|
The Whole Internet posted:My parents were pretty cool and chill, and I grew up well-adjusted and don't resent them at all. But I was unemployed and living with them for a year out of college (graduated in 2010), and my dad gave me some grief for it. Gave me advice for getting a job that wasn't much help. Yeah, a lot of this advice is well intentioned and not mean. Sometimes older people even understand, on paper, what it is like. Like, they agree, but their habits still revert to "Oh, just call up and ask!"
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:28
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 25, 2024 18:57 |
|
|
The Whole Internet posted:My parents were pretty cool and chill, and I grew up well-adjusted and don't resent them at all. But I was unemployed and living with them for a year out of college (graduated in 2010), and my dad gave me some grief for it. Gave me advice for getting a job that wasn't much help. He's about to get double owned playing Mario Kart with his also unemployed son
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:36
|
|
|
Whatev posted:Dad status: owned *spends entire race in 8th place, constantly owns son with blue shells and lightning bolts--the mario kart equivalent of welfare, finishes in 1st
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:39
|
|
|
Whatev posted:"It's not about who you know, it's about who you blow" superhans said that too, so there must be something to it
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:42
|
|
|
I didn't get a cost of living raise this year. Cool.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:46
|
|
|
just get a job at ups they are always hiring new full-time warehouse guys now in 1988 i started there at $17 an hour so by now they should be hiring new guys at around $50
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:48
|
|
|
Professor Shark posted:Baby Boomer Teachers are the worst. They all walked into jobs when they were 22 and have had them ever since, they skew heavy towards high functioning alcoholism, and an unfortunate percentage view Substitutes as failures for not having jobs right away, even while retired teachers aren't having their jobs replaced. Holy poo poo quoted for truth. You get the occasional one who can really remember what it was like to teach before NCLB and all the rest, and they're awesome, though. Angry, real angry, but not entitled.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:48
|
|
|
whatis posted:*spends entire race in 8th place, constantly owns son with blue shells and lightning bolts--the mario kart equivalent of welfare, finishes in 1st
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:53
|
|
|
Humboldt Squid posted:I hear there's free land in the Oregon territories Grandma dug out all the info she was given on homesteading as a young girl in the Depression and encouraged me to drop out of school and start farming when I had some trouble with math in 4th grade. Grandma was arrested for hunting possums in Florida a few years later. We didn't live anywhere near Florida.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 03:57
|
|
|
"A few days after submitting your resume, go into the office and hand a letter of appreciation to the hiring manager. It'll keep your resume fresh in their mind and show initiative." I was naive/desperate enough to try this one.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:05
|
|
|
MeatwadIsGod posted:"A few days after submitting your resume, go into the office and hand a letter of appreciation to the hiring manager. It'll keep your resume fresh in their mind and show initiative." Did you break into the building or what
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:09
|
|
|
A Wizard of Goatse posted:Did you break into the building or what Nah, just left it with the manager's assistant/secretary (with predictable results).
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:14
|
|
|
boomers are the worst people ever
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:31
|
|
|
I've been fortunate to not have been through any real droughts of un or underemployment, but it really kinds gets me going when I hear the majority at work(I'm in aerospace defense, average age 55) guys complain about not getting their 3-5% raise for the year when they A) are already in the top quartile of their pay B) have massive pensions and 401k/stocks C) refuse to drive in if there are more than 10 snow flakes falling from the sky at any one time D) religiously walk around the office to gab from 8 am to 10 am Like c'mon man, don't complain to me, I got hired in at average wage, cant get a pension, can't progress because you are farting around in your chair until you hit 70 and lose your mind, and have to continually prove myself over and over. God I can't wait till I'm near retirement age so I can not give a gently caress
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:32
|
|
|
stop blaming the fact that you're an unemployable loser on "the economy"
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:35
|
|
|
Parallax Scroll posted:stop blaming the fact that you're an unemployable loser on "the economy" right, blame it on obama
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:36
|
|
|
I'd like some advice on a specific topic. What is the best way to leverage social networking like LinkedIn during a job-hunt?
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:45
|
|
|
Horniest Manticore posted:boomers are the worst people ever The Greatest Generation
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:46
|
|
|
Considering that boomers will be the people doing your interviews, maybe listen to their advice?
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 04:51
|
|
|
Bishop posted:Considering that boomers will be the people doing your interviews, maybe listen to their advice? their advice sucks and doesn't work
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:27
|
|
|
ghetto wormhole posted:I would rather slowly lower myself into a wood chipper than fill out eighty job applications in one day. I'm not sure it would even be possible. It's absolutely possible, if it takes you less than ten minutes per application, and they're all lined up neatly on a table for you.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:31
|
|
|
"You make $21,000 a year. Why haven't you bought a house yet and settled down?" *bought a four bedroom house in 1973 for $20,000*
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:31
|
|
|
You Are A Elf posted:"You make $21,000 a year. Why haven't you bought a house yet and settled down?"
