That would be quite helpful. Thank you.
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Pm me. if I can help, I am happy to.
As an aside, my current resume had a digit wrong on my phone number. When I was made aware of it, there was a very long, “fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”.
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You were a cutie back then, but your mustache game has definitely improved in the intervening years.
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Dude, hang in there. I was made redundant eight years ago. Since then, I was unemployed for about four years total, on-and-off. But in July last year, I got a part-time job. Then in September, I got another part-time job. It’s not great but with two part-time jobs, I can scrape together a living. And if I can do it, you definitely can. (There’s comments from me earlier in this thread about how I’m terrified of becoming homeless and how close I came to it through having just about $0 in the bank. These guys here are so kind and supportive, even if there’s nothing they can do in real life, it really helps.)
And jesus, whatever else you do, stay away from guns. I don’t know if from your comment you meant you’d turn on others or yourself but please, stay the fuck away from guns!
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So, young man, how can I help? I’ve asked before if you’re in Melb and didn’t get any response, so let me say it this way. I’m in Melbourne and if there’s any way I can be of assistance, I would like to. Let me know if there’s anything I can do.
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Nah, I’m a bit further North up here in sunny QLD 
But thanks.
I’m stoked for my mate to get his dream job but it is gonna make things more awkward for me. It is what it is. I hate relying on people and he’s always been real good about not making a flap about things.
Again, thanks. Even the offer makes a difference.
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Hey - fellow Saskatchewan person!
I grew up in Regina, and I ended up moving out of province to get work. It depends a bit on what kind of work you’re looking for of course - my brother seems to be doing well as a mechanic. I wanted to do software dev, so I moved. The non-government software shops that I encountered in SK tended to be fairly small, and I’m not sure how one would have gotten hired without knowing someone who already worked there.
of course, I was also lucky to be looking for programming work in the mid to late 90’s - there was a time when basic knowledge of HTML was considered to be a pretty awesome skillset.
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No worries. You know where I am if you need anything 
Also, I totally get it. You’re happy for your mate, a little bit sad for you. It sucks, but it’s good for him. So yeah. As you said, it is what it is.
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I was happy in the Corps of Cadets and the USMC with never having to decide what to wear. And the company I work for has a uniform policy as well. For me, even when the rest of the officers wear dress uniforms, I get to wear company coveralls because it is presumed that I will be called into a crane or machinery space at any time. The only thing that sucks is that I always have to be carrying two or three radios.
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Coveralls, dungarees, and Wrangler dad jeans are amazing.
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Yeah and yesterday too…
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Severe cervical spondylosis. Just found out. Apparently, my spine has already gone and fucked itself, or I would tell it to.
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My wonderful camera died. I had previously mentioned dropping it, and the shutter button got progressively harder to use, and it finally stopped functioning at all. I ordered a new shutter button assembly, but discovered today that the primary issue is bigger than that, and probably not a cost effective repair.
And I had taken this camera all over the world. I am the sort of person who always has a camera, and I have killed a spectacular number of them. Really nice ones, too.
So now, I either sell the lenses and buy a camera that I can actually afford, or spend too much on a replacement.
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Looks like I didn’t get the job after all. A lot of companies now run credit checks on prospective employees because credit is supposedly a good indicator of fortitude.
It’s not. It is only useful for revealing who is poor and desperate to work. This is in addition to most jobs - even goddamn McDonalds - requiring bondability and criminal record checks.
I’ve said it before: capitalism is not the best system. Socialism is. Look at Cuba: best healthcare in the world, very high literacy, and virtually no unemployment at all. Herr in capitalist Canada, for every job, no matter how lousy, there are upwards of 30 applicants… And this is in a small city.
Fuck capitalism. Fuck employers. Fuck my résumé. Fuck it all.
And fuck you, serving job that wants two years of experience in similar position for minimum wage. Get fucked.
Oh, and Barney. Stop bitching that kids these days don’t wanna work. You have never been in our position. Get fucked.
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A credit check for hiring seems really ridiculous to me. I wonder if applying at small businesses might be a way around that, since they are less likely to spend the money on checking, and more likely to hire based on meeting you.
Of course, I don’t know how easy that is for your situation.
I hope you find something soon.
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I think the idea is that those under financial duress may be more apt to defraud/steal from the company.
I really don’t think it is valid, but that seems to be the line of thought.
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I think it’s a way of looking down on poor people. You know, the “if you are poor, you deserve to be poor” people.
At one point my credit was absolute shit. Today it is stellar. In the intervening years, my desire to steal and my work ethic have not changed.
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My thought (wrt credit check for a job) also gave them an idea of how desperate you might be for a job and how much less they could pay you.
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The good news: I found out what happens if the sump pump in basement breaks and we get a boatload of rain
The good news part duh: it’s not broken, It was just unplugged for some reason
The bad news: The whole basement takes on an inch of water
The really good news: It’s not a finished basement
The shitty news: I know what I’m doing this weekend now
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You say all that like it’s a bad thing.
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