My Misfortunate Return (long)

[Pagan]

There are the crackheads who dart and weave in mid-air while scratching their arms and faces.
Me: Can I help you?
CH: I just... *scratchety scratch* I gotta work you know I wann-gotta, UMM UMUMUMMM.. I just... I wanna work!!! *shiver/wide-eyed stare*....

While I was waiting to pee in a cup yesterday, another guy comes in for a drug test, too. While mine is pre-employment, I suspect that his wasn't. That guy was twitchin' all over the place and joy-of-joys, he sat next to me. This is how I discovered that he smelled like onions.

[fireheart]

Re the 10-year-old wanting a job. What I've found sad these days, it's more Australian, but I've found a fair few retail companies have put more preference on hiring younger and younger staff in order to save money. While most companies have age restrictions-my company has a minimum age of 15, a few clothing stores have the minimum age at 16*, anything involving alcohol is 18-a few places will hire younger.
It is a minor pet peeve of mine, mostly because I have trouble finding another job.

*=I originally was a bit curious as to why they did it, but a theory of mine is that by not hiring younger people, it cuts down on the chattiness between customers and staff (especially mates), increases productivity and also because the staff are encouraged to wear the clothing (obviously) and a lot of it in summer involves shorts and singlet tops, the young fry aren't exploited by paedophiles and sex offenders.

[Belari]

had a disk rupture last year, and the gel inside it came out and put pressure on a nerve. Worst pain I have ever felt, and pain pills will hardly touch it, they may knock you out, but the pain is still there. I feel for ya a lot

That happened to my husband. His disc was slipped, bulged, and torn, leaking fluid into the spinal column. He said the same thing, that even when the meds knocked him out ,the pain was still there. Poor thing

[Javarod]

Got some that were this skilled:

http://failblog.org/2008/11/03/job-application-fail-2/

[mharbourgirl]

Lady glares and saunters to the buffet, STARING at me. Which enrages me, but I am being watched, so am forced to remain silent.

If someone is staring at you in an attempt to dominate, just look back at them, and don't blink. For several minutes. Blink rate is one of those unconscious triggers that few people are actually aware of. The faster you blink when in a confrontation, the more likely it is that you'll 'lose' the dominance struggle. If you DON'T blink, you win.

And what's she gonna say? "Your employee looked at me and didn't blink!" *snerk* Yeah, that's really gonna be effective, lady.

How do I know this? I have an extremely low blink rate. I have to use eyedrops several times a day because I don't blink often enough to keep my eyes lubed up. When I'm under any kind of pressure or confronted by a stressful situation, no matter how minor, I stop blinking entirely, and it really, really disturbs people. They don't know WHY they're suddenly uncomfortable, but I do. I take advantage of it sometimes when someone is being particularly annoying. Just look attentively at them and 'forget' to blink for a few minutes. They start to find excuses to go away pretty quick.

[Nyoibo]

Re the 10-year-old wanting a job. What I've found sad these days, it's more Australian, but I've found a fair few retail companies have put more preference on hiring younger and younger staff in order to save money.

The reasoning is simple, because casual award wage for a 15 year old is around $6.50, where as casual award wage for a 21 year old is $18.90 an hour, there's a reason I lost my job at K-mart when I turned 21 to 2 15 year olds.

Keep in mind this was 4 years ago, wage has probably increased a bit but it's still around those sort of ratios.

[Polenicus]

Now, I've had my head smashed into brick walls, broken bones, fractured fingers, have arthritis and carpal tunnel, been knocked off and then backed-up over by a heavy duty 4-wheeler (and picked it up with my legs off of the ground with an adult steering and attempting to floor it off of me), and been in more contact martial arts fights than I really should've.

Errr... forgive me, but I'd really like to know more about THIS little gem of an incident.

As for your back... I've been fortunate, I've only ever have my back go out once, but that tiny, fleeting taste is enough for me to know with assurance that back pain has to be the worst kind of pain there is. There's no way to escape it or minimize it... no matter what you do, you are putting weight on your spinal cord, whether you stand, sit, lie, or curl into a fetal position, sobbing.

I was lucky, it was just a muscle spasm that relaxed after a week or so.

[KhirasHY]

I also feel you on the back injuries...I had a major sprain in my lower back in June, and I have a bone spur in my upper back as well that may or may not be operable (still not sure ><). When the spur pops something (if I just happen to move in just the wrong way while the moon is waxing or something like that), I am usually paralyzed for anywhere between 15 minutes to an hour in utter pain. Last time it happened at work, I was found over 45 minutes later collapsed in a hallway almost in tears from the pain.

[TOLady]

There are the 10 year olds who call:
Me: Well, we hire at age 16.
10yo: But I'm 10.
Me: You'd have to be 16 to work here.
10yo: But I need money! MOM!!! MOM THEY WON'T HIRE UNTIL I'M 16!!!!!!
Background Mom:Then put it in an application! They'll have to keep it and call you back!
10yo: I'm gonna put it in an application, I need MONEY!
*click*

I think what's happening here is that child is wh"I"ning about wahhhnting something, Mom says if you already spent your allowance and if you want it so bad, get a job and stop complaining to me!.

Come to think of it - that's probably how I got my first job with a paper route .

The job seekers that still tick me off to no end are those that show up in the middle of a lunch/dinner rush at my local pub and ask to speak to the manager about a job . I don't even work there (although I do step in, when asked, to help out if they're swamped) and it ticks me off.
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One day closer to retirement!

[tropicsgoddess]

Oh man, that back pain is brutal. Feel, better. Some people just make you go at the stuff they do or spew out of their mouths. It's nice and all the 10yo wants a job, but not the way he's asking for one. Six more years kid, then you can have one, but for now just stick to mowing lawns in the neighborhood.