The RIU Bum Thread
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racerboy71
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nice thread hemp, but i don't know if it will beat the seed collector's thread, that has become one of my fav's on the entire site, and you thought that it was going to die off after a couple of pages, lol.. its always the ones that we think aren't going to go any where that end up turning into the monsters, and the one that you think everyone will like, well, it seems to die a quick death, lol.. go figures..
myself, i've been layed off since february.. was layed off for close to a year from the same job about a year before this lay off... all together i was with them for ten years or so.. this douche bag supervisor took over our dpt and as soon as i saw that, i knew i was a goner.. he pretty much wiped out my entire dpt, and from what i hear, the entire company isn't doing too well either.. too fucking bad, i hope that they go under, bunch of cut throat scum fucks ... never worked for a place that tried to rip their employees off more than that place did.. fuck them though..
but i have to admit, i've been kind of depressed since the lay off.. i hardly even get the fuck off of my couch all day long.. all i do is sit here on my laptop and am either on riu or a few other forum's that i belong to, and of course spankwire or burning angel have my attention for maybe five or ten minutes a day, lol... but yah, believe it or not, i fucking am making more money on ue than i was working 40 hours a week.. i don't get that cobra insurance, so i'm not paying for any insurance other than $28 / month for my dental, so i save a nice chunk there, and i was putting 15% of my pre tax income in my 401k, so again, i feel like i got a raise.. its fucking crazy... i don't really feel all that good about myself though not having any kind of job though.. feel like a fucking loser pretty much.. but what the fuck can you do.. i don't quit jobs, but if your going to lay me off, you better bet i'm going to collect..
i've had a job since i was like 11, i'm like you hemp, used to deliver papers as a kid, than i started washing dishes at this restaurant when i was like a jr in highschool, and haven't not worked since then, often having two or three jobs at a time..
so, i don't know, i surly don't feel good about myself sitting around all day though, and lately, i've been sleeping till way past noon, and not going to bed till about three or four am.. just seems like such a fucking waste of life to be honest, i'm hating it...
myself, i've been layed off since february.. was layed off for close to a year from the same job about a year before this lay off... all together i was with them for ten years or so.. this douche bag supervisor took over our dpt and as soon as i saw that, i knew i was a goner.. he pretty much wiped out my entire dpt, and from what i hear, the entire company isn't doing too well either.. too fucking bad, i hope that they go under, bunch of cut throat scum fucks ... never worked for a place that tried to rip their employees off more than that place did.. fuck them though..
but i have to admit, i've been kind of depressed since the lay off.. i hardly even get the fuck off of my couch all day long.. all i do is sit here on my laptop and am either on riu or a few other forum's that i belong to, and of course spankwire or burning angel have my attention for maybe five or ten minutes a day, lol... but yah, believe it or not, i fucking am making more money on ue than i was working 40 hours a week.. i don't get that cobra insurance, so i'm not paying for any insurance other than $28 / month for my dental, so i save a nice chunk there, and i was putting 15% of my pre tax income in my 401k, so again, i feel like i got a raise.. its fucking crazy... i don't really feel all that good about myself though not having any kind of job though.. feel like a fucking loser pretty much.. but what the fuck can you do.. i don't quit jobs, but if your going to lay me off, you better bet i'm going to collect..
i've had a job since i was like 11, i'm like you hemp, used to deliver papers as a kid, than i started washing dishes at this restaurant when i was like a jr in highschool, and haven't not worked since then, often having two or three jobs at a time..
so, i don't know, i surly don't feel good about myself sitting around all day though, and lately, i've been sleeping till way past noon, and not going to bed till about three or four am.. just seems like such a fucking waste of life to be honest, i'm hating it...
Carne Seca
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Our company was outsourced in Sept. of '09. It was the one "major" industry in this area. Been out of work ever since.
hempstead
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heh I did think The Seed Collectors thread would die but it has prospered.(Trek lol) We may have more bums on RIU than seed collectors so I don't know man.
But the main reason for this thread is to cheer us all up and let each other know we are not alone.
hempstead
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Yah know what pisses me off about my company is that they laid us off by seniority. But people under me they called back because they did not get hurt. Fuck them anyways I sued their ass and they paid off my house and truck and many other things. heh
I am also thinkng of starting my own thing soon.
