Brian V. ([info]brianmv) wrote,
@ 2006-06-22 12:50:00
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Wellllll...the time has come.
I need a job.
Every damn friend I have has a job now, so I have nobody to hang out with. Plus, not only do I need funding for Jacket Thief, but I gotta get money for Junior Prom and possibly a trip to Ireland. "Why don't you ask your parents, Brian?" They don't have any fucking money left. Dad's stuck working for the Morgan County School System (or as I call it, the Westborough Reprogramming Institute) and mom works her ass hard enough as it is. If i'd have given two tugs of a dead dog's cock about my life, I would've had one already. None of my siblings ever needed a job, and never got one until after HS, so i'll be the first Verchot in my immediate family to have a pre-HS career.
Hell, if i'd have given a two tugs about anything having to do with my career, I would've done better in school. It's hard to be grateful for anything when you're a teenager, considering your blood's pumped fed to you from an IV called Dad's wallet. For once in my life, I realize that I have to get my own heart to work and pump shit in my veins b/c dad's run out. I finally have to be considerate and make my own goddamn money instead of leech of my parents like a big fucking baby.
I've had that problem for a long time now. They say every teenager has a crisis in their lives where they realize they have to take responsibilities and consequences, where they realize they're not babies anymore and miss their childhood. I've cried many sleepless nights over this, and now I realize I have many more to cry on. I'm taking the first definite step from childhood to manhood (other than puberty). And it fucking sucks.



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[info]peepeedeedlydee
2006-06-22 07:50 pm UTC (link)
This is why you should get a really kick-ass job and not have kids.

Words of advice: 1) Summer is the worst time to look for a job, because just about every place will be filled with high school and college kids. Try in late August or early September. 2) I highly suggest getting your license and asking to use one of your parents' cars before applying places, because most employers are reluctant to hire people without their own transportation.

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[info]pixie_bite
2006-06-22 08:23 pm UTC (link)
Have you told your parents about the situation? I'm thinkin that if you explained to them that you're wanting to find a job because you'd like to take on more responsibility and also because you have upcoming things you'd like to contribute money towards, then the transition from dad's wallet to a pay check will be a lot smoother. It'd be awfully rough to land a job and raise the money completely on your own right now (also taking peepeedeedlydee's two points into consideration), and you may end up unintentionally sabatoging yourself.

I'm not trying to say that you're gonna screw it up or that you can't do it...I've just had (a few) experiences where I decided I was going to take care of something all by myself and screwed it up and wish I'd let others help more in the beginning. That's why I think letting them in on your quest for responsibility would be the best way to show them you're serious about it.

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[info]fullmetalmaiden
2006-06-28 01:04 am UTC (link)
I totally agree with pixie_bite.
=3
You're just going through a phase right now.

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[info]phoenixward
2006-06-28 04:18 pm UTC (link)
hey, the only reason I didn't have a summer job after my junior year is that I flunked algebra 2 and was having to make it up. So... yeah. And please don't think whatever crap job you get now = career. It's a necessary evil to get you some sweet sweet cash. And don't wait tables, that really sucks. Just my 2 cents.

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