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Dead I think that's the nicest thing you've said to me so far...thank you I'll print this out and take the suggestions to my case worker and I already have a psychologist in training helping me as a start. I swear with the amount of work I'll need it'll be years but it will be worth it. It's easy to pile-on, and for that I apologize. Don't be afraid or embarrassed to ask the hard questions about yourself. Answers don't come without questions. Thanks dead I'm going to dig deep and I'm going to get rid of all that's bothering me as best I can and I'll take all the help I can get.

Dead I think that's the nicest thing you've said to me so far...thank you I'll print this out and take the suggestions to my case worker and I already have a psychologist in training helping me as a start. I swear with the amount of work I'll need it'll be years but it will be worth it.

I hope you improve yourself to the point where you look back on this post in a few years and get a little embarrassed that you posted it. I'm not looking to bash you...but I honestly believe that you believe you acted properly but those of us looking in can tell you without a doubt that you are different. Please keep the following things in mind when working an entry-level, menial job (this isn't about your life, just your position with a company): You ARE replaceable You WILL get frustrated You WILL NOT like everyone you work with You WILL NOT always get adequate appreciation for your work You SHOULD NEVER "lash out". EVER! These are all things you need to teach yourself to deal with. When it comes to "sucking it up", you should have no limit. Do every job with a smile on your face and leap at the chance to handle more responsibility. Here's a concept for you...more responsibility means more freedom. Think about it. When you were a child, you had no responsibility, but you have no freedom either. You had to do whatever your parents wanted. As you grow up, your parents give you a little more freedom, but with that comes more responsibility. They give you a phone, but you're responsible for it. They let you go out, but you're responsible for getting home on time...etc. This concept extends to adulthood. More responsibility leads to more career opportunities which typically leads to more money which typically leads to more freedom. You want to be free from welfare? You want to be free from your parents and move out? You want to be free to go to any comic shop/show you want? Go after more responsibility. That means keep your nose to the grindstone and let a solid day's work and a paycheck be its own reward. And for the love of everything, don't take any more stands at work and don't lash out. I like that concept in my anger I forgot about and you do have a point along with the other things you've talked about my most sought after goals are financial freedom, health and intelligence. I'll also be looking into what to do with my learning disability.

They gave you a job and they paid you. YOUR response should be "Thank You". See, this is the attitude everyone here is talking about - were you really expecting your employer to thank you for doing your job? You got paid - THERE'S your "thank you". 90 hours a week certainly is hard work. But welcome to the real world - lots of people have 2-3 jobs and especially around Christmas many businesses get swamped and need LOTS of good help. Work your *** off for a few months or year or so and you will be rewarded. Make excuses when they need you the most, and you'll be shown the door. This thread is no longer about comics or about your desire to become a dealer/seller. This is about MANY folks here trying to teach you life lessons that you are reluctant to learn and seem to do your best to avoid. It's not rocket-science. Hard work is... hard. I knew this response was coming and yes I appreciate that they gave me a job but the least they could have done is train me how to do it right. The managers don't see anything till they see the numbers only then do they do something about it. I know hard work is hard and that I'll have to work my off but I've seen how they treat people you walk on eggshells all the time. I've done hard work before when I was working with my dad and the lifting in the grocery store I did and things needed to be done quickly. Maybe I need to explain why I do the things I do. I'm not as smart as you guys, I'm overshadowed by my successful parents, people treat me like I'm not worth their time and think I insult them by not listening to what they say. There are things I don't do which is true because I never was good at anything and comics is something is at least something I'm half decent in. I don't fully understand what my learning disability is but lower than average cognitive thinking is one thing that was mentioned a lot. My memory is faulty, I'm the black sheep in the family that my parents are embarrassed to talk about and they refuse to believe my they just think I'm last I've showed the report. I honestly hate it people don't understand what I'm going through so they just think I'm lazy because for them it's easier to be ignorant of what I'm actually dealing with. I would give anything to get rid of this people made fun of me my whole life and bully me my whole life beating me up because I was smaller, weaker and not smart. I'm not asking for pity just a understanding of what I'm going through I know people will say "life's not fair" I know this more then most people. I hate the fact that I have a learning disability and it frustrates me that they are smarter then I am and they take it for granted if I was like them I'do something about it rather then abusing it. Maybe it's because I know what it's like and for those that say no emotion I can't I honestly just can't. I have anger and frustration always surrounding me. I feel like when I don't have common sense of do simple things without messing up. The best advice I could receive without and exaggeration is this learning disability can be reversed nothing would make me happier. To those that want to leave this thread I won't fault you at all and you can do as you wish as it's frustrating for you to read this. Believe me friend, things will get better for you and most of it is in your hands. Everything you need is in you like a seed. Patience. I'm not trying to pity you, just trying to help point you in a better direction and let your own energy and effort will get you going, but it will be at your pace. Doesn't have to be as fast and great as anyone else, just do your best and don't stop. You may not be seeing what others are picking up easier, but that doesn't mean you stop looking. There's more to you than even you know, and you'll find it, over time. But whatever you do is yours, own it. I have so much to work on with myself and being with a learning disability and assistance I should be able to find some programs it's just hard seeing my friends becoming somebody's making lots of money and being independent but I will do my best.

