I have mentioned my town's Facebook page in a prior post, but there are also other pages that stemmed from it, like a "Helping Hands" page. This secondary page is for those in need to post what it is that they need, and hope that the request is filled. 

This morning there was a rant post on this page because on of the ladies feels wronged, lets see what you think. Her complaint is about the deletion of her previous posts, including her most recent. In the past she had asked for money for a car, or offered to trade work for cash to help her pay for the car. The problem is that when people offer to let her do a small job for cash, she always complains that the person is wanting to pay them to little, or she has a transportation issue, or some other excuse. To be open minded, I originally felt bad for her because initially these complaints are valid complaints that you often hear from people, but over the course of two months she has done nothing but make these excuses. So the administrators of the group decided to start deleting her posts. 

The latest post was a list of items screen shotted from walmart.com, that she needed right away, so that she wouldn't die of heat exhaustion "while she tirelessly walks the streets of the town looking for a job". It's one thing to ask for an old umbrella and a water bottle. However her list was everything you could possibly imagine needing to stay cool. The list contained a water bottle, a cooling gel hat, a cooling towel (the kind that you see on tv), a personal water misting fan contraption. Of course this post was deleted as well.

I can't help but feel little compassion for her one page rant, typed out on her smart phone, under a profile that has a pic of a middle aged woman with recently completed tattoos (she brags about their completion on her Facebook page), her newly pierced eyebrow (also another bragging Facebook post), and her freshly dyed purple hair. 

Mind you, I have no issue with Tattoos, but the are expensive. I have no issue with piercings, I've had them myself, but again expensive. Lastly I have no problem with her purple hair which she probably dyed at home from a box, this I have also done (my black hair turned red, I was trying for blonde, what a fiasco that was).

I am just pointing out that sometimes there is a reason that people do things, such as the admins of the page deleting her posts. Requesting things on a daily basis, especially things that seem frivolous, on a site that is meant as a last resort for desperate people, is going to get you extra scrutiny. 

Lastly, if you are serious about needing a job, dye your hair a "normal color", remove the spikes from your eyebrows, and cover your tattoos. Should you have to? No, its sad that people still judge. However it will improve your chances.