88mph's constant struggle with the job market.

OK. As many of you may know I used to be a store manager at Babbages. a few weeks ago I was fired because the store wasn't making any money.

No big deal I guess, I found a temporary job at Tilt(local arcade) to get me some money until I found something better.

Tilt ended up a bit more temporary than I had planned.

I got a call at seven-o-clock this morning... apparently some asshole broke into the store last night, opened the safe, took the money, and left.

Somehow it is getting pinned on me.

I hate it. it is now eight-forty-five in the morning, and I have already started drinking. I have no money, no job, no marketable skills, and a morgage payment looming on the horizon.

Send me money... please. :)

Wow. That is really shitty. And it's also probably the most honest and heartfelt thing I've ever read on this board. I sincerely hope things start looking up for you soon 88.

Hey!

I used to be the district Manager of a couple of Babbages/Software Etc stores, and before that I was a manager at a Alladins Castle/Cyberstation!

I turned out alright, so give it a little time and I'm sure stuff will turn around for you!

Good Rawk!

Chin up. The same, safe cracking stuff happened to me when I was working for Pocket Change. I, unlike you, had someone to vouch for my credibility and honesty, so I didn't get fired.

Tough break, man. But, like I said, chin up. Get out there and start fighting! You'll get job. And a good one I'm sure. ;)

Man, given the crap I've been through the past couple of months, I sympathize with ya. Hope all this turns out well. In the end, honesty will prevail. And since you are being honest, you will be okay in the end.

Man, I hope the fortune turns to you soon :) Damn, That sucks to be out of the job, just for a stupid reason, but dont give up. Thing are bound to get better :)

Dude, that sucks. I also managed a Babbages, but I ended up quitting rather than getting fired. I'm assuming that you have computers skills. If so, you could try getting a job as a tecnical support technician. That's what I do whenever I find myself out of a job. Sure the job sucks, but it pays the bills and it's a hell of alot better than getting a job as a laborer and working outside. There's a high turn over rate for that kind of work so they're usually hiring. I'm doing that for the school system now, except they actually send me out to the schools rather than work over the phone. Plus working for the school gives you summers, holidays, and spring break off. I don't go to back to work for another week, so if you were close by I'd go out drinking with you. We could trade retail horror stories.

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[i]it is now eight-forty-five in the morning, and I have already started drinking. I have no money, no job, no marketable skills, and a morgage payment looming on the horizon.

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This sounds like an Alkaline Trio song; except for the morgage.

That really sucks dick, man. I remember you saying you were fired a little bit ago. I can't tell you it will get better, but I can tell you to try...

Thats what you get for being a condescending dick to every customer while you worked at Babbages...

=)

Well, I'm tryin' to help.

We'll talk about it in our meeting tomorrow morning.