I GOT A JOB!

Hicks · Post by **Hicks** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:59 am

WHOOOO! After 3 years of unemployment, I have a vocation: Presbyterian Youth Leader, a position I wanted for 10 years. I'm just so... happy. UNNEEDED EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!11111!!!!OMGWTHBBQ!

...Ahem

Nothing to see here folks, move along :3

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:41 am

Congrats dude. That's pretty awesome.

So what does a youth leader exactly do?

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:57 am

In my experience they get youth females impregnated and go to jail. Be careful Hicks and be sure to wear protection.

Also, congrats. =-)

Hicks · Post by **Hicks** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:29 am

@Cynic: Twice a week, lead a 2 hour meeting of 6 or more teenagers in a light dinner, physical activity, and finally bible lesson/devotional. Additional duties include scheduling/chaperoning youth on community outreach missions (such as the regional soup kitchen) and activities (like Laser Tag).

@erik: ...I'm just going to ignore that first part of your post and say thanks.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:13 am

Laser Tag as part of the job? Damn you.

Anyway, good work there. I once did voluntary Friday-night youth group things to help keep the kids entertained (see: try to direct their violence away from each other), and it can be exhausting, but generally worth it.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:20 pm

Sounds like fun. It's nice to hear about something working out for a change.

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:22 pm

Three years? Wow!

Congrats! I hope it goes well.

PhoneLobster · Post by **PhoneLobster** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:40 pm

Hicks wrote:@erik: ...I'm just going to ignore that first part of your post and say thanks.

... so.... no protection then?

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:40 pm

PhoneLobster wrote:
Hicks wrote:@erik: ...I'm just going to ignore that first part of your post and say thanks.
... so.... no protection then?

On a more serious note, congrats, Hicks.

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:48 pm

Ah, my work here is done. =-D

Seriously though, congrats. Being unemployed sucks and it is doubly awesome to get a job and have it be one you've been wanting for so long.

tzor · Post by **tzor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:11 pm

Hicks wrote:... I have a vocation: Presbyterian Youth Leader, ...[

OH, Congratulations.

Is this the point where I start to mention the problem of Child Molestation incidents among Presbyterian Youth Leaders?

The Office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) estimates that there are about 50 clergy sexual misconduct cases every year. Although cases in the PCUSA tend to involve adult women and male pastors, there are sometimes cases reported that involve children and other men.

Yes, that's right, nothing to see here ... move along now.

Count Arioch the 28th · Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:58 pm

That's it. Tzor, you are no longer my friend.

This person fought for 3 fucking years to get out of unemployment and you sit in your fucking mansion on long island making more money than an honest working man could ever dream, and you DARE to accuse Hicks of being a pedophile!?

You know what, fuck you. You're a crazy old man with a harelip and the worst halitosis I have ever smelled in my life. You have had everything handed to you in your life and if you acutally had to WORK for a living your fragile, frail body would dissolve into dust due to the extreme atrophy you face.

tzor · Post by **tzor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:23 pm

I did what count? I don't think I did what you think I did. I don't accuse no one of nothing. Although, he might want to be carefull of his coworkers ... just saying.

erik · Post by **erik** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:32 pm

To be fair, I made the same jibe earlier (about the profession, not Hicks, just as Tzor did). For the record, I don't believe that Hicks will have this problem, but I have personally met a youth leader (catholic, not that it matters) who did.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:11 am

Congrats, Hicks! Unemployment can really suck.

Post by **Zherog** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:29 pm

Congrats on becoming gainfully employed, Hicks.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:51 pm

I've always been curious about the term "gainfully employed."

So is volunteering Ungainfully employed? What if you work overtime but aren't paid extra for that. Would that be ungainfully employed? Say you were on maternity leave for the year but your company gave everyone a bonus, would that be "gainfully unemployed"?

Sir Neil · Post by **Sir Neil** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:18 pm

Do youth leaders get paid hourly or on salary?

tzor wrote:I don't think I did what you think I did.

The capitalized "H" in "OH, Congratulations" along with the smilies and ellipses in the spolier made it look to me like you were passive-aggressively sniping at Hicks. I would have read it in a better light if you'd ended the spolier with emphasis on the need to be careful of his coworkers.

violence in the media · Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:09 am

Sir Neil wrote:Do youth leaders get paid hourly or on salary?

tzor wrote:I don't think I did what you think I did.
The capitalized "H" in "OH, Congratulations" along with the smilies and ellipses in the spolier made it look to me like you were passive-aggressively sniping at Hicks. I would have read it in a better light if you'd ended the spolier with emphasis on the need to be careful of his coworkers.

Personally, I read it as a douche-y attempt to cast aspersions of sexual misconduct onto a religious group OTHER than Catholic clergy. Then again, I usually assume the worst from Tzor. So, take my POV with a grain of salt.

On a more positive note, congrats Hicks!

Post by **fbmf** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:57 pm

Cynic wrote:I've always been curious about the term "gainfully employed."

So is volunteering Ungainfully employed? What if you work overtime but aren't paid extra for that. Would that be ungainfully employed? Say you were on maternity leave for the year but your company gave everyone a bonus, would that be "gainfully unemployed"?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gainful

On the off chance that you weren't making an "Inconsistent English Language" joke.

Game On,
fbmf

tzor · Post by **tzor** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:32 pm

Sir Neil wrote:Do youth leaders get paid hourly or on salary?

tzor wrote:I don't think I did what you think I did.
The capitalized "H" in "OH, Congratulations" along with the smilies and ellipses in the spolier made it look to me like you were passive-aggressively sniping at Hicks. I would have read it in a better light if you'd ended the spolier with emphasis on the need to be careful of his coworkers.

I generally don't unhit the shit key fast enough to get the two letter words. It's my most common typo; you should see my IM replies.

And really, I don't see you or anyone else griping at everyone who does it at me. (I was called by someone here 'a big wig in the Catholic Church' with the definite implication that I either was or indirectly supported pedeophiles. I let that one slide.)

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:38 am

While we're on the topic, as of today I am also employed! I start Wednesday at A'Van (a caravan/motorhome making company), 38 hours a week.

Expect delays in my various projects.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:23 am

One more Congrats, Koumei. What are you gonna be doing?

FBMF: I did mean it as a joke but thanks for the link. As you say, Game on.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:48 am

I'll be a bonder, getting large boards of foam, aluminium and stuff, lining them up, gluing, then loading them into the presser. So, manual labour, more of a MAN'S JOB thing, but hey, equality means getting to do manual labour like a man, and operating POWER TOOLS and HEAVY MACHINERY.

Sir Neil · Post by **Sir Neil** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:15 pm

tzor wrote:I generally don't unhit the shit key fast enough to get the two letter words. It's my most common typo; you should see my IM replies.

My problem is the laptop keyboard is too small, so I'll type yu[ instead of yup, or worse.

And really, I don't see you or anyone else griping at everyone who does it at me.

I'm not griping, I just don't like seeing Niftyites fighting, especially due to miscommunication.

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