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I really need some advice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKVZOoGkqU8

What came off as a small prank turned into something much worse. It's been a couple months since this happened and i'm really financially destroyed. I'm 19 years old and live with my parents, but my parents charge me rent. I owe my parents over 600 dollars in backed up rent and another 600+ on my credit card. I also owe a good friend of mine $200 and I for the life of me cannot find a job. I have 8 months of sales consultant experience and live in Los Angeles California. I've worked for three different retail stores so experience isnt too much of an issue but no stores around me will hire me. I don't have a car and i'm really struggling to survive right now. I'm considering bankruptcy but its really ridiculously stupid how long its taking me to find a new job. I always hand in a resume/cover letter/references when I submit a job application and had to have applied to over 20 jobs with nothing back. I understand jobs are scarce and California is the most populated state in the U.S. but i've already not been able to afford college this semester and I cant afford next semester either. I feel like my life is falling apart and my career is slipping through my fingers.

I really need some advice from people the stress is eating me alive. I just don't know what to do anymore.

May 4, 2015

31 Comments • Newest first

migman1077

[quote=DragonBandit]Get in shape and join the military. Although the way you sluggishly got up makes me think you have no initiative. They will change that. Being less than 2 grand in debt and claiming bankruptcy is the most stupid thing anyone can do. 2 grand isn't crap. If you meet the physical fitness and height/weight standards you can be gone in a month if you join the Army. You get food, housing, training, free college and a steady pay check. You also get things like free gyms and other benefits.[/quote] what he said( also this was very hard to watch man, i feel soo bad for u)

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DragonBandit

Get in shape and join the military. Although the way you sluggishly got up makes me think you have no initiative. They will change that. Being less than 2 grand in debt and claiming bankruptcy is the most stupid thing anyone can do. 2 grand isn't crap. If you meet the physical fitness and height/weight standards you can be gone in a month if you join the Army. You get food, housing, training, free college and a steady pay check. You also get things like free gyms and other benefits.

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Colour

[quote=lukiie]thanks colour. you've stated the not-so-obvious.[/quote]

da spasibo

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drager260

The $600 rent for your parents is ridiculous don't even worry about that right now. Talk to some friends, ask for some help getting a job. Don't just drop off a resume and application and never show up again. Go back to the place a day or two later and ask them about your application, show them you're interested. Don't be picky, you don't have to work as retail. I deliver newspapers in the AM and I make decent money off that. It's not a glorious job and the hours suck but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Some employers might actually check out your YouTube channel, I doubt it's hard to find given your name. I suggest deleting that video and maybe deleting the entire channel if the other videos are similar. I know it'd be tough and it's probably a hobby but drop it until you get yourself back on your feet.

Also, don't spend money you don't have. A credit card is nice but it's too easy to get yourself in a hole. In the meantime I suggest selling some stuff you have that you don't use like textbooks, old consoles etc.

You're crazy if you're thinking about filing bankruptcy, it's less than a grand, and it's been less than two months since you quit your job. Chill out, it's not the end of the world.

Edit: Last thing, why would you expect to get enough money to live off of from your GF if she won the lottery anyways. It's not like you're married..Oh and you better have stopped spending money on lottery tickets.

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Killeem

wow u need a big reality slap

bro wtf... i wouldve at least confirmed the lottery b4 quitting job WTF...

no transportation? ok stop being lazy, i wake up almost everyday at around 4am, 3AM on mondays and walk an hour to work, an hour back. if ur serious about ur money and ur serious about taking care of ur girl nothing would stop u from making ur money.

mature up a bit bro, get yo gangsta walk goin, start being more 'manly'. walk around like u own everything, top DAWG.

you type differently than u act in person, if u acted like the way u typed, you'd be str8. js

accept any job dont be picky, we all need 2 start from somewhere.

become successful b4 u n ur girl start pullin this crap on each other, or risk being broke all ur life and amount to nothing. ur choice my dude.

youtube aint gnna save U

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lukiie

[quote=Colour]oogly[/quote]

thanks colour. you've stated the not-so-obvious.

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Dorks

@KazuXSniper: getting it in parts was not the point, it was confirming that YES you would get paid lottery $$. mb bc this was in hindsight but you should have made your gf call
anyways I did give some legit advice on my 2nd post but i guess i'll add on here
you quit your job but your previous employer asked that you at least worked the next two weeks since you were supposed to give an earlier notice no? but you were too excited and kept sticking ur middle finger like u were some badass while she was talking. this shows
1. you have little respect for others esp ur supervisors
2. you flaky as hell
so if you wrote on ur resume that you have a good work ethic, team worker, responsible, disciplined, etc they'd to a bg check, see ur vid and throw out your resume. or they wouldn't even need to see it if you put ur ex employer as a reference

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Colour

oogly

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Luapxal344

I'm a horrible human being. It is so hard to take you seriously. I have a ton of mean things to say about you based on those videos but I won't. I guess I'll give my honest advice.
1.) You are a gamer. You can start by uninstalling Maplestory, LOL, and every other game you play. Which is more important? Getting a job or video games?
2.) Based on those videos, you have horrible posture. Stand up straight and stop hunching over.
3.) Job Interview attire: shave, ditch that buzzcut, put on some decent clothes, and wear fake glasses (they make you look more serious and smarter).
4.) Your personality. I think this is the biggest problem about you. Based on those videos, you come off to me as a jack off with a trollish personality. Bosses and employers are good at reading people. You are being you in those videos. If the boss or employers saw how you act, they would never even consider you. So u and your gf got to get serious.
5.) Transportation. You can no car but you live in LA. They have bike lanes right? Ride your bike to work. no bike? skateboard or walk i guess.
6.) Rent. I can't believe that your parents charge you rent. Your house is messyAF. Clean your room. Cluttered house=cluttered mind. Mow the lawn. Wash the dishes. Make yourself useful.

good luck

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betaboi101

Ask basil cause basil know

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GizzyJones

What about your grocery store interview?

