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[–]Douche-a-tron 50 points51 points ago

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[–]gnunaes 73 points74 points ago

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Thanks, the audio wasn't working for some reason on the OPs link.

[–]KillEmAll83 4 points5 points ago

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Devito trying so hard not to laugh.

[–]Wanderer89 1 point2 points ago

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S03E07 for the lazy.

[–]southern_boy 127 points128 points ago*

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Your job helemet - an unpaid internship where you work your face off.

Your job cannon - a reference from this internship.

Jobland - you getting hired as a temp where you work longer hours than the boss.

Jobies - local businesses that need hard working folk.

or... grow your own Jobies.

It's bullshit, it's painful, it's soul-wrenching... but you can do it. You have a degree if this post be true... you've earned your time with those that would afford you a career. Don't waste it.

And if you have an issue with it, once you're an insider wrestle the reins from the powers that be and change the world. I have faith in you...

[–]ivquatch 34 points35 points ago

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I believe we fought a war over unpaid internships.

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

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The Civil War was really about unpaid internships. Except the positions were inherited and compulsory. It was kind of a double edged sword.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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And the Ron Paul fanboys and misinformed southerners jump in and claim that the Civil War wasn't really about slavery in 3...2...

[–]LockeWatts 2 points3 points ago

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No idea how Ron Paul figures into this.

How do you figure that the Civil War wasn't about Federalism?

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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Glad you could make it. It only relates to federalism in respect to slavery. The seceding states issued declarations of the causes of secession, and every one of them states that they seceded due to slavery.

Edit: Ron Paul figures into this because some of his followers have been willing to literally rewrite history to support their argument that we need more states rights even in situations that would reduce individual freedom.

[–]LockeWatts 0 points1 point ago

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It only relates to federalism in respect to slavery. The seceding states issued declarations of the causes of secession, and every one of them states that they seceded due to slavery.

They list slavery as one of the causes, among a list. All of them relating to federalism.

I fail to see how it's a slavery only issue.

[–]Huntsmitch 3 points4 points ago*

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http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp

Well that there's South Carolina's Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union. The first half is just a history lesson and the second actually starts listing their grievances. Now I'm not going to take the time to nitpick each states declaration, but they all pretty much modeled theirs after SC's so I'd say it's a fair example. Upon reading it, it pretty much just says they're pissed at the yankee states for not upholding their Constitutional obligation (which was to return escaped slaves and let slaveholders move about their states with their slaves in tow).

Specifically, "We affirm that these ends for which this Government was instituted have been defeated, and the Government itself has been made destructive of them by the action of the non-slaveholding States. Those States have assume the right of deciding upon the propriety of our domestic institutions; and have denied the rights of property established in fifteen of the States and recognized by the Constitution; they have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery; they have permitted open establishment among them of societies, whose avowed object is to disturb the peace and to eloign the property of the citizens of other States. They have encouraged and assisted thousands of our slaves to leave their homes; and those who remain, have been incited by emissaries, books and pictures to servile insurrection."

I mean that's a whole paragraph dedicated to solid QQ about northern states not obeying the rules. In essence, they (northern states) were demonstrating the yankee form of States Rights by NOT complying with those constitutional articles.

So if by Federalism you mean they seceded because they thought the federal government was becoming too intrusive and heavy handed (ie the slow transfer of powers from the states to the federal government) then no, I'm afraid you are incorrect (according to the document that they mailed to everyone at the time).

They also neglect to mention in their recantation of early American history that SC was the first state to rabble raise over the loosey gooseyness of the Articles. They were the leading voice behind a more powerful central (federal, lul) government.

TL;DR: In the document that SC sent to everyone saying "we gone bitches" they complain about the yankee states not obeying the federal government not the federal government over-regulating the [Southern] states.

Edit: For those interested this is a very informative read. It's a bit slow because it's primarily comprised of the actual historical documents.

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South Carolina complains about the federal government and northern states having too much power over slave states, but only in regards to slavery, even in the paragraph that you cited. The domestic institution they were referring to in the second sentence was slavery. The property they refer to was slaves. The societies that they are upset about the north allowing to be established were abolitionist societies. The south seceded due to slavery.

[–]Huntsmitch 1 point2 points ago*

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That's what I said, I just provided the actual documentation with some elaboration.

"South Carolina complains about the federal government and northern states having too much power over slave states" Actually no they didn't, they just complained that the northern states weren't upholding their end of the bargain which in this case is called the Constitution.