I am also thinkng of starting my own thing soon.
so you made alot of money thats good then
Total Head
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i hear you. i got fired last summer because they fucked around with the metrics so i went from top dog to cellar dweller in a year. then the fucks put the metrics back the way they were fucking 6 months later because they were hemorrhaging customers because employees were focused on the wrong shit. i was at that company for 4 years and mopped up more of their messes than you can imagine, kept shit from hitting the evening news, etc. i hope they go bankrupt...again. there is no work here at all right now.
I'm able to live fairly comfortably. The peg leg kinda sucks though.so you made alot of money thats good then
PappaBear
New Member
I am told I am a bum because I would rather do contract work than have a boss. I work when im availible. The only people that complaine are those working to the bone with nothing to show. Keep hating haters. I was in a wheelchair for 2 years from getting hit with a fleetwood cadillac crossing the road and I get nothing but shit when trying to get a handicap tag. Almost every person I know over 60 has one or a hover round from medicare. How were these fuckers gettin around before the hover round epidemic?
STOP ABORTIONS, KILL OLD PEOPLE!
LOL JK.. kinda
STOP ABORTIONS, KILL OLD PEOPLE!
LOL JK.. kinda
grow space
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been without a steady job for about a year now in august...
next month i will start a 6 month period chef course...pickign up some valuable skills for life..i really hope i do not quit on this..man i am bum
next month i will start a 6 month period chef course...pickign up some valuable skills for life..i really hope i do not quit on this..man i am bum
Metasynth
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I did the 6 month chef course, got Le Cordon Bleu certified and everything 3 years ago...sadly the bum ship sailed after that one, and have been steadily working at my job for over 3 years as a cook/chef since completing the course...Though I dream of being laid off and collecting that wonderful unemployment and taking up a few more hobbies.
Dizzle Frost
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sounds like my story....unemployed bum....makes me think back..why the fuck did i even bother trying before ? as long as i got my plants and my dogs..i really dont give a shit
UncleBuck
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started working at age 15. worked two jobs through high school, including a graveyard night audit at a hotel.
dropped out of college to work as the wages were too good.
followed my wife to a new state, just found a job in a week, worked my way up to $20 an hour after a few years.
got fired without any warning on the first day of summer in 2009. huge severance, they didn't contest my claim for unemployment. that was MY summer. as was the next one.
got tired of bumming it around and went back to work recently making less money than i did in high school. the job sucked, and paid shit. i stayed for a couple months thinking it would get better. last month i got my paycheck, paid my bills, and waited for them to clear. looked at my account and realized i had enough money to pay for gas to get to work until the next payday, or enough money to feed myself.
i chose to quit that pos and feed myself.
they sent me the check a few days later, and i have not needed to cash it yet. without having to work that silly job, i was free to refocus on my side gig (we all know what).
the best part is that this time, since i quit, i do not have to follow the terms of unemployment and accept a $10/hr job that i do not really want.
plus, i fucking love not working during the summer, and this time around i have a huge yard to convert into a garden.
hempstead, you have inspired me to own this shit. i am going to own the shit out of this.
dropped out of college to work as the wages were too good.
followed my wife to a new state, just found a job in a week, worked my way up to $20 an hour after a few years.
got fired without any warning on the first day of summer in 2009. huge severance, they didn't contest my claim for unemployment. that was MY summer. as was the next one.
got tired of bumming it around and went back to work recently making less money than i did in high school. the job sucked, and paid shit. i stayed for a couple months thinking it would get better. last month i got my paycheck, paid my bills, and waited for them to clear. looked at my account and realized i had enough money to pay for gas to get to work until the next payday, or enough money to feed myself.
i chose to quit that pos and feed myself.
they sent me the check a few days later, and i have not needed to cash it yet. without having to work that silly job, i was free to refocus on my side gig (we all know what).
the best part is that this time, since i quit, i do not have to follow the terms of unemployment and accept a $10/hr job that i do not really want.
plus, i fucking love not working during the summer, and this time around i have a huge yard to convert into a garden.
hempstead, you have inspired me to own this shit. i am going to own the shit out of this.
hempstead
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Right on people own your bumness. Cherish that shit because sooner or later it will end. heh
Be careful because a wise retired man once said, retirement is just trading work for doctors appointments. lol
Be careful because a wise retired man once said, retirement is just trading work for doctors appointments. lol
sounds like my story....unemployed bum....makes me think back..why the fuck did i even bother trying before ? as long as i got my plants and my dogs..i really dont give a shit