Friday, August 21, 2015

The Job Interview, part 5

AUGUST 21, 2015
11:11 AM

CODY
Good morning

11.26
I have a question.

ME, 12.39
Yes?

CODY, 12.45
Do you know how to crack a safe?

ME
Er…

CODY
It’s an emergency.

ME
I’ve never tried to??? but I saw a couple episodes of Burn Notice?

1.06 PM
What I gathered was mostly that it depends what kind of safe it is and where it’s located. Some you can jam the lock in and force it to open and some you have to listen for the clicks.

CODY, 11.40 PM
It’s a sentry
It’s a key pad

ME
Hm. Water saw?

CODY
Message Kaylee she’s trying to bust it she don’t have no water saws
Saddly

ME
Okay, gotta finish archiving first though.

CODY
Ok

So I messaged Makayla on Facebook and this was the conversation:


Sigyn Wisch
Also, ytf are you trying to crack a safe?

Makayla Marie
Money
Help

2:00pm
Sigyn Wisch
any reason you can't just, like, ask someone for the code?

Makayla Marie
About that
I cany
Don't ask don't tell

Sigyn Wisch
O...kay, but this is illegal and the government watches Facebook messages.

Makayla Marie
It's not
My friend lost the code

Sigyn Wisch
Maybe it's their anniversary
or their mum's birthday
I don't know, d'you have a sledgehammer?

Makayla Marie
No I do not

Sigyn Wisch
http://get.smarter.com/web?am=broad&q=how+do+i+open+a+sentry+safe&an=google_s&askid=0eaaf898-1646-4aff-b831-f71df7a9ac89-0-sm_gsb&kv=default&gc=0&dqi=&qsrc=999&ad=semD&o=32247&l=&af=

Makayla Marie
Idk which one to click

Sigyn Wisch
Dunno, try em all and see which one works for you

Makayla Marie
I'm scared

Sigyn Wisch
Oh

Makayla Marie
I'm running out of time

Sigyn Wisch
What exactly is the problem?

Makayla Marie
The loan shark has my  other dog i have to get him money

Sigyn Wisch
Well, maybe just don't go to loan sharks anymore???? why were you messing with them in the first place?

Makayla Marie
I had no choice
I need 2k fast

Sigyn Wisch
There's always another choice besides dealing with people who steal dogs.
and kill them.

Makayla Marie
I had no other option at that moment
What can I do

Sigyn Wisch
Of course you did.
Pray.

Makayla Marie
I start my benefits next month
What am I gonna do he won't wait

Sigyn Wisch
*shrug* Well,you should have thought about that before you went to a loan shark
Everyone knows they're bad news

Makayla Marie
I didn't jnow

Sigyn Wisch
Remember when you asked me about loans and I said I don't mess with that stuff? Every single time? This is why
Just sell your makeup on eBay or Craigslist or something.

Makayla Marie
Iv tried

Sigyn Wisch
Then sell your body. You can make two thousand in two nights. Maybe three.

Makayla Marie

Iv tried

Excuse me? Ain't no way you actually did try selling your makeup or your body. I knew that suggestion was outrageous when I gave it.

My hypothesis is that she doesn't actually need the money for a loan shark; she needs it for her wedding. She got back together with the guy she was with when we met and they're engaged. In a previous conversation, which I didn't post on this blog, she indicated that he wants-- she said "needs"-- to get married quickly.

2.22PM
I have a question
And a deal

2.25 PM
Hello

ME, 2.30 PM
Hi sorry Loki’s hungry talk and I’ll get back to you when he’s fed

CODY
Sigyn

2.47 PM
Ok let me know

3.25 PM
Can I tell you now

ME, 3.30 PM
Okay. You can really tell me anything anytime, I just might not respond right away :)

CODY
Well me. And my wife have a deal

ME
Let’s hear it :)

CODY
We are letting you know this but don’t tell the others ok
We have a house on one side of the property we never let workers live there but Kaylee said good thing about you. And she went to bat for you so with this deal I ask one thing. I’ll explain why

ME, 3.45
What’s the deal?

CODY
We are going to trust kaylees word. We will let you and your husband have the house to yourself. We will still pay as planed and you mention you didn’t want to stay forever. If you guys last a year you will get the yearly pay increase. And we will buy you a vehicle. Or if you like one of the trucks you can have it. We will help you get re established when you want to move on. But we don’t care how you do it get 2k I asked my wife if we can pay kaylees debt she said no because she don’t work for us. We just got our cattle check. So we have everything in the green now. You still have jobs and I expect the best. Kaylee put her reputation on the line and said amazing things about you. I believe her. And for my wife to be willing to let someone into our guest house says a lot her father built it

ME, 4.00 PM
I’m confused. We’re broke. Kaylee put us up for this job because I told her about our situation, which is basically Loki crashing at the library every night and me at my dad’s because I thought I was getting into a tech program before I talked to her. I put in a group message that we are broke and have nowhere to stay together and that’s how she told us about your offer. Why would you or she think we had any money when we’re in that circumstance? I mean, if that was the case, I wouldn’t be asking for a job.