I'm really confused how you could have interpreted my response as pro-Civil war was not fought over slavery. Unless you didn't read it, or have super poop reading comprehension skillz.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Because they said it was a slavery only issue when they seceded. Here's the text of the declarations the seceding states issued. Other theories as to why they seceded didn't start appearing until decades later.

[–]Kujata 0 points1 point ago

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I just blame South Carolina

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I blame the NBA. Wait. What the fuck started this thing?

[–]LockeWatts -1 points0 points ago

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The Civil War was actually about Federalism and used slavery as a rallying issue that actually had nothing to do with the larger political issues fragmenting the country.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Nope. It was about slavery. What larger political issues were there than slavery?

[–]LockeWatts 2 points3 points ago

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Same guy. I've read the things, have you? I'm not saying that there was a "larger" issue in the sense that it was more grand, I'm saying that slavery was a subset of "Federalist" issues.

There were many smaller accompanying ones. All of this dating back to the original writing of the Constitution, and issues that couldn't be resolved then, so they were just ignored for 90 years until they couldn't be ignored anymore.

[–]Kujata 1 point2 points ago*

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There was no one central issue. Slavery was frowned upon by most of the world at this point. Even in areas where slavery existed the conditions were far better for the slaves then they were in the Americas. Northern textile and manufacturing industries were growing ridiculously faster than in previous decades because of the industrial revolution allowing for interchangeable parts to speed the process up. The rural areas could not keep up with them. Populations were not as condensed and labor was an issue. Except they tried to use the 3/5 compromise to be counted for representation purposes of elected officials. All the while they were not counted as full citizens of the United States. The Northern States could see just how hypocritical the union had become to the rest of the world because slavery was not a hot topic. Then it just kind of became a shoving match. Men who were brothers or best friends in years past chose sides. That is how the the larger forces were created. Washington and the Northern Union tried to get a grasp of things and use the military to their advantage, blocking ports for transportation of goods to the southern states and utilizing manpower at US forts to thwart an uprising. England was still bitter about the whole "Revolutionary skirmish War" and wanted to get their mittons back in the southern states so they aided without being directly involved in the conflict. It was just one big cluster fuck really.

EDIT: and i love how a post about a college kid graduating turned into a deep discussion on slavery and the civil war, thank you

[–]LockeWatts 1 point2 points ago

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I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or not. Everything you said is true.

[–]ssercomic 4 points5 points ago

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[–]LockeWatts 1 point2 points ago

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Except that's not what I said, at all. I said it wasn't solely about slavery, I said quite plainly that slavery was a key and pivotal issue.

[–]Kujata 0 points1 point ago

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I'm just saying that I think a person could debate either way that Slavery or Federalism were the root issue of the war.

I mean, the Emancipation Proclamation was not issued until 2 years after the South succeeded. Lincoln wasn't necessarily gung-ho about ending slavery. He didn't necessarily agree with it either. The North had just won a nice little battle at Antitem, and he thought it'd be a good boost for reelection. Also, at this point by proclaiming that slavery were a main issue of the war it would deter the English or French from aiding the Southern States any further.

[–]LockeWatts 1 point2 points ago

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Yes. (I have nothing else to say, you're just right.)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Lincoln was absolutely consistently gung ho about ending slavery, but he was not willing to split the country in half to do it. He wanted slavery ended gradually and peacefully. The south was willing to start a war to preserve it.

[–]Huntsmitch 1 point2 points ago

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One reason he waited on the Emancipation was due to one of the early and major gripes the Southern states had was that if Lincoln was elected the first thing he was going to do was abolish slavery completely (which was a very terrifying thought for those people at that time). So when he won the election and states started to leave shortly after, it would have looked far worse if he had laid down some sort of proclamation right at the get go. That would have pushed states and territories that were either on the fence or wanting to stay out of it one way or another, essentially completely polarizing a quickly fragmenting Union.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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What do you think these smaller accompanying federalist issues were, and why were they not given as reasons for secession at the time? There was one federalist issue that the slave states were upset about, and that was slavery.

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[–]brendanmccue 2 points3 points ago

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10.6% Unemployment Rate? That's pure Michigan.

[–]161803 18 points19 points ago

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Many unpaid internships are technically illegal. Though, as an employer, if you can swing it, hiring using unpaid internships can help you ensure that only members of the correct socioeconomic class apply, and none of those icky poor people.