Facebook/MLP quizzes About 2-3 hours.

I don't play video games anymore I used to.

I don't understand so if I have the capability or time to do it I say yes?

They gave you a job and they paid you. YOUR response should be "Thank You". See, this is the attitude everyone here is talking about - were you really expecting your employer to thank you for doing your job? You got paid - THERE'S your "thank you". 90 hours a week certainly is hard work. But welcome to the real world - lots of people have 2-3 jobs and especially around Christmas many businesses get swamped and need LOTS of good help. Work your *** off for a few months or year or so and you will be rewarded. Make excuses when they need you the most, and you'll be shown the door. This thread is no longer about comics or about your desire to become a dealer/seller. This is about MANY folks here trying to teach you life lessons that you are reluctant to learn and seem to do your best to avoid. It's not rocket-science. Hard work is... hard. I knew this response was coming and yes I appreciate that they gave me a job but the least they could have done is train me how to do it right. The managers don't see anything till they see the numbers only then do they do something about it. I know hard work is hard and that I'll have to work my off but I've seen how they treat people you walk on eggshells all the time. I've done hard work before when I was working with my dad and the lifting in the grocery store I did and things needed to be done quickly. Maybe I need to explain why I do the things I do. I'm not as smart as you guys, I'm overshadowed by my successful parents, people treat me like I'm not worth their time and think I insult them by not listening to what they say. There are things I don't do which is true because I never was good at anything and comics is something is at least something I'm half decent in. I don't fully understand what my learning disability is but lower than average cognitive thinking is one thing that was mentioned a lot. My memory is faulty, I'm the black sheep in the family that my parents are embarrassed to talk about and they refuse to believe my they just think I'm last I've showed the report. I honestly hate it people don't understand what I'm going through so they just think I'm lazy because for them it's easier to be ignorant of what I'm actually dealing with. I would give anything to get rid of this people made fun of me my whole life and bully me my whole life beating me up because I was smaller, weaker and not smart. I'm not asking for pity just a understanding of what I'm going through I know people will say "life's not fair" I know this more then most people. I hate the fact that I have a learning disability and it frustrates me that they are smarter then I am and they take it for granted if I was like them I'do something about it rather then abusing it. Maybe it's because I know what it's like and for those that say no emotion I can't I honestly just can't. I have anger and frustration always surrounding me. I feel like when I don't have common sense of do simple things without messing up. The best advice I could receive without and exaggeration is this learning disability can be reversed nothing would make me happier. To those that want to leave this thread I won't fault you at all and you can do as you wish as it's frustrating for you to read this.

honestly about 50-60 hours and then they give me tips to improve on what I was doing which I did one thing I hate is hours being cut back when you really need the job your at. Are you saying that the work you were doing should have taken you a max of 60 hours and you took 90 hours? Am I reading that correctly? When managing the labor grid, things came down to fractions of hours...we were usually within 2 hours of the grid. That's 2 hours for the whole crew for the whole week. An additional 30 hours just for one employee probably got the manager in some hot soup with their boss. Now that you put it that way I see what you mean I took up lots of time but I did eventually get it right and my hours went down to 28 hours a week.

