Host Cole McCormick shares a personal and tumultuous week, marked by unexpected job changes and reflections on life's unpredictability. Coleman recounts his transition from working at Ruth's Chris to a new pool cleaning job, only to face challenges with inadequate training and a clash with his trainer. Despite his efforts to adapt and use tools like ChatGPT to aid his learning, Cole finds himself unexpectedly fired, leading to a weekend of introspection and the search for new opportunities.
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Okay. So I had a crazy week. What's up, everyone? It's America Plus. I'm your host, Coleman McCormick. It's another week. Another episode. What's going on, everybody? It's Sunday, June 22, 04:25 in the PM. What's going on, everybody? I have to be here. Beautiful time to be alive, folks. I'm coming to you. Folks, so I have to just go into, like, this crazy insane week that I had, guys. I didn't know that I I thought okay. This week was originally going to be a week where I talk about, like, my new job. Two weeks ago, I tell you that after I put out a new era, the the episode titled a new era, I somehow, like, entered into a new era, and I got a new job, which is, like, incredible and awesome. And just, like, it was, like, super, what's the word?
Super super fragilistic, like, it it was, like, very serendipitous is the word I'm looking for. And I was really happy, and I to this week is not the week that I thought I was going to have. And I need to tell you this story because it's weird and also, like, just it's just life, dude. Just life on Earth, dude. Life on planet Earth. So to get you caught up, the last few weeks I didn't have an episode last week because I was wrapping up my my final weeks at Roos Chris, my final days at the restaurant, and it was incredibly poetic, honestly. Like, I and maybe this is just because I'm, like, an emotional guy. I'm a spiritual guy. I look for signs. I'm a type of guy that looks for signs.
I thought me leaving Bruce Willis was like a beautiful ending and a beautiful beginning to a new chapter in my life. And it was a great day. It was a great last few weeks, and I got a freaking cake. I didn't expect this to happen. It was, like, a really nice time. I I shook people's hands. It was, like, saying goodbye. Like, you know when you're saying bye to people? It's, like, it was like a real send off. I had a real fucking send off at Roos Chris. And it was poetic, and I'm telling people where I'm going. And I got this new job. Right? I got hired in early June.
And, actually, not even June. I got hired in May. And I was, like, scheduling, like, when to get started with this new company. And, it was this pool cleaning gig, dude. And it was gonna be was. Keyword was. It was gonna be $5 more than my Ruth's Chris job, and it was gonna be consistent full time, you know, with a little bit of overtime here and there, which is exactly what I was looking for. And, you know, that's really just all I need. You know? I'm going through a situation where I just need consistency in my life. And for some reason, while I'm looking for that, like, it just it's not it's not there yet. And all of a sudden, I get consistency with this new pool job. And, I was really excited.
My first day was this past Monday. Okay? The shifts begin at, like, 06:30 in the morning, so I'm waking up a little earlier than usual. And, it's, like, super close to my apartment. It's, like so I like, the gas is, like the amount of gas that I'm using is decreasing. The amount of money I'm making is increasing. And, like, all the numbers that should be going in a certain direction were going in the correct direction. You know? And, Monday starts, and I get paired up with this, guy, this trainer. And this whole thing is really about the trainer and the trainer's ego. I'll just say that up front.
Even though I don't like blaming people for anything, dude, I really just stepped into a situation where it was just not my domain. It was really not my room. I stepped into a room that I it was just the wrong room. You know? That's how I've been thinking about it lately. And, pretty much, the company gave me zero materials. Right? Like, no booklet, no pamphlet, you know? And I'm cleaning people's pools. I'm driving around LA, and the job is to, like, make sure that all the chemicals are balanced. You gotta, you know, maintain it. You gotta vacuum the pool. You gotta sweep the pool, and you gotta pour the chlorine and the acid and the the cyanuric acid or whatever it is. Like, I'm dealing with new chemicals.