[–]autodidact89 8 points9 points ago

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You know how the job search is typically "bullshit, painful, and soul-wrenching" for the typical person, right? Try being unemployed with social anxiety.

[–]ProcrastimusPrime 5 points6 points ago

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recent graduate, how the fuck am I supposed to live off an unpaid internship? I have no idea why no one stopped me from getting a liberal arts degree..

[–]LockeWatts 2 points3 points ago

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I have no idea why no one stopped me from getting a liberal arts degree..

I'm sure Reddit tried. But, uh.

recent graduate, how the fuck am I supposed to live off an unpaid internship?

Do you actually want advice\help from that question, or was it lamentably rhetorical?

[–]ProcrastimusPrime 0 points1 point ago

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No, I sincerely would like advice. I got none over the last year from my adviser. I am also completely broke and have no family support. and unfortunately I was not aware of reddit 4 years ago.

[–]bendemolina 1 point2 points ago

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I feel you. I feel you so hard. I loved my major but I am regretting not getting something that's more, you know.. employable.

[–]kmoz 1 point2 points ago

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dont act like 400 people didnt make "loljobs" jokes at you when you said your major.

[–]whyihatepink 1 point2 points ago

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not just liberal arts... I'm working as a tutor now, $10/hr, and most of my coworkers are licensed teachers with MAs.

I also know a fair few unemployed people with science and math degrees, and two unemployed nurses. There's no such thing as recession proof now.

[–]ProcrastimusPrime 1 point2 points ago

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because of lack of funds and prospects, I am 85% sure that I will be going to Korea in a couple months to teach for a year. At the least it will give me time to think about it and save some money. I am just now starting to realize what a big deal it might be. Thinking of taking some online courses for software or something to see if I need to go back to school for that or to finish the psychology degree and then a masters in counseling. Options, and I am just getting older.

[–]whyihatepink 1 point2 points ago

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Hey, I'm going for a Master's in Counseling, too! Future unemployment hi-5. I'd be on the plane with ya if my fiance didn't have a stable job here.

[–]itstrueimwhite 66 points67 points ago

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Unpaid internship... that will really help me pay off my school loans that require me to begin payments 6 months after my graduation date.

[–]cdwillis 74 points75 points ago

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Ideally you should be putting in time at an internship before you graduate.

[–]MPLS_MN 102 points103 points ago

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If only I hadn't been putting in so much time at a job where I barely made enough to cover rent, utilities, groceries, and textbooks.

[–]03Titanium 11 points12 points ago

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It's almost like its supposed to be impossible.

[–]WatchYourTone 1 point2 points ago

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Aliens.

[–]Kujata 0 points1 point ago

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that's what loans are for

[–]pasties -3 points-2 points ago

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I think what he meant to say was that ideally you get the low-pay or free work time in during your internship so that you don't have to work for free after graduation.. He didn't mean that you should've saved up enough money with your internships before school ended

[–]Sierus 12 points13 points ago

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What, in the 2 hours of the day I'm not spending asleep of studying for finals?

[–]RedAero 11 points12 points ago

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No no no, in the other 8 hours the 32 hour day has.

[–]laurentam2007 1 point2 points ago

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I changed my major really late and didn't have time for an internship before graduation. Now I'm graduated and I really hate that I never got the experience in my field.

[–]mik311 4 points5 points ago

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I could only wish to get a chance for an unpaid internship

[–]AJEDrew7 5 points6 points ago

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Generally, you can defer payment of your loans for 6 months (or more depending on the case) beyond your the 6 months you're already given if you ask for it. Obviously this isn't your best option, but it is an option.

[–]silentcrs 1 point2 points ago

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If the internship lasts more than 6 months, you're doing it wrong.

[–]RobertJordan1940 0 points1 point ago

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You can't defer? (not ideal, but then again, if you're choosing between an internship in a related field vs. a paid job way off from what you wanna do, then it's not necessarily lose-lose).

[–]SpeedGeek -5 points-4 points ago

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If you'd read the information on your student loans instead of just signing on the dotted line, you'd know the circumstances that would enable you to get a deferral or forbearance of payments. So that's not really an excuse, especially with graduation being "months away" and you could very well have gotten that unpaid internship THIS SEMESTER.

[–]Kujata 3 points4 points ago

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You know, I was going to come here and give OP a stern remark about how hard work is the recipe for success in this world but you hit that nail directly on the head my friend.

