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They'll soon be lining up to apply for those Walmart and Mcds jobs
I was fortunate in the early 80's to have a part time job pumping gas or stocking shelves at Shoppers Drug Mart for just above minimum wage. When I was in the 12th grade a friend and I started our own company , we looked after all the friggen houses the bank repoed , cutting the lawns in the summer and shoveling the sidewalks in the winter.
That's the attitude you need,put your head down,hair straight back and things arent as bad as most make it out to be.I'm kinda used to it now,started working in 78 just when things were going south.I was making 30 cents a tree in the bush for swamping and i got 50 cents for felling,65 cents if it was a bigger tree.Weekends i would hit the bush party spots and scoop about $50.00 worth of bottles. Thought the mines in 82 looked promising untill the BC govt decided to subsidize and build north east coal which once again put about 3000 more out of work.Then the strikes and shutdowns started,work sharing was implemented,food banks were set up.
Sometimes it takes a disaster to wake some people up and appreciate things more.
Like a job.