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Benny the Snake posted:Yes it was. Well, I did leave out how I played dumb when they asked me if I remembered hitting a car. Dude. Beatbox.
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Benny! What do you mean that you "played dumb" during the interview? You -- and I mean you specifically -- should NOT be purposefully bringing anymore dumbness than possible to an interview. So, it sounds like your mom is pretty strict with you. Playing dumb and and other mind games with her might be a coping mechanism that you developed to survive during your childhood, but the people who are interviewing you are adults, and so are you, and I think you need to work on seeing yourself more on par with them maturity-wise. The way you describe your interviews, you're acting like a kid who's been called into the principal's office. Even though you don't have as much experience as the hiring managers you're talking to, you still need to learn how to approach these situations like an adult instead of like a teenager trying to get one over on his parents. You can talk to your therapist about this and they can guide you.
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Sep 6, 2013 13:21
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I am curious as to how you added Target to the resume? You have this Goon-approved resume tailored to a writing career and then you ... tacked Target to the top of it? And what, aside from your credit card upsell, did you add as an accomplishment in your two-month tenure? I know you wanted to show retail experience, but do you think that your two months at a job really says "I am experienced in retail?" All it did is open a can of worms.
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Sep 6, 2013 13:37
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was it not already established that this job was a scam? Or was this for the other position that was "DEFINITELY GONNA PAN OUT GUYS" oh benny. 
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Sep 6, 2013 13:46
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AcidRonin posted:was it not already established that this job was a scam? Or was this for the other position that was "DEFINITELY GONNA PAN OUT GUYS" oh benny. Yeah it was. Doesn't stop Benny from giving it a go.
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Sep 6, 2013 13:47
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I think the jobs currently in play are Staples Office where he didn't get outgoing person's name Recycling Scam No word yet on Benny affording his medication or therapy, unless I missed an update.
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Sep 6, 2013 13:56
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Namarrgon posted:Yeah it was. Doesn't stop Benny from giving it a go. No, what i don't understand is why Benny is all like "I thought it went well, I kept my mouth shut about wrecking car's" etc.... when of course he will get the job because IT'S A loving SCAM. Is he going to come back in a week and tell us how excited he is to start work at his new recycling job?? I mean does he think it will NOT be a scam for him?? Oh gently caress he will won't he....
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Sep 6, 2013 14:03
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The interview he was talking about was for Staples. Which isn't a sc...which isn't the recycling scam.
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Sep 6, 2013 14:05
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I'm pretty sure he was saying he didn't tell the interviewer at Staples that he played dumb with the target folks when first asked about hitting the car. But yeah Benny just leave it off your resume/applications.
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Sep 6, 2013 14:52
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Any gas stations nearby you can find work at? Many gas stations will usually hire ex-cons and people currently addicted to painkillers so you should be good to go.
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Sep 6, 2013 16:13
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Coffee Wolf posted:step one: Learn German The Amish aren't allowed to use copy machines, so you're good to go in PA and OH.
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Sep 6, 2013 16:20
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The recycling place is a real business. The scam bit was them running a lovely boiler room to get new clients. I admit to a strange fascination with the idea of Our Benny doing phone sales. Coffee is for closers!
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Sep 6, 2013 17:54
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AlbieQuirky posted:Coffee is for closers! I don't think Benny is quite ready for Glengarry Glen Ross.
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Sep 6, 2013 17:56
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I played dumb when I was at Target and one of the managers asked me about crashing a cart into someone's car. I left that part out in my Staple's interview because denying I had an incident would've made me look worse.
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Sep 6, 2013 18:20
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Benny you crashed a cart into someone's car?
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Sep 6, 2013 18:29
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the runs formula posted:Benny you crashed a cart into someone's car? Come on man, keep up. Seriously yes, and click the ? by one of his posts to get the full story. gently caress, I just noticed 72 pages.
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Sep 6, 2013 18:33
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Darth123123 posted:and click the ? by one of his posts to get the full story. Don't miss out on the vegetable rag grabbing chat.
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Sep 6, 2013 18:39
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Pfirti86 posted:Don't miss out on the vegetable rag grabbing chat. Classic. I like the smack boss's wife beat down. Burt Sexual fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Sep 6, 2013 |
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Sep 6, 2013 18:40
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Darth123123 posted:Classic. I like the smack bosses wife beat down. My favorite Bennytale is when he read GQ to brush up on fashion before the Abercrombie interview.
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Sep 6, 2013 18:43
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Remember when his Police-force Uncle gave him shelter from the storm?
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Sep 6, 2013 19:11
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My fav is when Benny told the pizza place owner that he could make a pizza for him right now, no problem.
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Sep 6, 2013 19:19
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Or who could forget when he entered into *~AGGRESSIVE SALARY NEGOTIATIONS~* with his dad over a gardening job over the weekend.
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Sep 6, 2013 19:20
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My favorite was when he got a job and was immediately taken to task for not having two jobs. (Benny is not the only source of entertainment in this thread.)
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Sep 6, 2013 19:23
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docbeard posted:My favorite was when he got a job and was immediately taken to task for not having two jobs. I'm still not convinced that this isn't some sort of Goon run ARG. No one can be this much of a stooge. I do love this little trip down memory lane we are all having about our favorite episodes from season 1 of "Benny The Snake's Arrested Development" Ron Howard should really narrate this thread.
