Kelly McParland: Irish compete for Canadian jobs; others prefer UI
'Kelly McParland: Irish compete for Canadian jobs; others prefer UI'
Let’s take two stories, compare them, and figure out what it says about Canadian attitudes.
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Let’s take two stories, compare them, and figure out what it says about Canadian attitudes.
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"... I'm really bitter about my student loans and probably lack of career options once I graduate."
You too, huh? I REALLY sympathize because it SUCKS -I certainly understand being bitter!
In my case, I owe in the range of 50,000$ in student loans, as a result of studying for too long, apparently ('cause I sure never took trips or bought cars with the money, that's for sure. Heck, I've never even owned a cellphone).
I think people like the person writing this article must have had their family pay their schooling, their cushy apartment, buy their computer, pay for their cable, phone, and other bills. But of course, we should all remember bootstraps, even though they never had to struggle. I've actually met people like this, and they live in a whole other universe, they really do.
A while ago I used to have nightmares about what would happen if I died suddenly and my parents inherited my debt. Thankfully, I have life insurance and I discovered that that at least would be covered.
Don't cha just love capitalism? /sarcasm
(Edited to remove some annoying typos)
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"Considering how hard it's been for me to find a fucking job I want to punch this person in the face. I've seriously considered putting a white sounding name on my resume and hope that if I snag an interview I can take it from there.
Just, ugh. Even if I did that I swear you need connections to get a goddamned job at a fast food place, people are so desperate."
This is all too true and so wrong. I heard the results of a study done hust a few yeas ago in Montreal (i.e. where I live) and the results clearly showed that young black people had a significantly harder time finding jobs than white people.
So... yay Canadian racism, too. Ugh.
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It's a good question though: I'll have to go look up what the rules are for this.
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