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Old 12-20-2013, 04:12 PM
 
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I offered a part time job today for 7.50 an hour for a gas station clerk. I said thank you but no thanks, shook the interviewers' hands, gave them my resume, and said if a position opens up in the pharmacy deparment feel free to call me.
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:31 PM
 
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I offered a part time job today for 7.50 an hour for a gas station clerk. I said thank you but no thanks, shook the interviewers' hands, gave them my resume, and said if a position opens up in the pharmacy deparment feel free to call me.
The gas station had a pharmacy?
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Northern Virginia
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The gas station had a pharmacy?
Yeah, they hang out in the parking lot.
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:40 PM
 
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The gas station had a pharmacy?
It was for a grocery store.
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:53 PM
 
Location: PHL
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I am just getting more and more confused as I am reading this thread. You said "Great Job Offer".....
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:53 PM
 
Location: midtown mile area, Atlanta GA
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So you have pharmacy qualifications and they offered you a gas job? That makes no sense. It would have made more sense if they had offered you a customer service desk job while waiting for a pharmacy slot.
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Old 12-20-2013, 04:54 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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I am just getting more and more confused as I am reading this thread. You said "Great Job Offer".....
I'm guessing that was sarcasm...
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Old 12-20-2013, 05:02 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I'm guessing that was sarcasm...
It was. The OP was simply frustrated with the offer being it's a small wage and part time to boot. Many people have been forced into taking jobs like this while seeking full-time or something in a different field they trained for. The job market is still an employers market, Despite all the "rosy" news coming out of Washington and the media with their cooked books not reflecting the real statistics. Will be this way for a while. Long away are the days where employers were struggling to find and recruit workers. There has been some improvement but we have miles to go before we sleep.
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Old 12-20-2013, 05:07 PM
 
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I'm guessing that was sarcasm...
Tis it was sarcasm.


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So you have pharmacy qualifications and they offered you a gas job? That makes no sense. It would have made more sense if they had offered you a customer service desk job while waiting for a pharmacy slot.
They said their pharmacy was already staffed but offered me another position since they liked me.
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Old 12-20-2013, 05:10 PM
 
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Tis it was sarcasm.




They said their pharmacy was already staffed but offered me another position since they liked me.
Do you need the job? Why did you turn it down? It could have been a foot in the door and possibly given you an advantage down the road since you would be an internal candidate.
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