CODY
I know you need a job and I’m giving you one. I will pay you not only what you get her but extra. I am willing to give you a job to make 50k a year minimum. Free room and board and vehicles to use and gas money
This is the best job you can get in Central.

ME
That’s great and we’re grateful, but our only source of income would be from you. We do not have money or anything of value. The best I can offer is, cut my pay in half and give half to Kaylee until her debt is paid.

CODY
That’s not an option. I was in your place believe me I know the streets you can always make something work
She put her neck on the line 3 house members voted against you until Kaylee stepped in
She’s why you have the job

LOKI
There is literally nothing we can do. Our phone is getting shut off next month because we can’t afford the $30 phone bill. If you really think that getting that money is a possibility, then it is her possibility and her responsibility We told her not to get a loan. We told her loan sharks are bad news.

ME
There is nothing we can do until we get paid and we made that pretty clear from the start. Sorry if that means this won’t work out.

CODY
Well when I pick you guys up you talk to my wife. She’s not going to be happy.
I need work and I’m on the line so you two get to thinking. I’ll put you under my plan. It will be $10 each for each of you to have smartphones
So don’t worry about your phone

(At this point, I didn’t figure there was much else that needed saying, so I just went to Makayla and asked her about what was going on. She kept telling me “talk to Cody, talk to Cody, Cody will get butthurt if you don’t talk to him, talk to Cody” and here I thought it wasn’t part of any job application to babysit a potential employer… Then she told me he said he was taking the job off the table if I didn’t respond. sO mAtUrE~)

Here's the transcript of my conversation with Makayla:


4:16pm
Sigyn Wisch
Call me, we need to talk

Makayla Marie
 I'm on 2g
What's up

Sigyn Wisch
Looks like we got the job, but they want us to pay your debt. As you know, we don't have a single earthly dollar between us or we wouldn't need a job. I offered to give you half my pay but Cody said it wouldn't work.

Makayla Marie
 I don't know what's up his ass I am on my way to the ranch as we speak
Talk to him then fill me in ill handle him
Did he say why he wants you to do that

Sigyn Wisch
Because Sarah said he can't pay your debt since you don't work for them. I told him just cut my  pay and give half to Kaylee and he said it wouldn't work
Thank you for getting us the job, by the way. I mean it. I just, I thought he knew we didn't have any money
If we did, you wouldn't be in this situation.

Makayla Marie
 I know just talk to him if you don't respond he gets ass hurt

Sigyn Wisch
I told him all of that
Look, I'm sorry, but it is not our responsibility to 1) take care of other people's debts, especially when they go against our advice and 2) prevent grown adults from getting, er, "ass hurt".
Also, he should know that we don't have money
For example, this message, sent on the 29th of July at 3:28 PM:
I told her if we got this job, I’d set aside part of my earnings to help her with whatever she needs, but other than that, you know, I don’t really know what to do other than be there for her.
Kind of implies that we have nothing

Makayla Marie
I don't want your help I am doing Shit on my own
Just don't adjatate him
I'm half way there
Talk to him be calm

Sigyn Wisch
I talked to him. I said my piece
As far as I'm concerned, there's really nothing else to say.
Either he wants us to work for him or he doesn't.

Makayla Marie
Well talk work get all details

Sigyn Wisch
I've got nothing to say or ask right now

Makayla Marie
"If they don't reply in 5 mins the job is gone I refuse to waste my time"
He just sent that
He needs info to put in file

Sigyn Wisch
Then he can ask me anything. I warned him straight up front that I can't always reply immediately. I've got archiving to do

Makayla Marie
Archiving?

Sigyn Wisch
That's right

5:06pm
Makayla Marie
What's that

Sigyn Wisch
Transferring information from a short-term, low-memory storage device to a long-term, high-memory storage device

Makayla Marie
Ah

Sigyn Wisch
Yep. It's important to store information accurately and securely.

Makayla Marie
Cool

Sigyn Wisch
So, it seems like either Cody's busy or he don't want to talk anymore

Makayla Marie
Hes mucking

Sigyn Wisch
Okay

Makayla Marie
Yep

And now, back to my conversation with Cody:

ME, 4.46
Okay

CODY
Good you responded

ME
Well, yes. I’m archiving while we’re talking, so responses may be slow, but I am reading your messages.

