Why do I bother?

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Overclock

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Jeez it is like, everything I do fails hard. I can't find a job anywhere so I am trying to make things and sell on e-bay for money right. Well first I... I don't even want to talk about it because I failed so hard.

For my second thing I figured I would fix broken DS Lites that can be gotten cheap, so I pick one up and all that it needs is a new touch pad and shell. I take it apart and put it halfway back togatger but the freakin new shell is a POS and won't fit right, so I am like "whatever I will just try another sell, well lets see if the new touch pad is working!" so I pop in the battery turn on the DS and it just flashes on for a second.............

WHY THE **** DO I TRY ANYTHING ****KKK!

Now what am I supposed to do my parents expect 100 a month or they WILL kick me out on the street and I have 200 to my name. Nobody within 10 miles will hire me and I don't have a car so no way to go farther, no buses or anything.

So now I have a broken DS with a shell, and all it got me was $60 less money. (not to mention my first try at something that cost me almost 150...)
 
unless you are sure it just needs a part that you can fix, I wouldn't buy broken DS's. There may be other problems as well, that the seller doesn't mention. Maybe he dropped it in the toilet.
 
VirusType2 said:
unless you are sure it just needs a part that you can fix, I wouldn't buy broken DS's. There may be other problems as well, that the seller doesn't mention. Maybe he dropped it in the toilet.
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It is from a trusted broken DS seller and I played games on it before I took it apart.
 
Why do you ****ing bother?

I've asked myself that same question for years.

The simple truth is that it's because nature doesn't let you kill yourself. To do so would be to completely overthrow the dictators in your head screaming at you "KEEP ON LIVIN SO YOUR PENIS CAN KEEP ON CAMING!", and we all know how ****ing hard it is to overthrow dictators.

It takes a HELL of a lot of Italian assholes...
 
You artistic at all? Try finding some freelance work.
 
sounds like you'd be good at demolition (lol)


can you use a tape measure? I mean, can you read one? not the millimeter little bullshit, but the AMERICAN measurements SHIT YEA AMERICA
 
Yeah, and I do like making things go boom!

THATS IT ILL BE A IRL DEMOMAN!
 
Mr Stabby said:
Wall mart.
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HAAAAhahahaaahaa. Good one. Haahaaaha...hrm....retail. :| Got a retail job once after graduating high school, quit within three weeks. Pay sucks, supervisors suck, fellow associates sucked, hours suck.
 
I have had 2 of those, quit the first one because I was a bagboy for a YEAR and every week they said "we will get you a position somewhere else next week!" for like 4 months...

Then at AMC but they hated me and gave me 4 hours a week then I just decided to "forget my schedule" one day and get fired. It was always the assey job of standing there ripping tickets, you are not allowed to leave that stupid little stand for ANY REASON ****ing pile of shit managers just sat in the damn office all day playing games on a 360...
 
How old are you exactly?

Protip #1
  • Get a bike
 
Overclock said:
I have had 2 of those, quit the first one because I was a bagboy for a YEAR and every week they said "we will get you a position somewhere else next week!" for like 4 months...

Then at AMC but they hated me and gave me 4 hours a week then I just decided to "forget my schedule" one day and get fired. It was always the assey job of standing there ripping tickets, you are not allowed to leave that stupid little stand for ANY REASON ****ing pile of shit managers just sat in the damn office all day playing games on a 360...
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Retail/service jobs are the pits dude. If you don't want to work shitty jobs like this for the rest of your life, I'd suggest getting some skills. (Or the credentials if maybe you already have skills, but nobody will hire you because your not certified in anything.)

Learn a trade. Go to college. Go into the military. ANYTHING but retail jobs. :p

Besides, in the short time I worked in retail, it seemed to me that the world thinks much less of you. I never gave the impression I hated my job to others, as it's my nature to do the best I possibly could, nor could I tell from the attitudes and expressions from the customers, but I just could feel it.

*In the minds of others*> "Ha ha! Look at him! He's bagging groceries for a living?! BAGGING GROCERIES?! What a dork!!"

The whole experience I had with shitty minimum-wage jobs really sucked for me. It was depressing, as I yearned for much more.
 
If you have any kind of decent parents I doubt they'll throw you out on the street.

And if you're moaning about jobs where you get PAID to stand and do practically nothing then you've got problems.
 
You should buy a maids outfit and clean dirty old mens homes. You will be paid well and you can surprise the customer at the end of the day...if you wish.
 
Baserape> said:
You should buy a maids outfit and clean dirty old mens homes. You will be paid well and you can surprise the customer at the end of the day...if you wish.
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XD Sounds like something I would hate, I hate cleaning and mindless work.

I like to use mah brains a LITTLE bit.
 
Join the army, always gonna be a last resort for me if my life completely cocks up.
 
No I didn't drop out of hight school! You think I am dumb?

I dropped out in 3rd grade.
 
StardogChampion said:
If you have any kind of decent parents I doubt they'll throw you out on the street.

And if you're moaning about jobs where you get PAID to stand and do practically nothing then you've got problems.
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Or maybe his parents can't afford to pay for another mouth to feed? :|
My parents weren't the wealthiest people around so they kicked me out after I was basically
freeloading for a year after graduating from high school because I kept eating so much, needless to say I've toned down my eating habits ALOT since then.

I ended up living with a fairly rich friend, whose parents gave me a ****load of money to give him a boost, at his apartment for a few months before I found a job at the docks welding on boats.
I moved out a year later, paid him the money I owed him and got my own apartment for me and my girl and we've been living here for about 2 1/2 years now.

