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Post by souldoubt on Apr 3, 2013 13:01:59 GMT -5
My BFF lives in a California County with a 19% unemployment rate. Dark is going to need a lot of good juju to get through this one. Not every county in CA has a 19% unemployment rate or a housing market that's getting hammered still. Things have bounced back where I'm at and the unemployment rate has been below the national average for quite a while but recent grads and those with a small work history seem to still be struggling the most.
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Iggy aka IG
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Apr 3, 2013 13:04:23 GMT -5
My BFF lives in a California County with a 19% unemployment rate. Dark is going to need a lot of good juju to get through this one. Not every county in CA has a 19% unemployment rate or a housing market that's getting hammered still. Things have bounced back where I'm at and the unemployment rate has been below the national average for quite a while but recent grads and those with a small work history seem to still be struggling the most. I disagree. And the fact their state is bankrupt doesn't help matters. But, hey, I heard gov'ment jobs are becoming more and more abundant. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/grin.png)
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Post by mrsdutt on Apr 3, 2013 13:11:32 GMT -5
I think you have been dreaming of goats and freedom. Find a small rural property and go for it. Get small jobs and produce your own food, meat, dairy. Barter and enjoy life. Your kids will be happy and so will the 2 of you. Leaving CA and thinking mid west would benefit you and your family. You don't appear to fit the definition of CA people. JMHO
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 13:21:36 GMT -5
Good luck Dark. Hope you find something that makes you happier.
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Post by amishgal on Apr 3, 2013 13:22:17 GMT -5
OMG Bob, you posted a mostly helpful/serious post!
Perhaps, but this is the internet, so it was total bullshit. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/grin.png) But you are a french model right?
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movingforward
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Post by movingforward on Apr 3, 2013 13:44:01 GMT -5
I think you have been dreaming of goats and freedom. Find a small rural property and go for it. Get small jobs and produce your own food, meat, dairy. Barter and enjoy life. Your kids will be happy and so will the 2 of you. Leaving CA and thinking mid west would benefit you and your family. You don't appear to fit the definition of CA people. JMHO
What's the definition of CA people? Just wondering...
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 3, 2013 13:48:56 GMT -5
How did you not know that ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/huh.gif) ? Maybe I blocked it from my mind because I couldn't take that Dark made more than me. LOL! But also consider cost of living differences in the areas.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 3, 2013 13:49:11 GMT -5
How did you not know that ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/huh.gif) ? Maybe I blocked it from my mind because I couldn't take that Dark made more than me. LOL! But also consider cost of living differences in the areas.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 3, 2013 14:08:19 GMT -5
I thought they both were in HCOLA?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 14:11:51 GMT -5
I think you have been dreaming of goats and freedom. Find a small rural property and go for it. Get small jobs and produce your own food, meat, dairy. Barter and enjoy life. Your kids will be happy and so will the 2 of you. Leaving CA and thinking mid west would benefit you and your family. You don't appear to fit the definition of CA people. JMHO
What's the definition of CA people? Just wondering... I wondering about that comment too. I'm a native born Californian and have lived here for almost 40 of my 51 years! ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/huh.gif)
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Post by Peace77 on Apr 3, 2013 14:42:37 GMT -5
P & V -- I thought it was pep and vigor.
Dark,
Have you thought of joining the National Guard?
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 3, 2013 14:47:27 GMT -5
I thought they both were in HCOLA? I have no idea.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 3, 2013 14:49:11 GMT -5
If I were his kids, I'd be scared to death. I can't imagine anything more frightening than a parent not having a job. Meh, mine didn't and I survived...then again, look how I turned out ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png)
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 3, 2013 14:49:26 GMT -5
Ahh. Forget it.
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Post by movingforward on Apr 3, 2013 14:50:45 GMT -5
I thought they both were in HCOLA? I have no idea. I think they are both in HCOLA. I believe archie is in the Hartford area. I could wrong though.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Apr 3, 2013 14:57:48 GMT -5
I think they are both in HCOLA. I believe archie is in the Hartford area. I could wrong though. Ok, then Archie can be jealous!lol
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 3, 2013 14:59:03 GMT -5
I don't think I'm going to look for a job. I had one, by most measures a pretty good one, i.e. normal hours, no overtime, didn't have to take work home with me or be on call, paid better than average, and I was completely unhappy. Dark 2.0 is done working for other people. He has no idea what the hell he's going to do with himself, but he's doing it for himself. Oh, and he talks in the third person. He always wanted to do that, so why not start now?. VINCENT So if you’re quitting the life, what’ll you do?
JULES That’s what I’ve been sitting here contemplating. First, I’m gonna deliver this case to Marsellus. Then, basically, I’m gonna walk the earth. VINCENT What do you mean, walk the earth?
JULES You know, like Caine in “KUNG FU.” Just walk from town to town, meet people, get in adventures.
VINCENT How long do you intend to walk the earth?
JULES Until God puts me where he want me to be.
VINCENT What if he never does?
JULES If it takes forever, I’ll wait forever.
VINCENT So you decided to be a bum?
JULES I’ll just be Jules, Vincent – no more, no less.
VINCENT No Jules, you’re gonna be like those pieces of shit out there who beg for change. They walk around like a bunch of fuckin’ zombies, they sleep in garbage bins, they eat what I throw away, and dogs piss on ‘em. They got a word for ‘em, they’re called bums. And without a job, residence, or legal tender, that’s what you’re gonna be – a fuckin’ bum!
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Apr 3, 2013 15:08:14 GMT -5
Don't sweat it Archie, you're income is WAY higher than mine now.
