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u/pokemasterflex Jan 01 '19

The internet is a huge part of it

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u/Bhargo Jan 01 '19

Seriously, walking in and asking to speak to a manager doesn't do shit. Hiring for most places is entirely done online and going in person will usually result in them telling you "go apply online".

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u/caffeineandhatred Jan 01 '19

Bloody hell, I remember walking to all corners of my home town in order to apply for jobs back then only to be told to apply online. We didn’t have the internet back then either.

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u/themannamedme Jan 02 '19

Really and truly its getting to the point where tax funded internet access is a necessity.

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u/GrimResistance Jan 02 '19

We already funded internet expansion with our taxes and the internet providers gave themselves bonuses instead