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SC
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Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 03:34 am | 21st Post |
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creekwalker wrote: i don't know what you applied for, but could it have been for an on-call, or need someone in close proximity in case of certain situations. maybe the job requires someone who can report to work within an allotted amount of time and with living to far away wouldn't work. maybe it had nothing to do with gas prices. not sure, just wondering
Normal shift work, no on call just regualr 40 hour work week
I’m an hour from downtown Charlotte NC and an hour from downtown Columbia SC when there is no traffic
I turned down a maintenance position in West Columbia because it was 78 miles from me one way. I had the problem with the distance that employer did not. A 2-2.5 hour commute one way is too much
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Flyboy
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Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 03:46 am | 22nd Post |
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Things HAVE changed since 2000, no doubt about it.
USA and to a lesser degree, Canada are in a recession whether the politicians admit it or not.
Your failure to find the job you think you deserve is a result of many factors. Your expectations,your qualifications,attitude, the company requiremnts, economic factors, etc, etc. The list is endless as far as I can see. I`ve reread your initial post on your other thread. In this one, 1400 resumes over 5 years....and no job.I will keep my opinions to myself. You asked for comments on this and the other thread ...you got feed back but are pissed at some of the responses. So be it.
Hope you find your job..Good Luck and Adois.
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SC
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Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 05:36 am | 23rd Post |
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Flyboy wrote: Things HAVE changed since 2000, no doubt about it.
USA and to a lesser degree, Canada are in a recession whether the politicians admit it or not.
Your failure to find the job you think you deserve is a result of many factors. Your expectations,your qualifications,attitude, the company requiremnts, economic factors, etc, etc. The list is endless as far as I can see. I`ve reread your initial post on your other thread. In this one, 1400 resumes over 5 years....and no job.I will keep my opinions to myself. You asked for comments on this and the other thread ...you got feed back but are pissed at some of the responses. So be it.
Hope you find your job..Good Luck and Adois.
pissed at some of the responses 
boy have you pegged me wrong?
I guess I apply for work like a hobby, I do turn down a lot of work looking for my personal utopia
job you think you deserve
My goodness man you got me, I deserve a new ride, gas card and personal secretary and unlimited expense account  home allowance and a JET 
I’m from a skilled environment that I did not have to justify. If there was a question it went to X-ray and removed all doubt without a word from me, the film did all the talking, THE GOOD OLD DAYS I was one of the best and was given a wide berth, no one questioned the how
I’m a terrible student and not one to BS or have pissing contests over who or what is better. Tell me what to do and it gets done. Micro manage or stand over my shoulder and I’m your worst nightmare, I am very self aware know my limitations and I do tend to be cryptic. Old habbits die hard
Walking back on a campus was the hardest thing I have ever done, it was a step backwards in my mind and the environment proved (to me) there is no skill in academia only garbage in garbage out, it is not even about recycling
I have the feeling you hold your degree with both fists and you think it puts you on a higher plane. I suggest you return to the campus and seek a can opener, open your mind, you seem so rigid there is no room to bend
If I have rubbed you wrong I’m not going to apologize. If it is this easy to ruffle your feathers I can assure you would have had a stroke trying to “control” me in a working environment. I could have fun playing with you but will digress and leave you with my little opinion
Now just to be fair, had I earned $150,000 a year for bussing p nuts I would never have pushed a mower for more than fun 
Let me go that extra step and assure you. I have a “look” about me you would find distasteful. I do not fit in and I do not conform. You and I are like oil and water without a doubt 
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Rudy
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Posted: Sat Jul 5th, 2008 11:23 am | 24th Post |
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SC, any chance one or more of your references are sticking it to you?
You sound like me to some degree. In work life, the more I know about people, the better I like machines. 
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lostinflorida
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Posted: Sun Jul 6th, 2008 11:01 am | 25th Post |
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SC, you wrote of not having the look.
Well I know exactly where you are coming from.
I worry that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg for our hard times and I don't know what to do.
I put in an application at Walmart and got no response??
Looks along with alot of other aspects of a person's life aren't supposed to matter, but secretly they still do.
