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WHY I WILL NOT VOTE THIS YEAR
Myself -- | 4/6/2004 | migjagger

Posted on 04/06/2004 1:56:04 PM PDT by Migjagger

The following e-mail was sent to a friend who's an expert on certain political issues and editorializes (as I have) for many renowned newspapers--including The Wall Street Journal.

Dear friends:

Had a talk with a Chilean best friend this morning regarding Bush, etc. She believes that he won't get reelected because the economy (which the administration refuses to discuss) is in dire straights. They say that 350,000 jobs were added to the economy but over three million have been lost. This is insane! People I know are literally going crazy with worry.

I have to tell you that I've just about had it trying to survive from month to month. My saving grace is that I have a big house (although it's mortgaged) and rent the guest house out back and have a roommate. Not the most desirable situation, but there you have it. I need to work and find myself constantly looking for a job without ever finding anything that pays barely above minimum wage--like retail. Had to quit my retail job because being on my feet all day on upscale pumps and slides to comply with their dress code was killing me and my knee swelled up so much I couldn't put my foot down. I have reapplied to UCLA Law School in hopes that I can get some kind of job after I graduate--assuming I get accepted there because apparently everyone else has the same idea and UCLA has a huge and excellent pool of applicants. In the meantime I am trying like heck to get decent work. Looking for work and is depressing because since it's mostly done electronically, it's impersonal. Therefore, I never hear back from anything or anyone. It seems, you need contacts to get a job at McDonalds these days.

To illustrate my point, here's a note I got from someone from whom I was seeking some assistance in her large company's Human Resources Department.

"As I explained when we met I don’t have a local contact for hiring. I had suggested to you that you go on the internet and see what jobs are open. I did forward your resume to External Affairs, if they have and opening and exhaust internal applicants they will call you. Mine is a large organization and there is no local H.R. person that I can refer you to. But I thought I could send your resume off and you may get lucky. Try the website and see what they have open and good luck."

I tried the website and never heard back. You need a contact from within the company--any company--and this woman who wrote me back is not someone I know well at all--so that's the way it all goes.

Frankie lost his job at Disney a year ago and has been struggling by with free-lance and living off credit cards ever since. First time since age 14 that he's been out of work. This is the pits. With our academic and professional background (and related credentials) we should be able to at least get employment. Why is this happening?

Love --

Mig


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To: Migjagger
"I think that's but one example of how difficult the economy is and how the average person has it. We'll see what happens. "

anyone who has a guest house isnt exactly what most of us normal people would call "average"
141 posted on 04/06/2004 6:39:56 PM PDT by MacDorcha
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To: mhking
"Life's a bitch, period. You buckle down, skip some of the extras, send up a few extra prayers and pound the pavement."

great quote, mind if i use it?
142 posted on 04/06/2004 6:42:46 PM PDT by MacDorcha
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To: MacDorcha
and i need to stop typing in the dark
143 posted on 04/06/2004 6:45:32 PM PDT by MacDorcha
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To: TheBigB
I'm doin' good. I had to take my kitty to the vet today. She read me the riot act, man. *Down, kitty!*

How about yourself?
144 posted on 04/06/2004 6:46:37 PM PDT by 4mycountry ("Completely concretely" - - That's "the power of the 'Freeper'.")
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To: Migjagger
He gets paid the big bucks because he brings in more than 40 million dollars worth of business to the company. If he doesn't do that, he's gone.

And that company is not the only game in town, there are always positions opening up. Retail has a pretty high turnover, because salespeople are ALSO constantly looking out for the best deal for themselves. They won't stay where they're mistreated. Conversely, they rarely get mistreated when they're racking up a lot of sales.

This principle does not only apply to retail.
145 posted on 04/06/2004 6:51:10 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: Migjagger; EggsAckley
Yeah, I'm sure dance class is just the thing for that swollen knee and bad feet.

Yup, troll.

146 posted on 04/06/2004 7:03:44 PM PDT by TheBigB ("She undercut the subtle nuance of my wiener joke." - Crow T. Robot)
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To: 4mycountry
Que sera sera...just a workin' man am I. :) I'm doing fine; just staying busy. Gonna go visit the parental units this weekend for Mom's birthday and Easter.
147 posted on 04/06/2004 7:05:18 PM PDT by TheBigB ("She undercut the subtle nuance of my wiener joke." - Crow T. Robot)
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To: MacDorcha
great quote, mind if i use it?

[g] Not at all!