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Post by movingforward on Apr 3, 2013 15:09:20 GMT -5
JOANNA You're just not gonna go?
PETER Yeah.
JOANNA Won't you get fired?
PETER I don't know. But I really don't like it so I'm not gonna go.
JOANNALAUGHS) SO YOU'RE GONNA QUIT?
PETER No, no, not really. I'm just gonna stop going.
JOANNA When did you decide all that?
PETER About a week ago.
JOANNA Really?
PETER Oh, yeah.
JOANNA Ok. So, so you're gonna get another job?
PETER I don't think I 'd like another job.
JOANNALAUGHS) SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT MONEY AND BILLS?
PETER Y'know, I never really liked paying bill? I don't think I'll do that either.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 15:10:29 GMT -5
Don't sweat it Archie, you're income is WAY higher than mine now. Finally, I can feel superior to you. I didn't like that other feeling.
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Post by 973beachbum on Apr 3, 2013 15:40:05 GMT -5
I thought they both were in HCOLA? I have no idea. Archie lives in CT and pretty close to where I grew up. I wouldn't call it NYC or San Fransico High but I'd put it on the high side of medium. This is the internet though so I'm sure I'm wrong. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png)
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Post by 973beachbum on Apr 3, 2013 15:41:57 GMT -5
JOANNA You're just not gonna go?
PETER Yeah.
JOANNA Won't you get fired?
PETER I don't know. But I really don't like it so I'm not gonna go.
JOANNALAUGHS) SO YOU'RE GONNA QUIT?
PETER No, no, not really. I'm just gonna stop going.
JOANNA When did you decide all that?
PETER About a week ago.
JOANNA Really?
PETER Oh, yeah.
JOANNA Ok. So, so you're gonna get another job?
PETER I don't think I 'd like another job.
JOANNALAUGHS) SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT MONEY AND BILLS?
PETER Y'know, I never really liked paying bill? I don't think I'll do that either. OMG! ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif)
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Apr 3, 2013 15:42:01 GMT -5
Archie lives in CT and pretty close to where I grew up. I wouldn't call it NYC or San Fransico High but I'd put it on the high side of medium. This is the internet though so I'm sure I'm wrong. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) It's not that you're wrong, just that it's all BS. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png)
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 3, 2013 15:53:22 GMT -5
Well, not to hijack Dark's thread, but we may have to abuse him by coming up with a term to describe what he did, and use the term in the future. I'm going with Darkhonored, as in "I finally decided I'd had enough of my crap job, so I Darkhonored and walked out."
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Apr 3, 2013 15:56:34 GMT -5
Well, not to hijack Dark's thread, but we may have to abuse him by coming up with a term to describe what he did, and use the term in the future. I'm going with Darkhonored, as in "I finally decided I'd had enough of my crap job, so I Darkhonored and walked out." ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif) Or, in this acronym day and age: "Yeah, I couldn't take my douche bag boss any longer, so I pulled a DH and walked out." ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif)
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 3, 2013 16:03:29 GMT -5
Well, not to hijack Dark's thread, but we may have to abuse him by coming up with a term to describe what he did, and use the term in the future. I'm going with Darkhonored, as in "I finally decided I'd had enough of my crap job, so I Darkhonored and walked out." I guess that's better than my prior use of the term, which was as a creepy sexual move used by furries.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 16:09:36 GMT -5
Well, not to hijack Dark's thread, but we may have to abuse him by coming up with a term to describe what he did, and use the term in the future. I'm going with Darkhonored, as in "I finally decided I'd had enough of my crap job, so I Darkhonored and walked out." I guess that's better than my prior use of the term, which was as a creepy sexual move used by furries. I think we should keep both definitions in circulation, just for the potential ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/shocked.gif) you did WHAT to your boss ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/shocked.gif) payoff down the line.
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 3, 2013 16:15:11 GMT -5
Dark, you know what you should do?
Walk away from the house, pull the kids out of school, pack the fam in a used Winnebago that you buy offa Craigslist for cheap, and just drive. And if your kids have talent, maybe they could form a family band?
Dude. 'Bago. Dude. Think about it.
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Post by hoops902 on Apr 3, 2013 16:15:15 GMT -5
I've always resolved that if I was just going to up and quit one day, it would be in such a way that no one would forget it and it would always be a great story about "that one guy who quit". Most often it's preceded by "If I won the lottery, this is how I'd quit".
The consenus so far has been that it should be large and public, most likely in a department or all-company meeting. At said meeting, you should find something small and mostly inconsequential but generally agreed to be annoying (most commonly we've decided that eitehr clicking a pen, or having someone ask to borrow a pen would be the most appropriate, I like asking to borrow a pen best) at which point you stand up and very loudly proclaim that "It's not my fucking JOB to be your pen bitch. Why would I have a pen for YOU? Why didn't you bring your own goddamn PEN? That's what's wrong with this company, no one ever wants to take responsibility for themselves, I'm sick of it" and storm out.
I see Dark quitting and all I see is a great opportunity to be a raving psychopath squandered.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 3, 2013 16:15:41 GMT -5
Well, not to hijack Dark's thread, but we may have to abuse him by coming up with a term to describe what he did, and use the term in the future. I'm going with Darkhonored, as in "I finally decided I'd had enough of my crap job, so I Darkhonored and walked out." ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif) Or, in this acronym day and age: "Yeah, I couldn't take my douche bag boss any longer, so I pulled a DH and walked out." ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif) I misread that. I thought it said: "Yeah, I couldn't take my douche bag boss any longer, so I pulled ON DH and walked out." Now that would be a creepy sexual move, a la Bob Ross' idea. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/yikes.png)
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