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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 13:28:49 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

   It's really fun having old guys get hired on to do my job as "something to do to keep me busy" after they've been retired for a few years

   I really love when they look at me aghast when I say "you can't just find any old job where you invoice someone $150 an hour" because they haven't had to scrounge for money since the 80's (Evidently that's a "low rate" that I "should be able to get that anywhere!")

   I especially enjoy sitting there listening to them drink and ramble about all fifteen very serious health issues they have only to abruptly tell me "you're such a smart kid, why're you wasting your time here? When I was at my last company I'd have killed for someone like you....."

   ....except they never, ever have a line on that better job. It's always "should" or "ought", and when it finally comes down to calling in favors and getting ahead, they have nothing to help me but stealing an easy commission and leaving when someone asks them to actually work at their "easy part time job", or wake up in time to beat the sun to takeoff

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 13:35:15 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     I just need to do the right, boring, smart thing and get on in the normal career track instead of hunting down oddball bullshit jobs that people never follow through on.

     "oh hell yes, brother how about you come up and fly the beavers on floats in this alaskan fishing company? We'll train you and everything! Let's pencil it for spring, okay?"

     "aw shit sorry man I actually quit there last december lol yeah I got sick of being up there and moved back to the states, hahaha my class is next june for JetBlue"

     oh great cool awesome dogshit industry

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 13:42:32 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     > Literally hang out w/ "OWNER" of some company flying contracts in 3rd world shitholes
     
     > "yeah it's crazy how hard it is to find people who are willing to put up with the lifestyle, it's cool work but nobody likes being down there too long"
     
     "I'll put up with the lifestyle I've already done it plenty"
     
     > "yeah it's crazy we're gonna get a turbine DC-3 but I STILL can't find enough people to give our guys time off, you'd think they'd be battering down the door just to fly that thing!"
     
     "yes, I'm telling you I'll work for you in a heartbeat, just hire me and be happy you were lucky enough to meet me at the right time"
     
     > but yeah, let me get your info down, you got 150,000 hours PIC in turbines right? We just gotta have a little bit of hours in your logbook for insurance"
     
     
     WHY AM I DOING THIS STUPID FAGGOT SHIT
     
     I NEED TO GROW UP AND BE NORMAL
     
     I SHOULD JUST SUCK (metaphorical) KNOB AND APPLY TO NETJETS OR SOMETHING
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 13:45:54 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • Mong

     @McMongoose It's largley my fault though. I did this shit at my last career too. Was content to just follow weird stuff as it arose instead of actively taking charge and plotting a specific, deliberate course in life

     Good life lesson for everyone younger, I guess. Gotta have a rudder in order to survive, or else you'll stagnate in fun but dead end jobs

   • Mong (mcmongoose@bae.st)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 13:45:55 JST Mong

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot
     Welcome to hellworld