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I think it's offensive to those EMPLOYED in those jobs. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 26/01/2010 07:53:54 PM

So really, what Jens said might be offensive to Americans, but before everybody jumps down his throat, you might want to consider the different circumstances.


I don't think it's so much offensive to Americans as it is offensive to the unemployed who can't even find ditchdigging jobs right now.


"I'm too good for that job that you might have for the rest of your life. Now run along and pay those taxes so I can sit back and relax waiting for a job that's not beneath my dignity to be thrown my way."
"I'll blow whomever I want, whenever I want, as long as I can still breathe and kneel."
-Samantha Jones, SatC
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Work - 26/01/2010 12:41:16 PM 1534 Views
Seriously, fuck him. - 26/01/2010 12:47:05 PM 913 Views
You. Not so eloquent like the Irish princess. - 26/01/2010 02:13:28 PM 818 Views
I don't mind being out-classed by a Celtic Goddess. - 26/01/2010 02:46:14 PM 802 Views
- 27/01/2010 10:03:52 PM 833 Views
That's just silly. - 26/01/2010 01:05:07 PM 920 Views
Since Elaine has said it all so eloquently, I will just agree with her. - 26/01/2010 02:12:41 PM 765 Views
what she said - 26/01/2010 03:49:03 PM 850 Views
Sort of? - 26/01/2010 01:49:21 PM 841 Views
Usually, I think it's stupid to turn down a job, particularly in those circumstances. - 26/01/2010 02:21:59 PM 831 Views
I agree - 26/01/2010 02:47:22 PM 797 Views
...and instead you would ask your friend to loan you money? - 26/01/2010 02:53:38 PM 848 Views
No, friends and loaning money don't mix so well - 26/01/2010 03:03:12 PM 1042 Views
So - 26/01/2010 03:12:45 PM 865 Views
I seriously don't mean this to be near as nasty as it sounds... - 26/01/2010 03:21:40 PM 932 Views
I think that works in the short term but not in the long term - 26/01/2010 03:47:52 PM 868 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 821 Views
That's true - 26/01/2010 04:28:00 PM 869 Views
so the janitor is a janitor becuase he likes cleaning up after other people? - 26/01/2010 05:25:57 PM 764 Views
With an atitude like that - 26/01/2010 06:24:35 PM 799 Views
As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 06:39:54 PM 830 Views
and that is why Europe is in decline - 26/01/2010 07:10:25 PM 743 Views
Probably. - 26/01/2010 07:34:06 PM 894 Views
Re: As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 07:31:46 PM 830 Views
I think it's offensive to those EMPLOYED in those jobs. - 26/01/2010 07:53:54 PM 886 Views
Yeah that's totally what I said *NM* - 26/01/2010 08:05:30 PM 399 Views
To a degree, it is. - 26/01/2010 08:21:04 PM 864 Views
Only if one's identity is entirely determined by the job one does. - 26/01/2010 09:07:57 PM 801 Views
If you wouldn't do their job - 26/01/2010 09:19:36 PM 733 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 395 Views
I think it smacks of elitism and class - 26/01/2010 10:13:11 PM 743 Views
Like we discussed above, yeah. - 26/01/2010 10:39:23 PM 912 Views
Not really - 27/01/2010 12:17:00 PM 921 Views
Well, yes - 26/01/2010 08:25:16 PM 730 Views
Kinda funny, eh? - 26/01/2010 08:07:44 PM 887 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:41:02 PM 811 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:57:48 PM 970 Views
doesn't mean you have to insult the rest of us. - 27/01/2010 01:17:16 PM 790 Views
Except - 27/01/2010 01:20:54 PM 859 Views
it's just something I get very tired of. - 27/01/2010 01:30:20 PM 816 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 01:20:24 PM 811 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 445 Views
ok - 27/01/2010 01:46:31 PM 784 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 07:15:25 PM 878 Views
For a professional, yes.. - 26/01/2010 06:43:51 PM 828 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 462 Views
. . .what? - 26/01/2010 05:47:58 PM 750 Views
it was meant to be a bit of joke and make a point - 26/01/2010 06:00:07 PM 777 Views
I got it. *NM* - 27/01/2010 12:03:18 PM 350 Views
glad someone does - 27/01/2010 01:59:50 PM 725 Views
Reminds me of my brother... - 26/01/2010 02:41:36 PM 752 Views
Absolutely not. Whatever it takes to take care of my family. *NM* - 26/01/2010 03:14:09 PM 361 Views
The asking for money is where I'd have to draw the line, I guess. - 26/01/2010 03:23:44 PM 758 Views
it would depend on my circumstances. - 26/01/2010 03:46:33 PM 693 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 431 Views
what do you see as the difference? *NM* - 26/01/2010 04:42:10 PM 335 Views
I just don't ever want to be known as a McDonalds employee. - 26/01/2010 06:08:53 PM 803 Views
I used to work at Burger King - 27/01/2010 03:16:42 AM 713 Views
I worked at Burger King for 5 hours once. *NM* - 27/01/2010 11:08:36 PM 349 Views
On a grander scale - 26/01/2010 04:44:00 PM 964 Views
what bullshit... - 26/01/2010 06:12:34 PM 741 Views
And that - 26/01/2010 06:26:32 PM 800 Views
Can I have his unwanted jobs instead? *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:26:03 PM 331 Views
Life should really work out that way *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:27:33 PM 397 Views
There are a lot of jobs that I would refuse - 26/01/2010 06:33:07 PM 766 Views
Nope, as long as it's legal...you do what you have to. *NM* - 26/01/2010 07:34:50 PM 423 Views
There are certainly things I would not do for money. *NM* - 26/01/2010 10:24:57 PM 388 Views
Thanks folks! - 27/01/2010 02:05:15 PM 806 Views

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