I have a friend that I grew up with. He lived right down the street. My parents never had any money, and his parents spoiled him. I've almost always had a job since I was 15. He had a couple petty jobs when he was a teenager, but never lasted long. He did manage to get two associate degrees, but he has never done anything with them and has been out of school for several years.
Fast forward to today. He is 29, almost 30. Still lives at home, has never moved out, and sleeps in teh same bed as he did as a baby. Same bedroom, etc. He hasn't had a job since he was in his early twenties, and that job lasted about a week. He's done some freelance webdesign here and there, but it's been for like $20 here, $50 there. He's probably made a total of $500 over the years doing webdesign. He literally helps his parents out around the house for an allowance of about $30 per week.
He's had two cars totalled from driving drunk. His parent's bought him a new one each time, except the last. They said they wouldn't buy him a car until he got a job.
He recently finally got an interview at WALMART, got hired, went through training, etc. His job would stocking shelves on the latenight shift. I get to work at 8am, and saw he was online via aol im. (I have jivetalk on my blackberry) and ask him how was work. He says it was boring and alot of work.
Last night, I IM him again and ask him if he is looking forward to his next shift and he says:
I quit. I just couldn't handle the late hours. I'm not used to it. Plus the job was boring, only paid $9.50 an hour, was alot of work, I had to carry alot of stuff around, and I worked with a bunch of losers. I can't stand to be around a bunch of high school drop outs and retards. Job just wasn't for me.
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He literally worked one shift. WTF? He said his parents are livid but he apparently told them he just couldn't handle the job and wasn't going to subject himself to such stress.
Fast forward to today. He is 29, almost 30. Still lives at home, has never moved out, and sleeps in teh same bed as he did as a baby. Same bedroom, etc. He hasn't had a job since he was in his early twenties, and that job lasted about a week. He's done some freelance webdesign here and there, but it's been for like $20 here, $50 there. He's probably made a total of $500 over the years doing webdesign. He literally helps his parents out around the house for an allowance of about $30 per week.
He's had two cars totalled from driving drunk. His parent's bought him a new one each time, except the last. They said they wouldn't buy him a car until he got a job.
He recently finally got an interview at WALMART, got hired, went through training, etc. His job would stocking shelves on the latenight shift. I get to work at 8am, and saw he was online via aol im. (I have jivetalk on my blackberry) and ask him how was work. He says it was boring and alot of work.
Last night, I IM him again and ask him if he is looking forward to his next shift and he says:
I quit. I just couldn't handle the late hours. I'm not used to it. Plus the job was boring, only paid $9.50 an hour, was alot of work, I had to carry alot of stuff around, and I worked with a bunch of losers. I can't stand to be around a bunch of high school drop outs and retards. Job just wasn't for me.
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He literally worked one shift. WTF? He said his parents are livid but he apparently told them he just couldn't handle the job and wasn't going to subject himself to such stress.