The company provides zero materials. Everything involving the training is conversational between me and the guy who's been there for five years. And the guy who's been there for five years sort of just, like, knows it off the back of his hand. Right? He sort of just, like you know, he's been there. And so he's he's talking to me, like, casually. He's talking to me as if, like, I just know what he's talking about. And so the first few days of training were, like, a little difficult and a little hard to follow. You know? I'm sort of just he's having me guess how much acid the pool needs based off of the pH, and I don't fully understand pH and acid and alkalinity.
Like, I just don't understand these things yet. And so I don't like guessing without all the information. You know? I'm not just like like, I do my best to not be a bullshitter, and I do my best to make sure I have most of the information before I make an educated guess. And it seemed like throughout training, I wasn't given all the materials because there's so many variables with with the pool cleaning. Okay? So, like, so I'm testing. Right? I have this, like, little, little jar. I have the I have these, like, little chemistry tubes that I'm, like, rinsing out in the pool, and I'm, like, filling it up filling it up to a certain, milliliter level. And I'm putting in different different alloys in that different freaking, compounds in the water to figure out what color it is, and that color determines the level of the chemical.
And I'm, like, learning how to do all this. And then he's having me guess, and I don't know how much of anything is needed, because it's, like, about it's not just about the chemicals, or, like, the levels of the chemicals. It's also about the size of the pool. And then it's also about the type of pump system the pool has. And he has me making a guess, and then my guess is incorrect. And then he says, well, based off of this pool's pump system, what the Why the fuck are you having me guess? Why are you having me guess when there's, like, a pump system that's relevant to the to the chemical that I'm trying to put in? And so it was like this, like, constant back and forth of him having me test and guess, and then me being wrong be and then him telling me the right information even though he should have told me the information, dude. Like, there should be a fucking pamphlet of, like, what types of pump systems there are, what types of chemicals we're using. You know, like, I'm just listing out basic things that a company should have.
But this whole training situation was, was just conversational. And that was difficult for me. And that's, like, that was, like, an area where I was struggling at. And, to to put my best foot forward to figure out, like, the best way to learn, you know, I am looking for tools. And I chose to go to ChatGPT. And I went to ChatGPT to help me make tables of the correct chemical use cases and levels. Okay? And it was, like, on a on a very, like, general level. And, I did I did, like, a mini experiment the night prior, on Wednesday night, and I was like, yeah. You know what? I think this is, like, the right move. Next time when I go test the chemicals in the pool, I'm gonna give ChatreePT all the chemicals I have, all the numbers, and then I wanna see what what, like, this tool tells me to put in there. And then I'm gonna bounce it off of the trainer, and then the trainer will help me figure that out a bit more. And then the table will allow me to, like, memorize what's the use case for this chemical, and what's the proper level for this chemical.
Because there is again, there's no material telling me this. There's zero material. I have to somehow memorize it from the conversation, And all I'm looking for is something visual to look at just so I can read over it when I'm off. You know? Like, when I'm at home, I can review the material. God forbid I have homework. Right? I'm making myself homework for this job. Anyway, fast forward to Thursday. You know, this is this is Thursday is pretty much 09:11, dude. Thursday Thursday morning, we're on the first pool. Okay? It's fucking 7AM.
And, he's having me test. And I go, hey, man. I wanna do an experiment, and I wanna see how this goes. And then he goes, what? And then I pull up the test, and then I pull up my phone. I get all the numbers, and and then I start talking to Chachi b t. PH is eight point threes. Acid is at 30. Whatever. And he goes, oh, dude. I just lost so much respect for you. What? What? And, dude, as soon as I pulled out ChatGPT, as soon as he figured out that not even figured out. As soon as he heard that I was talking to ChatGPT, this man and he's 27. You know? Like, he's the same fucking age as I am. He just, like he was, like, dude, you don't need to use that. You already know what you're typing.
I'm really upset that you're, like, using this because we've already been over it. You you were doing really good yesterday. I don't understand why you're trying to lean on this thing to tell you how to do it. And I was, like, defending myself. I was like, I need a visual aid. I'm using this tool to help me memorize the scenario of when I might use a certain amount of chemical. And he and then it was just this back and forth of, like, you already know what you're doing. I've been telling you. You've been doing great. You don't need to you you pretty much, like, he didn't say it exactly, but he was pretty much saying, like, I was cheating with chat g p t, or I was leaning on AI to tell me what to do, even though it's my fourth fucking day.
