TheTechnician27 to Lemmy [email protected]English • 4 months agoYour boomer parents after giving you the most outdated job-seeking advice of your fucking life [Day 86]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up115
arrow-up115imageYour boomer parents after giving you the most outdated job-seeking advice of your fucking life [Day 86]lemmy.worldTheTechnician27 to Lemmy [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•4 months agoBack when I needed a job I showed up on a construction site, asked politely, and they put me right straight into operating a crane. Just get out there, pound the pavement, shake some hands. You’ll be hired in no time.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-24 months agoNo! See, that’s the problem these days - too much regulation! /s
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•4 months agoShowing up and asking would probably work on a lot of construction sites though.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoAs a guy who works on construction sites, yeah no you’ll be thrown out before you ask that question
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Back when I needed a job I showed up on a construction site, asked politely, and they put me right straight into operating a crane. Just get out there, pound the pavement, shake some hands. You’ll be hired in no time.
Did… did you have a crane operation license?
No! See, that’s the problem these days - too much regulation!
/s
Showing up and asking would probably work on a lot of construction sites though.
As a guy who works on construction sites, yeah no you’ll be thrown out before you ask that question