It sounds like you'd like to "do marxism", since you mention education a lot, but you don't really have any interest in doing actual activities or anything, and besides that you claim to be uninterested in academia which was the conclusion of the last getfiscal life thread i remember. So I think you probably should quit thinking about doing something related to your degree.
You seem to be able to feed yourself and not die atm, so why not use your spare time to make something? Or look into making things? Does anything artistic interest you? Writing? Music? Film? Banging pots and pans together? It doesn't matter if it makes you any money, just do a thing that you can look at and go hey, I made a thing. It's a nice feeling. Maybe show it to some people. Anonymously, not, whatever.
You're in Canada so minimum wage is high enough that you can be ok with whatever honestly. Make coffee for people. It's easy and people get happy by your work and you get to talk to people. Feeling like part of the social fabric of your community is pretty awesome, it is a good way to feel like a human. So is making stuff. Be around people. We are social creatures.
If some day you feel like you are more stable, you can worry about, whatever, defining a new communism or smashing the state or whatever the kids are into these days.
getfiscal posted:i'm a fat tard. i mean, i have an economics degree, i know a fair amount about taxes and politics and shit. i have some limited general office experience. i'm like an exact index of youth unemployment i guess: vaguely educated but unskilled. i'm also one of the brightest lights of my generation, if that helps. i also invented the ferris club meme.
no need to post your entire resume. little tip, though: formatting can work wonders. try categorizing your achievements and using bullet points or lists like this:
- fat turd
- economics degree
- politics and some shit
- vaguely educated but unskilled
even a simple change like this can really improve your response rate
if you really must be by a computer i guess the best option would be to look into entry IT jobs and maybe seek a certification of some sort in the field. if things work out well, you could end up being paid to sit in isolation and post, just like you do now.
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VoxNihili posted:heres a good cover letter to get you started
pretty much. dude look, i just need a fucking job. we all know what's up so let's just cut the bullshit. looks good to me.
innsmouthful posted:VoxNihili posted:heres a good cover letter to get you started
pretty much. dude look, i just need a fucking job. we all know what's up so let's just cut the bullshit. looks good to me.
he forgot to list how much he can lift, but he mentioned his fraternity so that probably makes up for it
*rubs hands over glowing giant witches cauldron*
"but yeah what about those wacky communist countries sticking their crazy propaganda posters everywhere!:
roseweird posted:this is sometimes really tempting to me too .. the main thing i worry about is drug tests, like i'd rather drive a truck than most other kinds of work i can think of, but it doesn't seem worth giving up smoking for
move to colorado and drive a weed delivbery truck
MadMedico posted:I do medical device assembly and in the room where you have to dress in gowns and hairnets because it's a controlled environment they have a giant poster showing a pyramid with a bunch of buzzwords labeled "principles of lean culture. Also in the hallways of the buildings there are a bunch of posters and one of them is just a mirror with "who creates lean culture?" written underneath.
sounds like a Fun Job
"yeah I listened to that interview with that Zizek guy, didn't get a word of it, honestly I think those guys are making that stuff up as they go along"
MadMedico posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_manufacturing"yeah I listened to that interview with that Zizek guy, didn't get a word of it, honestly I think those guys are making that stuff up as they go along"
double cup my balls
roseweird posted:Ironicwarcriminal posted:
go to fort mcmurray and get a job driving trucks or something, i've been tempted to do the same with our equivalent hellish remote boomtowns
this is sometimes really tempting to me too .. the main thing i worry about is drug tests, like i'd rather drive a truck than most other kinds of work i can think of, but it doesn't seem worth giving up smoking for
i've been reaquainting myself with weed recently after some other stuff, it's nice to chill with such an old, predictable and giving friend
getfiscal posted:
getfiscal posted:RBC posted:
how can you aim lower than living in rural canada with no job while your parents pay your rent
well that was because i was and am severely ill. but if i recover more i might be able to do many jobs very well. so why would i aim at jobs that require little or no education (in the long term) when i could probably upgrade or something and then get an at-least-average paying job eventually. almost all of my peers are high performing professionals now. why do i have to dig ditches to feel mighty proletarian or whatever because i have a disability.
Trades require lots of education. Just not the type you seem to find 'socially acceptable'. They also pay better than average. I mean I couldn't care less if youd like to continue aimlessly listing between shit temp work and most overpriced classrooms ever while mommy and daddy foot the bill. Just don't deny its anything else.
getfiscal posted:you seem aggressive. it was probably a bad idea and self-indulgent for me to post this thread but there's no need to get nasty. i've worked for a bank and several community groups before i got much more sick, i'm not like unemployable. i've just been sick and over the past year i've been able to start thinking about work again because i have fought quite hard to get to a place where i might possibly be able to hack it.
he's right tho, being a plumber or an electrician or something like that is good productive work that will always be in demand. it's tangible and useful, which might prevent alienation and help with that ol' black dog. if i could go back its definitely what i'd do
anyway if i ever get rich i will hire you to ghostwrite my online persona/christmas cards etc
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solzhesnitchin posted:dr what's advice is pretty good i think.
i work with a lot of trades and am a sort of half-assed tradesman myself, and it seems to be a little romanticized around here. from everything i've heard, working in the arctic/fort mac/mining etc is quite hellish even for people who are a lot more culturally and temperamentally suited to it than the people who post here. i'm not necessarily discouraging the idea, but i dunno, maybe try getting on a residential construction site for the summer as a gl first before you go to school for trades?
anyway if i ever get rich i will hire you to ghostwrite my online persona/christmas cards etc
Yeah well working in a helish base camp is not exactly the same as working in an urban centre. Its a totally different culture.
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i know they have a government pre-apprenticeship program here where you basically are introduced to construction in general and you take up to a year or so to get a sense of how it all works and part of it can be applied towards your apprenticeship.
but there are steps i could take to look into it before that i guess. my job centre has a big trades program where they sit you down and go through all the options with you and hook you up with programs like the one above and local employers. also today i signed up to be on a committee with habitat for humanity, so i guess i could always help on a build site a bit this spring too, just doing basic shit.
roseweird also speaks the truth though. i recently got injured on the job and i'm getting pretty burned out on prole life, thinking of going back to school etc. at the same time i never really applied myself that much to furthering my career in the trades so i dunno... your mileage may vary
