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I’m going to by a house [Pervis] (thelemmy.club)

submitted 5 days ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world [M] to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Zach M. Stafford | Website

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Comic in 4 Panels

Panel 1: A young bright-eyed man stands in front of a house.

Grandpa: I’m going to buy a house!

Panel 2: The young man is now old and bespectacled. He’s telling this story to his grandson, who is listening politely.

Grandpa: …and that was how I bought my house when I was 23!

Panel 3: Grandpa’s story turns into a yelling rant

Grandpa: I WORKED AT THE DRIVE-IN ALL SUMMER FOR THAT HOUSE!! NOBODY WANTS TO WORK ANYMORE!

Panel 4: Grandpa watches as his grandson unplugs a cord from the wall with a * POP *

Grandpa: …why are you unplugging my lamp?

Grandson: I’m just practicing

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Pervis

Zach M. Stafford

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[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 39 points 5 days ago (2 children)

During the worst of one of the recessions I was trying to find a job right out of college, and my dad (who regularly told me to use old-school job hunting tactics) asked me if I wanted him to apply for me and show me how it’s done. I said yes.

A week later he had applied to five jobs. Taps out with a “Man, it’s rough out there!” That perspective really helped us communicate in the future.

He did, at one point, help me get a nepotism hire. While I was there they got bought out, and they made him personally fire 80% of the company, including me and my mom, before firing him as well. Live by the sword die by the sword I guess.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 child)

2008? I was lucky during that time period. I had a job, I saw the recession. I still applied to other jobs, but I put up with my shitty job I had, because it was all I had. I'm sure many lives were ruined for those that didn't have jobs at that time.

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[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago*

Some countries haven't even recover from 2008 when Covid hit (Spain for example) and are now in a three-economic-crisis spree.

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