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Whistea

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I've been unemployed for about a year now and never bothered to get a new job, because I genuinely believe it's not worth it with the current state of affairs. For some reason, I guess out of pure boredom, I did apply to some places lately. It was pretty low effort on my part, but apparently good enough to get invited to some interviews. At that stage I just wouldn't go and ignore their calls. However, I did go to one interview; the weather was nice, I felt like going out and it was near the library I wanted to visit anyway, so I thought whatever, let's do it. And overall, I'd say I did pretty damn good. A few days later I got a mail from the employer, saying that she left the interview with a very positive impression, but told me to be patient, since she still has two weeks of interviews to go. Before the interviewing phase was over, she already calls to tell me I got the job. I can't tell anyone yet, since it's not official and all, but it will be in short notice.
But here's the thing, I don't even want the fucking job. I assume I'll be gone in about six months, a year tops. So I don't really have that much longer, relatively speaking. Why should I spend ten hours daily, five times a week of the little time I have left slaving away on some fucking job, paying taxes to a government I hate? I would be able to get my own apartment and have a bit more money to spend. Great. That's not worth my time at this point though, or ever to be honest. Maybe in movies this would be a scene where the dude turns his life around, new job, new apartment, new people around him and all that, but let's be real here, I don't live in a fucking movie. So my current plan is to just ignore my would-be employer and get on with my life as usual.
Am I making sense or would you give it a try at least? Maybe anyone here was in a similar situation once, how did it turn out?
 
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I don't know what to say really because I don't know your future. Maybe it would turn out comparitively better- you just don't know. Still- I see what you're saying. If you DEFINITELY don't want the job, don't intend to take it and do intend to CTB- I think you should at least notify the person. Just say your circumstances have changed. I have gone for jobs in the past out of desperation but pulled out during the application process. I think it's only fair to let them know though.

It is a tricky situation though. If you take the job- it creates a tie. You might find it impedes your plan to CTB. Or- it may aid it with more money coming in. If you don't CTB though- will it not continue to get worse for you with no money coming in? Maybe that won't matter if CTB is drfinitely the goal but, I don't know. Is it a job you might find interesting at all?
 
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I honestly would say that you lose nothing by trying, at the very least that is an additional experience you can live before CTB. If you don't like it in the first week you can just quit and enjoy your remaining time on earth. Also, additional money could allow you to do a bucket list and do the things you wanted before committing at least you won't add more regrets of having not lived your life to the fullest at the end (the last line is just my opinion because there is certain things that i know I'll regret if i don't try it at least once)
 
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It is a tricky situation though. If you take the job- it creates a tie. You might find it impedes your plan to CTB. Or- it may aid it with more money coming in. If you don't CTB though- will it not continue to get worse for you with no money coming in? Maybe that won't matter if CTB is drfinitely the goal but, I don't know. Is it a job you might find interesting at all?
It doesn't sound too bad, kinda stressful but the good kind of stress, I'd have to do like 10 different things, so it should never get boring. The employer really seems to like me for some reason too. I really wish I wouldn't get the job, so I wouldn't have to think about this in the
It is a tricky situation though. If you take the job- it creates a tie. You might find it impedes your plan to CTB. Or- it may aid it with more money coming in.
I got my method already, I am not reliant on more money to acquire it.
If you don't CTB though- will it not continue to get worse for you with no money coming in?
I'm currently on welfare. It's not a lot of money by any means, but I'll get by rather comfortably, since I am used to it.
Maybe that won't matter if CTB is drfinitely the goal but, I don't know. Is it a job you might find interesting at all?
It doesn't sound too bad, kinda stressful but the good kind of stress. I'd have to do like 10 different things, so it should never get boring. The money's not life-changing, but it's a decent amount. The employer really seems to like me too for some reason. But still, what good would it do me, really. If you know for sure you'll be gone before long, wouldn't you want to just take it easy, have a good time? Even those days where you just sit at home and do nothing, it's still better than spending 8,5 hours on work and 1,5 hours on commute. I just don't think it'll be beneficial for me in any way, it's not lile I'm gonna find some person there that'll make life worth living or somehow thrive through the work. I really wish I didn't get the job, so I wouldn't have to think about this in the first place. But as it stands, I just don't see a point.
Also, additional money could allow you to do a bucket list and do the things you wanted before committing at least you won't add more regrets of having not lived your life to the fullest at the end
Well, I do see that point. I used to have a meager To-Do list, but I am so low on energy and motivation, I kinda dropped it. I just don't care anymore, I guess. Some things could be achieved with as little as 100 bucks, others would need a few thousand euros, so additional money would be able to help there. But like I said, if it doesn't happen, it's just one of many things that didn't, so whatever.
 
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It doesn't sound too bad, kinda stressful but the good kind of stress, I'd have to do like 10 different things, so it should never get boring. The employer really seems to like me for some reason too. I really wish I wouldn't get the job, so I wouldn't have to think about this in the

I got my method already, I am not reliant on more money to acquire it.

I'm currently on welfare. It's not a lot of money by any means, but I'll get by rather comfortably, since I am used to it.

It doesn't sound too bad, kinda stressful but the good kind of stress. I'd have to do like 10 different things, so it should never get boring. The money's not life-changing, but it's a decent amount. The employer really seems to like me too for some reason. But still, what good would it do me, really. If you know for sure you'll be gone before long, wouldn't you want to just take it easy, have a good time? Even those days where you just sit at home and do nothing, it's still better than spending 8,5 hours on work and 1,5 hours on commute. I just don't think it'll be beneficial for me in any way, it's not lile I'm gonna find some person there that'll make life worth living or somehow thrive through the work. I really wish I didn't get the job, so I wouldn't have to think about this in the first place. But as it stands, I just don't see a point.

Given the choice- I probably wouldn't want to work now and I used to love my work. It used to mean everything to me. I don't have the choice though. I need the money.

I guess I can't get my head around why you applied though. At the time, did you think it would change your life in some way but now you realise you don't want that? Sorry- I just don't get it if you didn't need the money. I've applied to jobs I didn't want in the past from the pressure we have placed on us to support ourselves. I don't know- if you did it out of boredom though, did you think it would make your life- what's left of it- more interesting? Not sure how realistic that would be. Some people do enjoy their work but, a lot don't. You could take it and leave if it becomes too much but I guess that's not the fairest attitude to go in with.
 
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I guess I can't get my head around why you applied though. At the time, did you think it would change your life in some way but now you realise you don't want that? Sorry- I just don't get it if you didn't need the money. I've applied to jobs I didn't want in the past from the pressure we have placed on us to support ourselves. I don't know- if you did it out of boredom though, did you think it would make your life- what's left of it- more interesting?
I'd say some miniscule, delusional part of me still clinged to this fairtytale bullshit of "I'm gonna get a job, move to my own place, meet some new people, maybe get into therapy and everything's gonna be alright!". Enough to send out some applications on a slow day and just see what happens. But I know for a fact, it's not going to turn out like that, that's why I ignored all interview offers except the one I just felt like going to. And now she expects me to sign a contract next week. But yeah, fuck that. Case closed, I guess.
 
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