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Originally Posted by Mcr (Post 2091366)

It's a serving job, it's not rocket science. I had very little fine dining experience when I started. Regardless I know girls who've worked at hooters who make substantial income and I'm willing to bet most city (Podunk of the Podunk) have a hooters and they hire any girl. M point being Not everyone can strip either, I sure as hell can't. Morals aside my body just doesnt bend and move that way and i was blessed with the body of a 13 year old girl lol Nothing against it but look at what that draya( spell check) on basketball wives la said.. " I strip because I like things" not to pay my way through school. I don't buy into to half of that kind of like I don't listen to the homeless man at the gas pump asking for money so he can pay his health insurance.

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Originally Posted by Mcr (Post 2091388)

You type on an ipad with rediculous auto correct / predective text and let me know how it goes. And I'm not sure where you live but it must be nowhere thats inhabited. My reality just isn't as old, outdated, or washed up as yours must be. If you have time to research how many Hooters there are, you need a life.

I live about 100 miles from both Hooters and strip clubs, and my area has two universities, with a combined student population of about 30,000. I think many students wish we had those business so they could make some money, and have that kind of entertainment.

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni (Post 2091392)

I wasn't thinking of your tender reading eyes when I posted. In any case, I once considered it a viable opportunity and, clearly, there are plenty of women who think about it and follow through on the thought. I completely understand the draw, but the reality of it is so much worse, in my opinion, than any benefit.

I might not strip or do nudity, but Burlesque performing has crossed my mind more than once. I know people who do it and in their circles it is not just a job, but seen as artistic dance and a form of self expression, with very few making the big bucks. Those feathers cost a lot of money, but there's crossover with a vaudeville twist, comedy, magic tricks, and the history is kind of fun.

I assumed strippers said they were in school as a line to get patrons to tip them better as the patrons can think they are helping a girl out with bettering her life and reduce some of the guilty dirty factor some people have after they went to the club. It is all illusion and fantasy anyway, so even if she isn't in school it probably doesn't matter to him, and saying you're a college student elicits a better response than being a single mom to three kids and a high school drop out.

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Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 2091160)

Did she ever think that maybe going back to school right now isn't the best option? I'll defer to the lawyers on here, but I'm guessing there are LOTS of people out there who already have their masters and a lot more experience and connections who are also looking for work.

From what I get, this isn't to pay off her old debt, it's to pay off her current debt for school that she's currently enrolled in.

The law market is terrible. I'm one of the lucky few who have found a job.;

That said - there's a "character" requirement for the bars of various states, and the state bars have a lot of leeway in deciding whether someone qualifies, or doesn't qualify. She may find herself in a tough spot if she decides to practice law.

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 2091955)

That said - there's a "character" requirement for the bars of various states, and the state bars have a lot of leeway in deciding whether someone qualifies, or doesn't qualify. She may find herself in a tough spot if she decides to practice law.

Disclaimer: not a lawyer (yet :p)

C&F requirements are going to be rough on her, from what i know, on her debt more so than her stripping. this is just what i have heard from local bar c&f admissions committee members. though they didn't talk about stripping, having a lot of debt (to credit cards, not student loans) is a problem. big big problem. (where i live)

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Originally Posted by katydidKD (Post 2091958)

Debt can definitely be a problem - I'm admitted in two jurisdictions, and they both did credit checks. The issue is that in law practice you have control over people's money, and the local bar admission boards want to know that you can at least control your own money.

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 2091959)

yep, that is exactly what the admissions people told us, if you can't handle your own money you can't handle a client's.

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Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 2091959)

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Originally Posted by katydidKD (Post 2091968)

yep, that is exactly what the admissions people told us, if you can't handle your own money you can't handle a client's.

Thank God they did our background check before I started my job - my pay's been cut over 10% and I'm not all that sure I'd pass anymore. :eek:

I'm grateful I was able to find a second job that doesn't involve taking my clothes off...although I'd probably be paid to put them back on.