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Offline Chris_

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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2008, 10:04:25 AM »
If someone gave ME that resume at age 29, I would say "can't hold a job" and reject them out of hand.
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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2008, 10:08:25 AM »
FWIIW, Netflix is a DVD rental facility -- why anyone on a tight budget needs that is beyond me.  I have it (but at 6 times the OPs income I can afford it), but I am running out of movies to watch.  I am now starting to rent series like Dr. Who where I haven't seen every episode.

I have seen all the classics and 95% of the moves they make these days are crap.

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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #27 on: May 08, 2008, 12:23:40 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on May 07, 2008, 06:37:47 PM
OHMIGOD.

That's StellaBlue.

H5, that's exactly who I was thinking of.

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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #28 on: May 08, 2008, 12:31:45 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on May 08, 2008, 10:04:25 AM
If someone gave ME that resume at age 29, I would say "can't hold a job" and reject them out of hand.

Exactly.

Okay, I'm 27 and I've been working since I was 16.  Here's my job history:

Six Flags Over Texas - started as a ticket taker, left three years later supervisor of customer service.

Starbucks - Again, I worked there for 3 years, and moved to different stores.  I left as a shift supervisor

Coffee Haus - Store Manager, only 1 year.  It was going under and I got out a month or so before it finally shut down.

Where I work now - I'll have been here 4 years at the end of this month.  Started as receptionist, now I do accounts receivable.

So that's it, 4 jobs since I've started working.  It pays to actually stay at some place instead of hopping around all the freaking time and wondering why you can't get ahead.
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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #29 on: May 08, 2008, 01:20:14 PM »
What was the unemployment rate during the great depression, about 30%? Wonder where the DUmmies would fit in the depression.  :-)
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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #30 on: May 08, 2008, 05:50:36 PM »
Both of my parents and their parents lived through the Great Depression. I can't seem to remember them saying,

"Gees I sure wish we could go back to those good old days!"

I do remember my father saying that Roosevelt was the worst thing to have happened to us as a nation during those days and as it turnes out, He's right.
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Re: I think a depression would improve American culture immensely
« Reply #31 on: May 09, 2008, 09:23:57 AM »
I guess this job doesn't have floresecent lights :-)
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