I quit my job today.
 

Yeah, fuck magnets.

Congrats, then?
You made magnets?
????

Yeah, man. Fuck magnets. For sure.

My job was tearing/punching out magnets and packing them into boxes. I only have a week of it left and then I'm a free. I do have to start looking for another job though, but I think most things are preferable to working 8-hour stretches of intense magnet handling.

I couldn't really deal with the pointless aspect of my job.

I quit my job today,
To see if I still feel...

Hahahahaha.

fuck magnets, indeed.
im glad you're taking time off
when are you going to start hunting for a new job?

you should take a day off from everything
go to a spa, drink mojitos out by the pool, and get some rest



haha, nice nin referance

Well you are still with crypto, why not become a housewife?

because you worked with magnets...was the building made of wood? :P

What kind of magnets are those?
I suppose they put them into something, after all it's not totally pointless dealing with them. But I can understand your point.

What kind of magnets? Quirky home-spun humor refrigerator magnets?

I worked at a music/software distribution warehouse...walking by shelves full of black flag albums was pretty cool...but the job sucked...I drove these fucked up forklifts and smashed into a pallet full of Pet Sounds box sets with it once...I walked out one night and never went back...flourescent lights, dust and no windows rob your soul.

working with magnets could cause brain tumors, glad you got out when you did...

Lux I cant imagine you doing such a boring job. You always seem very intelligent, why the hell are you doing manual labour?

exactly-- and of this kind. bricklaying would be more interesting, there is an art to it.

luxes, how about looking for work at a local newspaper? they pay might not be much but you could enter the wonderful world of writing for hire. eh??

any job really, it's kinda like an apprenticeship, once you get in you start moving.

then there's people who need stuff written for the internet. it's a bit trickier, but there's a huge market for it it seems.

I hate newspaper writing, and journalism as a whole. We have a local paper and everything, it's really retarded. I struggled in Newspaper class in high school because I would always lie and embelish things, and put in jokes that weren't easily identifiable as jokes. So sometimes they would get past the teacher, but I would get in trouble for it later when someone else brought it to her attention.

One guy I know (my age) does record reviews online. I suspect he doesn't get paid for it though, as no one cares and he only listens to jam bands.

I'm doing manual labor because I didn't want to work in customer service. The problem with my job is that it doesn't really fit my idea of manual labor because it's the easiest job in the world, and we just stand in one place all day, hunched over our tables, punching out magnets. It does a number on my back because I have scoliosis and my back gets really aggravated whenever it's in the same position for a certain period of time. A few times when I've been there, we've had to work on the same order all day (usually we work on many orders throughout the day, which is easier on my back because you're sort of switching up the motions you have to do, because not all magnets are the same obviously), and when we work on the same order all day, the pain in my back is unbearable and I really feel like throwing up. So instead of getting my back fixed which I don't think is possible, I am just going to get a different job. But anyway, when I originally got this job, they told me that I would be doing a lot of heavy lifting and moving around, which isn't true at all.

So I'll probably go into customer service. When you're 18 and just out of high school, it doesn't matter what skills you have. No employer is going to care unless you have a college degree in it. I'm not complaining, that's just the way it is. Us degree-less people are going to have to take the unskilled jobs. I can't expect anyone to give me a job in anything that I actually have an interest in just because I tell them I have an interest in it (and even if I'm good at it, that doesn't mean anything either).

Oh, and our magnet factory is supposedly the biggest one in the country, or so I've been told. It is called Magnet. We work on a lot of different things, not just magnets, but most things are magnet-related at least. We worked on an enormous order for Rolling Stone magazine a while ago. And various sporting teams (this time of the year it's been pro baseball). But there are also smaller orders for business card magnets and such. There is a wide range of stuff.

fuck it.

well done lux.

come live with me to a hippie community in alentejo.

One of my friends was trying to talk me into joining a commune. But if I did that, I'd feel like I would have to reproduce, and that's not something I want to do.

^^hm, i see. i've had a lot of shitty jobs, even with a degree (in english, of course-- nothing is worse for your employment).

if you hate customer service, how about going into a temp agency & ask what they have? it's a fun way to try all manner of unskilled jobs-- i've done mailrooms & answering phones & fixing databases & putting newsletters together & all kinds of crap. all you need is to know how to type and some office clothes. an older friend of mine (an old ex-hippie) reported once he used to do things from landscaping to house painting in a different type of temp agency.

of course those jobs require that you have the day free to work & you have school, right? hmmm..... a difficult decision.

well at least i hope you find something decent. some large businesses that are ok with their employees include starbucks (im not kidding), costco (ask synthetically if you dont believe me), whole foods...

anyway, look at this:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortu...007/index.html

if that doesn't work, i agree with you newspaper writing is shit, & magazines is better. but you're not bound to make a lot of money from it unless it's PR or marketing or something like that.

that reminds me i have a deadline (for which i don't get paid, i do it for the glory, ha ha ha); i need to eat something & get to work.

have a fun weekend & enjoy your freedom.

Thanks for the advice. It's not that I hate customer service, it's just that I don't think I'm great with people. But I probably don't give myself enough credit in that area either.

