Well, I'm hoping you guys have some suggestions for a pretty odd situation. I need to find a job so I can start saving for college. I moved back to a town I used to live in last January. The problem is, when I lived here before, I was very JW, and only associated with others in the org. I haven't really met anyone yet I here, due to certain life circumstances, so I don't have anyone local I can put down as a reference.
I did make a couple of good friends in my former town, and I think there are a couple of college instructors I might be able to use as references. I'm wondering if I should get their permission to use them. Do you think a potential employer would be put off by having to call long distance to check references? I really don't want to have to explain to them that I was a part of a cult for years, and now that I've left, none of my former friends will speak to me, let alone give me a good reference, lol.
Just another odd thing to deal with, I guess:)
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Job applications and no references
by Cicatrix inwell, i'm hoping you guys have some suggestions for a pretty odd situation.
i need to find a job so i can start saving for college.
i moved back to a town i used to live in last january.
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What do you do when you have no family?
by talesin in.
well, my mom is critically ill, i'm afraid.
she can't breathe, it's a constant battle, i don't know what to do.
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{{{{Talesin}}}}
You and your mom are in my thoughts.I'm so glad you decided to visit her, and that you took her some tea (that was so thoughtful of you-and I'm sure a comfort to her):)
I hope she is feeling much better now, and you, too.
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We need solid advice from former Elders
by peacefulpete inalmost unbelievably after 4 years of staying away from the hall and the jws last week they called and said there were allegations of apostasy against us.
we have been very quiet about our feelings and so were very surprised and angered.
we were told that they were going to discuss the allegation and determine if we would be formally accused of apostasy.
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{{{{Peacefulpete, Mrs Peacefulpete, and family}}}}
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WT Paradox: ``In Your Face" Religion, Reclusive GB
by Room 215 init struck me that, for all the emphasis they put on evangelism and public preaching, the borg's leaders are actually a reclusive, shadowy lot.
the only large audiences they will address are their own members, they rarely grant interviews and never seek opportunities to lead by preaching their message in a public or media forum.
quite the contrary; in the one instance where jaracz made an appearanace (cornered by a bbc reporter), he came across as combative, and mean-spirited hardly as a spiritual leader of six million-plus.
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They remind me of the Wizard of Oz, the bumbling little man behind the curtain who kept everyone spellbound in fear, because by remaining invisible,his subjects were forced to form in their imaginations an image of their leader, and it was an indomitable one.Once Dorothy et al got a peek behind the curtain, the game was up.
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Post pics of.....your desk!
by Xander inyup, we all know you have one.
it's what you are sitting at right now reading this thread.
desk your computer sits on.
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4JWY,
Your number three desk is my dream desk-vintage style with a roll down top. I used to have a child sized version of it when I was a kid. Now I'd like a grown-up version. It looks great and hides clutter really well when you close it:)
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Post pics of.....your desk!
by Xander inyup, we all know you have one.
it's what you are sitting at right now reading this thread.
desk your computer sits on.
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Jwbot,
Yep, I'm a woman, lol, although sometimes I wonder...
I LOVE your desk, btw. Your style is awesome, and I only wish I could be that organised.Well, I am organised in a way. I actually know where everything is, really, I do
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Post pics of.....your desk!
by Xander inyup, we all know you have one.
it's what you are sitting at right now reading this thread.
desk your computer sits on.
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Woohoo! I did it. I think mine belongs in the messy antique desk catagory, lol.
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Post pics of.....your desk!
by Xander inyup, we all know you have one.
it's what you are sitting at right now reading this thread.
desk your computer sits on.
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Trying again, lol. Thanks Englishman. I realized I have to use Explorer to get the bar with the little paper clip.
Hope this works.
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Post pics of.....your desk!
by Xander inyup, we all know you have one.
it's what you are sitting at right now reading this thread.
desk your computer sits on.
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Here's mine, messy as usual, lol.
http://cicatrix.photostep.com/image/171179968
One of my sons made the heart and barbed-wire picture for me.
Hope you can get to this. It's the first time I've tried to post a picture online. How do you guys post your pictures directly to the thread, anyway?
I can't get my freakin hyperlink to work-grrh. Guess you'll have to cut and paste to see this.
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Belief-O-Matic says I'm a Mormon
by rocketman ini took the "belief-o-matic" survey at beliefnet yesterday, and it looks like i am a mormon.
the survey matches your beliefs on various matters to the creeds of the world's religions and assigns a percentage.
i was 100% church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
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Every time I take these quizzes, Jehovah's Witness ends up at the bottom. I was involved with the Witnesses for twenty years. What WAS I thinking, lol!
I came up with
1. Unitarian Universalist
2. Secular Humanism
3. Liberal Quaker
4. Neo-Pagan
No real big surprises here.