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this is 100% true. And it was during a time when people were desperate for jobs. 2010 was a shit year to graduate high school.

• ghaff 4y ago
  2010 was 2010. Today? I couldn't count the number of stores and restaurants that have "Help Wanted" signs posted.
  • NineStarPoint 4y ago
    A “Help Wanted” sign is very different from randomly dropping your resume places though, it’s an invitation to come in and ask about a job.
  • antisthenes 4y ago
    What's the point of this comment? There's huge turnover in retail/restaurant jobs at every point in history. Those are dead end jobs that suck and lead you on a downward spiral to poverty. Getting better jobs by walking and and giving resumes doesn't work. It wasn't working in 2010 and it sure as hell doesn't work now. You'd be lucky not to get arrested for trespassing today.
    • ghaff 4y ago
      Yes, and if it's all you can do to get started and earn some money, maybe that's what you have to do. I never had a stereotypical minimum wage job but I did work for a caterer through high school and on college vacations to earn money. You seem to be arguing that people should never take those kinds of jobs which is nonsense even if they're not the mid-term objective. (But I generally agree that walking into places is mostly for low-level jobs.)