This is thought to be a good idea...

[Becks]

...but not, however, by me.

My fiance is unemployed, and has been (more or less) since the end of June.

For the longest time, I was after him to get a job--any job. (Along the lines of going back to work for some seafood department somewhere or something. He misses doing that.) His parents wanted him to wait for something "better". Uh huh. :rolleyes: (He has taken classes so he can do all sorts of data entry. Personally I wish he would've finished his last two years at NJIT and become a chemical engineer or whatever it is that he was going there for.)

Now they're willing for him to follow my advice--sort of.

Got an email from MIL with an attachment that was put on Dad's car. She thinks the man of the household should go for it.

It says:
Hey, you gotta check this place out!

Fun phone jobs in Bloomfield

Earn up to $12 an hour

Call them NOW!!!

973-429-4100

This place is really cool!


I'm deeply disturbed that they think that the man of the household should show an interest in this, because I really don't think that this is for real.


*I'm not explaining this well, really...His parents mean well, but I swear they're not as smart as their college educations would have you think.*

[Evil Queen]

two questions; is the ad ligit, and where did they find it?

Okay, a third, if your Guy-to-be hasn't had a job in... nearly a year what has he been doing all this time?

[Becks]

Answer one: I personally highly doubt it's legit. Really. It doesn't do anything to convince me.

Answer the second: It was stuck on Dad's car. Now, whether it was when he was at home, or out and about somewhere, I don't have a clue. They didn't say.

Third: He's been looking for a job. Or so he says. He sleeps during the day before I go to work. He could be going out and applying...or even online after I'm at work. :shrug:

[Evil Queen]

uh....huh. Well, if it's a note just found on your Dad's windshield then it's not legit. No way, no how. I would advoid it at all costs.

My dad had a letter on his windshield once. Turned out to be a love letter for some guy he's never met/heard of. I'm guessing whoever seen his truck (red chevy pickup) thought it was their boyfriends' or something. he brought the letter home to Mom so she could read it and have a good laugh. I wish I had a copy, but Mom has that in the family album now. :D

The longest I had ever been out of a job was 4 months, and only because I was in the process of moving from TN to NC and Mom and Dad didn't want me to get a job at that time. The shortest was 3 days. I don't think your guy is looking very hard.

[Geek King]

When I got layed off from my first IT job, and realized that the job market for my skills sucked, I went to work for just above minimum wage at Odd Lots. Not a great job, but It got me back on the work horse, and I slowly moved from job to job moving up the pay scale. Now the market is back, and I'm doing IT again. He needs to get up and do something--anything!--until he can move into a better position. It may take time. It took me over five years to get back to where I was, but the market at the time was terrible--Overpopulated, and difficult to parse the good folks from the bad. He could also look into adult education programs so he could finish his studies.

But the first step is to get up and do something.

[Boozy]

Its probably legit, but its almost certainly telemarketing.

I don't understand the theory behind "waiting" for something better. Do his parents think that having a job somehow prevents him from getting another?

[strawbabies]

Its probably legit, but its almost certainly telemarketing.


Or as a phone sex operator. Hence the "fun" part.

[Becks]

(Note: it's my fiance's dad, not mine. I just call him Dad.)

Sad to say, my fiance is lazy. And bipolar. Neither are good and he uses them both as excuses. I don't approve, and do what I can.

I just can't believe that his parents are encouraging him to call the number. :eek:

[edible_hat]

Give them a call. If they can't/won't explain the job in one sentence, you know it's a bunch of idiots or a scam.

[Gravekeeper]

Community Support
554 Bloomfield Ave
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone : (973) 429-4100

TELEMARKETING WORK LOCAL-SAVE GAS *Best P.T. job in town *FlexSched-Eve-Wknds *Early Birds-M-F 9-2 *Weekly Paycheck Convenient Bloomfield Location Immed. Hire 973-429-4100

Behold my Google-fu -.-

[Becks]

I am not going to be the one calling. He won't either. If for no other reason, because he doesn't like making phone calls.

And GK, as if I needed another reason to be in awe of you. Thanks most kindly.