[–]MrNob 1 point2 points ago

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In Scotland jobbies are poop. heehee

[–]surfinfan21 0 points1 point ago

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I love the optimism. Making it happen.

[–]Teahes 0 points1 point ago

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In other words... become a drug dealer.

[–]moogle516 0 points1 point ago

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Later you say fuck it and move to Alaska to live off the land.

[–]Hoser117 0 points1 point ago

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Luckily for me, Engineers always get paid internships :D

[–]RedAnarchist -1 points0 points ago

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Wow you make it sound awful, it's really not.

[–]joe_shmo123 0 points1 point ago

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Why aren't you every person in the world?

[–]Eriochanny -1 points0 points ago

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RIP Bryan. He was on his way to his first day of his dream job when he was hit and killed by a drunk driver. He worked hard for his Engineering degree and he had it all taken away.....

[–]AdrianBrony -1 points0 points ago

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what about the people who weren't as prepared for college as they thought they were and dropped right the fuck out after they ended up unable to graduate by the time their loan term ran out?

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[–]surfinfan21 5 points6 points ago

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I only feel sorry for you because of the amount of time/money I am assuming you wasted to apply for a job that doesn't require any degrees let alone advanced.

[–]ghostlistener 1 point2 points ago

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Can you explain this a bit more? Are you unable to get a job related to your degree, or would you rather just work as a janitor?

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[–]mitraidos 2 points3 points ago

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Physical work is so relieving, even can be considered therapeutic in a manner

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[–]P-Dub 1 point2 points ago

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I changed my own oil for the first time a few months ago.

Since then, I have replaced bearings, pushrods, lifters, gaskets of all kinds, sensors, electrical, and currently replacing my crankshaft, and all of this on an extremely difficult car to work on, a Fiero.

you can learn pretty quickly with a friend.

I hope your knuckles enjoy bleeding.

[–]Ubertroll 1 point2 points ago

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20$ you wish. try 10 to start and retire with 15.

[–]Shaboz 0 points1 point ago

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Depends on the place. School pay pretty well. 14 starting last I remember.

[–]hrm-uh-huh 1 point2 points ago

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Also depends on country. I used to make $25 an hour as a cleaner here in Aus, though it was at a shopping mall.

Come to think of it, a public school would probably pay higher again in this country.

[–]kendrahwithanh 0 points1 point ago

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this scares the crap out of me.

[–]danny841 3 points4 points ago

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I understand anecdotal evidence is the norm in this thread. Especially because of the title of the post. But let us look at the BLS stats for unemployment.

Now ctrl+F "college". The unemployment rate for those without BS/BA and above is at least twice as high as those with. In some cases it is more. You'd say this is all well and good but "I'm poor and living with your parents sucks man". Well the poorest of the poor aren't just living at home with mommy and daddy. They're on the fucking streets. Let's not pretend you have a roof over your head and you have a statistically higher chance of landing a job than any of the other unemployed groups.

[–]nozeitall 0 points1 point ago

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boats...

But I would also argue that the number of those with higher level degrees that are now taking below the line jobs, for below the line wages is increasing on a parabolic curve. Stage 2 of this financial 'cycle' will be the education bubble, something I think people who graduated 10+years ago wouldn't understand. I can write at great length, why the diploma bubble, is as bad, if not worse than the housing bubble. But it depends on one key factor, the needle if you will is jobs. If new jobs don't get created, we will have an exponential number of graduates who not only can't find a job, can't pay back their loans. I think you know where the story goes from there..

[–]danny841 1 point2 points ago

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I'm in the process of getting my degree myself so don't take my criticism of the entitled graduates as coming from outside the situation. I do agree that the education/job creation system needs to be fixed. It will create a downward spiral for everyone including low wage earners.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves when the numbers show only about 4% of BS/BA and higher can't find work. This could mean thousands of new graduates taking janitorial positions but I highly doubt the number is that significant. Right now the biggest issue is finding work for the incredibly poor who have zero prospects in this failing economy. We college graduates will merely flounder for a few years before going right back to earning a million more than them throughout our careers. Uneducated people may actually be shit out of luck for the rest of their lives because of a few bad years.

[–]nozeitall 0 points1 point ago

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"Uneducated people may actually be shit out of luck for the rest of their lives because of a few bad years. " - Truth

"We college graduates will merely flounder for a few years before going right back to earning a million more than them throughout our careers." - I hope this is true

[–]__BlackSheep 1 point2 points ago

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JOBBIES HAS TWO B's.