And we had an argument. Like, we're we had a pretty, pretty fluid back and forth. And, I was holding my ground, you know. And I'm sort of, like, proud of myself, because, like, you know, I don't get into arguments that much. And because of the kitchen experience, you know, I'm not afraid to be confrontational, whether it be jokingly or, like, like, fucking, like, ego y, whatever that word is. Like, I'm not afraid to just to defend my actions if I think I'm doing the right thing. And so I didn't back down. And, but I also didn't wanna, like, continue fighting with this guy. Right? Because he is my trainer, and he has been there for five years.
And, you know, I just don't wanna ruffle any feathers. You know? And sooner than later, I would be on my own because that's how the job is. Like, the job is you're on your own in a company vehicle. So So I also just didn't wanna, like, ruin the training experience. Like, okay. Like like, it's gonna be fine. Cool. Like, maybe you should just, like, put it away. Maybe you should just, like, listen to this guy. And I I I think it's relevant to, like, to describe this trainer. This trainer is the complete opposite for me. Okay? And what I mean by that is, like, he's, like, a heavyset guy. He has zero information about health.
Most of his food comes from the gas station. He literally only talks about playing Dungeons and Dragons when he gets home. He lives with his parents, and he has no girlfriend. And these are all just, like like, different life, Bubba. Like, this is just a different reality that we're dealing with. And and the week was funny too, because there was, like, these, like, little moments where, like, we would talk about you know, like, we're we're together all day. Right? So we're just, like, talking about anything that comes to mind or, you know, pretty much any every topic. And there is this one moment before Thursday where we're talking about, like, health. Right? Like, what's healthy, what's not healthy. And he was like, dude, the world is getting so crazy. There's people out there telling you raw milk is good.
And I just started to, like, smirk, and I go, oh, well, hey, man. Dude. Like, I drink raw milk every day. And he was like, what? And then we go down the whole raw milk rabbit hole, and this guy's like this guy's, like, super unreceptive, of course, to the to the raw milk information. He's like, dude, no. Raw milk is illegal, dude. You have to I was like, no. I buy it at Sprouts. He goes, no. Your milk is pasteurized. It has to be I'm like, dude, I'm telling you right now. I drink raw milk every day. And he was, like, flabbergasted and sort of disgusted with that.
And so, like, that's just a scenario like, that's the type of person that I that was training me. Okay? And that's the type of person that expected me to just memorize proper chemistry levels inside you know, given like, 10 different pools on a given day. Like, I'm supposed to just, like, know how many how much chemicals is supposed to go in any individual's pool throughout Los Angeles without, like, looking at something, without memorizing something. And so, him and I, we have this argument Thursday morning, and I calm things down, I do my best to reconcile, you know, I sort of step back. I go, hey, man. Maybe I need to change my approach.
You know, I don't wanna, like like, I'm not trying to be confrontational here. I just I'm just trying to learn. I hope you know that. Like, I'm just trying to use a tool tool to learn. And then this guy says, well, clearly, you're not comfortable with chemicals, so we're just gonna go back to basics, dude. And I go, okay. Whatever that means. And so, like, the whole day happens, and he doesn't have me do any more testing. He's doing the testing now. And at the next pool we go to, he's doing the chemicals, and he's having me, doing, like, the vacuum and the netting, just, like, getting all the leaves and shit.
And then I asked this guy, alright. So, like, what chemicals does this pool need? And he goes, I'm not telling you. What the fuck? And so, like, that was the scenario. Like, it it went from, like, him being like, I'm not allowed to use a tool to to memorize, and now I'm not even allowed to know what you're doing. And that really, like, blew my mind. And I was gonna text one of the managers to, like I was gonna ask for a new trainer, pretty much, because there's there's, like, a few people there that have been there for years that could train me. And, again, I didn't wanna ruffle any feathers. I knew that I would be on my own sooner than later, and so I chose to not text the manager. I didn't wanna come off as a whiny bitch.
