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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 1442 Views
Seriously, fuck him. - 26/01/2010 12:47:05 PM 830 Views
You. Not so eloquent like the Irish princess. - 26/01/2010 02:13:28 PM 722 Views
I don't mind being out-classed by a Celtic Goddess. - 26/01/2010 02:46:14 PM 718 Views
- 27/01/2010 10:03:52 PM 744 Views
That's just silly. - 26/01/2010 01:05:07 PM 827 Views
Since Elaine has said it all so eloquently, I will just agree with her. - 26/01/2010 02:12:41 PM 682 Views
what she said - 26/01/2010 03:49:03 PM 761 Views
Sort of? - 26/01/2010 01:49:21 PM 759 Views
Usually, I think it's stupid to turn down a job, particularly in those circumstances. - 26/01/2010 02:21:59 PM 743 Views
I agree - 26/01/2010 02:47:22 PM 710 Views
...and instead you would ask your friend to loan you money? - 26/01/2010 02:53:38 PM 761 Views
No, friends and loaning money don't mix so well - 26/01/2010 03:03:12 PM 946 Views
So - 26/01/2010 03:12:45 PM 770 Views
I seriously don't mean this to be near as nasty as it sounds... - 26/01/2010 03:21:40 PM 809 Views
I think that works in the short term but not in the long term - 26/01/2010 03:47:52 PM 779 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 724 Views
That's true - 26/01/2010 04:28:00 PM 776 Views
so the janitor is a janitor becuase he likes cleaning up after other people? - 26/01/2010 05:25:57 PM 675 Views
With an atitude like that - 26/01/2010 06:24:35 PM 717 Views
As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 06:39:54 PM 747 Views
and that is why Europe is in decline - 26/01/2010 07:10:25 PM 659 Views
Probably. - 26/01/2010 07:34:06 PM 790 Views
Re: As you presumably guessed already... - 26/01/2010 07:31:46 PM 735 Views
I think it's offensive to those EMPLOYED in those jobs. - 26/01/2010 07:53:54 PM 795 Views
Yeah that's totally what I said *NM* - 26/01/2010 08:05:30 PM 354 Views
To a degree, it is. - 26/01/2010 08:21:04 PM 774 Views
They are not beneath me because of me being a better person or even smarter... - 26/01/2010 08:33:18 PM 825 Views
Re: They are not beneath me because I am a better person or even smarter... - 26/01/2010 08:47:27 PM 694 Views
Only if one's identity is entirely determined by the job one does. - 26/01/2010 09:07:57 PM 695 Views
If you wouldn't do their job - 26/01/2010 09:19:36 PM 647 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 352 Views
I think it smacks of elitism and class - 26/01/2010 10:13:11 PM 660 Views
Like we discussed above, yeah. - 26/01/2010 10:39:23 PM 819 Views
Not really - 27/01/2010 12:17:00 PM 825 Views
Well, yes - 26/01/2010 08:25:16 PM 639 Views
Kinda funny, eh? - 26/01/2010 08:07:44 PM 783 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:41:02 PM 726 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 12:57:48 PM 886 Views
doesn't mean you have to insult the rest of us. - 27/01/2010 01:17:16 PM 707 Views
Except - 27/01/2010 01:20:54 PM 776 Views
it's just something I get very tired of. - 27/01/2010 01:30:20 PM 709 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 01:20:24 PM 717 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 395 Views
ok - 27/01/2010 01:46:31 PM 684 Views
Re: Kinda funny, eh? - 27/01/2010 07:15:25 PM 794 Views
For a professional, yes.. - 26/01/2010 06:43:51 PM 741 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 420 Views
. . .what? - 26/01/2010 05:47:58 PM 650 Views
it was meant to be a bit of joke and make a point - 26/01/2010 06:00:07 PM 690 Views
I got it. *NM* - 27/01/2010 12:03:18 PM 307 Views
glad someone does - 27/01/2010 01:59:50 PM 627 Views
Reminds me of my brother... - 26/01/2010 02:41:36 PM 663 Views
Absolutely not. Whatever it takes to take care of my family. *NM* - 26/01/2010 03:14:09 PM 319 Views
The asking for money is where I'd have to draw the line, I guess. - 26/01/2010 03:23:44 PM 682 Views
it would depend on my circumstances. - 26/01/2010 03:46:33 PM 607 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 383 Views
what do you see as the difference? *NM* - 26/01/2010 04:42:10 PM 293 Views
I just don't ever want to be known as a McDonalds employee. - 26/01/2010 06:08:53 PM 716 Views
I used to work at Burger King - 27/01/2010 03:16:42 AM 612 Views
I worked at Burger King for 5 hours once. *NM* - 27/01/2010 11:08:36 PM 287 Views
On a grander scale - 26/01/2010 04:44:00 PM 867 Views
what bullshit... - 26/01/2010 06:12:34 PM 645 Views
And that - 26/01/2010 06:26:32 PM 714 Views
Can I have his unwanted jobs instead? *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:26:03 PM 291 Views
Life should really work out that way *NM* - 26/01/2010 06:27:33 PM 350 Views
There are a lot of jobs that I would refuse - 26/01/2010 06:33:07 PM 660 Views
Nope, as long as it's legal...you do what you have to. *NM* - 26/01/2010 07:34:50 PM 378 Views
There are certainly things I would not do for money. *NM* - 26/01/2010 10:24:57 PM 344 Views
Thanks folks! - 27/01/2010 02:05:15 PM 717 Views

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