• SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    “cruz” could have done many other things than work as a retail slave. many jobs dont require anything but muscles and a desire to learn.

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      1 year ago

      I have worked with people suffering from FAS before. Their impulse control problems made many jobs untenable. A desire to learn cannot overcome some disabilities.

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        1 year ago

        even just holding a sign during road construction is going to pay more than standing behind a counter. basic carpentry isnt difficult and you dont need a lot of intelligence to do it (had a roommate once who did framing, guy was dumber than a box of dirt but he made a really nice wage).

        there are a lot of jobs one could do. perhaps cruzie’s fault was that he had no ambition.

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          impulse control is completely different from dumb. army likes Forrest Gump dumb, not Gomer Pyle dumb.

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      1 year ago

      Please tell me where these “things” are, cause I’ve been unemployed and trying to find one of them for the past 4 months to no avail.

      The only companies responding to my applications are for shitty fast food, retail, and call center jobs. I’m middle-aged and I’m so sick and tired of those gigs. I want something different that allows me to actually pay my bills on time for once.

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        You can find literally any industrial town desperate for workers and offering at least 20 an hour for labor jobs.

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            Unfortunate, but they exist everywhere. Almost every company I know out here in STL pays starting 20 for even unskilled positions. I went first responder though and the Illinois side of STL has a premium rate on that anyway. Highest average of the whole state and desperate for hires.

            I find office work mind numbing, disgusting in culture, and generally unsatisfying at the end of the day both philosophically and, as a powerlifter, physically.