To simplify things this is what my usual paycheque is $1000 dollars and after working the 90 hours got $1500 total.

They were going to TEACH you a real skill (cook) and you REFUSED? I'd REALLY like to hear the employer's side. You have an excuse for EVERYTHING. Every employer has it out for you eh? I call total BS. At first, I was sympathetic to your plight but man, that ship has sailed. Since we'll never hear from the employer, I'll take a stab at it as someone who has experience managing a restaurant and teaching both front of house and back of house staff. I'm betting that for any number of reasons, someone decided that Gabriel should learn a new skill on top of washing dishes. Prep work is an exclusively back of house skill and it would be easy for Gabe to do both. Gabe likely had to learn these new skills while still completing all his responsibilities as a dishwasher. I'm also guessing (based on his use of the words "efficient" and "perfect") that it took him a long time to finish the prep work he was assigned. It took him additional time beyond his normal clock-out time to finish all his other responsibilities. The manager, who must always keep an eye on the labor grid, saw these extra hours and discussed them with Gabe (whether they did it in an effective manner is another story). Gabe was frustrated at the lack of appreciation for all the hours of work, the manager only saw the hours and didn't understand what the extra time was for. Beyond that, it's tough to tell based on current info how everything played out. Wall-Crawler is right, Gabe...trying to shrug additional responsibilities definitely sounds like you're not interested in keeping a job for long. When I managed restaurants, I was constantly cross-training people which helped me out from a scheduling standpoint and ultimately made the employee more marketable when they decided to move on or even better, when we promoted them (which happened way more often). The successful ones were the ones that not only embraced the extra responsibility, but also sought it out. They asked me if they could learn new skills. The ones that wanted to show up and just do the bare minimum usually saw reduced hours on the schedule and ultimately found employment elsewhere. You should be seeking responsibility, not shrugging it off. I did learn to do those things and at first it was rocky but over time I got better at it. I don't shrugs off responsibility I don't like doing it before I feel ready myself that I can handle it as basically what that jobs was eventually was becoming the cook and all the frustration isn't worth a extra dollar or two. I put a high value on stress since I want to reduce it as much as possible I have more then enough and I don't want more. When I feel ready for more responsibility I'll ask other then that I'm content to just dishwashing. I've tried before to take initiative and you know what? The could give a rat's they honestly don't care so why should I help them out just to appease them and make them look good for their boss and take credit? I'm a person that doesn't forgive easily I took initiative and got a slap in the face. I don't expect to be patted on the back for every single that I do don't treat me like I'm not worth anyone's time is what I'm saying. I'm a doormat for people but when I stand up for myself it's "oh why are you acting like this?". BS is what it is because now that you see I won't bend to your will you have a problem with it. Yes I'm willing to take on responsibility but don't shove it down my throat and treat me like I'm disposable. Sure you can find someone but it takes money to train them like others said. Sure it's a min wage job and I'll probably get a 'suck it up or something" but that's the way I am there's only so much I can handle before lashing out. I have lots of growing up to do but "sucking it up" I have a limit to. I'm not stupid when I'm alone I'll have to deal with more but I'll still have limit. I've said this before as well I'm not sure what kind of job I want I've asked my case worker to help me out and she said she will so I'll see. I'm being aimless right now since I don't know what to work towards.

