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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
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Comment on What's something that you missed out on? in ~talk
DiggWasCool LinkI'm shocked that every comment isn't about bitcoin or apple stock. Normally when a question like this gets posted on the other site, 99% of comments are "I wish I had taken bitcoin seriously back...I'm shocked that every comment isn't about bitcoin or apple stock.
Normally when a question like this gets posted on the other site, 99% of comments are "I wish I had taken bitcoin seriously back in 2013," or "god i wish I didn't sell my apple stock when it doubled from $1.90 to $4.00"
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
DiggWasCool Link ParentI worked a couple of different regional restaurant jobs and they were both a blast. Even some fast food restaurants (Arby's or Taco Bell) were a fun time.Line cook at a medium sized chain. Genuinely enjoyed it, the food, the hard work, the camraderie.
I worked a couple of different regional restaurant jobs and they were both a blast. Even some fast food restaurants (Arby's or Taco Bell) were a fun time.
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
DiggWasCool Link ParentThere were definitely a few days I didn't want to wake up early. It helped that I lived in the apartment complex and it was a 90 second walk from my apartment to the rental office where I worked....There were definitely a few days I didn't want to wake up early. It helped that I lived in the apartment complex and it was a 90 second walk from my apartment to the rental office where I worked. The fact that virtually no one called or walked in for the first two hours helped. Shifts were relatively short (6 hours and 15 minutes).
And I couldn't screw anything up, it was virtually impossible to fuck up, people's lives weren't in my hands, or things like that. Most of my interactions with the residents were along the lines of "my AC isn't cooling enough," "alright, we're on it," and then I'd fill out the intake form to get our AC contractor to come by, or "hey, I've got a package from fedex coming later today and it needs to be signed, will you sign it and hold it until I get off work?"
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Comment on What was the best job you ever had? in ~life
DiggWasCool LinkI'll start off with my job back in 2009. During the great recession, I was laid off a few times between September, 2007 and February 2009. Not sure what it was like for you all, but it was brutal...I'll start off with my job back in 2009. During the great recession, I was laid off a few times between September, 2007 and February 2009. Not sure what it was like for you all, but it was brutal for me, one company filed for bankruptcy, one was acquired by another company and then they promptly laid off 95% of us, another one had to furlough us for months on end until they couldn't pay us. So I lost, three different job during that recession.
Anyway, in March, 2009, I ended up getting a job at the rental office where I lived. It was a typical suburban apartment complex in the US and I got the job because I was the only one willing to work early morning hours. The rental office had to be open at 6am every day. Apparently not many people wanted to work that early for the kind of pay they were paying.
I got there at 5:45 every morning to unlock the place, make the coffee, and then just sit around for 6 hours drinking coffee, reading books, and occasionally a resident would call or stop by. I got a hefty discount on my rent because I worked there. My girlfriend at the time worked a morning shift at a Panera Bread around the corner and after her shift ended at 9:30am, she'd come by with some free bagels she got at her job and we'd just sit there and talk while eating our bagels until my shift ended at noon.
What a great time that was. I had cheap rent, got paid to read books, got to hang out with my girlfriend while eating bagels for a couple of hours every day, and when my shift ended, we'd walk over to a park nearby for a long walk. Then we'd walk back to our apartment and watch Arrested Development and It's always sunny on Hulu because Hulu was so new and only had 12 second ads! My god! what a life that was!
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What was the best job you ever had?
Earlier today we had a post about dream jobs, and that had me thinking, what was the best job you ever had? Why did you leave that job? Did you know it was the dream job while you were at that job...
Earlier today we had a post about dream jobs, and that had me thinking, what was the best job you ever had? Why did you leave that job? Did you know it was the dream job while you were at that job or did you only realize it years later?
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Comment on What's your dream job? in ~life
DiggWasCool Link ParentHow niche is niche in your dream scenario? You could certainly do this now and slowly build your channel up but the money won't be there. I'm friends with two different guys who have niche car...I think I would enjoy being one of those smaller niche channels,
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< I don't want to be super successful or richHow niche is niche in your dream scenario? You could certainly do this now and slowly build your channel up but the money won't be there.
I'm friends with two different guys who have niche car YouTube channel. One of them has fewer than 2k subscribers and his videos regularly get 2,000-3,000 views and occasionally a video will get 50k views (he'll have one or two per year that will get 50k). And according to him, he makes all of $7-$8 per video. Meanwhile he spends a few hours on each video. The other guy I know has 19k subscribers and his videos also get about 2,000-3,000. As far as I know he's never had a video get more than 3,000 and he also claims he makes a few dollars per video. And this guy has been posting videos since 2011.
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Comment on What's your dream job? in ~life
DiggWasCool Link ParentTo this day, this was one of the best jobs I ever had. I bagged groceries, collected shopping carts, and occasionally I'd help an older person with heavy items to their cars. I loved 97% of it....Bagging groceries, collecting shopping carts;
To this day, this was one of the best jobs I ever had. I bagged groceries, collected shopping carts, and occasionally I'd help an older person with heavy items to their cars.