CODY
Good I talked to Kaylee

ME
OK

5.02
…? Anything of interest?

CODY
Yes

ME
Alright. What’s up?

CODY, 5.17
Your smart I’m not

ME
Wait, what?

CODY, 6.21 PM
You just need to post links everywhere.

ME
What do you mean?

CODY, 8.06 PM
I don’t care how you do it get views and clicks on her videos and the deal remains. She’s working tonight.

ME
Got it

CODY, 8.22 PM
Her ads need clicks too.

ME
Yep

CODY
Mobile views don’t count

ME
No problem

CODY, 9.18 PM
She needs major views comments likes shares
Basically anything that tips off Adsense

ME
Yep, she’ll get it, no worries :)

CODY
You know how AdSense works yes

ME
Not really

CODY
Well google it. We need to tip the scales of it so she gets cash flow going in

ME
Mm. She’ll get plenty of views the next few days

CODY
Good do you use Adsense

ME
No

CODY
You should

ME
*shrug*

CODY
Well can you look into it

ME
Ok

CODY
Thank you my wife wants to start using it

ME
Well, if y’all think it’s a good system, she probably should :)

CODY
We don’t know how it works

ME
Then perhaps you should look into it :)

CODY
I have and I don’t understand it

(and then I casually sent a screenshot of the first Google result, which reads:
“AdSense is a program that allows bloggers and website owners to make money by displaying Google ads. You’ve probably seen the ads all over the place, including in Google search results. Basically, Google gets the largest cut and you get a small percentage.)

AUGUST 22, 2015
6.39 PM

CODY
Hello.

(No other messages than that. So…did he just want to chat??? This is quite a bizarre application process… *whistles*)

AUGUST 23, 2015
2.24 PM

ME
Good afternoon and good news! We did some research and it turns out Kaylee doesn’t actually owe any money :)


(No response yet, but I will keep you all posted!)

Thursday, August 20, 2015

The Job Interview, part 4

AUGUST 20, 2015
6.15 PM

CODY
Hi

ME
Hello

CODY
How are you. I apologize for the delay my phone was shut off.
Our cattle buyer failed to pay

ME
I’m okay. Packing, cleaning out my room. That sucks about your phone.

CODY
It’s fines

ME
Okay. I’m glad you have a way to text now, at least

CODY
Yes. So yall still need work?

ME
Yes, please! I got wait listed for the training program I wanted and figured we were just gonna hit the road if we didn’t get this job.

CODY
Alright well we had a house meeting and picked jobs.
All I ask is one thing

ME
Alright
What is it? :3

CODY
Well give me a second to get in
All I ask besides house rules can you help Kaylee

ME
I’m happy to help her. In what capacity?

CODY
Her YouTube if you know loans any way. I have limited funds. The loan shark killed her two pits

ME
I’ll figure her into my budget once I start getting paid :)

CODY
She’s homeless at the moment.

ME
So is Loki. My father won’t let Loki move in, so I was initially packing to move out with him. My father can’t afford to support me anyway, so it’s a good thing you’re willing to hire us. I’ll help Kaylee out though once I can afford to, for sure.
She said you’d be willing to pick us up. Is that still the case?

CODY
7.04 PM | Yes but I have to finish the TG

ME
Okay, no problem. When do you think that might be?

CODY
Hopefully this next week

ME
Okay. Please do keep us updated, and thank you for getting back to us.

CODY
No probable
Can you promo

ME
Meaning?

CODY
For Kaylee
I’m having her message you to tell you your jobs

ME
Okay. Yeah, if she posts her YouTube stuff to her page, I can have everyone I know like her page.

CODY
We’ll talk to her about it. I’m talking to the family

ME
Okay. Cheers!

8.00 | CODY
:) talk to her

ME
I am :)

CODY
Good

While that was going on, this occurred:

Makayla Marie
Cody wants me to talk work

Sigyn Wisch
Okay.

8:00pm
Makayla Marie
Fo you know your jobs

Sigyn Wisch
Okay, so tell us
Makayla Marie
Loki is taking my old job

Sigyn Wisch
Okay

Makayla Marie
It's hard but he can do it
Does he like bulls,cows, horses, sheep, and bison

Sigyn Wisch
Yep

Makayla Marie
Ok cause he's a hurder

Sigyn Wisch
Sounds good

Makayla Marie
Your doing house wife jobs

Sigyn Wisch
Yay!!!
That is seriously what i ve wanted to do ever since 2012 you have no idea

Makayla Marie
Cook well learning southern stuff clean laundry just wife atuff you guys wash and change and make beds every day

Sigyn Wisch
Okay

Makayla Marie
That's basically it

Sigyn Wisch

Alright.

Really now, is there any reason he couldn't have told me all of this himself?