25 years old and deep in debt

[garbon]

There aren't a lot of high end jobs that hire somebody just for a couple months.

When I was in college I worked for an ISP doing tech support one summer.  The pay wasn't phenomenal (IIRC it was $15/hr) but it was certainly better than a retail cashier's job (when I was in high school I worked retail btw).

But did you get a 15% discount on your purchases? Huh? HUH??

I'm with Yi, here. There are a lot of reasons to work in the summer at a Best Buy. He probably gets paid enough to live on, but figures a little more can't hurt. Besides, he's likely still paying off those student loans for going to Stanford, which can cut the biggest paycheck down to size.

I wonder then if going to Stanford wasn't net - a poor decision for him.

[garbon]

like Software Etc.

Old school right there.  They actually sold software.

Actually that reminds me regarding the other name I couldn't recall Electronic's Boutique.  Needless to say my 30% discount on games was dangerous.

[CountDeMoney]

Actually that reminds me regarding the other name I couldn't recall Electronic's Boutique.  Needless to say my 30% discount on games was dangerous.

Heh, I worked at an Electronics Boutique after high school.  What a blast.

Ah, the days before software copy protection.  Take it home, copy it, brink it back and fire up the shrinkwrap machine before the store opens.

[Caliga]

Its the gold that makes the difference.  It alters the dynamics of the audio-experience.

Yep, especially when it's a digital signal.

[Caliga]

But did you get a 15% discount on your purchases? Huh? HUH??

No, but I did get a free dialup account.  After I went back to college they forgot to disable it and my brother and dad used it for like a year.

I did get a 10% discount when I worked at Caldor, though.  I: brought home the difference.

[The Brain]

But did you get a 15% discount on your purchases? Huh? HUH??

No, but I did get a free dialup account.  After I went back to college they forgot to disable it and my brother and dad used it for like a year.

I did get a 10% discount when I worked at Caldor, though.  I: brought home the difference.

So you're essentially a thief.

[Caliga]

No.  But the woman who trained me there was.  She was arrested after the first summer I worked there for running a theft ring out of the warehouse.

[Barrister]

No.  But the woman who trained me there was.  She was arrested after the first summer I worked there for running a theft ring out of the warehouse.

And just how well did she train you?

[Malthus]

No.  But the woman who trained me there was.  She was arrested after the first summer I worked there for running a theft ring out of the warehouse.

And just how well did she train you?

Caliga's never been arrested. 

[Caliga]

I've never even gotten a speeding ticket.  I am the very model of a modern model citizen.

[garbon]

I've never even gotten a speeding ticket.  I am the very model of a modern model citizen.

I've had...2.

[Camerus]

No, I haven't considered that. Retail is pretty dreadful that I can't see picking it up as a fun time killer.

Yeah, it has to be one of those two: either a fun time killer or eating cat food.

I can very easily see someone with three months on their hands saying I might as well do something I get paid for.

And the only option is cashier at Best Buy? Granted he is in Iowa but you'd hope even there, someone highly educated could find something better.

Yeah, no kidding.  There are a million interesting ways to spend the summers, some of which are paid.  To me working as a cashier at Best Buy is only something I'd do if I were desperate, but I admit that may not be true for everyone.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, no kidding.  There are a million interesting ways to spend the summers, some of which are paid.  To me working as a cashier at Best Buy is only something I'd do if I were desperate, but I admit that may not be true for everyone.

Gee, you make it sound like jobs are plentiful, and everyone has the pick of their choosing.  It must be nice to live on your planet.

[katmai]

Well he did run all the way to China for work as couldn't find none in Canada?

[garbon]

Yeah, no kidding.  There are a million interesting ways to spend the summers, some of which are paid.  To me working as a cashier at Best Buy is only something I'd do if I were desperate, but I admit that may not be true for everyone.

Gee, you make it sound like jobs are plentiful, and everyone has the pick of their choosing.  It must be nice to live on your planet.

I think the individual who prompted this conversation really should have more opportunities open to him than the average joe. My mother told me that I need to help him get a job outside of poorly paid teaching.