I only have school for another month (less than that actually) so it's not a major factor I have to consider when looking for another job, as the job may only be for the summer. If I work full time and save enough money, I might not have to work during the next school year, which would be a great thing.

I also found out recently that after my fall semester is completed, I will have enough credits to graduate with an Associate's degree. That in itself is a good thing, but the bad part is that I'll have to transfer to a university or something in the middle of the year, and complete the spring semester there instead of at community college where I originally thought I would be. This is bumming me out because I don't want to leave home yet. I really hated college life when I tried it out for one semester and I don't wish to repeat that experience any time soon.

I had a simular thing. Until this year I really didnt feel ready to go off to university. So even though I had more than enough grades and points to get into to university I went back to Sixth Form for another year and did some more subjects. It was crazy I know. But now im really excited about university. Its because I feel ready to leave home and enter another period of my life. You should leave when you feel ready and it feels like the right time in your life.

Except I can't do that. They wouldn't let me waste an entire semester at community college just because I don't want to go away to a university. The only way they'll help me out financially is if I do what they want. I won't even kid myself into thinking I could pay for it all on my own, there's just no way.

I just need to find a way to make it work out for me this time, so I don't go running away like a little girl.

if by customer service you mean working in a shop then that will be a pain as far as your back is concerned i have back problems too and standing at a counter all day is pretty bad for it.
anyway, i've been doing tai chi for the last few months and it has been great for my back, i'd highly recommend trying it.

Oh yeah? That's pretty interesting actually. Maybe I will pick up a video on it in the "special interest" section of our rental store, assuming by now they have more than the usual stock of deer hunting / professional wrestling tapes.

I agree with leaving when you are ready. I am ready, so next years I will leave here this town.

The british system is rather different. The more subjects, the more points, the more points the better uni you can go to. So it wasnt a complete waste of time. However I had more than an enough to get into the course im going into now a year ago....Plus students get paid for going to Collage/Sixth Form. £30 a week for turning up to about 1 lesson a day. So i suspect thats why i decided to go back and do another year as opposed to taking a gap year and actually having to get a job.

Why didn't you like about Uni?

hell yes, it's awesome. i took classes for about 7-8 months a few years ago. it was great. i should have kept practicing. i remember the terrible leg burn & my knees buckling from standing forever in those positions. hm...

i do stretching these days instead, and there's this very funny book i like; great routine & lots of theory plus a good dose of hilarious russian bravado:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Stretch.../dp/0938045180

i never bought the book, i borrowed, read & took notes which i use these days. good stuff.

heee heee, luxy, everyone has to grow up & face unknown crap & that can be tough. don't be embarrassed about running away "like a little girl". you probably were, at the time :p. i mean don't be hard on yourself, some people lose it while in college & you were smart enough to do a strategic retreat.

but seriously, there are other types of arrangements. like commuter schools and what not, you can live @ home & drive there. but maybe they don't have one near enough? in any case, you don't have to live in the shitty dorms. you can rent an apartment with roommates (a pain, i know) which will give you more privacy & freedom--if you pick the right roommates. being in the dorms for a year or two is nice until you find friends you want to move in with. but then you didn't like the dorms nor find decent friends. hm...

anyway.. a little crazy optimism sometimes can be a good thing because when things get tought it's the only thing that keeps you going... don't be afraid & think of what you'll gain. but then againt ponder your moves carefully so you don't find yourself in a bad situation you can't get out of. but there are infinite options, some you don't even know. maybe going to a small school rather than a large zoo would be the thing for you?

not trying to lure you or anything (ha ha), but here in new mexico they have this really cool school, not sure if the degree is good for anything but i sure love the curriculum:

http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/asp/home.aspx

it's johnny cash originally

Everything. Do any thread search that includes my username along with the words "college", "Loyola," and/or "stalking" and you should come up with the answer.


I can't commute, though I wouldn't mind doing so if there were a school near enough. As for dorms, I really hope I never have to live in one again, it drove me out of my mind. And apartments, well that's what I'm hoping for, but I can't imagine it would work out as I don't have anyone I could move in with. The friends I had in high school are all at different colleges, none of which I was really planning on ever going to (for both financial and personal interest reasons), so I wouldn't ask them about it. I would have to meet entirely new people, but I don't know how you go about doing that before the semester starts. And that's another downside--I'll be joining in at the middle of the school year, when everyone has already settled down and no one's really looking for room/housemates or friends for that matter.


Hahaha thanks, but I think I'm going to have to stay in state. I learned that the hard way.

I thought 'everything' would be the answer

holy shit.. i was going to log in and i saw your post & did just that (search). found your conversation with truncated. daaaaaang!!!! i didn't know it had been so hard. fuck!

i'll post you something later because i need to think about this, but there are a few other housing options... i gotta get breakfast first though-- it's already past noon & i'm starved. but back in a little bit.

okay... that was a nice little breakfast. and in the meantime i was thinking & rummaging through the internet. decided to break down the thing into little pieces:

1) in-state vs. out of state. definitely in-state! for infinite reasons: 1) reduced tuition 2) eligible for work-study 3) more options for financial aid, which combined with #1 make for less or no debt at the end of your studies. 4) closer to home, if you need to be near your family (you could even go spend the weekend).