[Andara Bledin]

Behold my Google-fu -.-

Aww... you beat me to it.

Actually, I'm surprised that everybody's first response wasn't to Google the phone number....

^-.-^

[Evil Queen]

Actually, I'm surprised that everybody's first response wasn't to Google the phone number....

^-.-^

I figured that was a given. *shrugs* Though I really was expecting something "interesting." Oh well, life goes on.

[draftermatt]

Sad to say, my fiance is lazy. And bipolar. Neither are good and he uses them both as excuses. I don't approve, and do what I can.


This will probably come off as being mean, and it's not meant to but since no one else has asked it.

Why are you with him? Well, maybe that's too far, since I'm sure you love him and can look past the other stuff, so...

Why are you supporting him? If it were me, I'd cut off sex, food, and money support. I'd keep a running tally of every time you pay 100% of rent, etc. and tell him you fully expect to be paid back (somehow, you can set your own terms there).

Since it's gone this long, I'd tell him "I love you, and I want to help you, but you can't help those who won't help themselves. So if your parents want to support you, you can move back in with them until you find a job. You have 2 weeks"

Again, I know this is none of my business, but this isn't the first time I've read you complaining about him and it makes me wonder why you put up with it. It sucks taking a job that is "below" you, but if it pays the bills it's something. Especially since I know if I were hiring and someone came to me that's been out of work that long I'd have to think long and hard about hiring them since my first thought would be "Why hasn't anyone else hired him?"

[tropicsgoddess]

you can't help those who won't help themselves.

Ain't that the truth. The longest stretch where I didn't have a job was 3 months. I took a $7/hr job in mall retail hell because I was desperate and needed the money and also stayed there (for a very short amount of time) until I found something better. It sucks to get a job that's "beneath" you, but whatever pays the bills until you get something better. It's better than nothing. Let him know that and tell him that he needs to get off his ass, get a job or get out.

[Andara Bledin]

I was going to Google too, but I was beat to it! :p

I don't think your fiance is looking at all. There's no reason why he should be unemployed for this long, but job hunting is frustrating stuff.

How long you go before finding a job depends on a lot of factors.

I was unemployed for a stretch of just over a year, and you can sure as hell bet it wasn't for lack of trying. Do you know how depressing it is when McDonald's doesn't call you in for an interview?

^-.-^

[XCashier]

I was unemployed for a stretch of just over a year, and you can sure as hell bet it wasn't for lack of trying. Do you know how depressing it is when McDonald's doesn't call you in for an interview?
I can sympathise. This is not a good job market right now. Anyone who says this isn't a recession is either lying or very naive.

I've been keeping my head above water with temporary jobs, but I need something permanent with benefits. So do half the people in this town.

[tropicsgoddess]

I can sympathise. This is not a good job market right now. Anyone who says this isn't a recession is either lying or very naive.

I've been keeping my head above water with temporary jobs, but I need something permanent with benefits. So do half the people in this town.

XCashier, been there done that, for over a year with nothing but dead end, temporary jobs with craptacular hours and pay with no benefits. Aside from this terrible job market these days, anybody that is inexperienced, has a "stain" or two on their background really have their odds stacked against them. It's not easy, but whatever keeps the boat from sinking will have to do. Hell,even for me to get a second job is just as difficult as finding only one job (I need a second one to pay off some outstanding debts). :(

[Nekojin]

I figured it was legit - $11/hour for telemarketing is a reasonable wage, since it's a pretty sucky job that doesn't have any skills or experience required. Most scam offers post outlandish figures, like $600/week, or $30k/month.

[edible_hat]

How long you go before finding a job depends on a lot of factors.

True that - I was looking for about 2 years (not counting a couple of months as a computer technician, I was let go for "not being sales oriented"). My CV just happened to land on the desk of the right person at an agency 20 minutes before my current boss called him looking for people. I had an interview the next day and started work three days after that.

[Becks]

Thanks for all that responded.

However, I did not start this thread to start a discussion as to why I'm with my fiance.

Oh, yeah. He has been getting unemployment. And he has money saved up. Not a lot, but we're not in debt or anything. Most of the time, he's paying a rent and a decent amount of the bills.