Drinking an alcoholic beverage could land you a job!

[Aaron]

The best advice of this entire thread! Thank you brother. Not sure what I did to aggravative WinMan whom may have turned this thread into an attack on me. Perhaps there may be some solid advice in WinMan, but based on what he said in a recent post I doubt it. He was basically boasting about how good he is, and how bad I am.

I believe in the doctrine of the Sovereignty of God and that God will look after me and will use my errors and mistakes to advance His plan. Even when I mess up in interviews, and the like God still has a plan for me. For example at my last long term job in SC I made mistakes, yet I worked there a long time and God used me there. No I wont be a perfect fit everywhere but I certainly believe in the sovereignty of God. WinMan is a free will person and we disagree. But to WinMan I apologize if I have made you upset and for whatever I have done to you.


John

Which, being interpreted, meaneth: Now THAT's what I wanted to hear!

 

[Aaron]

John,

This situation is strictly between the Lord, you, the Holy Spirit in you, and your spouse.

The fact he posed it as a topic in a debate forum kinda belies your assertion.

Duh.

:tonofbricks:

 

[evangelist6589]

Huh? What happened to:

Hmm... Well lets just say as a norm I'd have one alone, but there are exceptions to the rule.

 

[evangelist6589]

If I were an employer I might bring up the alcohol issue if in the past we mistakenly hired a pharisee who was real great at letting everyone at work know what he was against to include alcohol. It kind of puts a bad taste even my mouth, and I try to live a godly life, to be around a pharisee. Imagine what it does to non Christians. Talk about creating a toxic work environment. Because of the pharisee the rest of us Christians are considered suspect.

I know that Winman and my other critics will bring an accusation against me, and say I should not have been talking about christianity, and the like and they will say that the employer should not know these things. However if my critics bothered to think before they spoke they would see that when I submit a resume I am submitting my record which includes the two years I worked at BJU, and my BA degree from a christian university. This employer pointed that out in the interview and mentioned the alcohol issue. No matter how many times I tell Winman he will lecture me on me mentioning it and not my skills, when he was not there. My goodness!

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Persecution complex, much?

 

[Jerome]

Mike's is not the only alcoholic beverage out there nor is it the lowest alcohol - so I don't know why the specification about it

The OP is very confused about the alcohol content of what's he's drinking, which is dangerous. He told me his favorite, 'Mike's Hard', is:

2.5% for light and 6.5% for regular. But both are light compared to beer

In reality, Mike's Hard Light is 3.2% and Mike's Hard is 5% ABV,.
On the MolsonCoors site, the light beers range from 2-4%, and 5% is typical for the regular beers.

 

[Zaac]

Hmm... Well lets just say as a norm I'd have one alone, but there are exceptions to the rule.

Evangelist, you know you wouldn't have to make exceptions if you didn't drink at all?:smilewinkgrin:

But don't be discouraged about the attacks or the constant cynicism. This board is filled with some very nasty personalities that can be more toxic than the alcohol in a Mike's Hard Lemonade if you allow them to be.

Roll with the punches and recognize it for what it is. Be blessed today.:jesus:

 

[evangelist6589]

Evangelist, you know you wouldn't have to make exceptions if you didn't drink at all?:smilewinkgrin:

But don't be discouraged about the attacks or the constant cynicism. This board is filled with some very nasty personalities that can be more toxic than the alcohol in a Mike's Hard Lemonade if you allow them to be.

Roll with the punches and recognize it for what it is. Be blessed today.:jesus:

No question about it. Some here are really lacking in their love. Winman has turned this thread into a attack on me.

 

[evangelist6589]

Well, I know of a person who has also been having a difficult time finding a job. They told me they put on the application they have a bad back.

I tried to tell this person you cannot say things like that, who wants to hire someone who has a bad back? They think that you are going to be out of work half the time and cause their insurance to go up from continuous claims.

This person said, "Well, what if they want me to lift heavy objects?". I said to deal with that when it happens, it may never happen. But as soon as you tell them you have a bad back, as soon as you leave the interview they throw your application in file 13. That's the round circular file that sits on the floor next to their desk. :laugh:

If you go in to an interview and tell folks you have difficulty with people cursing, or getting drunk, they are not going to hire you. They are looking for someone to work, not complain about co-workers.

Yeah and what if the employer asks you what you did not like about your last job or what you do not like in the workplace? Should I not mention these things?

 

[convicted1]

I even had my own business building surfboards.

Why don't you try to start that business up again in, say, november? I bet you'd make a small fortune during that time in CT. :laugh: J/K :love2: :love2:

 

[Zaac]

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Yeah and what if the employer asks you what you did not like about your last job or what you do not like in the workplace? Should I not mention these things?

