You don’t need a car for a job. Bikes, buses, or even walking. I walked exactly 2.2 miles each way to work minimum wage at a toy store before I had a car and had to leave like an hour in advance. It was super satisfying once I could buy my own car though!
I think the problem is people feel like they are entitled to convenience. The world doesn’t care about me or anyone. The world is a harsh place. Nobody owes me or anyone anything.
The text messages mention that this job requires a car.
I made this point in another comment - why would you take a low paying job that requires a car, when you can usually easily find one that you can walk to an avoid spending money on a car?
I think the problem is people feel like they are entitled to convenience. The world doesn’t care about me or anyone. The world is a harsh place. Nobody owes me or anyone anything.
I walked to a job in high school but no matter where I got employers feel entitled to certain things that often come with driving to work - your hair looking fine, not showing up soaked with water because it was raining, and they never seem to have anywhere to put the large amount of clothing it would take to walk to work outside in a minnesota winter.
No where in any of the texts does the employer mention that a vehicle is required to do the job. The job actually requires the person to remain stationary with access to an air conditioned booth to facilitate other traffic in and out of the site.
The car is only mentioned by the applicant assuming that in this clown world employers provide cars, when the employer states they do not provide a car, the applicant asks how he will get to work, to which the employer is speechless.
As far as getting a job you can get to without needing a car while you don’t have a car, we agree.
As far as the last bit I don’t quite understand. It’s completely possible to walk in the snow or rain and not look disheveled when you arrive. Ive walked in the rain or snow plenty of times in my life, including that job I referenced earlier. I just wear boots and a jacket.
Although what are you gonna say next? “How can you afford boots and a jacket if you don’t have a job?” that’s what your gonna say next isn’t it?
The fact any of these are considered barriers to people today is kind of shocking to me honestly.
It's a road construction job where the guy applying clearly believes he needs a car to get to work.
It's road construction dude. He's not applying at businesses near where he lives.
Although what are you gonna say next? “How can you afford boots and a jacket if you don’t have a job?” that’s what your gonna say next isn’t it?
Lol no kinda the opposite...had to deal with numerous of those "cars are evil, you can just sell your car and bike / bus everywhere" people. Probably my fault - in retrospect - that I spent so much time thinking about and debating the topic.
In the end I realized that "duh" living without a car wasn't really plausible for the average person like myself.
Guess I carry about how cranky I am about that onto other similar seeming discussions.
^ This is the problem with the right-wing narrative - it's the same divide and conquer as on the left but more obvious.
It's a simple thing.
1. You need a car to get to the job.
2. Buying a car is costly.
3. The job only pays $15-$16/hour.
You can't take a job you can't get to.
You don’t need a car for a job. Bikes, buses, or even walking. I walked exactly 2.2 miles each way to work minimum wage at a toy store before I had a car and had to leave like an hour in advance. It was super satisfying once I could buy my own car though!
I think the problem is people feel like they are entitled to convenience. The world doesn’t care about me or anyone. The world is a harsh place. Nobody owes me or anyone anything.
The text messages mention that this job requires a car.
I made this point in another comment - why would you take a low paying job that requires a car, when you can usually easily find one that you can walk to an avoid spending money on a car?
I walked to a job in high school but no matter where I got employers feel entitled to certain things that often come with driving to work - your hair looking fine, not showing up soaked with water because it was raining, and they never seem to have anywhere to put the large amount of clothing it would take to walk to work outside in a minnesota winter.
No where in any of the texts does the employer mention that a vehicle is required to do the job. The job actually requires the person to remain stationary with access to an air conditioned booth to facilitate other traffic in and out of the site.
The car is only mentioned by the applicant assuming that in this clown world employers provide cars, when the employer states they do not provide a car, the applicant asks how he will get to work, to which the employer is speechless.
As far as getting a job you can get to without needing a car while you don’t have a car, we agree.
As far as the last bit I don’t quite understand. It’s completely possible to walk in the snow or rain and not look disheveled when you arrive. Ive walked in the rain or snow plenty of times in my life, including that job I referenced earlier. I just wear boots and a jacket.
Although what are you gonna say next? “How can you afford boots and a jacket if you don’t have a job?” that’s what your gonna say next isn’t it?
The fact any of these are considered barriers to people today is kind of shocking to me honestly.
It's a road construction job where the guy applying clearly believes he needs a car to get to work.
It's road construction dude. He's not applying at businesses near where he lives.
Lol no kinda the opposite...had to deal with numerous of those "cars are evil, you can just sell your car and bike / bus everywhere" people. Probably my fault - in retrospect - that I spent so much time thinking about and debating the topic.
In the end I realized that "duh" living without a car wasn't really plausible for the average person like myself.
Guess I carry about how cranky I am about that onto other similar seeming discussions.