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? You never thought of it that way? Despite the fact that Revat gave you a very similar example to which you responded? I omitted some stuff for space, but the point is still there. I firmly believe that you're reading everything that people write, but you seem to pick and choose what you take out of the good advice that people are giving. The fact that these points seem to bounce right off of you is the reason people's goodwill toward you is eroding. Do you know what "lip service" is? If not, look it up. By responding to most posts and not heeding the advice given, that's exactly what you're doing and it's quickly turning from honest to disrespectful. It's not enough to just read and respond. Really think about what people write here. For example, I remember MONTHS ago, you posted that you usually go to drop off resumes/applications wearing a hoodie. Some well-established comic dealers came in and said to lose the hoodie as it's not professional. Fast forward a few months and you tell us that you're still wearing a hoodie to drop off resumes. Are you kidding me? Like I said, because of decisions you are choosing to make, you are choosing to be unemployed. You need to make better decisions if you want to succeed. All the tips you need to follow already exist in thise thread (sometimes several times over). Don't ask for specifics. Go back 6 months in this thread and read each and every post. Make a list of all the advice people have given you. This is a serious exercise and could do a lot of good. Yep. And while he's looking up "lip-service", he might also look up what "casting pearls to swine" means because that's exactly what everyone here has pretty much been doing for him for almost a year. And yet he doesn't get it. Gabe, quit buying/selling/trading comics. You don't have the money or time for that "hobby". Go get ANY job you can get, the more menial the better (dishwasher, bus-boy, whatever). Work for a couple of years at it until you're the BEST person doing that menial job and have become "the expert" on it so that you can train others. A restaurant we've been going to for 10 years has had the same bus-boy/table-clearer since we first started going there - and he is GOOD at what he does and now pretty much supervises the others. You need to take any job you can get and do NOT be picky - if you don't like it - too bad, you will learn a TON more about responsibility, work ethics and the value of money from that kind of job than from a happy-cushy-super-job that you love. And those are three things you REALLY need to learn. Your pledge to quit trading comics until 2017 is nonsense - that's only about 10 months away - what if you're still on welfare and still haven't learned a damn thing yet? Are you going to say "Woohoo it's 2017 now I can start trading again!"? Get. A. Job. And work your off, keep your mouth shut, put up with people you don't like, learn a skill or trade and grow the ... up. And these will hopefully be the last pearls I cast before swine in this thread. (although watching this perpetual trainwreck is addicting). So I'm this definition? cast pearls before swine (literary) to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn't listen. See also: before, cast, pearl, swine Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. For quitting this hobby I still have my stuff to sell before that. A menial job is the only one I can get and for learning more things I still have a lot to learn but I've learned you mean nothing to them,they give you a middle finger for all your hard work and only care about their own . I realize I do need a job to become stable again and I do have work ethics for every job I've had but I do need to learn the value of money more. You like stories I can give you why I don't like these jobs. I was working on the week of Christmas a a dishwasher and they were recently teaching me prep cook this despite me not wanting that responsibility. I worked over 90 hours that week and you know what? no thank you no nothing she called me into her office and told me 'look at all these hours we'll have to fire you if you keep this up" so that's the thanks I got for working so hard for you? making sure everything was perfect, done in a efficient manner, and making sure everyone is happy? As for no trading till 2017 you say it's only ten months you're underestimating how much time that actually is that's about the maximum time it takes for a human to break a habit and I'm pretty sure I can do that to as I've said no to trade offers recently. I have no intention of staying on welfare that long. For skills I was thinking a welder or something tech based. You have to ask yourself this question... how long should it have taken you to complete those jobs? If it should have taken you 90 hours then yes I agree that sucks. But chances are it should not have. And that is why you were let go. Taking 90 hours for a 40 hour job is not efficiency unfortunately. You need to see the errors in your ways. Did they explain what you did wrong? honestly about 50-60 hours and then they give me tips to improve on what I was doing which I did one thing I hate is hours being cut back when you really need the job your at.

I have calculated how much I have left to sell and I have lowered the prices on my comics except for three of them which aren't mine. So if I'm understanding this you want me to sell for a loss and use that money to focus on a job? You may think I'm not listening I do read what you guys say but taking loss after loss I just can't bring myself to do it again. I know you're going to say it's business and that's true but it's doesn't make it hurt any less. It's made me learn things like I'm overpaying for one, need to learn more about fmv, trades, and yes even losses. I know it's been mentioned the future value of money with such a big loss that might happen you think it still applies?

