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Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#101 - 2013-06-03 20:13:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Slade Trillgon
jason hill wrote:
Slade Trillgon wrote:
I will keep it simple. I am a Jack-of-All-Trades Health and Wellness Professional.


jason hill wrote:
dole wallah ...no job ...and at this rate very little chance of getting one as i1m currently on jury service ...and it sucks Evil


Jury duty is a civil service and an acceptable hassle for being part of the Republic. I hate it when people cry about it. Heck, if one has half a brain and really do not want to perform their civic duty, it is not that hard to make it so one gets kicked out of just about any jury selection process.



well...ill tell you how pointless the whole situation was ...I sat around for 4 Bloody days awaiting jury selection...only to be told that I was no longer bloody needed...and to cap it all I had a job interview the previous week and was told that if I could start on the following Monday the job was mine .... but because of jury service I could not commit .... MEH What?



Where do you live? At least in the State where I reside they give you a phone number to call each morning, for the two weeks you can be called for duty, to see if you need to report. If you are not needed you are free for the day. On top of that we can get exemptions and I would feel that if I called the office and told them I was on unemployment and that if I do not get an exemption from Jury duty that I will be losing the opportunity to start a new job. Then I would say, would you rather I serve jury duty or stay on unemployment?

Jury duty can be a hassle, but few would rather pay the taxes needed to cover a full time set of 'impartial' jurors.


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Kirjava wrote:
Slade Trillgon wrote:


Jury duty is a civil service and an acceptable hassle for being part of the Republic. I hate it when people cry about it. Heck, if one has half a brain and really do not want to perform their civic duty, it is not that hard to make it so one gets kicked out of just about any jury selection process.

Be funny if this person lived in a Monarchy Big smile


Just switch the two terms for political control and my statement still stands.
Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#102 - 2013-06-03 21:27:04 UTC
Slade Trillgon wrote:
jason hill wrote:
Slade Trillgon wrote:
I will keep it simple. I am a Jack-of-All-Trades Health and Wellness Professional.


jason hill wrote:
dole wallah ...no job ...and at this rate very little chance of getting one as i1m currently on jury service ...and it sucks Evil


Jury duty is a civil service and an acceptable hassle for being part of the Republic. I hate it when people cry about it. Heck, if one has half a brain and really do not want to perform their civic duty, it is not that hard to make it so one gets kicked out of just about any jury selection process.



well...ill tell you how pointless the whole situation was ...I sat around for 4 Bloody days awaiting jury selection...only to be told that I was no longer bloody needed...and to cap it all I had a job interview the previous week and was told that if I could start on the following Monday the job was mine .... but because of jury service I could not commit .... MEH What?



Where do you live? At least in the State where I reside they give you a phone number to call each morning, for the two weeks you can be called for duty, to see if you need to report. If you are not needed you are free for the day. On top of that we can get exemptions and I would feel that if I called the office and told them I was on unemployment and that if I do not get an exemption from Jury duty that I will be losing the opportunity to start a new job. Then I would say, would you rather I serve jury duty or stay on unemployment?

Jury duty can be a hassle, but few would rather pay the taxes needed to cover a full time set of 'impartial' jurors.



If memory serves, Jason is across the pond. I've got the same situation as you except funner. All court hearings are held in the other big small town in the county and when summoned we're given a list of dates and we have to call in the day before. If our number is called, then we drive to the court house, which for me is a very wonderful and relaxing trip through the back roads in the mountains. Then we spend several hours at the county commissioners office, which is an old converted bar, BS'ing until the sheriff comes by and tells us to go home. Honestly the few times that I've been called the case has gotten settled out of court.
We also can do exemptions. We can call in and actually get all of our dates moved up several months if we need it.

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jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#103 - 2013-06-03 21:55:13 UTC
well ...here in the Uk we are allowed to defer 3 times ...ironically I had deferred every time because of bloody job interviews so it was only a case of when Evil. I wouldn't bloomin mind ...but its always something that I`ve wanted to do ...its just not turned out to be the experience I had hoped for and it just came at the wrong sodding time CryCry
Some Rando
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#104 - 2013-06-04 00:19:20 UTC
Web developer. Well, actually web application developer since I've moved out of the "I put checks in boxes for a living" Drupal dev pod here...