Try not to EVER speak negatively about a former employer during an interview. That's on the big list of no nos. They'll think you will do the same thing to them if you ever leave.

If they ask what you did not like, say it in such a way that it doesn't sound like you're slamming the previous employee. For example, if the previous place of employment was chaotic and out of control, say something like "I wish we could have been better organized. I believe a little bit more structure would have allowed us to better accomplish our goals and meet our deadlines".

 

[salzer mtn]

I think evangelist needs to take a lawyer with him on his next interview and let the lawyer do the talking.

 

[Winman]

Why don't you try to start that business up again in, say, november? I bet you'd make a small fortune during that time in CT. :laugh: J/K :love2: :love2:

Believe it or not, one of my friend's uncle wanted to start a surf shop on Long Island and wanted me to build surfboards for him. Shapers made big money back then, but I was only 15 years old and scared to death of the responsibility.

You can make good money building surfboards, several of my friends I grew up with continue to build boards to this day and make a nice living.

 

[evangelist6589]

Try not to EVER speak negatively about a former employer during an interview. That's on the big list of no nos. They'll think you will do the same thing to them if you ever leave.

If they ask what you did not like, say it in such a way that it doesn't sound like you're slamming the previous employee. For example, if the previous place of employment was chaotic and out of control, say something like "I wish we could have been better organized. I believe a little bit more structure would have allowed us to better accomplish our goals and meet our deadlines".

Better advice

 

[evangelist6589]

Believe it or not, one of my friend's uncle wanted to start a surf shop on Long Island and wanted me to build surfboards for him. Shapers made big money back then, but I was only 15 years old and scared to death of the responsibility.

You can make good money building surfboards, several of my friends I grew up with continue to build boards to this day and make a nice living.

Try making a living off that in Colorado.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Try making a living off that in Colorado.

Ever been to Boulder?

Oh, wait. You'll need a passport.

 

[Winman]

Try making a living off that in Colorado.

It was a surfer named Mike Doyle that invented the snowboard that you see so much in Coloorado.

In the mid ’60s Doyle, Rusty Miller and Garth Murphy invented the first surf wax. In 1970, he invented the single ski, a forerunner to the snowboard. Doyle and his good friend Joey Cabell, who started The Chart House Restaurant chain, are excellent skiers. They placed two bindings parallel on a short ski. If Doyle had been a skateboarder he might have arranged the bindings perpendicular to his ski and set off the snowboard revolution

http://www.easyreadernews.com/68171...ame-inductee-doyle-set-standard-for-watermen/

You know, if you really want to do something, you can.

 

[evangelist6589]

It was a surfer named Mike Doyle that invented the snowboard that you see so much in Coloorado.



http://www.easyreadernews.com/68171...ame-inductee-doyle-set-standard-for-watermen/

You know, if you really want to do something, you can.

Lots of Arminian are big on self-help and self-fufillment philosophy. As for me I subscribe to the verse that says I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. This means that I can only do what He has allowed and has authorized. I cannot do everything, but I can do what serves the king. I am a SLAVE of God and seek to serve my master and my king. No this does not mean I will be able to get any job I want, or do anything I want, because my abilities, experiences, and opportunities may not be enough.

 

[Winman]

Lots of Arminian are big on self-help and self-fufillment philosophy. As for me I subscribe to the verse that says I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. This means that I can only do what He has allowed and has authorized. I cannot do everything, but I can do what serves the king. I am a SLAVE of God and seek to serve my master and my king. No this does not mean I will be able to get any job I want, or do anything I want, because my abilities, experiences, and opportunities may not be enough.

So, are you trying to say if you can't get a job that it is God's fault? That sounds like what you are trying to say.

And getting a steady job and holding that job by showing up every day and doing good work is what the scriptures teach. It is not some sort of self-help philosophy.

2 The 3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Paul had the same "philosophy" as John Smith of the Jamestown colony who said, "He that does not work, neither shall he eat" because some folks were not working and taking advantage of others.

Now, I know it can be difficult to get a job out there, especially today, but when folks try to give you helpful advice, the least you can do is be respectful, even if you will not be thankful.

If you want to get a job, tell the interviewer how hard you will work, how you will show up every day and be dependable, how you will be flexible and learn, how you will strive to do a excellent job. Don't tell them your favorite drink is Mike's Hard Lemonade, and that you will not criticize them when they sin.

Your biggest problem is your attitude.

 

[Mexdeaf]

Your biggest problem is your attitude.

Hell must have froze- I agree with you!