It's not the lack of job that sucks so much as the lack of money that goes along with lack of job.
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It's not the lack of money that sucks so much as the lack of resources that goes along with lack of money.
Yeah not having a job feels great for a while...
And I'm not going to say how long that is. It varies from person to person, just my tip is to fill up the weed jar before you quit.
The best part of the process is when you get a new job but before you have to actually start it ☺️
I lucked out super hard...!
I have a job where I've accepted getting paid less than I probably could get elsewhere in exchange for having little to no oversight working alone at a desk with a relatively light workload that can leave me with whole nights where nothing happens at all and I get to watch anime, chat with my friends on discord, and play video games on my laptop!
I work the night shift over weekends in a position where I:
- answer the phone if it rings,
- gather information from whoever calls,
- decide if it's something we can help with,
- quote an ETA, handle time, and price based on those factors and parts usage,
- qualify the call with on-scene personnel, (because usually the ones who called are speaking on their behalf)
- call the people who actually get out there and DO the stuff, supplying them with
a. the logistical details of where they need to go
b. a concise rundown of the exact nature of the problem
c. a hypothesis of what needs to be done, and
d. contact information for all relevant parties - monitor the tasking software and tracking on our equipment to make sure it actually happens
- filing the paperwork that this task has generated.
about 80% of requests make it past step 3, (sometimes we don't have the service or equipment available)
about 60% of requests then make it past step 4, (sometimes customers don't accept the terms)
about 90% of requests then make it past step 6 (sometimes the fellas are burnt out and cannot safely do it).
so whenever the phone rings there's a less than 45% chance I'll end up having to go through the entire sequence
although sometimes tasks that actually get to step 7 have multiple contingency follow-up communications during handling.
As far as I've been told, the most valuable thing I bring to the table is that i'm a creature that is nominally sapient and conscious that is willing to be both of those things on the days and during the times no one else wants to be
and on top of ALL that,
the office is in a LITERAL basement!
My inner goblin is LIVING THE DREAM.
These jobs exist! YOU CAN FIND THEM! Look for businesses that say they have "24 hour service" and specialize in UN-FUCKING SHIT THAT FUCKS UP--you can be the person who coordinates a lot of unfuckery, which feels really damn nice and helpful and useful~! :3
offer to take overnight weekend shifts and commit to:
- showing up on time every time and ALWAYS notifying them when something prevents you,
- making a basic due diligence effort to follow instructions, learn the role, and ask clarifying questions,
- and very importantly NEITHER BRINGING NOR CREATING NOR REFLECTING NOR AMPLIFYING DRAMA.
any sane manager would hire you on the spot if they believe you can do those three things...
because you'd be shocked how often extremely experienced, skilled personnel can't do basic shit like that.
Lemmy: I love my job! Here's why!
Some soul-sucking Lemming: 👎
😆
I don't blame them honestly ^^;
it probably sounded like i was bragging and it IS hella rough out there...
but although i had a lot to say about why i enjoy this job,
what i REALLY want to impress upon others that they can have a place in it too, if they don't mind strange hours on inconvenient days.
(but bruh seriously thank GOODNESS it seems like nobody else wants to work weekends, because having tuesday wednesday thursday off is fuckin CHOICE--i can run errands, do doctor's appointments, visit a bank, go shopping, all while businesses are actually OPEN without having to take time off work!! :D plus TWT looks like a crying wolfy face and that's cute...!)
I would love to see more people climbing aboard and being the Big Damn Heroes who set things right when greed, hubris, and an irrational trust of hallucinating chatbots derails mission-critical assets. All the while as you're either assigning tasks to specialists in a cozy office making a reasonable wage or being the boots on the ground in the field changing big business' diaper for HUNDREDS of dollars per task, you can don the smug shit-eating grin of "we told you so" and THEY'LL say Thank You Sir May I Please Have Some More! :3
I get you, but I have something like that as a 9-17 job. Those exist, too. Reliability is key! You don't don't have to be the fastest or smartest.
Got a new job recently and I kinda love it, I hope that lasts.
I hope so too. It never does for me so don't so whatever I do at work.
I had to explain to my partner a year ago that I'm going hate and bitch about any job I had after the fourth or fifth time I bitched about on call or something. Took them a bit to realize that even the best job will be full of bitching and moaning because even the greenest grass on the pasture is going to have a ton of shit to wade thru
hell yeah homie!!!! \o/
I LOVE that for you! Good on you!!
as long as you show up on time every time, follow basic instructions and are willing to learn, and also de-escalate drama around you, you'll stand the strongest chance of nailing it down.
YOU CAN DO IT!!
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job and heaven knows I'm miserable now." -The Smiths
Hello from Manchester :-)
One just means you have enough money to get yourself in debt
Cute meme but a friend of mine got fired yesterday. Having a job definitely doesn’t suck as much as not having one.
depends on how much the job sucks and how good your country's unemployment benefits are
how much the job sucks and how good your country's unemployment benefits are
(* Laughs, then ugly-sobs in stars-and-stripes *)
My current job is like eating plain yogurt for every meal. Not even vanilla, i mean plain, unflavored yogurt. Its brainrot. It was fun for a month but now its so. damn. monotonous. Ive managed a year now and am looking for another job. I'd even take a pay cut if it meant more variety.
Yeah variety is important to a lot of people. I hope you find a job you like.
I chose alcoholism