And, I just, like, went on. You know? I just went on with it. I just calmed down. I just wanted to focus on the day. And it was the the the whole day was awkward between him and I, but towards the end of the day, I thought I made some, like, some icebreaker jokes that, like, reconciled things. And, like, we did, like, end up, like, talking a bit friendlier towards the end of the day. And so I thought we were just, like, I thought it was just, like, a bump in the road, and we, like, handled it as adults. And I thought I did the right thing by not, like, being confrontational. And, I clock out. Right? And within an hour within an hour of me getting home after the day, I get a phone call from the errand boy manager. You know what I mean? Like, the the guy who's, like, a manager, but all he does is just listens to the to the upper guy, I get a call from the errand boy manager. And he was like, hey, Cole. So, me and the boss and your trainer, we all just had a meeting. And your trainer said that you don't really follow directions well, and it's just it looks like it's just not gonna be a fit, man. And we're gonna go a different direction. We're gonna get a different person to fill the job.
And I was like, what the fuck? Like, they just fire me just like that because the trainer said, like, I don't, quote unquote, I don't follow directions? And so that was my Thursday, dude. And, so now I'm like, now I don't have a job. Right. Now I now I seriously don't have a job. I reached out to to Roost Chris, and I've gotten no response for some reason. So maybe they're not looking to hire or just hire me back. But I straight up don't have a job right now, and it's been a wild weekend. You know? I've I've done my best to just let it settle. I've done some health protocols. I've done some meditations.
And so I'm sending out more applications, of course. But what's crazy is that this is a situation where I thought I did everything right, and, technically, I did. I thought I did everything right. I thought I put my I put my best foot forward, you know. You know, before my dad died, I made a promise to him that I wouldn't leave Ruth's Chris until I had another job. Because, you know, years ago, I I did just, like, walk out on a job without having a new one lined up, and that sort of, like, bit me in the ass, and I learned that lesson. And so with with Ruth's Chris, even though it was part time and not that much money, and, like, on holidays, they expected, like, 180% from you. But then, like, when it's not a holiday, they want, like, 20% from you.
You know, it was just this, like, very like, the variations of income was not very stable, and I was just looking for stability. And I finally get this job, and I respect the whole situation, like, putting in my two weeks. And I'm working my hardest. I'm not just, like, fucking off in my last two weeks. I'm I'm I'm making the recipes well, and and all this stuff. And it ends up having being, like, a really, like, poetic ending. And, you know, I just, like, I thought that it was gonna go well. And it was gonna be a job that, like, I would be on my own a bit more, and I'd be able to be, like, sort of, like, just, like, you know, just a bit more independent. I'll be outside all day. I like being outside. And then I even try to, like, do my best to learn the ropes and learn the chemicals and use a tool that I think is relevant, to help me learn.
And based off of pretty much the trainer's ego and how the trainer interprets me, how this unhealthy person interprets my presence and my actions, that determined my employment. And I low key think that's fucked. But I'm not I'm not trying to be a victim here. This is not an episode where I'm trying to be a victim. I'm trying to express victimhood. You know, that's not healthy. It's so weird. You know? I the last time I was fired, it was like I think I I mean, technically, I was fired from from my Warner Brothers job, but that's just because of COVID. The last time I was really fired was, like, I was working at a freaking movie theater. That was, like, over ten years ago.
And so it's just like I'm just not a guy who gets fired. You know? And to move forward with my best intentions and to be judged by a person who's not healthy and doesn't pay attention to details, it sort of stung. And it still sort of stings. And, I'm not sure if you've ever been in a scenario like this, man. I'm not sure how many people have been in a scenario like this. This is very unique to me. I'm living a very unique life and journey right now. And I'm doing my best. Luckily, I have enough money for bills right now. But, you know, I've been paycheck to paycheck for, like, the longest fucking time. And so, you know, it's sort of like like when I was at Roost Chris, it was crunch time. Like, I'm trying to lock in, but now I actually don't have a fucking job. So now it's really crunch time.