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Sep 6, 2013 19:32
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I don't know how this thread isn't gold.
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Sep 6, 2013 19:34
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its funny, for his first few posts Benny tells us how thankful he his for his rear end kicking, then the MINUET somebody asks him about how much he spends on his hobby's BAM hostility. Its almost as if the minuet you suggest he might be the one at fault he gets very upset.
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Sep 6, 2013 19:57
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docbeard posted:My favorite was when he got a job and was immediately taken to task for not having two jobs. Seriously, while Benny is a colossal fuckup (remember Benny, I was on your side for the longest time), some goons refused to be satisfied unless he does everything perfectly forever. Benny, it's cool to make mistakes, you just have to learn from them and not repeat them. Medication/therapy will help with this.
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Sep 6, 2013 20:01
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AcidRonin posted:I'm still not convinced that this isn't some sort of Goon run ARG. No one can be this much of a stooge. I do love this little trip down memory lane we are all having about our favorite episodes from season 1 of "Benny The Snake's Arrested Development" Ron Howard should really narrate this thread. If Benny didn't exist, we would have to create him.
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Sep 6, 2013 20:36
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Just as a small reassurance, I wanted to post and say that Benny and I have been talking the past few days since the discovery of the recycling center scam issue and we've been working some on sorting out some good ideas for jobhunting and stuff. He can do this - and made it pretty clear that he's probably going to give the recycling place a shot because at this point, as long as they don't ask him for money he doesn't really have much to lose except for the time.
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Sep 7, 2013 00:39
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Hell yes. Benny at the Recycling Plant--the next arc in your sordid saga. Benny, make a kickstarter to buy tiny fiber optic cameras to affix yourself with. I will gladly pledge 75-100.
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Sep 7, 2013 01:12
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Eris posted:No word yet on Benny affording his medication or therapy, unless I missed an update. His counselling is only $5/visit, it is only the visits to the psychiatrist that provides the diagnosis and prescription that is too expensive, but he doesn't need to see that guy very often. His first medication had some effects on his motor skills, so he has been transferred to a 3 med cocktail that is pretty cheap. Benny the Snake posted:Therapy is every Tuesday at 2 thru City of Chino Human Services. It's a teaching facility so while the sessions are $5, my therapist is a grad student and not a licensed professional. I'm still glad and appreciative that I'm getting the therapy; we've been starting to figure out my psychosis like how I hear my name called out at random. Incidentally, I'm hearing my name called out less and less at random. Benny the Snake posted:Kay so I got back from my psych. I've been prescribed three medications-all generics, thankfully. So my bill is $38 for the batch as opposed to $27 at Wallgreen's for Zoloft generic. I've been given two antidepressants and a mood stabilizer: one of the antidepressants treats ADD symptoms, so that's good.
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Sep 7, 2013 01:25
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Oh good!!! I missed that update. Thanks.
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Sep 7, 2013 01:36
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Benny, you know that 90% of the folks here are cheering you on to do good, right? We wouldn't be here otherwise. You'll get the occasional idiot/threadshit but that is the Internet. The upside is that you get advice, people vet it out, and you act on it.
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Sep 7, 2013 01:49
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The recycling place might be crudely and shittily run but that doesn't necessarily mean the place isn't legit, and there's a possibility he might not have been interviewing for the sales position. I've dropped off old electronics to a place like this and there was a receptionist girl who seemed like she didn't really do much except sitting at the desk waiting for people to arrive and telling them to 'put the stuff over there' and also handing out an optional form to fill out if we like. I never got the impression she handled any of the dropped off recyclables herself, either. If this was an 'administrative' position that he was interviewing for it might be something like that. I'm sure even Benny could handle those responsibilities.
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Sep 7, 2013 07:24
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lizardman posted:I'm sure even Benny could handle those responsibilities. You're cute
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Sep 7, 2013 11:25
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Make sure after they fire you from the recycling scam job after one week that you add that experience to your resume. It shows that you persevere despite the fact that you can't hold down a job. Seriously though, lie about the gap in your resume and don't gently caress up the next (real) job. I've done hiring for my company before. Based on what I have read, it sorta sounds like you are over thinking a lot of things. The jobs you have been trying to land don't require an overly ambitious attitude or someone who is perfect in every way. They probably just want a reliable normal person with a basic skill set who can perform the job. I also get the feeling that you are sending weird vibes to your prospective employers. Just be a normal dude when you talk to them and don't try to go overboard with trying to impress them because you currently have nothing to impress them with.
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lizardman posted:I'm sure even Benny could handle those responsibilities. You must be the new boy, would someone like to show him around the dormitories?
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Sep 9, 2013 17:14
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I need an update now Benny.
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Sep 9, 2013 19:04
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From the chat w me thread:Benny the Snake posted:Today's my birthday and I have nothing to celebrate. Help me feel better. Have fun, go hog wild, and happy birthday Benny
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Jesus man, don't let your birthday be terrible. Go out and give something to yourself, if nothing else. You can get season 1 of Chicago Fire on DVD for pretty cheap these days.
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