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Need a job
Any ideas for a job? I've already asked my dad's employer, but i don't have any ideas.
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RE: Need a job
go hang out at your local hobby lobby and you should get plenty of job offers there...make sure to bring an ID though and you should probably keep it in a pocket that can button close or something.
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RE: Need a job
Work in a local factory?
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Need a job
I know from experience that you can get a lot of decent jobs through people you know.
Make connections with people who can hook you up with a job or ask your friends that already have a job if there are any openings where they work.
The reason I have my job is because I'm good friends with someone who works there. He mentioned me to the chef and I got hired. Through the chef now I'm going to college for culinary arts and he's going to be able to introduce me to tons of people who will help me get up there quickly.
TL;DR: Make more social connections and get to know more people, you can get far in life if you know the right people.
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(10-19-2012 03:17 AM)SoulRiser Wrote: Walk people's dogs?
I'm in saudi arabia, and do dogs allowed.
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(10-19-2012 11:34 AM)Silent Cynic Wrote: I know from experience that you can get a lot of decent jobs through people you know.
Make connections with people who can hook you up with a job or ask your friends that already have a job if there are any openings where they work.
The reason I have my job is because I'm good friends with someone who works there. He mentioned me to the chef and I got hired. Through the chef now I'm going to college for culinary arts and he's going to be able to introduce me to tons of people who will help me get up there quickly.
TL;DR: Make more social connections and get to know more people, you can get far in life if you know the right people.
im 13 and none of my friends have jobs.
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RE: Need a job
(10-19-2012 12:46 PM)araby Wrote: (10-19-2012 03:17 AM)SoulRiser Wrote: Walk people's dogs?
I'm in saudi arabia, and do dogs allowed.
No dogs in the entire country?
Any other pets? I have no idea how things work there so I can't really suggest things you can physically do there. If you can get a Paypal account, you could get paid to write articles for people online.
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Need a job
1. Babysit little slimy bags of fat.
2. Become a street performer.
3. Make bets that you can easily win.
4. Sell soda cans and bottles to recycling centers.
5. Beg for spare change.
6. Work at a fast food place.
7. Start a grub farm and sell the grubs as lizard food.
8. Make and sell bonsai.
9. Capture and breed butterfly specimens, then sell the specimens.
10. Learn how to sew and make thingies.
11. Become a photographer. Sell the photos.
12. Make and sell art.
13. That's all I can think of.
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(10-20-2012 10:11 AM)GreenLamp Wrote: 1. Babysit little slimy bags of fat.
2. Become a street performer.
3. Make bets that you can easily win.
4. Sell soda cans and bottles to recycling centers.
5. Beg for spare change.
6. Work at a fast food place.
7. Start a grub farm and sell the grubs as lizard food.
8. Make and sell bonsai.
9. Capture and breed butterfly specimens, then sell the specimens.
10. Learn how to sew and make thingies.
11. Become a photographer. Sell the photos.
12. Make and sell art.
13. That's all I can think of.
I don't bet.
A fast food place won't employ me.
I'm hopeless at art.
How do i make bonsai.
I'm thinking of maybe asking the convenience store if i can help with delivery and use my bicycle.
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(10-20-2012 01:41 PM)araby Wrote: (10-20-2012 10:11 AM)GreenLamp Wrote: 1. Babysit little slimy bags of fat.
2. Become a street performer.
3. Make bets that you can easily win.
4. Sell soda cans and bottles to recycling centers.
5. Beg for spare change.
6. Work at a fast food place.
7. Start a grub farm and sell the grubs as lizard food.
8. Make and sell bonsai.
9. Capture and breed butterfly specimens, then sell the specimens.
10. Learn how to sew and make thingies.
11. Become a photographer. Sell the photos.
12. Make and sell art.
13. That's all I can think of.
I don't bet.
A fast food place won't employ me.
I'm hopeless at art.
How do i make bonsai.
I'm thinking of maybe asking the convenience store if i can help with delivery and use my bicycle.
Ha, half that list was a joke. But bonsai are miniature trees. It's a cool art form. It shouldn't be too hard to obtain some baby trees, and miniaturize them. Look it up if it sounds interesting to you. Also, good luck with the store.
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RE: Need a job
Get yourself a gat, a key of coke and a pair of pants that are six sizes too big then go down to the corner.
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(10-22-2012 08:33 AM)Alucard483 Wrote: Get yourself a gat, a key of coke and a pair of pants that are six sizes too big then go down to the corner.
For some reason this made me laugh.
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A factory would be willing to hire underaged workerz.
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Fast food nigga
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taliban is hiring
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(10-28-2012 12:52 PM)SaintVicious Wrote: taliban is hiring
This! Best carrier choice ever.
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(10-28-2012 12:52 PM)SaintVicious Wrote: taliban is hiring
hey, if you do that then i'll choose to go to the front lines and maybe we will get to meet eachother...sounds like a great plan to me
The less you try to control things, the less you need to.
Boredom is the #1 enemy of learning. Therefore, school is the #1 enemy of learning.
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"free speech under the constitution only guarantees the government won't stop him saying it and does not guarantee his right to say things and have no consequences at all as a result. also i completely doubt that he is motivated solely by "i'm saying it because i can" and is probably motivated by a more shitheady motive like "i think it's funny to annoy people and Rustle Le Jimmies and is just hiding behind the first amendment to try to deflect any consequences or make you realize that being allowed to annoy people is a superior moral right. you can still disdain someone for doing things for dumbarse wankery purposes and you have evne more right to ban and insult them for it" ~Trar's friend about Potato.
Thanks for the diploma… can I have my childhood back?
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(10-29-2012 03:40 AM)Heil_Kaiba8921 Wrote: (10-28-2012 12:52 PM)SaintVicious Wrote: taliban is hiring
hey, if you do that then i'll choose to go to the front lines and maybe we will get to meet eachother...sounds like a great plan to me
The taliban kills horsefuckers so you can't join.
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(10-18-2012 01:23 PM)Hurricane-Sandy Wrote: Any ideas for a job? I've already asked my dad's employer, but i don't have any ideas.
Try the internet. I go to the gig or writing section of Craigslist and respond to ads. I've gotten good responses too. Just be wary of scams and don't give out your Social Security number, credit card number, etc.
Good luck in your employment endeavors!
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Sell booze. You may get your hands cut off, but the game is the game everywhere.
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Ill make my own business. Im gonna go to another ccity, and I know fireworks are available there. Ill buy lots and sell them here in riyadh
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get video camera and youtube account- become journalist
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(11-15-2012 04:05 PM)4r4b7 Wrote: Ill make my own business. Im gonna go to another ccity, and I know fireworks are available there. Ill buy lots and sell them here in riyadh
Not a bad idea.
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My parents said no bcoz if anything happens, to,ppl ill be responsible.
They said it wasn't a bad idea, just I could get in trouble with the authorities
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Selling clothes could be a good idea.
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