CCP has no sense of humour.
Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#105 - 2013-06-04 02:33:53 UTC
Just another vet living on a gimp pension, spending too much time on eve. (as if such a thing were possible!Big smile) Carebearing it up gleefully and chuckling at the self-perceived hardcore internet toughs blustering about New Eden. Interesting thread...

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McEvil
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#106 - 2013-06-04 04:41:16 UTC
Natural selection prevention specialist.......errrrr ummm Emergency department nurse.
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#107 - 2013-06-04 07:45:22 UTC
McEvil wrote:
Natural selection prevention specialist.......errrrr ummm Emergency department nurse.



I bet u have seen some good candidates for the Darwin awards Twisted
Mon Santow
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#108 - 2013-06-04 11:13:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Mon Santow
Im a heavy metal guitar hero.
I can train my skills in Eve and on the guitar at the same time while mining Twisted
Thermoss Devlin
Shiva
Northern Coalition.
#109 - 2013-06-04 11:25:50 UTC
Construction engineer
Fernando MRuiz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#110 - 2013-06-06 00:31:19 UTC
Currently on my last week of training for Tier 2 tech support for [REDACTED] triple play service. Yeah, $11/hr to listen to people complain and tell them to reboot things.

...so how long should I work at this job before I qualify for a job at CCP? I'd be an awesome customer support rep...

"One must, in one's life, make a choice between boredom and suffering." - Mme. Germaine de Staël
Ryuichi Tigh
Macabre Votum
Northern Coalition.
#111 - 2013-06-07 14:06:13 UTC
Sound Engineer.

Actually stage manage a comedy club. Sound, lights etc.
Do some studio work now and again and live bands if
I like their music (Which is hardly ever).

I plan to live forever.... or die trying - Vila Restal - Blakes 7 (1979 -1981)
Throktar
Deep Core Mining Inc.
#112 - 2013-06-07 18:36:22 UTC
Starting over at 34 and now I am a nursing student.
McEvil
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#113 - 2013-06-07 23:18:27 UTC
Throktar wrote:
Starting over at 34 and now I am a nursing student.


Good luck with it. If you want any advice feel free to evemail me.
Sir Spottington
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#114 - 2013-06-07 23:53:15 UTC
semi retired, i just work when i get bored or get restless with doing nothing Big smile
adopt
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#115 - 2013-06-08 16:53:46 UTC
My title is Service Diagnostics Technician; but we're more commonly known as grease monkeys and/or mechanics.
Grog Barrel
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#116 - 2013-06-08 19:15:21 UTC
headhunter
Zasha Black
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#117 - 2013-06-08 20:56:07 UTC
Currently a service writer for an auto shop, part time pharmacy technician, full time pharmacy student. ShockedShockedShocked
Chemosk VoidSeeker
Not 2 Isky Industries
#118 - 2013-06-09 13:01:30 UTC
Love reading these threads, I teach middle school science. I get to talk about science all day long, and students pretend to listen. Win Win for everyone. Lol
Meiyang Lee
Game Instrument Applications
#119 - 2013-06-09 19:22:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Meiyang Lee
Associate Scientist for a US Pharma corp at a site in the EU.
Generally I analyse production intermediates of new or in development drugs for quality assurance (non-GMP, as it's not end-product). Occasionally I get to play around testing new techniques and equipment. Big smile
Most High
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#120 - 2013-06-09 23:59:25 UTC
At the moment, full-time volunteer providing technical services at a community radio station. I handle a lot of things like the broadcast transmission systems, the IT infrastructure, the station's music catalog and the studio equipment. Most of my time this summer will likely be spent doing live outside broadcasts and events. Hope to move into a similar, paid role in future. Hard to pay the bills when working for nothing.

I also do a bit of freelance 'consulting' from time to time. Basically I solve technology problems.