them to wrting on a piece of paper, signed by me.
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Noetical
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Re: No dignity left [Re: DoctorJ]
#5644217 - 05/17/06 10:58 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Its not that you need to lie, its just that depending on the position you need to rearrange it so your relevant skills to that position are at the fore front.
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gettinjiggywithit
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Noetical]
#5644514 - 05/18/06 12:14 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've always pictured you going to Law School. Consider it. In the mean time, work with a Head Hunter. They have access to a lot of good jobs that don't get posted in the Want Ads. Be willing to take anything entry level just to get the experience under your belt. You can still job search for something better while working at something else.
You don't need to get into your life's career job right now. Take that pressure off of yourself.
I can also see you having fun doing something for a local News paper that could lead to a your own column some day. Send some resumes out to the ones in your area.
You ARE a College graduate, full of so much potential. Take dignity in that and get your chin back up.
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DoctorJ


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I'm thinking about giving my diploma to my parents. they're the ones who wanted it 
as for me, I don't need any more pieces of paper to validate my own intelligence and education.
so I think I'll spend that grad school money onnnnnnnnn.... hmm, howabout a jetski?
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goobler
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5645457 - 05/18/06 08:07 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Silversoul said: I've been a college graduate for 5 months, and haven't found a steady job since then. I've been searching through the paper every day, and it seems like all the decent jobs require experience(apparently education is overrated). It seems like the only jobs available are either degrading and underpaid or require hard physical labor(it gets really hot around here). My bank account is running low, and so is my self-esteem and dignity. The more I search, the more I feel like a failure.
hahahah, noob...
I mean this in a nice way,..... 5 months? man you are barely away from college, and with your choice of degree you knew it would take a while to find gainful employ.
dignity gone? only if you give up...
self esteem? you've delt with more shit here than most...I say your self esteem is well intact.
scared, apprehensions? feelings of failure? sure....those are normal when out of work trying to provide for yourself...
take a deep breath, pull your bootstraps up and go get A job, maybe not the one you want or love, but a job...and do a DAMN good job...work hard, still keeping your dreams and looking for your dream job...
establish your work ethic before you fall in a rut..you'll be fine, there are a lot of idiots out there making a living and making a good living and I feel your better than 80% of them chin up man
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Re: No dignity left [Re: goobler]
#5652735 - 05/20/06 09:36 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Its ok to work, just any job until you get the job you want, so long as you keep working.
Experience is experience, theres nothing wrong with starting from the bottom, I've had plenty of jobs that I thought were shit jobs, that I took for the time being, that ended up being fantastic jobs that led to promotions and personal growth as well as a great work ethic, so you never know.
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MushmanTheManic
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Re: No dignity left [Re: Silversoul]
#5654410 - 05/20/06 08:09 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Would you be interested in doing missionary work for the Gnostic church or something of that nature?
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Silversoul
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Quote:
MushmanTheManic said: Would you be interested in doing missionary work for the Gnostic church or something of that nature?
Yes I would, but I don't know of any Gnostic organization with that kind of outreach program.
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Re: No dignity left [Re: goobler]
#5657012 - 05/21/06 04:25 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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goobler said: take a deep breath, pull your bootstraps up and go get A job, maybe not the one you want or love, but a job...and do a DAMN good job...work hard, still keeping your dreams and looking for your dream job...
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