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I hate to say it, but if you have been looking for work for a long time and turn down an offer.... You can't complain.

There is a saying about beggars and choosers.

I completely understand being in a job that I dislike, but a job that I dislike is better than no job and no prospects of a job.

A single position can build a resume and open more doors. This was a foolish mistake it seems. I would love to hear about a follow up. Did this guy land the job that he wants?



"The conversation I’m going to have with my parents now that I’ve turned down this job is more of a concern to me than turning down the job,"

That's what jumped out at me as the giant, blinking, neon sign. You and I can't turn down an offer and still complain.

But a kid with that mindset absolutely will. He has absolutely no perspective. His parents and grandparents have raised him within Plato's Cave.




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