a cautionary word to the wise. Those of us who have been here

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I'm not going to identify the job that I did or the role that I filled because, internet, however I'm going to tell you this much. I applied for a similar role recently, after quitting my job in march I've been living on $20aud a week because my bare minimum living expenses are stupidly high. During this time, they asked for references. Now, I left my last job on bad terms, and I had several behavioral discplinary events, things that were entirely in my control to avoid. Basically, I didn't have a reference from the job, not a single one. I've effectively wasted two years of my professional life, in terms of seeking sidewards or upwards employment. I just got off the phone to the recruiter who did manage to contact a manager I had from seven years ago. She then asked if I could provide a character reference from someone I know, who is unrelated to me.

I had recently attempted to delete my facebook, but I booted that shit back up in desperation, to see if I had anyone I could call upon. Unsurprisingly to most of us, I did not. The people on my friends list are either distant acquaintances, drug addicts or family. I don't have anyone that could be considered a close friend and colleague. Thus, I don't have a character reference. The results of this shock me a little. In the immediate future, I could lose my house due to not paying rent, I could become homeless (I've been homeless in the past). All because I wanted to emulate an archetype I've adopted from long-term consumption of media on a peruvian crystal collecting board and feed my addiction to vidya.

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So, a word to the wise from someone who's been here from the start, infact, from before r9k was even a thing.

Don't push everyone away. Don't reject people and society, even though both thing's I've mentioned here are fucking detestable to the core. Don't neglect personal relationships. Once you pass the younger years, society is a lot less forgiving towards people who have no friendships and no one in their corner to say "he's a decent person who can do a job". This is especially important if you are like me, when I decided several years ago that I wanted to change, that I wanted to shake the aura of r9k away from my personal structure. I started this journey over five years ago and I missed the most important lessons.

Personal development and personal responsibility.

Mastering these two things will mean the difference between eating tomorrow and diving through a bin for food while you look at your next target to steal from to feed your addiction or vice. Whatever that may be.

Robots, my only real friends... this feel is unbearable. Goodbye. I leave plato's allegorical cave for good.

>>36560606

This proves nothing to me except that all normal human beings are complete unjustifiable monsters. I will never be truly a friend of a greedy backstabbing twat

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>>36560606
bye m8 good luck

>>36560606
>Don't push everyone away. Don't reject people and society
Well that was way too many words to tell us something way too late, pal, fella, palla there we go.

>>36561131

it's never too late.

Excuse the cliche, it's cliche for a reason.

So what youre saying is that I should let the normies win? Fuck. That. I'm not going to act against my nature, just because society wants me to.

>>36560540
Nope. Thanks for trying, though.

>fucking up when you're young leads to being fucked when you're older
Thanks Aristotle

>>36560606
>60606
I'll write you a character reference bud