148 posted on 04/06/2004 7:17:13 PM PDT by mhking
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To: Migjagger
Dance class.

Thought you had a bad knee?
149 posted on 04/06/2004 8:50:22 PM PDT by bonfire
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To: Migjagger
I was laid off in December of 2003. I couldn't find a "real job" until about one month ago. However, it's my own fault. I didn't prepare myself sufficiently to compete for the good jobs. I have degrees in Biology and Chemistry: not exactly practical. I was home with kids for 13 years before my husband got sick, and I went back to work. I should have kept my skills updated. Now, I am working for a small start up company. The pay is pretty good. I use computer skills, office skills and just plain common sense. I love this job and am continuing to upgrade my skills. I would not go into debt for a law degree because lawyers are a dime a dozen these days. Before I found my current position,I worked security. The money is better than retail. Actually, some jobs pay quite well. It is not really dangerous. I sat in large, secure buildings at night and looked for floods, fires, intruders etc. Also, when you are not making rounds(usually only one or two per night), you can study or read. I actually enjoyed security and learned some interesting stuff. I got to work on some high tech security computer systems-stuff that helped me get the job I have now.

I got my job because I knew someone in the company. I met my friend who worked for this company when she moved into my neighborhood-a single Mom with an adorable child. I have a child the same age. I suspected my friend could not really afford to pay for quality child care (is there such a thing?) and most kids hate the school care: boring. I offered to watch the daughter after school. I didn't ask for money because she was in a worse situation than I was. A job opened up at her company, and my friend suggested me!
Make contacts. Go out of your way to talk to people... you never know what might happen. Good luck.
150 posted on 04/06/2004 10:19:45 PM PDT by nyconse
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To: Migjagger
i'm sorry. you sound like a complete and total liberal. good luck.
151 posted on 04/07/2004 2:20:50 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Poohbah
"Being expected to produce results is "abusive?" Get over yourself!"

Yeah?! Well, I'm not voting because I didn't get no pony, so there!

< /sarcasm >

152 posted on 04/07/2004 5:17:53 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
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To: Migjagger
Wouldn't count my chickens before they are hatcheted Mig. It is awhile way from the actual vote and anything can happen. Heck you could even get a job and change your tune. Wouldn't htat just be a kick in the pants.......
153 posted on 04/07/2004 7:22:01 AM PDT by isatoi (Yesterday is history. Tomorrow a mystery.. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!)
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To: xsmommy
And you sound like a total intransigent. Good luck.
154 posted on 04/07/2004 9:39:09 AM PDT by Migjagger
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To: xsmommy
And you sound like a total intransigent. Good luck.
155 posted on 04/07/2004 9:39:16 AM PDT by Migjagger
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To: Migjagger
i don't need luck, you keep it. i worked hard to get where i am and i am perfectly happy and looking forward to 4 more years of President George W. Bush.
156 posted on 04/07/2004 9:41:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Migjagger
Nice fifty-cent word! Shame your common sense isn't worth as much.
157 posted on 04/07/2004 9:43:29 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
HD, you know me. how does the word intransigent fit me? i honestly would like to know.
158 posted on 04/07/2004 9:46:46 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: bonfire
I have a bad knee. Dance class is a controlled environment; it's not all day; and I wear appropriate shoes. I have been dancing all my life. However, I've never worked on my feet all day long wearing heels or regular shoes. That's what caused the problem. As to my dance class--again, I've been with the same choreographer for over 17 years, if I feel a pinge, I stop. That, I couldn't do at that retail store where I had to go up and down several steps many times a day to get to the dressing rooms. I couldn't sit down at all except during my "ten." It's a very different situation. I stayed away from my dance class for the first time ever during the swelling of my knee--as soon as that went down with the help of medication, I returned. I am also doing exercises at the gym to strenghen the muscles surrounding the knee so as to aliviate further problems. If I had been able to wear my dance shoes to work, I might not have had any swelling or developed a nasty bump. But according to the "dress code" that was not possible. It's true that people come and go in retail and that many people can't take the pressure to sell, sell, sell and having to stand for hours. It's an individual thing.
159 posted on 04/07/2004 9:56:49 AM PDT by Migjagger
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To: xsmommy
Uncouth SouthSider that I am, I had to look it up - and oddly enough, the word does kinda fit you - assuming it does not have the negative connotations of stubbornness. Even funnier is the quote that coincidently showed up with the definition:

W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendancy"

Good company, kiddo

160 posted on 04/07/2004 9:59:03 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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