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first we have to find a place who has

Posted By: way low on 2006-09-27
In Reply to: ?? - maam

work, then the flexibility will most likely come.  Most of these places just want to know that you will work when you say you will.  Most important is to find some paying job!!!  LOL.  That's seems to be the million dollar question...who has work?  and to expound, where is the work going?!  Used to be we had so much work that it was a relief to be low once in a long while, like a vacation, now it's been so that I can't sleep at night wondering how I will pay bills.  VERY SCARY!


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