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pitohui

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30. this has been the case for at least 5 years now
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:24 PM
Jun 2012

a young person is shooting themselves in the foot to be a free lancer/self employed, you are condemning yourself to a lifetime of below minimum wage and no health care benefits

things were different when i first started out but i regret every day i listened to the crap about being an entrepreneur and a free lancer, i have destroyed my life, there is no money out there to get

if you can get a job, grab it, if the job has benefits, never let it go

if you're one of the unemployable (like me) i don't know what to say, we are screwed if we are unwilling to have sex with creeps for money and i am VERY unwilling to do that (and too old now to do that anyway)

if i wanted to have sex for money i could have slept w. my harasser back in the day and i would literally have millions more in income by now

it makes me sick

if you are a woman, you are of value for ONE thing and it is not for stringing beads, which some kid in a Chinese village can do (and any other craft too) for $2 a day

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There is nothing we can do Harmony Blue Jun 2012 #1
Sad but so true. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2012 #3
It must be the area you're in PADemD Jun 2012 #2
Craft stores are crowded because the unemployed are doing things like making jewelry on etsy to make firehorse Jun 2012 #24
I make jewelry and do silk painting. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #26
I hear you, been making jewelry since '96 firehorse Jun 2012 #27
Excuse me, what is a pop-up? Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #28
ok here is a popular scam since the bush 1 recession in the early 1990s pitohui Jun 2012 #32
yes this is pretty much what I'm talking about firehorse Jun 2012 #49
Pop up is when you rent a store for a month instead of a long term lease and throw a bunch of makers firehorse Jun 2012 #48
It's not just the craft stores PADemD Jun 2012 #29
I've noticed local entrepreneurs seem to be willing to negotiate fees and pay arrangements KansDem Jun 2012 #4
Things tend to get slower during election years Sherman A1 Jun 2012 #5
Not bad where I am (central MA). geckosfeet Jun 2012 #6
of course, we're in a depressionary economy and demand is flatlined phantom power Jun 2012 #7
I dropped a quarter yesterday. Couldn't bend down far enough to reach it. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #8
Can you provide a map? nt raccoon Jun 2012 #14
About where the red car is in front of the plaza behind the McD's. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #23
I went into Costco on Saturday it it was a ZOO! rufus dog Jun 2012 #9
Yeah, "trickle down" really works ... zbdent Jun 2012 #10
Nope taught_me_patience Jun 2012 #11
Things are picking up here. Lots of tourists spending like crazy. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #12
I found a quarter in the parking lot last week deaniac21 Jun 2012 #13
Not at my store gaspee Jun 2012 #15
I work in advertising, most of our clients have cut back IndyPragmatist123 Jun 2012 #16
If it will have little to do with actual policy, then wtf? geckosfeet Jun 2012 #20
Not here FreeJoe Jun 2012 #17
It's been dried up for over 5 years in my neighborhood. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #18
One tip: jeff47 Jun 2012 #19
doesn't matter, spend some time on elance or guru.com pitohui Jun 2012 #34
Yes, it does matter jeff47 Jun 2012 #47
It seems to be the case in Tampa Bay area. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #21
Yes, I do notice that, very much so. closeupready Jun 2012 #22
I see a lot more people going to get help from the charitable programs such as the food shelf and jwirr Jun 2012 #25
this has been the case for at least 5 years now pitohui Jun 2012 #30
ya FirstLight Jun 2012 #36
There's new construction and upgrades going on all around where I work. Companies moving in, slackmaster Jun 2012 #31
You are correct. Less money is a characteristic of deflation. banned from Kos Jun 2012 #33
so where does it go? FirstLight Jun 2012 #37
2 Trillion stashed by richie rich. lonestarnot Jun 2012 #40
No, the !% is oblivious. Where does it go? banned from Kos Jun 2012 #42
yes. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #35
Yes. Every year since 1998. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #38
Even if businesses have the money, it's prudent to watch expenses closely in these times. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #39
freelancing is kind of a default FirstLight Jun 2012 #46
Went into a Toys R Us today for the first time in years woo me with science Jun 2012 #41
I live in Orlando, and was in Winter Park with my parents on Saturday Egalitariat Jun 2012 #43
not where I live ibegurpard Jun 2012 #44
I am now making what I made in the 80's Digit Jun 2012 #45
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