Bit of a pet peeve of mine over the past few weeks has been everyone's bitching. I think a lot of this has to do with the general hope at the end of last November, whole "Obama-Change" expectation and all, but dammit, it's just annoying at this point!
Honestly, everyone freaks when their opposition gets the upper hand! I overhear Glenn Beck a lot. Then I turn around and listen to Liberal pundits (Who all like to freak out equally, by the way!) Everyone wants to bitch about how everything is going to hell, but they can't, or in some cases, won't, do anything to fix the problems they're talking about, or they'll inflate a small problem into something so large it no longer is what it was.
On a more local, personal level, I'm getting sick of everyone lamenting about the economy. Local Amtgarders that read this, you know who you are: Those bitching about their college choices, the lack of jobs, the state of rules, yadayadayada, ect.
The fact is, the age of American Entitlement is over. Get off your gorram high horse and get to it! We cannot change a thing with words, you have to get up and do something about your state of being and just do it. We are no longer in a place or state where we get everything because we won at economics. We have to work now, and get back to that top spot, and nothing changes with a lot of people bitching.
You have to lower your standards. I want to point to a pretty epic quote from Firefly to inspire everyone out of a job right now:
"I reckon a man who can't find work ain't lookin' hard enough"
C'mon guys, I got a job. It took me two months, and copious amounts of World of Warcraft aside, I still got one. That's better than people who it took a year or so to find it. All it takes is getting up and getting out there. I'll tell you one thing: If you tell yourself you have to get to the place you're applying at every day until they give you a job, you'll eventually either get the job, or a firm no that will let you get moving on other prospects.
Better yet, here's a quick list of places you can work that are usually always hiring:
1.) Temp Agencies. You'd better believe a place that hires people to work for other people is always hiring. Google it. You'll find the offices in your area, and you only have to stop in there to get interviewed, right before the job to get orientation and schedule, and after the job to turn in your timecard. You can even set up direct deposit if you need to. Look for a Kelley Services office. Though they do mark you as a rehire for eventually not taking jobs, they treat their people well and make sure they're matched with a good job. Better yet, they sometimes permanently hire people out and give them to the other job, which can give you a solid place to work for longer than a few days.
2.) McDonalds/Fast Food. Everyone's favorite crap food needs people to make it. Though they don't exactly always hold up their end of the bargain, they'll work you till you can't stand the holding cabinet's beeping for decent pay. It's not that bad! I promise, I used to work at one.
3.) Wal-Mart. I haven't worked at one, but usually they require 50+ people, have a pretty open hiring schedule, and always need people. I've also heard tell that you have to watch your availability to make sure you're open for stuff you want to do. I.E. Amtgard. But, they offer pretty good benefits if you can get a job at a Sam's Club, and decent hours at the Wal-Mart end of things. Just do it! Trick is to call and ask for their Personnell department to get a good connection going, and be persistent.
My last category of people who need to stop bitching, one that I frequently belong to myself: People who complain because they can't do something, won't do something, or won't learn something because they're too busy to realize how easy it is. The big annoyance to me right now is people in the UOC who can't seem to figure out submissions. FRIGGIN' LEARN HOW TO MASH BUTTONS. It's not that hard, and neither is the system itself. Just keep at it, and start working a single position, and building up. It also helps to run through Career Mode again with a Jiu Jitsu fighter, just to get used to doing it during Jiu Jitsu camps. You can learn this system, and I promise that it doesn't suck as much as you think.
Now the reason I fall into this group is because I am in the "can't/won't do something" group. Mostly, this pertains to my love/hate relationship with MMA training. I train on/off for MMA, and as much as I say I want to do it, I usually find a way to worm myself out of it. Right now that's bugging me because I live near a pretty good gym that puts out good fighters and I won't go and train with them. GAAH! It bugs me that I won't, even though I want to!
So, because i have the whole of the internet watching, I am going to do it. Flat out. Because after putting this much bitching up online about people bitching, I have to do it so I don't look like a complete pundit.
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