"mazda616" (mazda616)
04/05/2015 at 22:52 • Filed to: Monday
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
04/05/2015 at 22:52 • Filed to: Monday | 2
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I'm grateful to have a job. I just hope that someday in my life, I can have one that I don't despise.
"Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying all of the time."
Steve in Manhattan
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 22:59 |
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What do you do?
I am a contract attorney, using nearly none of my brain and nothing I learned in school. Nearly 20 years of school.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:01 |
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how true!
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:01 |
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I fake a fucking Australian accent when I'm bored.
I intentionally say "good morning" to customers until at least 430 in the afternoon.
And I say it like I'm Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam.
Do I sound like someone who has a satisfying job?
CB
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:02 |
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I'm still waiting for this to be played at work on a Monday morning.
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mazda616
> Steve in Manhattan
04/05/2015 at 23:12 |
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I worked my ass off for my Bachelor's Degree and it is utterly useless. I can't move because I am the only family my grandparents have here and they rely on me a lot as they get older. But this town just has no opportunities. The median annual income here for an individual is $23,000, if that tells you anything.
I work for a large mortgage servicer and I edit customer facing letters (letters we send when a customer's payment is wrong, they send too much money, they send their money to the wrong place, etc.). It's a menial, boring, low-paying cubicle job. A la "Office Space." And it's the best I can do. It pays $24,000 a year and has no room for advancement and is just overall really pitiful.
But, in this town, there are four options for work. The hospital (be a doctor or nurse), drive two hours (literally) one way and work at an aluminum plant, work fast food/retail, or work for the mortgage servicer that I work for. That's it. You want an actual career? You'll have to move. It blows.
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:13 |
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chiefstinky
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:23 |
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Move. You have one life. Your grandparents will find help elsewhere.
I joined the Air Force after high school, no plans for a career, GI Bill and get out. 23 years later, I retired, now working as a civilian for the govt. I moved about every 5 years, which was painful but kept things interesting, and always provided new perspectives and opportunities.
We get one shot on this great big ball we call Earth, we got to do what we can to make the most of it.
asindhidude
> Steve in Manhattan
04/05/2015 at 23:30 |
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***20+ years of school but not using it at work on the reg crew checking in.
E92M3
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:34 |
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Man that sounds awful... Is there anything you've wanted to do, maybe something you could start on your own? A job with incentives goes a long way.
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Steve in Manhattan
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:34 |
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Even here in NYC the job options are narrowing. The one percent will have to find a way for us to earn a living, or they will be overrun.
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mazda616
> chiefstinky
04/05/2015 at 23:39 |
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Just bought a new house. Haha. Not moving. I lost both of my parents before the age of 11, and my grandparents always have been my parents, basically. I don't want to desert them as they get older. Kind of a dick move, especially considering how much they've done for me throughout my life.
I've pretty much accepted I'll always have a job I dislike or at least don't enjot fully. Some days it just gets to me more than others.
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mazda616
> E92M3
04/05/2015 at 23:42 |
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I like cars, obviously. They're my obsession. But I'm not a mechanic or anything close to it. And my people skills suck thanks to my temperament - so car salesman is out, too.
I'm kind of stuck in this job, since I've been accused of "job switching" a lot and I need to stick with a job for a while to help out my resume and my credibility to future employers.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> vdub_nut: scooter snob
04/05/2015 at 23:47 |
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I do the same thing, But british. I'm damn good at it too. Ive been tempted to go up to a new person and try to convince them I'm british
scoob
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/05/2015 at 23:48 |
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I've done that. They still don't know the truth.
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E92M3
> mazda616
04/05/2015 at 23:59 |
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What's your degree in?
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mazda616
> E92M3
04/06/2015 at 00:05 |
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I have a Bachelor's in Corporate and Organizational Communication. Basically, a mix of public relations, human resources, and business.
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E92M3
> mazda616
04/06/2015 at 00:52 |
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What about being in charge of an automotive company or suppliers social media & marketing? You may have to start somewhere smaller like an aftermarket company possibly to build your resume, but you could work your way up. You could even do it on the side while keeping your day job at first.
Oontzoontzoontz
> mazda616
04/06/2015 at 02:13 |
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I've been working nights all weekend. Mondays are sometimes pretty cool, like when they're your Saturday.
Mmmmm
> mazda616
04/06/2015 at 08:05 |
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Haha I guess it is appropriate I am flying down for an interview today then.
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vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/06/2015 at 16:28 |
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I love it when I accidentally do it to one of our regulars. They just look at me and are like.....
Are you on drugs?