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I should really apply for this job at Toys R Us corporate. I don't really want it and I won't get it, but I should apply.

Posted by tom the turkey loves mandy lane (aka amanda) Nov 3 '08, 08:22

does that make sense?

it requires a cover letter, though, and I am so *lazy.*

I should do it. crap.

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ugh. cover letters take way too long to write well. should I get ready for a phone call to give a reference? -- nm - zork Nov 3, 08:28
Was Ray Ray how you envisioned him? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 3, 08:26
They're replacing their mascot?! -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 08:25
I'll ask the dumb question: why would you need to apply for jobs you don't want? - TFox Nov 3, 08:24 9
- So they have the opportunity to surprise her. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:25
- it's good practice at the minimum. - Reagen Nov 3, 08:24 7
  - also, like I say above, I have no real prospects and I'm starting to freak out some about it. I'd just like an offer to - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 08:26 5
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      - and retail isn't a bad fit for me. but toys? seriously? I've never held a baby in my life. kids *loathe* me. they cry blood when I walk into a room. -- nm - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 08:29 2
        
        *spits up on you* -- nm - Logan Nov 3, 08:32
        
        fwiw, I doubt there are kids working at corporate. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 08:30
    - Fair enough. Go for it then. -- nm - TFox Nov 3, 08:27
  - Well, referring to the Monty Python height sketch will only get you so far. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:25
I'll do cover letters for lego. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 08:23 1
- see, lego makes more sense to me than does TRU. I wonder if lego is hiring. nm - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 08:30
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- does she like it? it feels *wrong* for me somehow. but, like, I have no prospects really. - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 08:25 6
  - as if you wouldn't spend the entire time challenging customers to Apples to Apples in the aisles. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 08:27 2
    - Toys R Us in Canada doesn't CARRY Apples to Apples! -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 08:32
    - ross has been *practicing* a2a for thanksgiving. ram might come to thanksgiving at sashamart. he has *no* idea what he's in for. -- nm - tom the turkey loves mandy lane Nov 3, 08:28
  - Please, source non-poisonous toys for my kiddo. -- nm - Amy Nov 3, 08:26
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    - i hear Geoffery Giraffe is a "hands on" boss, if you know what i mean -- nm - pigby Nov 3, 08:26
Heck yeah you should...and when you get it, you can send free shit to my kids!!!!! :) nm - Jim Nov 3, 08:23 1
- Uh... yeah. For Logan! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:24
Yes, please. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:22

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