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How to get a job (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 126 points 11 hours ago (39 children)

Gonna be trying furry convention next month

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  • [–] 106 points 11 hours ago (8 children)

    Becoming a furry just to get in a line of work is like changing religion for the community support

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  • [–] 22 points 9 hours ago (7 children)

    Child care is expensive - church offers that.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

    Im sure there is a hidden cost that youre not seeing.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

    yeah, pedophilia, indoctrination, cult based on lies, and shame culture that is based on lies and falsehoods. probably more. but child care is so expensive.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

    Depends how good you are at playing the part, without actually doing any of the bad stuff. Churches vary, but often, it's one of those places where the tribal symbols are more important than actual substance, so taking advantage is very possible.

    See: Whatever super-rich televangelist. If you're doing something similar, because you're poor and can't afford childcare, there's an argument that's not even bad, then.

    Edit: Although, if OP means Sunday school or youth group specifically, the kids are going to be exposed to some shit, which you'll have to manage. An adult telling you you're going to burn alive, and that's good, isn't really fun for an 8-year-old.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago* (1 child)

    without actually doing any of the bad stuff.

    They all indoctrinate children, and while you did comment on that shared tradition later, it's worth highlighting as unavoidable —not to mention heinous as it attacks the unarmed and generally trusting minds of children. 😢

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

    Yeah, I'm not actually sure what OP meant, now. If your kid's in Sunday school, aren't you going to be spending time in the service, anyway? I guess if you just dropped them and ran, it'd be hard for them to say no.

    Maybe you could get away with that when they're really little. Once they're school aged, leaving them unsupervised would be better than in the hands of whatever bunch of church ladies, and the Catholic church has a whole other layer of reputation.

    From their perspective, we're the ones trying to hide our children from ideas that are correct and vital, so they can justify it to themselves. Trying to defend the standard, evangelical version of hell is harder, which is why it's good to bring up.

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  • [–] 35 points 11 hours ago (9 children)

    Let me know how that goes.

    Is there an Intro to Furry Guide and a FAQ?

    Are there classes I can take to get Furry Certified?

    Do I need to engage in sexual activity which doesn’t align with my current non-furry orientation?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 hours ago*

    I'm guessing people would be weirded out if they knew you weren't actually furry-inclined, so it's probably more down to being a good actor, if you're just there to network. And then basic networking skills, after that.

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  • [–] 39 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

    Furries are typically nonsexual. It's more often than not just roleplay for autistics.

    Source, autistic furry who doesn't want to fuck in the extremely expensive fursuit

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  • [–] 36 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    There's 2 types of furries:

    I paid a ton of money for this fursuit, I don't want to ruin it by having sex in it!

    I paid a ton of money for this fursuit, of course I'm going to use it for sex!

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  • [–] 18 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

    It's a one question quiz, actually:

    Do you want to be a furry? Yes or no?

    If yes, congrats! You're now a furry.

    I'm actually an asexual furry. So no, you don't have to engage in any sex at all. I like the aesthetic and I've met a bunch of my friends through the fandom as a shared point of commonality.

    Probably the biggest question you'll get asked as a new furry is "what is your fursona?" If you say you don't have one, everyone will make a pitch to try to sell you on theirs. (psst Maned wolves are cool.)

    For a more in depth explanation, take a look at furscience. They're an actual research institution studying the fandom.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

    Congrats on your new job in Quantico?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

    Whos Quantico?

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  • [–] 10 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

    Ah this place where careers go to die. But they love animals there.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I'm sorry I don't really know the reference. It seems to be a TV series or a town in the US

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  • [–] 17 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    Yeah it's a big military/fbi town. The joke was the FBI removed the exemption of people who've had sex with animals. I never thought I would see that reading the news.

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  • [–] 17 points 11 hours ago (12 children)

    Same...maybe then i find a job again lol

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  • [–] 5 points 11 hours ago (11 children)

    I found joining a job search counsel via the book never search alone to be helpful. You didn't have to read the book first because reading the book is part of the JSC.

    Might be worth your time looking into it.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 hours ago (10 children)

    Im looking for work and trying to understand what you said.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 hours ago* (9 children)

    Here: https://www.neversearchalone.org/jsc

    I would also recommend the book Take the Work Out of Networking.

    I've talked to several recruiters, and outside of entry level positions none of them are interviewing anyone who doesn't have a referral because there are so many referrals they find enough qualified candidates before they get to the non-referrals. That's a product of just how bad the job market is.

    I'm about to post two jobs myself with a total comp of ~$180k and I already have enough referrals that I won't interview anyone that isn't a referral. And the posting isn't even up yet.

    The JSC via Never Search Alone paired with Take the Work Out of Networking has all the skills and advice needed to navigate the current job market as successfully as possible.

    I wish you all the best, and am happy to answer as many questions as I can if you'd like.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

    We live under a extrovert dictatorship.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 hours ago

    The internet really messed with things. We put a help-wanted ad in the local paper in 2000, specifically said in the ad "local candidates only" - I received 400+ applications in the first week, ~300 of them from out of town, 20+ of them from other countries. Sorting through the pile (they were still snail-mailed in those days) I came across a local candidate who worked with a company we regularly did business with, had our guy call his ex-manager and asked one question "would you re-hire him if you had the chance?" Answer was yes. We hired him, he was good.

    My sincere apologies if your application was in the bottom of the stack and you were better qualified. Life is like that most of the time.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

    Woah, this maybe a good way of contributing what seems to be a skill I have. Not trying to brag but as a 33 year old skidmark on the national economy, I am currently batting 1000 on job interviews over my life. I have multiple times just quit a job on the spot and had a new one before weeks end. I'm not sure why, or how, but I have never been interviewed and not offered the job. Mind, none of them have required "skills" or "education" beyond what I've picked up along the way, they could be called entry level jobs but I've never really seen a path upward in any of the companies, doesn't seem to work like that anymore. Just jobs, ~$40k a year usually with benefits. I have always had a hard time understanding why people who "can't find work" don't just take a job that's available while they look for the perfect one. Spoiler, I have never found a perfect job, aside from working for myself.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    I'll pick up on one piece, humbling ourselves to take a job we see as below us is hard. I've done it before and it was a huge ego hit. A friend who's been unemployed for over a year is facing that now. It's not an easy path.

    And some income is often better than none.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 hours ago

    Because often, if they can even get it, the "job thats available" is so physically/mentally demanding that job searching while you have the job is untenable. They often dont give leeway for job interviews, so even trying is risking your only source of support for the vague chance of something that might be better.

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