Resume gap

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I used to sell books back in the day in a super hippie crunchy counter culture town.
One day this guy came in we lovingly described as "a little bit fried"... Heavy drug use left him just a little crispy around the edges.
But he was making an effort, he had on a suit and tie that was maybe 20 years out of date. A GoodWill find probably.
"Hey man, is there a book that can help me fix a hole in my resume?"
"Well... it kinda depends on how big a hole you're talking about and what you were doing..."
. . .
"I TOOK TEN YEARS OFF TO FOLLOW THE DEAD!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘"
"You know, in any OTHER town that could work against you... in THIS town... you could put that ON your resume and have people go 'DUDE! WHAT SHOWS DID YOU SEE??!?!?'"
- This is the life we could all be living but somebody invented money
  
  Eh, money itself is not the problem. There is inherently nothing wrong with trading money for labor. It’s capitalism (late-stage especially) that ruins everything. The idea you’ve got to work so hard, for so little, is mind-boggling. And the fact that a lot of people are brainwashed into believing that is a normal and okay thing to do… crazy.
  Good for that guy to be able to follow his dreams. If he had the skills for the job, I’d hire him even with the gap, just because of his dedication and bravery.
- You could probably write off as roadie position for A-list talent on world tour.
- Hell yeah. And I don't even like the Dead (sorry don't hate me) but anybody living their best life vs living to work is ok in my book.
- Deadhead grindset
  
  "Ticket Procurer" It's a skillet! :)

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