RUINED THE GIF FOREVER.

[–]drock66 1 point2 points ago

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Hopefully someone who is deciding on college will see this. I'm 5 semesters into school with zero debt. If you want a four year degree still go to community college it is infinitely cheaper and work out a deal with the parents on living expenses. Plus your 4 year degree won't have a footnote saying 2 years at community college wherever you graduate from is going to give you the degree. A fair amount of kids at my old high school go to community college after a year at a 4 year and seeing it wasn't worth going to out of the gate. Don't fall for the stigma that community college is easy and for those who had shitty grades. In the end when your friends gripe about loan payments you'll be content because you will have none or half as much as they do.

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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always sunny in Philadelphia.

[–]ImaginativePseudonym 1 point2 points ago

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Jobies is slang for poo.

[–]diewhitegirls 3 points4 points ago

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This is actually the easiest way to get a job now.

[–]ada42 0 points1 point ago

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Most probable, too.

[–]yescaptn 3 points4 points ago

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Just ask Charlie. He'll know what to do.

[–]brokencode 2 points3 points ago

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The Reddit hivemind says it all depends on what major you have.

[–]goonbusters 3 points4 points ago

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I must know what movie this from.

[–]ThizzardofOz[S] 31 points32 points ago

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Not a movie, a TV show actually.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - "The Gang Sells Out" (Season 3, Ep 7)

[–]what_thedouche 3 points4 points ago*

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Yer a thizzard harry.

[–]treggify 1 point2 points ago

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I for some reason read Harry as Larry.

[–]danE3030 1 point2 points ago

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perhaps because of the 'L' in 'lizard'?

He subliminally mind-fucked you, bro.

[–]T-Math 0 points1 point ago

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Maybe it was Thin Lizzy, which I think is how it happened to me.

[–]emptythecache 4 points5 points ago

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I got a full time salaried position at a company before I even graduated, having never done an unpaid internship. I worked there three years, and just left for a similar, but higher paying job at another company.

HATE ME.

[–]nightpoo 3 points4 points ago

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Actually that's pretty bad ass, what line of work? I see this happening a lot with friends in the accounting field.

[–]emptythecache 1 point2 points ago

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Computer Science. Got a job with a small software development company that did equipment reliability automation software for the nuclear industry. New company does similar stuff but for the rail industry.

[–]nightpoo 0 points1 point ago

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Intense, I do PR so that goes way over my head haha

[–]emptythecache 0 points1 point ago

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The great thing about "equipment reliability automation" is it sounds impressive as fuck, but in reality, it isn't the code keeping machines running, it's the code engineers type shit like "we gotta fix this piece of equipment soon" into.

[–]nightpoo 0 points1 point ago

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It's still fancy fucking coding and shit, the extent of my coding was Myspace layouts ayyy

[–]HyperChondriac 3 points4 points ago

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I love you because you want me to hate you.

[–]LockeWatts 1 point2 points ago

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deep, bro.

[–]ghostlistener 0 points1 point ago

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What's your secret?

[–]unholycurses 0 points1 point ago

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My girlfriend graduates in May from Food Science and already has an awesome starting position locked down with a company. She went to ONE interview and landed a sweet job. The jobs exist for the right major. At my school, the Food Science department had a 100% placement rate in 2010. 100 fucking percent.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Let me tell you just how great I am because I need the jealousy of strangers to qualify my existence.

[–]50calShark 1 point2 points ago

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Jobs died...

[–]nightpoo 1 point2 points ago

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I know how you feel, I'm going into a government job until I can find something better. In the meantime, saving $4,000 of my stipend money as a bumper for the apartment and expenses that it will bring with it. Thank goodness my SO is doing well in his job.

[–]flavaaDAAAAAVE 1 point2 points ago

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Poor you, getting a job immediately out of school. And with benefits! I hope you make it out of that as soon as possible.

[–]nightpoo 3 points4 points ago

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I meant that as in HOPING to go into a government job. And the benefits in most local government jobs are horrible when compared to similar jobs out of the local or state government sector. I'm fortunate to have the stipend money and my SO to back me up until I find something, but I'm the last person to take any of my privilege for granted. Sorry if that's how it came off to you.

[–]flavaaDAAAAAVE 1 point2 points ago

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I was just being strident. Sorry. I'm still not over '08.