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:52
|
|
|
In highschool there was an assembly where the speaker told us that yes, with a college degree and a little savings we could all retire millionaires. idk if that counts as "boomers are stupid and/or shitheads" or "financial people are stupid and/or shitheads."
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:57
|
|
|
its saltier than the salt miner's butthole in here
RonMexicosPitbull fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Feb 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:57
|
|
|
RandomPauI posted:I'd like some advice on a specific topic. What is the best way to leverage social networking like LinkedIn during a job-hunt? Since most job applications want e-mail you can put a link in the e-mail. To be honest I'm not entirely sure myself. I never grew up with social media so I'm in the dark when it comes to that stuff and most job fairs and conventions never really touch on the subject.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 05:58
|
|
|
Hobo By Design posted:In highschool there was an assembly where the speaker told us that yes, with a college degree and a little savings we could all retire millionaires. Well, living with your parents until they die might make that work and since most young people are doing just that he may be able to prove that theory eventually! *edit* whoops double post
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:00
|
|
|
Hobo By Design posted:In highschool there was an assembly where the speaker told us that yes, with a college degree and a little savings we could all retire millionaires. Could, being the operative word. Weak language from motivational speakers.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:00
|
|
|
Hobo By Design posted:In highschool there was an assembly where the speaker told us that yes, with a college degree and a little savings we could all retire millionaires. That'll be the case for most college people who save even a small % of their money dude. Compound interest and long term investments is a hell of a thing. Maybe dont call millions of people 'stupid and/or shitheads' when you are completely ignorant of something people learn in high school algebra.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:02
|
|
|
RonMexicosPitbull posted:That'll be the case for most college people who save even a small % of their money dude. Compound interest and long term investments is a hell of a thing. And Hobo, he's got you here. Warren Buffet is a great example.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:03
|
|
|
RandomPauI posted:I'd like some advice on a specific topic. What is the best way to leverage social networking like LinkedIn during a job-hunt? Don't. LinkedIn, at least in my field, is basically an online resume with built in references (the endorsements). You can ask friends/recent coworkers if they know any jobs they can point you at, but those would be people you'd be comfortable asking outside of LinkedIn. "Leveraging" sounds like you want to connect to a whole bunch of strangers in your field or contacts of contacts and start messaging them. Boomer job advice: Where are my grandkids? Just find yourself a nice man on an average wage and buy a house near me and become a fulltime homemaker. A house and 3 kids is affordable on one wage if you stopped buying all those fancy things we didn't have and scrimped and saved a bit. I mean, look at this 4 year old $100 mobile phone, I mean that was my entire pay packet back in the day, and does it help you get a job? No, it's just for playing the angry birds and showing off to your friends.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:04
|
|
|
"How the gently caress do I memorize these multiple coding languages!?" 
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:07
|
|
|
My last project manager was a boomer named Gary. His philosophy was "don't rock the boat" and he and three other boomer managers all maintained this perfectly calculated glacial pace to eek as much out of the government funding as possible. They actually fired people for working too fast. There are few things as detrimental to society than a group of baby boomers desperate to get vested so they can immediately retire with full benefits, all while looking you in the eye and telling you there's no room for a cost of living increase in the budget this year.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:24
|
|
|
*listens to Rush Limbaugh on the radio at his cushy state job* *is grandfathered into a retirement program much than the young people can get into* RonJeremysBalzac fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Feb 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 06:51
|
|
|
RonMexicosPitbull posted:That'll be the case for most college people who save even a small % of their money dude. Compound interest and long term investments is a hell of a thing.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:12
|
|
|
lol nope
skaboomizzy fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Feb 27, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:23
|
|
|
RonMexicosPitbull posted:That'll be the case for most college people who save even a small % of their money dude. Compound interest and long term investments is a hell of a thing. Haha, Stupid Poors! Don't they know about Compound Interesttm? Don't they know that with the highest yield long-term CDs available (2.25% right now, US Treasury Bonds and Savings Account Rates are considerably lower, everything else carries significantly higher risk of being Madoffed or Recessioned), that they could make $1,089,094.46 after just 50 years if they just put $1000 a month into savings??? My Q-Face fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Feb 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:25
|
|
|
My Q-Face posted:Haha, Stupid Poors! Don't they know about Compound Interesttm? Don't they know that with the highest yield long-term CDs available (2.25% right now, US Treasury Bonds and Savings Account Rates are considerably lower, everything else carries significantly higher risk of being Madoffed or Recessioned), that they could make 1,089,094.46 after just 50 years if they just put $1000 a month into savings??? Are you retarded or just trolling.
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:29
|
|
|
RonMexicosPitbull posted:Are you retarded or just trolling. Can't it be both?
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:29
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 25, 2024 18:57 |
|
|
Oh, $1000.00 a month is also about 25% of the Net take home pay for the Average Salary in the US, hope you can get that 60K per year right out of High School, because if you take four years to go to college, you'll only make $918,272.79 by the time you hit 67!
|
|
#
?
Feb 23, 2015 08:30
|
|