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well since moving to belfast ive been kinda thinking about my whole situation and how it compares to others. i left a cushty enough job to try and make it on my own in belfast. naturally this has led me to living in as cheap an area as possible. however the area is predominantly loyalist (im a catholic). its ok, i have figured that if i keep myself to myself i shouldnt get much bother. every morning and evening when i get the bus to and from work, a picture like THIS stares at me. at first i was intimidated, but after 3 months, it more or less depresses me as i live in a sh*t area and have a sh*t job. (btw that aint the mural i see, i dont want to put it up for fear of giving away my location)
i go to work as a data processing operative for a place in central belfast. it is utterly depressing and i have to type in codes from prescription forms into a really old COMPUTER . i do this from 9 to five and i get paid £200 a week for my troubles. im actively seeking a better job so i can get better money and move out of the area i am in.
last week i was driving my car and stupidly i didnt check my left mirror and as a car was coming up the left lane, i scraped its doors when i pulled into the lane. i didnt want my insurance premiums to go up so we went to a garage and i had to hand over the £200 i had earned plus some more money to get the other guys car fixed. this really set me back financially and now i cannot pay my rent. my landlord understands though and has given me a deferral so i will pay him what i can on monay and then the rest next week. i also got the cold this week which left me bed ridden on thursday and today which means i will miss 2 days pay of next weeks pay packet. we get paid a week in lieu.
still, i console myself with the thought that i am doing it for myself and that it'll not be long before i am out of this dreadful situation. i just had to get this off my chest. anyone else going through a rough time at the minute?
For what it's worth, you come across as one of the most together people on OTF, and if I was an employer I'd be happy to take you on for something more challenging than you're doing atm.
But, Connell, surely you could do something less horrible "for yourself"? I understand trying to make it on your own, but living where you have to pretend you aren't really you sounds like an unnecessary challenge.
well ive applied for a few jobs with a few big name companies and hopefully theyll get back to me soon. ive had a few postive interviews but nothings come of them. it's just a matter of time before i nail an interview.
i was an it technician so im going for those types of roles.
tbh i want to make a go of it myself so that in 20 years time i can look back and say that everything i have, i did for myself and that ive live in **** and worked a **** mind numbing job. i know it sounds a bit ****ed up, but its money at the end of the week.
Johnny's in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he's got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off
Look out kid
It's somethin' you did
God knows when
But you're doin' it again
You better duck down the alley way
Lookin' for a new friend
The man in the ****-skin cap
In the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten
Maggie comes fleet foot
Face full of black soot
Talkin' that the heat put
Plants in the bed but
The phone's tapped anyway
Maggie says that many say
They must bust in early May
Orders from the D. A.
Look out kid
Don't matter what you did
Walk on your tip toes
Don't try "No Doz"
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don't need a weather man
To know which way the wind blows
Get sick, get well
Hang around a ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell
If anything is goin' to sell
Try hard, get barred
Get back, write braille
Get jailed, jump bail
Join the army, if you fail
Look out kid
You're gonna get hit
But users, cheaters
Six-time losers
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin' for a new fool
Don't follow leaders
Watch the parkin' meters
Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don't steal, don't lift
Twenty years of schoolin'
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don't wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don't wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don't work
'Cause the vandals took the handles
I am inexperienced in the world of work but I'd imagine that the fact that you have ambitions do a lot better and that it means a lot to you is pretty important, and it won't be too long before things get better.
Move to England, get a job at Tesco or Asda. Pay's **** but it's a fair bit more than £200 a week and there's the chance for overtime. You'd work with loads of people.
Maybe not the advice you're looking for but it just seems like it could offer you a better quality of life than you've got?
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