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? You never thought of it that way? Despite the fact that Revat gave you a very similar example to which you responded? I omitted some stuff for space, but the point is still there. I firmly believe that you're reading everything that people write, but you seem to pick and choose what you take out of the good advice that people are giving. The fact that these points seem to bounce right off of you is the reason people's goodwill toward you is eroding. Do you know what "lip service" is? If not, look it up. By responding to most posts and not heeding the advice given, that's exactly what you're doing and it's quickly turning from honest to disrespectful. It's not enough to just read and respond. Really think about what people write here. For example, I remember MONTHS ago, you posted that you usually go to drop off resumes/applications wearing a hoodie. Some well-established comic dealers came in and said to lose the hoodie as it's not professional. Fast forward a few months and you tell us that you're still wearing a hoodie to drop off resumes. Are you kidding me? Like I said, because of decisions you are choosing to make, you are choosing to be unemployed. You need to make better decisions if you want to succeed. All the tips you need to follow already exist in thise thread (sometimes several times over). Don't ask for specifics. Go back 6 months in this thread and read each and every post. Make a list of all the advice people have given you. This is a serious exercise and could do a lot of good. Yep. And while he's looking up "lip-service", he might also look up what "casting pearls to swine" means because that's exactly what everyone here has pretty much been doing for him for almost a year. And yet he doesn't get it. Gabe, quit buying/selling/trading comics. You don't have the money or time for that "hobby". Go get ANY job you can get, the more menial the better (dishwasher, bus-boy, whatever). Work for a couple of years at it until you're the BEST person doing that menial job and have become "the expert" on it so that you can train others. A restaurant we've been going to for 10 years has had the same bus-boy/table-clearer since we first started going there - and he is GOOD at what he does and now pretty much supervises the others. You need to take any job you can get and do NOT be picky - if you don't like it - too bad, you will learn a TON more about responsibility, work ethics and the value of money from that kind of job than from a happy-cushy-super-job that you love. And those are three things you REALLY need to learn. Your pledge to quit trading comics until 2017 is nonsense - that's only about 10 months away - what if you're still on welfare and still haven't learned a damn thing yet? Are you going to say "Woohoo it's 2017 now I can start trading again!"? Get. A. Job. And work your off, keep your mouth shut, put up with people you don't like, learn a skill or trade and grow the ... up. And these will hopefully be the last pearls I cast before swine in this thread. (although watching this perpetual trainwreck is addicting). So I'm this definition? cast pearls before swine (literary) to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn't listen. See also: before, cast, pearl, swine Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. For quitting this hobby I still have my stuff to sell before that. A menial job is the only one I can get and for learning more things I still have a lot to learn but I've learned you mean nothing to them,they give you a middle finger for all your hard work and only care about their own . I realize I do need a job to become stable again and I do have work ethics for every job I've had but I do need to learn the value of money more. You like stories I can give you why I don't like these jobs. I was working on the week of Christmas a a dishwasher and they were recently teaching me prep cook this despite me not wanting that responsibility. I worked over 90 hours that week and you know what? no thank you no nothing she called me into her office and told me 'look at all these hours we'll have to fire you if you keep this up" so that's the thanks I got for working so hard for you? making sure everything was perfect, done in a efficient manner, and making sure everyone is happy? As for no trading till 2017 you say it's only ten months you're underestimating how much time that actually is that's about the maximum time it takes for a human to break a habit and I'm pretty sure I can do that to as I've said no to trade offers recently. I have no intention of staying on welfare that long. For skills I was thinking a welder or something tech based. They were going to TEACH you a real skill (cook) and you REFUSED? I'd REALLY like to hear the employer's side. You have an excuse for EVERYTHING. Every employer has it out for you eh? I call total BS. At first, I was sympathetic to your plight but man, that ship has sailed. Yes I refused it you know why? I'm not confident in my skills to take on such responsibility so quickly. Not every employer has it out for me I had one great employer. That's the thing you things I'm making excuses when I'm telling you what happened you can chose to believe it or not that's up to you.

Good that he's getting caught.

Thoughts and plans Get my T4 Call the PO office about that trade and get it over with Also I'll be putting my thoughts and plans on the first page as I keep forgetting what page it's on.

