Today, after working for over ten years at a dead-end factory line, I told my friends I was going to take some business courses and land myself a real job. All they've done since is laugh, mock me, and say that if Clinton couldn't fix the economy, I have no chance. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while struggling to find a job that will accommodate my disabilities, an acquaintance ranted at me about how nobody wants to work hard, and they have to earn what they get. This chucklefuck works for his father, will inherit a multi-million dollar business, and bought his house from his aunt. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, I am jobless after graduation. Ironic, since when I started college with my education degree, I was congratulated, told of the teacher shortage in my state, and how quickly I would be able to find a job. Three years in, the economy tanks, and the state issues a teacher hiring freeze. FML
Today, I found out that my friend makes more money than I do. She's a high school dropout and working at a retail job at the mall. I went to college for four years to get my job. FML
Today, as I rung up a customer's groceries, he gave me a pitying look and said I'd have a "real job" if I'd only studied harder. FML
Today, after spending last year putting in hard work, which paid off and I got my dream job, due to my own mismanagement of stress my dream job is gone and life is back at square one. Now everyone's predictions of me being a waste of space are true and I have to reinvent my life. Starting over at 38 after already starting over at 36. I can't anymore. FML
Today, I got offered an interview for a great job. My father then spent the entire dinner telling me how pointless it was, and how I should apply to the factory next door because I would spend all the extra money on gas. FML
Today, my husband told his parents that he was quitting his job so that he could focus on school. They asked him what he was going to do for money. When I told them that I'd be the one working, they took one look at me and burst into laughter. FML
Today, after several long years, a lot of debt, and two great degrees from a top university, I had to move back in with my parents, because no matter where I look, I can't find a job. FML
Today, my dad called me a "worthless human being", and told me that I'm "better off committing crimes and living life in a prison cell", all because I haven't gotten into the industry I studied for right out of college. I'm currently at a temp job doing accounting. FML
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coltsrock37 15
Except that when Clinton was president, the economy was at one of it's best points in the nation's history.
may651 14
Poor Op. I would be a better friend than them. YOU CAN DO IT!!
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Comments (126)
ame_franky 0
my family made fun of me for saying I wanted to go to school too. I'm doing better than I was :), and since they feel they can say it they might just be teasing rather than serious
ame_franky 0
btw engineering is more promising than business right now
ashleynwaldron 0
This doesn't even make sense...
missnuthin 10
**** them. do it anyway. they aren't real friends if they treat you that way.
rexreta 5
What great friends... Sorry :/
gardenwhipped3 14
I am sorry I cannot comment on the clinton/obama references in this discussion thread. Some ops have very limited senses of humor. The prior administration did a lot to setup the business playing ground for the economy in the 90s. That combined with the explosion in information technology and the internet made for a very good series of years. Factory workers play an important role in the workforce. I think it is good that you want to be more than just a person standing on a line. You should seek out successful people and try to model what it is that they do. Organization is key for any business/technology position. I am sure you can find people that will be willing to help. The business degree will only get you in the door to have a discussion. The rest is up to you. You have to want it, you have to be willing to work for it. And you have to be willing to make sacrifices to make it happen. Good luck.
Dragons_corner 6
I'm confused? Clinton got us out of debt, Bush back in, and Obama in. Huge debt. So from what I see is that's good to be called Clinton.
thefaced 0
Those aren't friends, they're asshole with no life. A real friend would say " you can do it! Just never give up!"
jonnyroscoe 3
Go for it, good luck!
j2thap 1
these people are not your friends. maybe you'll make some new, supportive ones AT YOUR NEW JOB