I loved 97% of it.
The 3% I didn't enjoy? it was the management nonsense. Forcing you to work until midnight on a friday night, and then forcing you to open the next morning at 6am. You had about five hours of sleep. Management required that all employees wear slacks and long sleeve button up shirts even though it gets 100 degrees in the middle of July and good luck collecting carts in that heat. Oh but guess what, you can't sweat or they force you to leave because your shirt isn't clean. Motherfuckers.
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Comment on Lost/losing the drive for friendship in ~health.mental
DiggWasCool Link ParentNobody knows, but it's provocative!Nobody knows, but it's provocative!
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Comment on Tildes Survey #2: What country do you live in? (Results) in ~talk
DiggWasCool Link ParentI'm curious to see how many users (at least those who answer the survey) are from the States and Canada... Very few english speaking websites/services have majority non-US/Canadian users.I'm curious to see how many users (at least those who answer the survey) are from the States and Canada... Very few english speaking websites/services have majority non-US/Canadian users.
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
DiggWasCool LinkI already replied with my very healthy burrito in this comment but the easiest and laziest for me is leftover quesadillas. I almost always have some cooked rice left over, and I also always have...I already replied with my very healthy burrito in this comment but the easiest and laziest for me is leftover quesadillas.
I almost always have some cooked rice left over, and I also always have some cooked/canned leftover beans. I'll take the leftover rice and beans, put them in a tortilla wrap with some cheese and then chop up whatever leftover vegetables I have. Put that quesadilla in the oven for about 10 minutes for all the food to warm up and for the cheese to melt, and bam! You've got yourself a quesadilla most people would pay 18 bucks for at a restaurant!
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Comment on What are your go-to meals that you cook? in ~food
DiggWasCool Link ParentNice to see other people do this too! I started this recipe several years ago to make "healthier" burritos. I initially started off with just beans and onions (your recipe), and I've since added...Nice to see other people do this too!
I started this recipe several years ago to make "healthier" burritos. I initially started off with just beans and onions (your recipe), and I've since added peppers, and guac (avocado, onions, and tomatoes). So, I'll chop up some onions, peppers, saute them, then add a can of black beans to the same pan, taco seasoning, and then cook all that for a few minutes. While that's cooking, I'll mash up some avocados with onions and tomatoes, and then I'll combine all this and make about three burritos.
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Comment on A boom of independent US bookstores, just when we need them most in ~books
DiggWasCool LinkA short article about a rise in independent bookstores. And here is the link to the archive page: https://archive.ph/DplK1A short article about a rise in independent bookstores.
And here is the link to the archive page: https://archive.ph/DplK1
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A boom of independent US bookstores, just when we need them most
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
DiggWasCool Link ParentThank you! I assumed it was HP (the computer/printer company).Thank you! I assumed it was HP (the computer/printer company).
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
DiggWasCool Link ParentThank you!Thank you!
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
DiggWasCool LinkWhat is HP? Googling doesn't help because of obvious reasons.What is HP? Googling doesn't help because of obvious reasons.
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Comment on Things that don't suck in ~talk
DiggWasCool Link ParentWhat a heartwarming story! Thanks for sharing!What a heartwarming story! Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
DiggWasCool LinkGreat, I've always wanted first.last3465879876124598721@gmail.com I've had my Gmail account since 2004 but I made a mistake of picking my user name as my first name and my last initial. The...Great, I've always wanted first.last3465879876124598721@gmail.com
I've had my Gmail account since 2004 but I made a mistake of picking my user name as my first name and my last initial. The problem with that, the last letter of my first name is the same letter as the first letter of my last name, made up example first name is Eric, Last name is Cruz, Gmail username is ericc. Every single time I have to give my email to someone verbally, over the phone for example, it ends up being a four minute conversation, my email is e r i c c at gmail dot com, and the person on the other end thinks I made a mistake so they enter it as eric at gmail dot com, or we go back and forth where they ask "are there two Cs at the end?" Yes there are. "Are you sure?"
And now that I can actually change it, because my name is short, the only options I have are eric989878676756454343353479626. This feature is pointless for me.
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Comment on Are there any small Android phones comparable to the size of an iPhone 12 mini? in ~tech
DiggWasCool LinkHow do you feel about the Clicks Communicator phone that's coming out later this year? I pre ordered myself one. But I also have a small phone (pixel 5) which I've been using since 2019 and have...How do you feel about the Clicks Communicator phone that's coming out later this year? I pre ordered myself one.
But I also have a small phone (pixel 5) which I've been using since 2019 and have no plans to get a bigger phone. Maybe Galaxy s25 since that is the smallest current phone but I'll try the Clicks Communicator when it comes out.
The economy eventually recovered and I was able to find a higher paying job in 2011. I ended up working this early morning shift job at the rental office for just about two years.