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? You never thought of it that way? Despite the fact that Revat gave you a very similar example to which you responded? I omitted some stuff for space, but the point is still there. I firmly believe that you're reading everything that people write, but you seem to pick and choose what you take out of the good advice that people are giving. The fact that these points seem to bounce right off of you is the reason people's goodwill toward you is eroding. Do you know what "lip service" is? If not, look it up. By responding to most posts and not heeding the advice given, that's exactly what you're doing and it's quickly turning from honest to disrespectful. It's not enough to just read and respond. Really think about what people write here. For example, I remember MONTHS ago, you posted that you usually go to drop off resumes/applications wearing a hoodie. Some well-established comic dealers came in and said to lose the hoodie as it's not professional. Fast forward a few months and you tell us that you're still wearing a hoodie to drop off resumes. Are you kidding me? Like I said, because of decisions you are choosing to make, you are choosing to be unemployed. You need to make better decisions if you want to succeed. All the tips you need to follow already exist in thise thread (sometimes several times over). Don't ask for specifics. Go back 6 months in this thread and read each and every post. Make a list of all the advice people have given you. This is a serious exercise and could do a lot of good. Yep. And while he's looking up "lip-service", he might also look up what "casting pearls to swine" means because that's exactly what everyone here has pretty much been doing for him for almost a year. And yet he doesn't get it. Gabe, quit buying/selling/trading comics. You don't have the money or time for that "hobby". Go get ANY job you can get, the more menial the better (dishwasher, bus-boy, whatever). Work for a couple of years at it until you're the BEST person doing that menial job and have become "the expert" on it so that you can train others. A restaurant we've been going to for 10 years has had the same bus-boy/table-clearer since we first started going there - and he is GOOD at what he does and now pretty much supervises the others. You need to take any job you can get and do NOT be picky - if you don't like it - too bad, you will learn a TON more about responsibility, work ethics and the value of money from that kind of job than from a happy-cushy-super-job that you love. And those are three things you REALLY need to learn. Your pledge to quit trading comics until 2017 is nonsense - that's only about 10 months away - what if you're still on welfare and still haven't learned a damn thing yet? Are you going to say "Woohoo it's 2017 now I can start trading again!"? Get. A. Job. And work your off, keep your mouth shut, put up with people you don't like, learn a skill or trade and grow the ... up. And these will hopefully be the last pearls I cast before swine in this thread. (although watching this perpetual trainwreck is addicting). So I'm this definition? cast pearls before swine (literary) to offer something valuable to someone who does not understand that it is valuable Giving him advice is just casting pearls before swine. He doesn't listen. See also: before, cast, pearl, swine Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission. For quitting this hobby I still have my stuff to sell before that. A menial job is the only one I can get and for learning more things I still have a lot to learn but I've learned you mean nothing to them,they give you a middle finger for all your hard work and only care about their own . I realize I do need a job to become stable again and I do have work ethics for every job I've had but I do need to learn the value of money more. You like stories I can give you why I don't like these jobs. I was working on the week of Christmas a a dishwasher and they were recently teaching me prep cook this despite me not wanting that responsibility. I worked over 90 hours that week and you know what? no thank you no nothing she called me into her office and told me 'look at all these hours we'll have to fire you if you keep this up" so that's the thanks I got for working so hard for you? making sure everything was perfect, done in a efficient manner, and making sure everyone is happy? As for no trading till 2017 you say it's only ten months you're underestimating how much time that actually is that's about the maximum time it takes for a human to break a habit and I'm pretty sure I can do that to as I've said no to trade offers recently. I have no intention of staying on welfare that long. For skills I was thinking a welder or something tech based.

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong? You never thought of it that way? Despite the fact that Revat gave you a very similar example to which you responded? I omitted some stuff for space, but the point is still there. I firmly believe that you're reading everything that people write, but you seem to pick and choose what you take out of the good advice that people are giving. The fact that these points seem to bounce right off of you is the reason people's goodwill toward you is eroding. Do you know what "lip service" is? If not, look it up. By responding to most posts and not heeding the advice given, that's exactly what you're doing and it's quickly turning from honest to disrespectful. It's not enough to just read and respond. Really think about what people write here. For example, I remember MONTHS ago, you posted that you usually go to drop off resumes/applications wearing a hoodie. Some well-established comic dealers came in and said to lose the hoodie as it's not professional. Fast forward a few months and you tell us that you're still wearing a hoodie to drop off resumes. Are you kidding me? Like I said, because of decisions you are choosing to make, you are choosing to be unemployed. You need to make better decisions if you want to succeed. All the tips you need to follow already exist in thise thread (sometimes several times over). Don't ask for specifics. Go back 6 months in this thread and read each and every post. Make a list of all the advice people have given you. This is a serious exercise and could do a lot of good. Yes I still wear a hoodie but no one sees it since I'm wearing a jacket. I do need to make better decisions and I've mentioned yesterday that I wrote down everything important thing from the threads I've done so far except for this one I'm not sure how to organize this one.