Anyways, as for you, Overclock... you're not supposed to enjoy your first few jobs.
They're all going to suck ass until you shine your talents on the right people... you could be talking about something you love doing and someone could overhear that and approach you with an opportunity of a life time.
Basically, get any job you possibly can and stick with it until you find a job that truly suits you.
Because it ultimately looks better to your potential employers if you already have a job.
 
Thread should be retitled to "/wrists"

Really, you're 'failing' hard at getting a job, you're either aiming too high, or aren't hitting enough places. Are you going for fast food jobs? Are you putting in at least 10 app's a day?

There are ways you can do better, pissing and moaning won't give you money.
 
I did not mine my second job but the managers hated me so I always got the worst position of the day and 4 -6 hours a week...
 
Buy a bucket and a sponge. Go to your supermarket. Cut a deal with the management where you wash customers cars for 5 bucks a pop whilst they shop. Offer the supermarket 20% in exchange for allowing you to use their car park and providing you with hot water. Work fast and you can do a car in 10 mins. Thats 30 an hour minus the supermarkets take.
 
I used to work for one of those telemarketing places.
You're probably saying "What would make you DO something like that?"
I hate other people. I hate to think they might be happiier than I am. So I call them. And I see if they want any magazines.
I loved every minute of it. Each call was sweet to me, like a juicy orange.
Yeah, you can probably see me doing real well at a job likethat.
I was a goddamn legend. In fact, I thinkg they still have Farley Fridays.
You can wear jeans.

Adapted from Penny Arcade.
 
Overclock said:
XD Sounds like something I would hate, I hate cleaning and mindless work.
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "there's no shame in any kind of work".

Doing your best at any jobs, regardless how much you hate it, the other employees, and the supervisors, shows you have discipline, and that is what employers like. So when you do finally get an offer you can't pass up after months of working at some crap job, and you've trained yourself in some skill or trade of your choosing, your potential future employers will see you have that discipline from past "crappy jobs" to back your skills. This is how many people I know get good jobs even without minor college credentials.

Remember, your basically a salesman when you go job hunting. Your selling yourself to others. You need to give your employers a good reason to hire you.

P.S. I know this is quite contradictory to my earlier post. Even though I hated that retail job, I had to swallow my pride to survive.
 
Overclock said:
I did not mine my second job but the managers hated me so I always got the worst position of the day and 4 -6 hours a week...
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Sounds like you have very high expectations for somebody that doesn't have a job and is on the verge of being kicked out. I think I might have some good advice for you.

First off stop your bitching. No body likes a whiner. It won't help you get a job, I can promise you that.

I'm guessing you live in the states? Then there is a job out there for you that will get you $100 a month to pay your parents. Mow the lawn for ****s sake if you really have to. $100 isn't that hard to make in this country. All you have to do is get up off your ass, lower your expectations, and go find a job. McDonald's is a perfectly good job for now if all you need to make is $100 a month.

Also, this will help you at what ever job you end up at. If you boss hates you then you are probably being a prick, so stop doing that.

Once you figure this housing situation out go to school and make something of yourself so you don't end up 50 living in your parents basement while you work the night shift flipping burgers. There are plenty of government programs that can help you out. Everything from financial aide to student loans.

There are no easy ways to make you money without requiring some real work on your part. Fixing broken nintendos in your parent's basement isn't going to cut it. If you actually know how to fix nintendos you are already fairly technical, you can use that to select a good career path for you.

You have 2 choices. Go out and do something or continue to sit on your ass bitching online how you always fail at everything.
 
If you really can't get a job and are in desperate need of money so you don't get thrown out of the house, see if you have any plasma donation centers by your area. That is by far the easiest way to make a good $50-80 a week depending on the demand in your area.

Keep in mind that you should only do it while you're still looking for a real way to make money. Its in no way an actual solution because it does eventually scar you and then you look like you're a heroin addict or something.
 
1. What are you skills/education?

2. What are your previous employment experiences?

3. What do you want to be paid?
 
Think about it this way.

Sure, you don't want that job at Safeway or Wallgreens packing boxes and bagging groceries, but every second you sit here and bitch about how much those jobs suck is a second you could be making money at some minimum wage shithole.

You either waste your life making absolutely nothing of your self, no money included, or waste it at some minimum wage shithole, where you're at least making minimum wage instead of sitting on your ass.

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Buy a bucket and a sponge. Go to your supermarket. Cut a deal with the management where you wash customers cars for 5 bucks a pop whilst they shop. Offer the supermarket 20% in exchange for allowing you to use their car park and providing you with hot water. Work fast and you can do a car in 10 mins. Thats 30 an hour minus the supermarkets take.
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That's a ****ing long shot. You'd be amazed at how snobby some people are when it comes to their cars.
 
Sounds like your problem isn't that you can't find a job, but that you don't want a job. Quit whining you lazy child.
 
Will this be a night of spam dueling between us sinko?
 
sinkoman said:
You either waste your life making absolutely nothing of your self, no money included, or waste it at some minimum wage shithole, where you're at least making minimum wage instead of sitting on your ass.
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Really? You sure that there isn't a 3rd choice somewhere in there?
 
no Limit said:
really? You Sure That There Isn't A 3rd Choice Somewhere In There?
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lol :>

Mceedee's is meant to be for college people who need some spare change to pay for gas at least. Not a lifelong career.

The OP needs to think about his career/housing and make a move while working for a minimum-wage joint.
minimum-wage jobs = temporary finacial fix.

Sure, you can live off of like three minimum-wage jobs, but you won't be happy fs.
 
No Limit said:
Really? You sure that there isn't a 3rd choice somewhere in there?
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This was in relation to his situation.

When I said "you either do x or y", I was literally addressing him.
 
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