And I for one am too hard headed to put up with alot of B/S. The only reason my hair is long for the second time is that I was told I couldn't grow it long.
Hell that is the reason I grew it long the first time.
Now it seems that honesty, dedication and hard work mean nothing.
Too much "reality" where they are looking for someone who will kiss butt, belittle and control everyone around them. Just watch the tv now and see what is popular.
Good luck to you in you search.
I just hope that the old saying of "a good man is hard to find" will come to an end and we both find what we need to continue.
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SC
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 06:01 am | 26th Post |
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Rudy wrote: SC, any chance one or more of your references are sticking it to you?
You sound like me to some degree. In work life, the more I know about people, the better I like machines.
No reference problems as far as someone badmouthing me, there is just too much on the paper
Machinery very easy to understand, predictable movement, people tend to have two faces and forked tongue
The look about me, well I guess I make people a little nervous? I can not really explain it but can say I can crack a smile and make some pee themselves 
I have the feeling the “good man” has changed to 3 or 4 unskilled undocumented workers
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SC
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 08:28 am | 27th Post |
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Business venture ?
I do have an idea, there is a real need but no ears willing to hear what I have to say. I have been searching for an audience for eight years, maybe you know someone ?
I would like to recycle waist, all waist
I have two unproven ideas that have the ability to change the way waist is disposed of, we have been doing things one way from the beginning of time and I would like to implement change, drastic change
The first idea has no impact on the way trash is collected and recycles 98% the 2% being unknown chemicals, synthetics
My goal is to safely separate waist into groups by mechanical means. On a large scale the end products would be reusable. Biodegradable, metal, plastic and chemical
I am from a mechanical background and have worked in the waist industry enough to know there is a better way yet I can not find the right ear
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AZgl1500
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 05:35 pm | 28th Post |
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My employer requires us to live within 30 minutes of the job location. They have backed off on that now, and allow 60 minutes, but you must still live inside the county where they are.
Their reasoning for this is the job is subject to "call back" and if someone has to go home, they need a replacement in less than an hour.
Not knowing who the two companies are that turned you down, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and say that the position you asked for was subject to being called in to work.
But, only 20 miles? That is pushing it a tad bit too far I would think. Sounds more like they were looking for an easy way to just say "no" to you.
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mightymo
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 11:41 pm | 29th Post |
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My wife was turned down for a job 30 miles away as one of the first questions asked was do you mind driving that far? She replied she drove 25 miles on way to work at her last job she was laid off from and she had no problem with this drive. They hired someone who lived in that town as they were afraid she would not like the drive.
The job was for 30,000 a year and it was office work M-F 8 to 5 no call all interstate driving by the way and in this town she might make 20,000 a year tops. She has a degree so that makes her overqualified for a lot of jobs. The gas would have cost her 50.00 a week and that is only 2600 a year so that meant she would make 7400 a year more or over 600 a month more. It would have been worth the drive.
The person who was doing the hiring said that the drive was the only reason she did not get hired. This is an international financial company also.
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AZgl1500
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:34 am | 30th Post |
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We commented on BW not getting a good job because of the mileage factor. Not a good thing, but it just might be that some employers are thinking that $5.00/gallon is not the limit on fuel costs and a prospective employee really needs to be very close to their shop.
I am 18 miles from my job. It is costing me $40.75 on average every week to commute to work/back. That does not account for any other driving either. That is the miles/mpg/times $4.70 per gallon.
That is twice what it was costing me 7 months ago before I got hurt and was off work for six months.
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jacknj
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 04:12 pm | 31st Post |
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Flyboy wrote: I`m not missing your point??!! You think your commuting costs should be subsidized by your employer!! WHY?
I believe his point is that they are worried they will not be able to retain employees who live over 20 miles away when the cost of gas rises to the point where they are spending more to get to work then they are earning when they get there.
You can talk all day long about responsibility, but if my commute costs become greater than what I am earning I will cease showing up in short order, most sensible people will do the same ; )
When gas hits 6, 7 + $'s a gallon it's going to become an issue.
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