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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:09 PM
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The only job I could find in my area...
is at a fucking Wal-Mart. I had a second interview today. They hired me on the spot without going through a third interview (whoopdee doo). What really sucks about this job is that it pays $7.30/hr. That's a little less than the cost of two gallons of gas. x( :grr: :cry: You know what else really fucking sucks? I'll be doing three times more work there than I did at my previous job and get paid ~55% less!

I'm about to flip out right now. I don't know how I'm going to survive on $7.30/hr.

Excuse me while I sit in a corner and cry.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:13 PM
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1. is there a costco in your area? If so maybe you could apply there?
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:16 PM
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2. The nearest Costco is about three hours away.
If there even is one in Minnesota.

I don't know. :shrug:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:17 PM
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3. are you near any of these places?
Minnesota
Coon Rapids
Eden Prairie
Maple Grove
St. Louis Park

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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:18 PM
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4. Nope.
I'm ~ three hours NW of there.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:19 PM
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5. sorry. What was your last job?
or what profession were you in?
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:20 PM
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7. Print services.
I made $15.15/hr at it was unionized.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:21 PM
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8. how about a copy shop or a staples for now until the right thing comes along?
i don't know exactly what print services are but maybe you could try those places?
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:22 PM
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10. I could try...
there's a Staples 30 miles away...:shrug:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:25 PM
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12. i bet they pay more than walmart and maybe you'd be doing something there
that would be better than what you'd be doing at Walmart.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:32 PM
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13. Staples is the Wal-Mart of print
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:33 PM
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14. so they don't pay any better than Wal mart?
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 06:00 PM
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23. Probably not. It's just another form of retail.
Besides, Staples just runs big copiers, not presses. Copy machine operators don't make squat.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:20 PM
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6. Best thing I can suggest is to keep looking even while you're working there.
Better to have some income in the meantime while you're looking for something better than to have no income. :hug:
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:22 PM
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9. I know...
I'll just make enough to pay my bills and buy groceries. I won't be saving a dime.

Plus, I'll be paying back my student loans starting at the end of June.

I'm going to go back and cry in my little hole.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:25 PM
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11. As long as you can afford phone/internet and gas, you can keep job hunting.
Best of luck.
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abbeyco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:23 PM
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15. Get a forebearance on your student loans
If your loans are through the Feds, you can apply for a forebearance and delay repayment. I did it while in grad school part time and also again when laid off.

If you've got private loans, explain the situation to them - they'll prolly want to verify your wages and such, but it's your best shot to do before the first payment comes due.

Good luck in your on-going search!
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:24 PM
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16. Thanks.
I'll have to do that. They're federal loans, so hopefully they'll allow it.
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LucyParsons Donating Member (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:42 PM
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25. I've done this three times in a row on mine
It was quite straightforward and easy. They're still accruing interest, but...

Gotta eat, so... :(
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:26 PM
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19. Second on the forebearance.
You can keep it going for quite a while. You want to get on it before you are supposed to start payment, though, or it will be a world of hassle.

Hang in there. Things suck right now, but at least you have some sort of employment, crappiness notwithstanding, to keep you going while you look for something better. :hug:
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suninvited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:25 PM
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17. Did you recently move or something?
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:26 PM
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18. No.
I've been unemployed for months.
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:31 PM
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20. Congratulations on your new job and chin up!!
Edited on Wed May-21-08 04:32 PM by Breeze54
You have $$ coming in... that's a good thing! :hug:

3 times more work? Ever BEEN to a Wally Mart? :P

Hang in there and onto it... for now

A lot of people are looking for jobs. :(
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Fox Mulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:37 PM
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21. Well, it was either that or flip burgers at McD's.
:(

I wish I had your optimism.
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KC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 10:10 PM
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26. What about
Kinkos ? Or even a employment agency? The pay would be more at either of those places.


KC
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:46 PM
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22. So sorry for you.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:18 PM
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24. Keep looking.
There's got to be a light at the end of this tunnel. :hug:
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