[–]nightpoo 1 point2 points ago

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It's totally OK, I just wanted to make sure I wan't misunderstood.

[–]whyihatepink 0 points1 point ago

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Government jobs, having poor benefits? What? I'd KILL for a gov't jobs for the benefits alone.

edit: I guess it depends on the sector?

[–]nightpoo 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah it does, and where you live. I'm in Florida if that helps.

But really, the benefits aren't BAD. For a college student, or someone who just doesn't know what it is to have insurance and safety/security, it's perfect. But while I am those things, I know that the limitations get tiring (my boss works for the county and has horrible optical - she continues to teach almost exclusively for the better benefits a private institution offers, I didn't expect that at all). It helps me out though, because I have a bad knee that is automatically a pre-existing condition "/

Honestly, government jobs aren't that terrible. From my standpoint at least. Find something you like to do, like teaching workshops or counseling, or even admin work in an office related to your interests. The people are always at least interesting, too.

[–]rvlution 1 point2 points ago

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Smartest thing Charlie has said

[–]bcarle 1 point2 points ago

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Why doesn't anyone ever point out that Charlie did, in fact, get a job, very shortly after saying this and with minimal effort?

[–]yushiamo 0 points1 point ago

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Honestly this me right now. Worked throughout all of the summer as an electrician. It was fun honestly, until winter came (in b4 winter is coming) and like many construction places they lay off many people. So now i had to find a new one. And to be honest, i'm too freaking lazy. I'm so comfy right now.

[–]Unholyknight 0 points1 point ago

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I was worried about it a year before graduation. Luckily I got picked up via my profile on LinkedIn during the summer of my junior year.

[–]Teahes 0 points1 point ago

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Only long gif I liked.

[–]CheeseStndsAlone 0 points1 point ago

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I decided to a post graduate diploma in science :D. Cause fuck the real world it's a scary place.

[–]nozeitall 0 points1 point ago

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Of course learning the things you really wanted to learn, not just what you were told you needed to learn, is a good way to spend those first few months... Best not to let the gears tighten up.

[–]CaCtUs2003 0 points1 point ago

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Sometimes I feel kind of feel like the only one on reddit who isn't currently in college and will probably never be in college...

[–]jokoon 0 points1 point ago

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We all live in some sort of giant kingdom palace, with food, warm beds, entertainemnt, cell phones etc.

Of course you won't get a job, there is no work here, you just live in your country to vote so that the government can declare the system in place is totally legitimate.

Don't get angry, you have no reason to, as long as most people live the way they live, nothing will change. Have a nice life while everything is fine here, when it changes, thing will get messy.

[–]ramsay_baggins 0 points1 point ago

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Jobies where I live (Scotland) means shits.

Jobby singular = shit

[–]MJZMan 0 points1 point ago

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Now that you're done with your hysterical drama queen rant....go get a fucking job.

[–]Butterspud 0 points1 point ago

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This show is one of those instances where I don't know why it's funny and if any other TV show tried to duplicate its humor it would fail miserably.

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Look: I graduated in '09 with a BFA—a fucking fine arts degree in Multimedia. One might say a four-year waste of time and money. I'm now self-sufficient and working full-time in New York, having moved here after graduation.

The whole "I haven't graduated yet, but I know I won't get a job" is the shittiest attitude to take, and will make it that much harder to actually land a job.

[–]WholesaleSpriffer 0 points1 point ago

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thizzard of oz? as in thizz? me likey

[–]DeeepSigh 0 points1 point ago

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I just graduated this semester too. I swear to god if one more god damn person sends me a link to a job that im grossly under qualified for one more god damn time I'm going to have to fake a fucking nervous breakdown just so I have a god damn excuse for them to not send me them anymore.

[–]DeeepSigh 0 points1 point ago

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god damn....

[–]Fei_Long -1 points0 points ago

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Repost but it's Charlie so up vote : )

[–]down_vote_magnet 0 points1 point ago

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Gets reposted all the time. I was wondering how it still gets 1000 upvotes every week.

[–]PerfectLucidity -1 points0 points ago

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This gif pops up every month or so.

[–]realaudiogasm -3 points-2 points ago

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I see this about once a month. It was funny when I saw the episode. Please get off reddit and try (harder, I hope) to get a damn job.

