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Originally Posted by einbert
Add to me to the pile of people that have had jobs where I've
-had to have a car (including low-wage jobs including fast food)
-had to have a phone (including I.T. contracting jobs that can be great 2nd tier jobs, a lot better than minimum wage but you DO usually need a phone and even possibly a smartphone because you need the internet to sign up for a lot of these jobs and work platforms)
Throw me in as well. I currently hold a management-level job which started as a mid-level position with the company years ago, which I couldn't perform without a car or cellphone, and would not have gotten the job to begin with if I didn't have these things.
Prior to this, at a previous job, from 2002-2006, the same was true.
Very hard nowadays unless your position is fully on-location and requires little to nothing technologically for the duties of the job. I mean, if someone is going to be a cashier, a hairdresser, a firefighter, or waiter at a place very close to their home, they can go without. If someone works at a midtown Manhattan office, they can go without. Otherwise? Likely no job.