So that's been difficult, man. And just been I'm just doing my best to just stay stay alert, you know, be diligent with my applications. Hopefully, I get hired for another well paying full time job soon. You know? And when I say well paying, like, this job was get like, I was getting $18.50 at Roos Chris, and I was looking for I was about to get paid 23 an hour. You know? So if I could get somewhere in that range, which I don't think is that crazy, that would be enough for me. I'm looking for enough. You know? I'm not one of these, like, Gen z fucks who's, like who doesn't who barely wants to work, who wants to make a $100 a year. I'm trying to make, like, $40.50 grand a year. Like, if I can just live that life, that'd be amazing.
But for some reason, that's just not my journey right now. But, or but, like, it is the journey, you know? And the reason why I'm sharing all this is because, you know, I I I it simply because I have been open about my job, on the podcast, and this is just a weird, silly situation. Like, can you believe this? Can you imagine getting fired for using ChatGPT so you could memorize something pertaining to the job? Like, that's really why I was fired, in my, like, in my estimations. I was fired for using AI and for, like, I don't know, like, not respecting the ego of this Dungeons and Dragons fuck.
Like, seriously, dude. Like, if you saw this guy, you'd be like, that guy got you fired, Cole? Holy shit. Like, yeah. This guy has issues. So I'm I'm gonna be a little judgmental. Who cares, dude? What's also funny is that the boss who hired me, he did he had this whole fucking Ted Lasso spiel. I'm I'm not sure if you've seen the show Ted Lasso. I haven't. But this guy tried saying that, like, his management philosophy is like Ted Lasso. He's very he was saying that he's very personable. And if there's ever an issue on the road, he's gonna ask you what the context was.
And I didn't get any fucking conversation with this guy about anything that happened. I gave my piece to to the fucking errand boy, and, you know, it wasn't a conversation for negotiation. So, like, there was no way that he was able to, like, hire me or, like, stop that decision from happening. So, like, he couldn't do anything. All I could do was just, like, share my piece and be like, this is what's going on, man. And then it was just, like, phone call over. Done. Fired. Bye. And, I guess it's just, like, it this is a clear sign that I was in the wrong room. Right? Like, this is a clear sign that, you know, God didn't want me there, or I was only supposed to be there for four days.
You know? And I was sad, man. I was sad. I I called my mom and, you know, there was like a there was like a handful of tears going on. Not because of, like it wasn't because of, like, the job, you know? It was like it was like, fuck. Like, I thought I did everything right. Like, what the fuck? Like, you know, like and and that's really what's been bothering me. You know, I thought I did my due diligence. And the due diligence didn't fucking delegate what it was supposed to delegate. And so it's just honored from that. But I was sad. And, you know, we'll see what the future holds, I guess. I mean, things can change in an instant. Things can change within a day. So so I'm confident something good will happen. And I'm confident this only means that something more abundant will come, because, you know, my intentions have been pure.
And, like, I I'm not trying to lie to anyone. Like, I'm not trying to screw anyone over. Like, this is like like like, when you try to screw someone over, that comes back to you. And so, like, I'm just I'm, like, moving through this semi, like, quasi karma thing. Like, I'm just hoping the universe just, like, just, like, blesses me with, like, whatever the energy I've been putting out. You know? And maybe I have been putting out, you know. Does this situation prove that I've been, like, screwing around? I don't think so. Because I just don't know how how I can, like, be in this situation and be a bad person or be a I don't know. Be receiving, like, karma in any way. Does that make any sense? Like, I just don't think that's possible.
Like, I really do my damn best to, like, make sure that, like, my mind is in the right place and my heart is in the right place, and I wanna do my best work. And if, like, like, it like, now I'm just going off in circles, dude. Like, I'm just here, I'm living life, and you're getting this experience right now. Like, have you ever been in this scenario, in this type of scenario? Have you ever lost a job randomly, and you didn't know what the future was? Because that's where I am right now, and I'm looking for some advice. I'm looking for some connection right now, you know? This is the healthiest way that I can express myself, while I go through this.
I don't like being in this situation, but I'm trustful that it will lead to something better. And, I'm trusting that, you know, this pool cleaning gig was just, like, not for me. And it's and it's, like, a small step in, like, the right direction in, like, whatever the plan was. You know? That's what I choose to think. And so if that's what I choose to believe, then that is what will be happening. And so, like, I I'm just trying to connect with people, dude. I'm trying to talk to more people about, you know, is there an opportunity for me somewhere? And I hope this doesn't come off as, like, hopeless.
