Re: Another viewpoint

FACE THE WORKPLACE? I'D GO NAKED IF IT MADE MONEY.

Not being in this business, you don't understand the implications when a recruiter tells you to "dress like a Republican".

I'm not fighting the system - the SYSTEM is fighting ME. There are any number of things I can do - none of which are possible. I'm not a good, stable enough citizen so I'm not allowed to teach. I have no experience for money so I can't work on MCs. I can't do my career job because the people who hire are totally ignorant of the work that needs doing, and the people who actually should know better tacitly abet this stupid system. I can't drive a cab because my health is fucked up. I can't do labor because I am old and broken down. I can't get a job in a convenience/grocery store because they simply will not hire ME - they take one look and have one conversation and that's it. App given, no call back. Even though I've helped build houses, and can do everything from installing electrics to plumbing to drywalling to framing, those are trades and are (rightly) unionized - and in any case it's the same as the above - I'm too strange a person to average Joes to get along with (their fault for misjudging me).

There is literally nothing I can do to make any money.

Post #148,168 by deSitter 3/24/04 1:04:50 PM Reply	Re: Another viewpoint FACE THE WORKPLACE? I'D GO NAKED IF IT MADE MONEY. Not being in this business, you don't understand the implications when a recruiter tells you to "dress like a Republican". I'm not fighting the system - the SYSTEM is fighting ME. There are any number of things I can do - none of which are possible. I'm not a good, stable enough citizen so I'm not allowed to teach. I have no experience for money so I can't work on MCs. I can't do my career job because the people who hire are totally ignorant of the work that needs doing, and the people who actually should know better tacitly abet this stupid system. I can't drive a cab because my health is fucked up. I can't do labor because I am old and broken down. I can't get a job in a convenience/grocery store because they simply will not hire ME - they take one look and have one conversation and that's it. App given, no call back. Even though I've helped build houses, and can do everything from installing electrics to plumbing to drywalling to framing, those are trades and are (rightly) unionized - and in any case it's the same as the above - I'm too strange a person to average Joes to get along with (their fault for misjudging me). There is literally nothing I can do to make any money. -drl
Post #148,174 by Nightowl 3/24/04 1:15:47 PM Reply	Well... There is calling people for AMVETS. I did it once, and it was done from home, on my own time. You make money based on who agrees to leave something out for them on the porch. There's no "hard sell" like telemarketing, it's polite, and if they say no you hang up and continue on. No car needed, no clothes needed, you could do this naked if you liked. Let me know if you want the contact info for Amvets. Nightowl >8# "Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives. Don't waste yourself in rejection, or bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Post #148,175 by deSitter 3/24/04 1:28:32 PM Reply	Re: Well... Sure you can email it to me. unixmonster at hotmail dot com -drl
Post #148,184 by Nightowl 3/24/04 1:54:28 PM Reply	Done :) Good luck, and let me know if it isn't the right place to call, I'll find another one. Nightowl >8# "Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives. Don't waste yourself in rejection, or bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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