2) choice of schools. see i was thinking in general small colleges would be better for you because of their quieter atmosphere & more attention from teachers etc. but i don't know if you can find a public institution like that in missourah. private ones maybe, but those are expen$ive.

check this out:
http://missouri.collegedirectorynetwork.com/
you can probably start looking for suitable places there. however--

i think you definitely should tour the schools before you set foot there. you have all summer & fall & maybe you can make it a little family excursion-- you know, small road trip. snoop around orientation if you can, drop in on a random weekend to check out the campus atmosphere.

3) housing. well you are not completely out of options. just know that from now until the day you finally are able to afford your own home (whether it's bought or rented) you're not going to be satisfied with your living quarters. no you won't. sorry but it's a fact of life. people spend their lifetimes looking for the right place to live and some can afford their silly dreams others have to compromise. so, train yourself :D

having said that-- it seems to me that renting outside campus would better suit your introverted nature. you need quiet, privacy, etc. if that's the case, even an apartment with roomates might be hell on earth. i had a roomate who dealt pot from his bedroom. we always had "visitors". very fucking annoying (i'm not a potehad). he and his girlfriend (who stayed often) also had loud fights & dramas. not the best place in the universe.

however-- in every university town there are always hordes of little old ladies who rent rooms in their very proper homes. some have "kitchen privileges" & stuff like that. i personally would never like to live in a place like that because i've always liked to bring *cough* visitors home. BUT, keeping in mind that compromise is our daily bread, this might be a place where you can find quiet & privacy & a place away from the bustle of school.

usually, those types of rooms become available at any point in the year because your typical college student doesn't like to live with grandma who doesn't let the boyfriend/girlfriend spend the night. so there will be openings year-round and there will be no lease to sign because you'll be on a month-to-month basis. and then you can wait it out until you find someone to live with. and if you're close enough (3-4 hours?) you'll be able to go home on weekends.

my advice when you decide on a school for next spring is to go to the off-campus housing office in like december & see what listings they have. check the local papers etc & visit the houses & arrange your situation in advance of moving there. it will be well worth the effort. you can even do that during winter break.

4) stalkers. you're hot. get used to it. (ha ha). well as it turns out i know a lot of girls who've had stalkers & some turn out to be harmless. my wife used to have a stalker & i met him at a party & he was a nice quiet guy and it turns out we lived in the same building!! but he never bugged us. a lot of what people think of as "stalkers" are just horny boys in love. BUT-- you have months to prepare. i suggest one of those rape awareness classes (i think you've posted about that) but also maybe take a self-defense class or something like that. i know it sounds ridiculous but knowing how to kick someone in the nuts & run is a vital skill. eye-gouging is pretty handy too.

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anyway, i hope you find a way to make it! now i have to get off the internet because madame !@#$%! has returned & my attention is required.

but best wishes luxy-- i hope this has been useful

Thanks for taking the time to write all of that (I really need to browse through that excellent site you've posted).

The stalking thing just makes me hesitant to form any sort of close friendships in the future. These weren't people who had the hots for me, they just wouldn't leave me the hell alone. They couldn't deal with the fact that they were terrible, obnoxious people who no one in their right mind would want to be around for an extended period of time.

Anyway, I just like being alone in the same way other people like being surrounded by their friends at all times. Whenever my friends come home to visit, I sort of look forward to seeing them, but it's always more of a hassle than anything else. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I get very little enjoyment out of their company. I'm also not used to being around people my own age. I don't know how to approach these people, or what to talk about, or how to begin relating to them. I rarely talk to the people in my classes at school. It sounds stupid, but the only people I genuinely enjoy being with are my family. We fight all the time, but I don't even care. Maybe I can get one of my brothers to graduate high school a few years early, and then we can go to the same college and be housemates.

just did a little yard patrol & on a short break spotted this.

you're a natural introvert. learn about it & be comfortable with it.

you need this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Introvert-Adva.../dp/0761123695

yes you do. check it out. good stuff in it & you'll learn to manage better without feeling guilty. ok, back to work for me. gotta go fix my new office (it has doors that close-- hurray). (currently i'm in the middle of a would-be living room).

Magnets are useful for many things in our modern world. Don't be so quick to say fuck magnets.

I'm all about pointing out my own ignorance when it occurs.

for some reason, I never imagined that they made magnets in a magnet factory (I don't think I ever put much thought into it to tell you the truth)...and I feel smarter all of a sudden.

seriously though....does working around magnets all day fuck you up?? I'm not accusing YOU of being fucked up Lucks, but damn, I would spend my day convinced that I was getting brain tumors. :eek:

We make refrigerator magnets. I can and do say "fuck magnets."

And I never heard anything about magnets causing brain tumors, but maybe that's what my giant brain tumor has been trying to tell me all this time.

congrats! i quit my job last saturday. fuck magnets and fuck sandwiches.

I wish I could quit but hell they have benefits for part-time workers.

I don't know where I'd be without my refrigerator magnets. I'd probably have missed like 10 doctor appointments over the last couple of years.