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I go to the 3rd interview on Monday
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2016-03-13 at 5:24 AM UTCSo it looks like I go into my third interview on Monday which sounds like it's the "you're hired, how low can we pay you" interview, but I'm not as happy as I feel like I should be. This job will at least pay more than my current job, will be day shift Monday through Friday, and wont be walking around talking to customers, so that's good. But I feel like I just keep on getting jobs, getting fired, collecting unemployment, find another job, etc.
What should I do to break this cycle? Maybe go to school, or maybe try to start up something on the side? -
2016-03-13 at 2:21 PM UTC
So it looks like I go into my third interview on Monday which sounds like it's the "you're hired, how low can we pay you" interview, but I'm not as happy as I feel like I should be. This job will at least pay more than my current job, will be day shift Monday through Friday, and wont be walking around talking to customers, so that's good. But I feel like I just keep on getting jobs, getting fired, collecting unemployment, find another job, etc.
What should I do to break this cycle? Maybe go to school, or maybe try to start up something on the side?
I've thought about this problem too. I've figured out two things so far, I'm trying one out and just seeing how it works out:
1). Become your own boss (freelancing, consulting, etc.) - instead of having one boss, you get to have many! Why is this good? Well, you're independent of any one entity - if someone fires you then hey, you got 24 other bosses or you go out and look for more work/bosses. It's not ideal, but I think it's a major step forwards from being completely and utterly dependent on one entity that controls how much you make, how much time you work, much you can learn, how much time off you get, etc.
I'm trying this approach out right now and learning a lot of stuff (mainly business), but it's too early for me to say whether this approach mitigates enough of the bad stuff to be worth considering.
2). Create artifact, copy artifact, sell artifact. So, like, create an ebook, sell it. One time, upfront investment of time, possibly long and drawn out pay off period. I've been thinking on doing this with some of my code that I use again and again on different projects, but it's way too early yet.
Both of these approaches use well-tested principles of capitalist thought - when you work for someone else, you have 0 capital, meaning you will be a wage slave forever. However, when you start working for yourself or start creating products, you are gathering capital, which, at some point, when you have enough of it, will allow you to escape the cycle of wage-slavery.
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2016-03-13 at 9:55 PM UTCTo first gain capital you must work. This is why I don't have an LSD lab yet, its only a few thousand dollars to cook a kilo of pure LSD worth $1million dollars.
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2016-03-19 at 8:46 AM UTCYou already said it. Your options are to get qualified for something better, or to start your own business. That or learn how to be content with what you have.
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2016-05-21 at 4:59 AM UTCElectricians and Plumbers make great money for minimal work compared to other professions, and you can get loans for either job with shit credit, and the classes are always under one year, unless you choose a higher position
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2016-05-21 at 9:11 AM UTC
To first gain capital you must work. This is why I don't have an LSD lab yet, its only a few thousand dollars to cook a kilo of pure LSD worth $1million dollars.
Plus the contacts to acquire precursor which are worth significantly more than a few thousand dollars. -
2016-05-22 at 2:34 AM UTCWell, working two jobs is shit. So one has to go, and it looks like it'll be the retail job. The problem with the new job is that the company is small and appears to have some financial problems. It's also not guaranteed that I'll get any type of pay raise and any point. So it looks like I'll be applying again.
I still haven't found that good paying job, that I like, and that lasts. -
2016-05-22 at 3:09 AM UTCFirst, to break the cycle, why do you keep getting fired from jobs?
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2016-05-30 at 11:03 PM UTCdude you shoulda stayed at the cold storage place driving that towmotor till u figure it out... just stay somewhere decent till u make up ur mind
