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re: Nobody wants to work anymore
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:18 am to EarlyCuyler3
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:18 am to EarlyCuyler3
you, SDVTiger, klark, roger, and oweo need your own board where you can do this all day
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Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:27 am to EarlyCuyler3
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But hey, if I ever need a job scraping paint chips, I be sure to check in with you.
You would quit in day cause your feelings would be hurt
You are the reason why companies seek over seas help
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:45 am to Taxing Authority
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Taxing Authority
Getting embarrassed by Early Curler is the toughest of scenes. He's one of the dumbest posters on this site and he's made you look both dumb and like an a-hole. Hard to do.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:13 am to justaniceguy
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The reason small towns are not what they once were (there are plenty of small towns that are still nice btw) is because everybody that was able to graduate college did so and then decided they would rather live somewhere *more exciting* and make more money than stay and keep their hometown good for the future generations. Nobody cares about preserving the traditions that made them who they are. It is an internal problem. I see why they wanted to leave but ultimately it was their own fault.
Another reason people leave is because nafta got rid of lots of manufacturing, technology advancement made some jobs obsolete, and then wal mart and Amazon killed small town mom and pop businesses.
Did you grow up in a small town? I did. It's dead now. Mostly due to the 2nd paragraph and not the first. As you noted, they are completely separte issues.
The first issue wasn't going to get fixed. Schools in many rural areas leave little avenues to learn beyond the very basics. If a kid ever wants to participate in a sport, dance, cheer, beyond the basics, it will not happen there. Forget going to the larger college...be happy with the local directional type school instead.
It's not about more money/more exciting. It's about wanting to do anything besides own a little local business, be a teacher/coach/principal, be a nurse/healthcare worker. Unless you want to drive an hour to the city, these are your choices. Preserving traditions? I'd say settling for mediocrity for your family.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:20 am to EarlyCuyler3
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EarlyCuyler3
Nice to see that you're a frickin idiot on every board.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:25 am to LaLadyinTx
quote:nailed it. in theory, i love the idea of raising any future kids in my hometown.
The first issue wasn't going to get fixed. Schools in many rural areas leave little avenues to learn beyond the very basics. If a kid ever wants to participate in a sport, dance, cheer, beyond the basics, it will not happen there. Forget going to the larger college...be happy with the local directional type school instead.
It's not about more money/more exciting. It's about wanting to do anything besides own a little local business, be a teacher/coach/principal, be a nurse/healthcare worker.
however, i don't know how i'd feel about sending kids to a school that doesn't even have honors/gifted/AP programs. plus i'd have no idea what i'd do to make a decent living. it's a tough sell to move backwards in so many aspects of life for... tradition?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:32 am to Upperdecker
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These movements are widespread and way beyond what it was before Covid.
Not working for a year gave people a desire to drop out. I don't blame them if they can carry their own weight and not blame others.
Anyone who wants to work should be killing it right now though.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:38 am to LaLadyinTx
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Did you grow up in a small town? I did. It's dead now. Mostly due to the 2nd paragraph and not the first. As you noted, they are completely separte issues.
I agree with you here.
My wife is remote and we are looking at a small midwest town. The town is not exciting at all. It's mediocre, but the housing is cheap and there are grocery stores and doctors. If my wife wasn't remote, we'd be forced into a bigger city so that we could both try to find work.
I think there's a whole bunch of young people (18-35) who flex on the internet and want to be where it's popping, and then there's the rest of us unwilling to move to a tiny town because there's no fricking work there.
What am I gonna do in a town of 10,000 people that already has two competing CPAs in town? Wait for them to die?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:45 am to Odysseus32
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What am I gonna do in a town of 10,000 people that already has two competing CPAs in town? Wait for them to die?
Learn to code, brah.
Isn’t that the standard OT response to liberal arts majors when they bemoan their lack of employment opportunities?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 11:48 am to Odysseus32
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What am I gonna do in a town of 10,000 people that already has two competing CPAs in town? Wait for them to die
Move, or wait it out. Seems reasonable. People have moved for careers our entire existence.
My older bro is a CPA, there's no shortage of good work.
This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 11:50 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 1:25 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Assuming I was as dumb as you think, at least that could be changed. Being a manlet is forever.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 1:26 pm to wadewilson
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Nice to see that you're a frickin idiot on every board.
And you're a baby back bitch everywhere it appears.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 1:31 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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EarlyCuyler3
What do you do for a living?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 5:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Move, or wait it out. Seems reasonable. People have moved for careers our entire existence.
My older bro is a CPA, there's no shortage of good work.
I agree with that overall sentiment, but that really wasn't the point of my post. My point was that the view that young people have killed small towns because they desire to live somewhere more exciting is a preposterous one. It happens, but most young people don't live in small towns because there is no work. Our situation would be the same and we would relocate somewhere with jobs if my wife wasn't capable of being a remote worker. Since she does possess that capability, we are moving to one of those small-ish towns (35k) because my work will just be a supplement. If the town as smaller, however, say 10k, we'd be in a real pickle. I could maybe get a job at H&R block.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 5:59 pm to Odysseus32
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:01 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Put me down the middle on this. Similar beginnings and want of life more than work balances will to be successful and productive.
Have lived the high rise jobs, climbing ladder, staying round the clock, traveling away family time, etc.
Life is short. Balance. Aim for enough to enjoy life without sacrificing precious time, the most precious resource.
Richest in graveyard is not for me.
Have lived the high rise jobs, climbing ladder, staying round the clock, traveling away family time, etc.
Life is short. Balance. Aim for enough to enjoy life without sacrificing precious time, the most precious resource.
Richest in graveyard is not for me.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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My older bro is a CPA, there's no shortage of good work.
So he was the intelligent one. Now it all makes sense.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:39 pm to Odysseus32
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I agree with that overall sentiment, but that really wasn't the point of my post. My point was that the view that young people have killed small towns because they desire to live somewhere more exciting is a preposterous one. It happens, but most young people don't live in small towns because there is no work. Our situation would be the same and we would relocate somewhere with jobs if my wife wasn't capable of being a remote worker. Since she does possess that capability, we are moving to one of those small-ish towns (35k) because my work will just be a supplement. If the town as smaller, however, say 10k, we'd be in a real pickle. I could maybe get a job at H&R block.
Many firms are hiring 100% remote. I know someone with her own firm, she has two other people right now and is interviewing someone in California and another person in I think Colorado
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