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KazuXSniper

[quote=Dorks]who the heck quits their job just by finding out they won the lottery wdf
don't you have to confirm first and whether you want to get the $$ whole or in parts? didn't watch the whole thing ugh cringe

i rly dont have much sympathy sry[/quote]

it was 16 million and i worked at best buy. even if it were in parts it would still be better than my job

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Dorks

ok went back n watched...
you prob can't get a job bc this vid explicitly shows you disrespecting your previous employer which is super unprofessional of you. idk how extensive a bg search is but i wouldn't doubt it if even one of them found this. so advice? take the damn vid off i just managed to find your fb. sry for scare but this was not hard i didn't even google. imagine what happens when they START from your fb. i connected my tumblr to my fb once and guess what -- the ex that was supposed to leave me the hell alone got it and started following me so I had to block him there too but tumblr's policies aren't as restrictive so he saw everything I did and it took me a while to catch it. same thing happened w/ snapchat, different person

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Traitor

Apply as anything, don't be picky. Even after you applied and submitted everything, follow up.

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nindow

@KazuXSniper: yeah, also plastic bottles. here are some ways to do this
1.gradually collect them from family or your own cans, etc in a bag
2.go to a community college and collect them from trash cans (make sure the college lets people do this).
3.work as a janitor. a person can easily collect a lot of cans and bottles.
there's copper too (im not sure how you can get that) but most places ask people where they got it from. its cause you can get a lot of money from selling copper, resulting in people stealing copper to sell.

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Dorks

who the heck quits their job just by finding out they won the lottery wdf
don't you have to confirm first and whether you want to get the $$ whole or in parts? didn't watch the whole thing ugh cringe

i rly dont have much sympathy sry

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KazuXSniper

[quote=nindow]ask friends or other family for jobs.
if you have to, get a job as a janitor.
sell cans.
join the military.[/quote]

I really like that sell cans idea! That's actually really smart!

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AntiSenpai

You dun goofed.

Time to go apply at fast food, that'll get your bills paid till you can get back into what you were doing prior.

Apply at hotels and things like that as an custodian, time to put your pride away and do something that your experience won't help you with.

Even if she did win the lottery, why would you bum of her? In what part of your mind did you think that would be okay? -Sorry, maybe just different generation-

There are all kinds of jobs out there http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=&l=California time to get your ass to stepping and use public transport.

Good luck.

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nindow

ask friends or other family for jobs.
if you have to, get a job as a janitor.
sell cans.
join the military.

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xylyls

I'm not trying to be mean, but with the way you quit your job just like that... I can tell you that if you HAD won the lottery, that money would be wasted so fast

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kevqn

That was very cringeworthy

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FlushPhantom

Ur parents charge u rent at age 19? Dont they even care about you? Especially after what happened, its not ur fault. I would seek help from parents and ofc ur gf HAS to help you find a job at the very least.

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Ecliptic

Bro, where is your jaw?

Strong everything itt

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KazuXSniper

[quote=ZombieOverlord]Get a job.[/quote]

trying.

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ZombieOverlord

[quote=KazuXSniper]I'm 19 and she's 18. And she initially set it up as a prank i just figured since she won the lottery i really wouldnt need a job. I never expected it to take months to find one.

this is a serious cry for help. I really dont know where to go from here.[/quote]

Get a job.

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KazuXSniper

[quote=wanker]1. fake lottery ticket "pranks" were popular on youtube last year
2. video is too long to be "funny"
3. you both look far too young to be able to buy lottery tickets
4. girlfriend coming thru with no booty[/quote]

I'm 19 and she's 18. And she initially set it up as a prank i just figured since she won the lottery i really wouldnt need a job. I never expected it to take months to find one.

this is a serious cry for help. I really dont know where to go from here.

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xylyls

what a messed up prank

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pinoymystic

was this supposed to be a funny video/prank? because that was terrible. and you should have confirmed this lottery ticket first by going to a gas station or something. goodness gracious.

but anyway, OP, applying to only 20 jobs is not going to get you anywhere. you need to constantly keep trying. you also need to look for people that have connections for a job. find friends that have jobs. make friends with people that have jobs. put your resume online. etc. it's really hard to find retail jobs in LA since it's a big urban place. i'm not sure if you're willing to drive, but there's also other places to look into.

edit: tbh, looking at your youtube channel, i'm not quite sure if what you're saying is true because you might be a troll and have people pitying you, but if you do say what's true, you really shouldn't have posted that. it looks terrible and if your future employers saw that, dear god.

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AbsymalTorment

Become a SJW feminazi and post crap on Twitter about how much you're triggered and make a Patreon link begging people for money. Don't forget to put that Patreon link in your bio on Twitter and make sure you tweet it at least 100 times a day. Also don't forget to dye your hair, it can be purple, blue, red, pink, green. And don't forget to consume at least 10,000 calories a day.

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