[–]SpicyCage 3 points4 points ago

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Get a job? Just get a job? Why don't I str--

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[–]duchovny 0 points1 point ago

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At least you got a head start on posting this before it becomes every 2nd submission in April.

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[–]nightpoo 0 points1 point ago

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Congrats! I've been doing the same thing. I never realized how much being involved in local community events and organizations can pay off!

[–]DundahMifflin -1 points0 points ago

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Your first job isn't going to be anything special. My firstjob was in fast food. Now I'm about to start at a bank.

Also: I had a job way before graduation. It isn't that hard.

[–]Seangonzo79 5 points6 points ago

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There's a difference between a career and making Gorditas at Taco Bell, unless you're my sister in law.

[–]DundahMifflin 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, this is true.

[–]knightofmars 0 points1 point ago

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Most people seem to be unwilling to work a shitty min wage job to scrape by till they can find something in their field, everyone has been trained to consider such work beneath them, as college educated person.

[–]Nadril 3 points4 points ago

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To be fair everyone has pretty much been told to go to college or else you're going to end up working at McDonalds. I don't think it's unreasonable to want an actual job if you put the time and money into an education.

[–]daisy_chained 0 points1 point ago

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I don't think it's unreasonable to have to take on a "demeaning" position early on. The reality is that more people than ever have bachelors degrees, so employers want proof of your willingness to work hard outside of GPA. I graduated from NYU in economics and took on 2 part time unpaid internships for about 6 months before I networked enough and proved to my supervisors I was competent. Finally got a few job offers as paralegal, budgeting analyst and researcher at a think tank. The catch with my situation was that I spent an insane amount of time during senior year and my freshman summer finding scholarships, so I only had a few thousand in stafford loans, so the frenzy of paying the debt wasn't there.

But honestly, NOBODY should be taking out massive loans for a bachelors degree. You don't unwittingly sign up for these things. State school is always a cheaper alternative. But there is this sense of entitlement we seem to have grown up on. That's a huge turnoff to employers. Colleges aren't meant to be job training centers - ideally you'd use it as a springboard for a job search but with so many people competing, you have to prove you're a cut above the rest.

[–]AdrianBrony -1 points0 points ago

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see, sometimes I'm afraid I am unable to just plain handle a job. I've tried before and I get burnout almost immediately and get fired as a result.

it actually scares me if I'll end up homeless as a result.

[–]OugaBuga 0 points1 point ago

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[–]mik311 0 points1 point ago

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I fell like that 6 months after graduation good luck but it's obvious I don't have any

[–]Pillagerguy 0 points1 point ago

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I used this quote in a class political debate. Nobody got it...

[–]asscobra 0 points1 point ago

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Probably should have been working the whole time you were in college. I worked around 30 hours a week the entire time. It also allowed me to graduate with like 500 bucks in student loans.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You still live in the false reality that is college...

enjoy every last second of it because reality sucks.

[–]djarbiter 0 points1 point ago

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bitter much?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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You have no idea.

[–]WhatUpGord 0 points1 point ago

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This is one of the best GIFs.

[–]outdoorchild92 -1 points0 points ago

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Video with sound please?

[–]stottpiez -3 points-2 points ago

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how i feel when i see this same shit again - downvote

[–]physys -1 points0 points ago

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How many times. This gif. How many times.

[–]contradicting_you -2 points-1 points ago

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Dammit I heard this whole thing in Charlie's voice

[–]klew3 -1 points0 points ago

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Upvotes! Only upvotes! I know this is a repost but upvotes!

[–]ssercomic -1 points0 points ago

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Ctrl + F: Engineer

Sigh. It was inevitable.

[–]Thumper86 -2 points-1 points ago

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That's how I feel having graduated months ago.... :(

[–]sirukin -2 points-1 points ago

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I genuinely laughed very hard at this. Nice work.

[–]thatsnogood -2 points-1 points ago

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[–]elguapo_frank -5 points-4 points ago

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Get a fucking job. They are available. Be the best at what you do and be humble. Get a fucking job.

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[–]ThizzardofOz[S] 10 points11 points ago

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Why would I post a video in gifs...

[–]findingchemo -1 points0 points ago

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[–]Provenzer0 -1 points0 points ago

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Anything Charlie deserves an upvote due to his illiteracy.

[–]feeblemuffin -1 points0 points ago

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nice repost, brah!

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[–]MPLS_MN 0 points1 point ago

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At least we know the difference between "your" and "you're".