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Re: They are not beneath me because I am a better person or even smarter... ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 26/01/2010 08:47:27 PM

I dunno, from some of the replies here it seems it is much more likely to happen in the US, where even an educated person like Belals Girl would consider just about any job, from the sound of it. When I didn't find one right away after University, did my counselor offer me waiting tables (to pick an example I would gladly do in dire times)? No, she looked what I am good at, what I had to offer and we were looking in that direction.


You make it sound like i'd consider any job no matter what. That I'd just accept the first job I found and do it for the rest of my life. That's hardly the case.

Of course I'd rather find a job in my field and I look for those jobs first, but when times are tough and there are no jobs in my field to be found, I'd rather take a lower level job for the time being than mooch off the government or my family.

I can't even find a job as a cashier right now, let alone as a lab technician, the field I worked in.
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Work - 26/01/2010 12:41:16 PM 1312 Views
Seriously, fuck him. - 26/01/2010 12:47:05 PM 704 Views
You. Not so eloquent like the Irish princess. - 26/01/2010 02:13:28 PM 620 Views
I don't mind being out-classed by a Celtic Goddess. - 26/01/2010 02:46:14 PM 596 Views
- 27/01/2010 10:03:52 PM 621 Views
That's just silly. - 26/01/2010 01:05:07 PM 699 Views
Since Elaine has said it all so eloquently, I will just agree with her. - 26/01/2010 02:12:41 PM 550 Views
what she said - 26/01/2010 03:49:03 PM 625 Views
Sort of? - 26/01/2010 01:49:21 PM 623 Views
Usually, I think it's stupid to turn down a job, particularly in those circumstances. - 26/01/2010 02:21:59 PM 645 Views
I agree - 26/01/2010 02:47:22 PM 586 Views
...and instead you would ask your friend to loan you money? - 26/01/2010 02:53:38 PM 625 Views
No, friends and loaning money don't mix so well - 26/01/2010 03:03:12 PM 797 Views
So - 26/01/2010 03:12:45 PM 635 Views
I seriously don't mean this to be near as nasty as it sounds... - 26/01/2010 03:21:40 PM 674 Views
I think that works in the short term but not in the long term - 26/01/2010 03:47:52 PM 659 Views
your only worth what someone is willing to pay you no matter how much time you spent in school - 26/01/2010 04:08:29 PM 589 Views
That's true - 26/01/2010 04:28:00 PM 639 Views
so the janitor is a janitor becuase he likes cleaning up after other people? - 26/01/2010 05:25:57 PM 557 Views
With an atitude like that - 26/01/2010 06:24:35 PM 594 Views
As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 06:39:54 PM 617 Views
and that is why Europe is in decline - 26/01/2010 07:10:25 PM 534 Views
Probably. - 26/01/2010 07:34:06 PM 664 Views
Re: As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 07:31:46 PM 605 Views
I think it's offensive to those EMPLOYED in those jobs. - 26/01/2010 07:53:54 PM 665 Views
Yeah that's totally what I said *NM* - 26/01/2010 08:05:30 PM 302 Views
To a degree, it is. - 26/01/2010 08:21:04 PM 650 Views
They are not beneath me because of me being a better person or even smarter... - 26/01/2010 08:33:18 PM 698 Views
Re: They are not beneath me because I am a better person or even smarter... - 26/01/2010 08:47:27 PM 563 Views
Only if one's identity is entirely determined by the job one does. - 26/01/2010 09:07:57 PM 559 Views
If you wouldn't do their job - 26/01/2010 09:19:36 PM 546 Views
You seem to ignore the main point of my post entirely and just repeat what Joe said, tbh. *NM* - 26/01/2010 10:06:11 PM 299 Views
I think it smacks of elitism and class - 26/01/2010 10:13:11 PM 534 Views
Like we discussed above, yeah. - 26/01/2010 10:39:23 PM 641 Views
Not really - 27/01/2010 12:17:00 PM 687 Views
Well, yes - 26/01/2010 08:25:16 PM 516 Views
Kinda funny, eh? - 26/01/2010 08:07:44 PM 651 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:41:02 PM 592 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:57:48 PM 758 Views
doesn't mean you have to insult the rest of us. - 27/01/2010 01:17:16 PM 572 Views
Except - 27/01/2010 01:20:54 PM 650 Views
it's just something I get very tired of. - 27/01/2010 01:30:20 PM 575 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 01:20:24 PM 570 Views
Which leads back to me saying I do not support the poster's friend's attitude *NM* - 27/01/2010 01:21:49 PM 343 Views
ok - 27/01/2010 01:46:31 PM 554 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 07:15:25 PM 665 Views
For a professional, yes.. - 26/01/2010 06:43:51 PM 611 Views
tell him you could give him the money but want to wait to see if a better friend shows up needing it *NM* - 26/01/2010 02:38:08 PM 365 Views
. . .what? - 26/01/2010 05:47:58 PM 526 Views
it was meant to be a bit of joke and make a point - 26/01/2010 06:00:07 PM 555 Views
I got it. *NM* - 27/01/2010 12:03:18 PM 255 Views
glad someone does - 27/01/2010 01:59:50 PM 492 Views
Reminds me of my brother... - 26/01/2010 02:41:36 PM 533 Views
Absolutely not. Whatever it takes to take care of my family. *NM* - 26/01/2010 03:14:09 PM 271 Views
The asking for money is where I'd have to draw the line, I guess. - 26/01/2010 03:23:44 PM 550 Views
it would depend on my circumstances. - 26/01/2010 03:46:33 PM 480 Views
I think I would only not work at McDonalds. I'd even do Burger King or something, just not McDonalds *NM* - 26/01/2010 04:27:07 PM 340 Views
what do you see as the difference? *NM* - 26/01/2010 04:42:10 PM 245 Views
I just don't ever want to be known as a McDonalds employee. - 26/01/2010 06:08:53 PM 580 Views
I used to work at Burger King - 27/01/2010 03:16:42 AM 470 Views
I worked at Burger King for 5 hours once. *NM* - 27/01/2010 11:08:36 PM 229 Views
On a grander scale - 26/01/2010 04:44:00 PM 729 Views
what bullshit... - 26/01/2010 06:12:34 PM 529 Views
And that - 26/01/2010 06:26:32 PM 590 Views
Can I have his unwanted jobs instead? *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:26:03 PM 243 Views
Life should really work out that way *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:27:33 PM 302 Views
There are a lot of jobs that I would refuse - 26/01/2010 06:33:07 PM 534 Views
Nope, as long as it's legal...you do what you have to. *NM* - 26/01/2010 07:34:50 PM 328 Views
There are certainly things I would not do for money. *NM* - 26/01/2010 10:24:57 PM 293 Views
Thanks folks! - 27/01/2010 02:05:15 PM 590 Views

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