9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m one of them

Re:9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m... by kevinml on Monday December 19, 2016 @11:40AM (#13212602)

I'm about 4 years into my career as a software dev, but you know what I did before that? Worked a shitty manual labor job at a warehouse with shitty 13-hour days and not a lot of pay.

I rarely got to see my friends who were more successful starting their own careers. But what I did have is money to pay my rent and free time to continue learning and honing my skills.

Yeah it really sucked working in that warehouse and it was embarrassing a little bit. I used that as motivation. Fuck pride indeed.

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Re:9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m... by matwood on Monday December 19, 2016 @12:19PM (#13213012)

>I used that as motivation.

This. I worked overnight stocking shelves in a grocery store for awhile. It sucked, but I did a good job while I looked for different work. Then I waited tables for awhile after that. All the jobs I have had have taught me various things, but the main one was motivation to not have to do those jobs.

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Re:9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m... by Kurtz79 on Monday December 19, 2016 @11:59AM (#13212807)

"Yeah it really sucked working in that warehouse and it was embarrassing a little bit. I used that as motivation. Fuck pride indeed"

It seems to me that pride really was your motivation... and there's nothing wrong with it.

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