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Originally Posted by PAYNE1
Hmm. Then why are my sons, who are still in college, getting internships?
I'm not trying to give you a hard time. You are having a different situation than some folks. We are posting, though, on Shadow Puppet's thread and I was trying to help her. And she hasn't said she has no money, etc. I didn't want your post to lead her to think that volunteering or getting an internship were necessarily inappropriate or impractical for her.
I will be glad to listen more closely to your issues and concerns, if you'll post on your own thread. I do want to be responsive and I am not unsympathetic. And I do appreciate learning what you have to say. 
I can tell this subject is really upsetting you. On this thread, you kept saying, "As I said many times......" Where? I don't see it here on this thread, and we have not met before....And, to defend myself, I did mention that working for free is impractical for people with no money.
I can understand how frustrating this job problem is these days. Let's see if we can help ShadowPuppet by listening to her responses. Okay? |
You tell me, maybe a different state? I went to college and they didn't have an internship program you had to find it on your own. Many students/grads whom I have spoken to in the state I live in can't find an intern position and I stopped looking a long time ago. People we live in different states don't compare your state to the one where I live and say it is all the same thing because it is not. Have you heard of ASU here in AZ? Tons of graduates from there who can't land a job! I have spoken to quite a bit of them and the school does not offer job placement assistance and they have to find their own jobs.
When I said "as I said many times," I have said it on other sites, one of my old posts, in person, and in previous posts from other people on here thank you very much. Like I have told people do your research nevermind what the pathetic media has to say. I do my research and talk to people about their experiences I do not get my info from John McCain or any of the idiot politicians.
I'm gonna say what I want period end of sentence. Nobody is not going to stop me. My post is from my experience and the people plus the research I have done, where is your research? I've had conversations with some people like you who don't have a pot to piss in and can't provide their info to me. As much as I've done research papers and argued points with my narcissus parents, I have learned how to tear down BS really quick!
To the poster, we don't know if she is broke or not. Let's say she is broke, why would she volunteer? Is she getting help? If not, how is she gonna get to the job? Does she live in a city where it is close knit, lives in a state that is spread out, or lives in the boonies/small town? If she has a lot of money in the bank and she is not hurting for money, then she should volunteer only for the gratification not to have the impression that I am gonna get a job with this nonprofit. If she gets a job from them and it's everything she is looking within a company, I suggest she takes it.
My opinion/experience does not reflect the opinion of others so if you don't like what I have to say, fine. It will not hurt me one bit as I will keep speaking based on what's on my mind. I was talking to the poster not you! I spoke to you until you made a comment on how you disagreed with me. Let me put it this way like I tell my idiot parents back in the day is not the same economy as today so can we stop living in the past and stay in 2013?
We can not assume that people can volunteer when they wae up out of bed especialy if they have such severe financial issues. I told my therapist ever since 08, we have lost common sense and forgot how to pay our bills. The new advice I have been getting is save money, move out, then get a job. What sense does that make? Last I checked, it was get a job, save the money, then move out!
People are saying nevermind about the money, just go volunteer and everything will be fine. Yea ok, free work will pay for anybody's bills right? Our status in this country keeps falling further and further a country of idiots!
To the poster, look at your situation and see if you can volunteer. It will help you be more positive on giving back and what not. What is more important to you? Free work and who knows how honest these nonprofit employers are or needing an income? Like I said, if you got all your ducks in a row and your not lacking for money, then do what you want.
I think you should go to a one stop career center, workforce connections, or employment services to see what they can offer. From my experiences, they didn't help at all. I don't know what it is like in your state, it doesn't hurt to check it out and if they don't help, you will see why! Nevermind what joe-shmo says online who doesn't know you in real life to know anything about you.
Anyway, best of luck to you.