I'm just trying to connect to, like, a network of people. I'm it's also funny because, like, I'm not afraid of manual labor. It's like, where the fuck are the manual labor jobs? Am I not looking in the right areas? Like, what the fuck, dude? Where are these jobs? Where are these jobs? So I don't know, dude. I need prayers. I need prayers. I need vibes. I need jobs. I need money, dude. I need consistency. I need stability. That's where I'm at right now, man. So what do you think about that? Have tell me right now in the comments down below, in a boostagram, have you ever been in this type of situation? Do you have any advice for me? Because I'm reaching out for advice. I'm reaching out for for any type of connection, about this situation. If you're in Los Angeles or if you have any remote work that you think I might be good at, let's connect, dude. Let's get on the socials and let's vibe.
You know, while I say this, I almost feel silly, like, telling this story and, like, talking like this because it's like, I'm just positive that something good will happen tomorrow, or in the next, like, few days. Like, I'm just positive about this. And I'm just I'm just living life right now, dude. I had the weekend off. Thank God. So I'm I'm feeling very happy, dude. But I wanna know what you have to think, and I wanna know what you have to say about the situation. Because I think as a man, I think other men might relate to this. I'm not sure how many women could relate to this sort of scenario. But I'm confident a lot of men in the chat, a lot of men listening to this, might have something to say to me. So I'm looking for the men here, boys. I'm looking for the men. Tell me where you're at, dude.
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Okay. So I had a crazy week. What's up, everyone? It's America Plus. I'm your host, Coleman McCormick. It's another week. Another episode. What's going on, everybody? It's Sunday, June 22, 04:25 in the PM. What's going on, everybody? I have to be here. Beautiful time to be alive, folks. I'm coming to you. Folks, so I have to just go into, like, this crazy insane week that I had, guys. I didn't know that I I thought okay. This week was originally going to be a week where I talk about, like, my new job. Two weeks ago, I tell you that after I put out a new era, the the episode titled a new era, I somehow, like, entered into a new era, and I got a new job, which is, like, incredible and awesome. And just, like, it was, like, super, what's the word?
Super super fragilistic, like, it it was, like, very serendipitous is the word I'm looking for. And I was really happy, and I to this week is not the week that I thought I was going to have. And I need to tell you this story because it's weird and also, like, just it's just life, dude. Just life on Earth, dude. Life on planet Earth. So to get you caught up, the last few weeks I didn't have an episode last week because I was wrapping up my my final weeks at Roos Chris, my final days at the restaurant, and it was incredibly poetic, honestly. Like, I and maybe this is just because I'm, like, an emotional guy. I'm a spiritual guy. I look for signs. I'm a type of guy that looks for signs.
I thought me leaving Bruce Willis was like a beautiful ending and a beautiful beginning to a new chapter in my life. And it was a great day. It was a great last few weeks, and I got a freaking cake. I didn't expect this to happen. It was, like, a really nice time. I I shook people's hands. It was, like, saying goodbye. Like, you know when you're saying bye to people? It's, like, it was like a real send off. I had a real fucking send off at Roos Chris. And it was poetic, and I'm telling people where I'm going. And I got this new job. Right? I got hired in early June.
And, actually, not even June. I got hired in May. And I was, like, scheduling, like, when to get started with this new company. And, it was this pool cleaning gig, dude. And it was gonna be was. Keyword was. It was gonna be $5 more than my Ruth's Chris job, and it was gonna be consistent full time, you know, with a little bit of overtime here and there, which is exactly what I was looking for. And, you know, that's really just all I need. You know? I'm going through a situation where I just need consistency in my life. And for some reason, while I'm looking for that, like, it just it's not it's not there yet. And all of a sudden, I get consistency with this new pool job. And, I was really excited.
