my brother is unemployed for 5 years now. but it’s entirely because he’s a cunt who won’t take a lower paycheck or work for a company he thinks is ‘below’ him.
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psion1369@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I feel like I’m alone with this one, but if you have options, swallow your pride and take them. It’s a paycheck, and can always lead to something better. I took a paycheck job at a retail store and I’m on the management team. Is it something to brag about? God no, it sucks. But my bills are paid and I can advance.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 day ago
007ace@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
That was my thought reading this. ‘I have bills but I choose not to work because the jobs are beneath me’ People used to see the schooling as a way to skip entry level work. But now as a society, all it means is that you put money in before time. Its just not that special any more.
20+ years ago I put myself through college in an IT field, went to work in an industrial plant right next to the guys from my highschool, that dropped out to work. They had 3+ years work experience over me, I had to start at the bottom. In the time since then, I have worked in a dozen places, for a variety of wages to support my family. Where I am now is no mistake or act of luck. It takes hard work.