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11 January 2007

Back to the grind. Being broke sucks shit.→[More:]
So the TV work I was getting dried up, and the great opportunity my landlady gave me had a few problems (what do I do? How do I get paid?). So I went back to the temp firm that had placed me in the Tower of Doom, and they are champing at the bit now to get me into a high-paying finance position (much higher-paying than my Doomtower job). My Quaker education has led me to revile the system by which white motherfuckers like me need only to show up to get the primo jobs, but I'm damn tired of eating nothing but oats and canned soup and paying my subway fare in gradually diminishing denominations of change. So I'm once again embracing my inner cracker and going back to working for The Man.

Hope flooded into me after leaving my temp firm for the first time this year. Ever since my dubious New Year's experience, I've felt about as low as ever. Now I've got wings, even though this poor diet's giving me the babyshits. Life sucks. Gotta make it better.

post by: Hugh Janus at: 14:19 | 17 comments

And the library gives free internet in 15 minute increments. Times up!

posted by Hugh Janus 11 January | 14:20

white motherfuckers like me need only to show up to get the primo jobs

really? when I temped in Florida, I got a total of two gigs out of it. One working the ticket booth at a Winston Cup speedway and another doing inventory in a clothing store in Pequeña Habana where I counted 379 pairs of thong underwear.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 14:23

I embrace your inner cracker with you, honey.

posted by Specklet 11 January | 14:33

A man's gotta do ...

(Anybody gotta link to the juice on the dubious New Year's experience?)

posted by danostuporstar 11 January | 14:37

If embracing your inner cracker doesn't work, as a last resort you could eat it for sustenance with your soup.

posted by Hellbient 11 January | 14:44

good luck with it, Hugh; I hope things get good.

posted by taz 11 January | 14:49

My people are crackers. I ought to be a lot different from the way I actually am.

posted by JanetLand 11 January | 14:50

F**k that, homey!
These days we gotta pay up just to breathe so do what you gotta do.

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!

posted by Joe Famous 11 January | 15:09

*Hugs Hugh*
*Slips a fiddy in his pocket*

posted by jrossi4r 11 January | 16:24

I've worked for The Man for most of my career. It sucks. You buy pretty things. It evens out.

My escape plan is my wife. She finished her degree in 05 and started teaching high school. She's starting her masters and will prolly go into some kinda admin position. Then I will slip The Man the finger and go find something I like better. (Also by then the kids will be out of the house so our needs will be more simple.)

posted by Doohickie 11 January | 16:57

*thought for a moment that Joe had called Hugh "honey", and was mildly surprised that it didn't seem weird*

posted by Specklet 11 January | 17:09

I love that these two comments showed up one after the other in the recent comments page (bottom being earliest, top, latest):

In response to: I'm eating Turkish Delight.
chrismear: Clearly you mean 'yummy'.

In response to: Back to the grind.
Specklet: *thought for a moment that Joe had called Hugh "honey", and was mildly surprised that it didn't seem weird*

posted by taz 11 January | 17:22

You ain't working for the man, Quaker, you workin' for the mofuckin weekend.

Work to live and all that business (what we in the semi-feral small business world call 'biznizzzz', with the Russian accent, hustle hard hustler).

Just keep scuffling and something will come up, those are the rules.

Your first strange, semi-wonderful amorphous dreamjob always goes pearshaped anyway, also the rules. Be easy Honey.

posted by Divine_Wino 11 January | 18:30

Welcome back to the grind, my friend... where shall I send the rubber plant?

I live for the summers myself. Wish I was nobler.

posted by Pips 11 January | 20:18

You gotta do what you gotta do, Hugh. From what I know of you you're a good man, one who I respect (and honey, I respect very few for what that's worth). I know that in this job, as in everything, you will conduct yourself according to your ethics and so still be able to look yourself in the mirror. Starving doesn't necessarily equal virtue, and not starving doesn't necessarily mean corruption. But then, you know that.

Besides, you can't fight the man when you're running to the toilet and your hair's falling out from malnutrition.

*whuffles Hugh*

posted by elizard 11 January | 23:16

Rack up the mad cash to take us to the Grecian Autumnal Meet Up!
or GAMU, as i'm calling it.
AGMU?

i'll make it worth your while
or at least briefly revitalize your soul

posted by ethylene 11 January | 23:24

Hugh -- e-mail me. I didn't see an address in your profile. I've been temping for years and I know every temp-pimp in the five boroughs. They can get you working.

Please e-mail me at the address in my profile. I know people who can help you.

posted by jason's_planet 12 January | 19:59

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