There is a responsibility and stewardship of taxpayer dollars you should expect even afterwards. People work HARD to pay their taxes, and especially because it's mandatory, it would be irresponsible for a citizen to shrug off any wastefulness of their tax money. So yes, you should care how your tax dollars are spent (or wasted). A responsible taxpayer believes that their tax dollars are ALWAYS "their" dollars - it's just that they're allowing and EXPECTING others to use it wisely. I know people work hard on their tax dollars the only things that makes me angry is it being wasted on politicians.

No I'm going to get my resume checked over on Wednesday. So are you going to use any of the information I gave you over PM? Of course I will use it you made me sound professional and not cookie cutter. I'll be going to see her because I'm curious to see what she says about my resume if she says it's fine she's full of bs. One of the classes I had to take for my master's degree focused on writing a proper resume. I have edited dozens for friends and co-workers, so feel free to send me yours if you want someone else to look it over. It's amazing the garbage that people turn in, even for high level white collar positions. A properly worded and organized resume can be a huge step up, or a huge step down. I'll pm you later as I think my resume is good but never hurts to have another set of eyes on it. Jeez...how many other people's time are you going to waste on this? You asked me yesterday about reviewing your resume and I spent about an hour with you on it. I don't know how many other people you've asked to look over your resume. Seems like everyone is putting in more effort in helping you succeed than the effort you're putting in to get things done. Everyone has different take also I've started taking it more seriously. I said it to you yesterday as well when you asked me if I'm going to use what you told me and my answer was yes I will do it.

And I've bolded an important portion above that you seem to not understand. At this point in your life, there is no distinction between "my money" and "government money". If you weren't on government assistance, the money you "earned" selling comics would go toward the basic necessities that government money is currently covering. If this weren't the case, you wouldn't qualify for government assistance. It would be no different if you said "I put all my earned money toward food/rent/utilities, all government money goes to comic book purchases". There is no difference. Taxpayers are now paying for your expenses and they don't care what specific dollars are earmarked for what. At this point in your life, the money is all the same and you must consider all money "government money". This will only change once you get off government assistance. This should be part of your motivation to get a job. I never thought of it that way so no wonder why boardies were getting angry. I treat taxes like this, once I pay for it and because it's required I don't care as it's not my money anymore is that wrong?

No I'm going to get my resume checked over on Wednesday. So are you going to use any of the information I gave you over PM? Of course I will use it you made me sound professional and not cookie cutter. I'll be going to see her because I'm curious to see what she says about my resume if she says it's fine she's full of bs. One of the classes I had to take for my master's degree focused on writing a proper resume. I have edited dozens for friends and co-workers, so feel free to send me yours if you want someone else to look it over. It's amazing the garbage that people turn in, even for high level white collar positions. A properly worded and organized resume can be a huge step up, or a huge step down. I'll pm you later as I think my resume is good but never hurts to have another set of eyes on it.

No I'm going to get my resume checked over on Wednesday. What time on Wednesday? 11pm-12noon 13 hours? That'll get it done! Seriously though, something else you've skipped over repeatedly in the last few days is the fact that you only put in 2 hours worth of effort per day into getting a job. Are you going to change this, because everyone here has told you that it nowhere near enough effort. I didn't skip over it I answered it multiple times but yes I'll be putting in more effort.

Thanks I will I never had so many people stick with me so long wanting to help me it was always to get bullied or beat up so thanks I appreciate this and yes I'm working on the advice you gave me I've typed everything up but this journal don't know where to start.

This is an overlooked update. Did you find this guy or did he find you? Actually a admin contacted me and posted it on the groups for me to be aware of this guy apparently he's notorious and scamming thousands of dollars from people. Did you find the "deal" for Giant-Size X-Men #1 or were you sent an unsolicited offer? I only asked because I am worried that scammers are targeting you. I found the supposed deal so that's on me from what I remember he showed me his ebay and 100% feedback which is what got me.