• Psythik
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    11 months ago

    Please tell me where these “things” are, cause I’ve been unemployed and trying to find one of them for the past 4 months to no avail.

    The only companies responding to my applications are for shitty fast food, retail, and call center jobs. I’m middle-aged and I’m so sick and tired of those gigs. I want something different that allows me to actually pay my bills on time for once.

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      11 months ago

      You can find literally any industrial town desperate for workers and offering at least 20 an hour for labor jobs.

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          11 months ago

          Unfortunate, but they exist everywhere. Almost every company I know out here in STL pays starting 20 for even unskilled positions. I went first responder though and the Illinois side of STL has a premium rate on that anyway. Highest average of the whole state and desperate for hires.

          I find office work mind numbing, disgusting in culture, and generally unsatisfying at the end of the day both philosophically and, as a powerlifter, physically.

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            11 months ago

            why not go the firefighter route? my sister’s ex did that, he said that it was really rewarding.