• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    My brother said the same thing. “He can go get a job at McDonalds.”

    Ok, do you think McDs wants to hire someone who hasn’t bathed recently? How will he eat after work if he hasn’t been panhandling during the day? What happens between now and his first paycheck? What if he doesn’t have a bank account when that arrives?

    It’s as if getting a job doesn’t immediately cure your problems. My brother sorta seemed to be persuaded in that he didn’t push the idea any further.

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      6 months ago

      There are super shady jobs that pay in cash daily. Hang around a Home Depot parking lot before opening and get a gig with a contractor looking for manual labor.

      Oh, it’s going to fucking suck, and you’ll feel like you’re going to die on day 1. But work is there for the willing.