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DiverDave

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1. 653 Hopes for a job.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:41 PM

Aug 2012

What a dick.

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Man Creates Fake Craigslist Ad To View His Competition — He Was Quite Surprised [View all] marmar Aug 2012 OP

653 Hopes for a job. DiverDave Aug 2012 #1

+1 freshwest Aug 2012 #3

I agree...companies do this all the time... joeybee12 Aug 2012 #4

Apparently.. 99Forever Aug 2012 #6

I agree. I think he was creative Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #15

So that means it's ok to get DiverDave Aug 2012 #33

Asked and answered. 99Forever Aug 2012 #34

Only a fool would get their hopes up based solely on a single post. morningfog Aug 2012 #40

not only that he then went public to share the information grantcart Aug 2012 #42

He's a jerk. If I had responded to that ad, I'd definitely tell him what I thought of him. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #46

Fake=liar=enough already!!! Don't we have enough lies going around from the GOP? nanabugg Aug 2012 #50

So should I call up... 99Forever Aug 2012 #52

His intent does not appear to be malicious. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #18

only 1 disappointment less than a real job opening would have 0rganism Aug 2012 #31

So that was better than his 'adjunct professor job?' freshwest Aug 2012 #2

So, what's your point? Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #7

An adjunct professor job often pays so low that it really can't even be considered a job Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #12

Thanks. So he was looking for a better job. That makes sense. freshwest Aug 2012 #13

If his only income was as an adjunct I would consider him currently unemployed Bjorn Against Aug 2012 #14

I would consider that rate of pay to be at the level of unemployment, as well. freshwest Aug 2012 #20

Adjuncts are basically indentured servants. I know an adjunct prof who makes $1500/class DotGone Aug 2012 #24

I know someone with a PhD who was paid $2,000 for a semester. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #25

There's a reason they're called 'Gypsy Scholars' and it ain't coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #30

Where I teach, part-time is less than $18,000 per year gross. Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #39

Fast food pays better than many adjunct positions. Conditions there are pretty bad. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #54

And, if he is still a student, he might be accumulating student loan debt at the same time? freshwest Aug 2012 #56

Interesting to note that the first responses all completely ignored the point. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #5

Not uncommon around here. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #8

What---Knee Jerking on DU... trumad Aug 2012 #9

Some degrees are better than others. Blanks Aug 2012 #10

It was an experiment to see what even a basic job advertised Lex Aug 2012 #11

The job he listed is exactly the kind of job people with community college, Masters, and even jtuck004 Aug 2012 #27

As a potential employer... Blanks Aug 2012 #35

Potential employer = mythical jtuck004 Aug 2012 #38

Believe what you want to. Blanks Aug 2012 #43

I don't have to believe. I just read the data, and it stinks. jtuck004 Aug 2012 #44

Wow... Blanks Aug 2012 #45

"However, when we transition to a more sustainable economy" jtuck004 Aug 2012 #58

You're well on your way then. Blanks Aug 2012 #59

Ready to trade cloves <G> jtuck004 Aug 2012 #62

The answer to the 'no jobs' problem is in small scale agriculture. Blanks Aug 2012 #65

Ok, but save some time for medical research while plowing the wheat. jtuck004 Aug 2012 #67

I know there is more to money than hypnosis. Blanks Aug 2012 #69

"Debt makes all participants clinically insane" jtuck004 Aug 2012 #71

Have you seen this? jtuck004 Aug 2012 #68

I've been there. Blanks Aug 2012 #72

Saw this, thought of you... jtuck004 Sep 2012 #74

I bet you are a RIOT at parties! missingthebigdog Aug 2012 #51

I am actually a very funny person. jtuck004 Aug 2012 #60

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly, lol. missingthebigdog Aug 2012 #64

Maybe might hat is made of tin, but... VPStoltz Aug 2012 #16

That's tinfoil, alright. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #17

On the other hand, there have been threads, serious ones, Occulus Aug 2012 #63

I see 2 possibilities. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #66

Sorry, job levels are set for a decade, we need SocSec at 50. nt CK_John Aug 2012 #19

No.... sendero Aug 2012 #22

Not too soon is my opinion. Rozlee Aug 2012 #23

Hiring will be in full swing, all right, if Rmoney wins... intheflow Aug 2012 #28

Anyone still believe that 8%ish unemployment number? obxhead Aug 2012 #21

Never believed it harun Aug 2012 #26

Not even before the closer-to-real numbers started coming out. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #32

Umm I do, but then again, I'm a Democrat. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #48

Being a Democrat doesn't require being blind to reality. nt Skip Intro Aug 2012 #61

Really? obxhead Aug 2012 #73

Heard the NPR interview with this d-bag. slampoet Aug 2012 #29

like Taleo.. Satan's job search system. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #47

Masters in english? Why not get at a grade-school or high school job? OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #36

Need to have a multi-subject credential We are Devo Aug 2012 #41

You need a lot of breadth to get into teaching in some places Posteritatis Aug 2012 #55

That really sucks. If I were him, ecstatic Aug 2012 #37

So he's an administrative assistant? looking for a low level job? n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #49

What state was this in? IrishEyes Aug 2012 #53

Don't be surprised - this country sucks. Loge23 Aug 2012 #57

A lot of job postings are fake FreeJoe Aug 2012 #70