My first day was this past Monday. Okay? The shifts begin at, like, 06:30 in the morning, so I'm waking up a little earlier than usual. And, it's, like, super close to my apartment. It's, like so I like, the gas is, like the amount of gas that I'm using is decreasing. The amount of money I'm making is increasing. And, like, all the numbers that should be going in a certain direction were going in the correct direction. You know? And, Monday starts, and I get paired up with this, guy, this trainer. And this whole thing is really about the trainer and the trainer's ego. I'll just say that up front.
Even though I don't like blaming people for anything, dude, I really just stepped into a situation where it was just not my domain. It was really not my room. I stepped into a room that I it was just the wrong room. You know? That's how I've been thinking about it lately. And, pretty much, the company gave me zero materials. Right? Like, no booklet, no pamphlet, you know? And I'm cleaning people's pools. I'm driving around LA, and the job is to, like, make sure that all the chemicals are balanced. You gotta, you know, maintain it. You gotta vacuum the pool. You gotta sweep the pool, and you gotta pour the chlorine and the acid and the the cyanuric acid or whatever it is. Like, I'm dealing with new chemicals.
The company provides zero materials. Everything involving the training is conversational between me and the guy who's been there for five years. And the guy who's been there for five years sort of just, like, knows it off the back of his hand. Right? He sort of just, like you know, he's been there. And so he's he's talking to me, like, casually. He's talking to me as if, like, I just know what he's talking about. And so the first few days of training were, like, a little difficult and a little hard to follow. You know? I'm sort of just he's having me guess how much acid the pool needs based off of the pH, and I don't fully understand pH and acid and alkalinity.
Like, I just don't understand these things yet. And so I don't like guessing without all the information. You know? I'm not just like like, I do my best to not be a bullshitter, and I do my best to make sure I have most of the information before I make an educated guess. And it seemed like throughout training, I wasn't given all the materials because there's so many variables with with the pool cleaning. Okay? So, like, so I'm testing. Right? I have this, like, little, little jar. I have the I have these, like, little chemistry tubes that I'm, like, rinsing out in the pool, and I'm, like, filling it up filling it up to a certain, milliliter level. And I'm putting in different different alloys in that different freaking, compounds in the water to figure out what color it is, and that color determines the level of the chemical.
And I'm, like, learning how to do all this. And then he's having me guess, and I don't know how much of anything is needed, because it's, like, about it's not just about the chemicals, or, like, the levels of the chemicals. It's also about the size of the pool. And then it's also about the type of pump system the pool has. And he has me making a guess, and then my guess is incorrect. And then he says, well, based off of this pool's pump system, what the Why the fuck are you having me guess? Why are you having me guess when there's, like, a pump system that's relevant to the to the chemical that I'm trying to put in? And so it was like this, like, constant back and forth of him having me test and guess, and then me being wrong be and then him telling me the right information even though he should have told me the information, dude. Like, there should be a fucking pamphlet of, like, what types of pump systems there are, what types of chemicals we're using. You know, like, I'm just listing out basic things that a company should have.
But this whole training situation was, was just conversational. And that was difficult for me. And that's, like, that was, like, an area where I was struggling at. And, to to put my best foot forward to figure out, like, the best way to learn, you know, I am looking for tools. And I chose to go to ChatGPT. And I went to ChatGPT to help me make tables of the correct chemical use cases and levels. Okay? And it was, like, on a on a very, like, general level. And, I did I did, like, a mini experiment the night prior, on Wednesday night, and I was like, yeah. You know what? I think this is, like, the right move. Next time when I go test the chemicals in the pool, I'm gonna give ChatreePT all the chemicals I have, all the numbers, and then I wanna see what what, like, this tool tells me to put in there. And then I'm gonna bounce it off of the trainer, and then the trainer will help me figure that out a bit more. And then the table will allow me to, like, memorize what's the use case for this chemical, and what's the proper level for this chemical.
Because there is again, there's no material telling me this. There's zero material. I have to somehow memorize it from the conversation, And all I'm looking for is something visual to look at just so I can read over it when I'm off. You know? Like, when I'm at home, I can review the material. God forbid I have homework. Right? I'm making myself homework for this job. Anyway, fast forward to Thursday. You know, this is this is Thursday is pretty much 09:11, dude. Thursday Thursday morning, we're on the first pool. Okay? It's fucking 7AM.
And, he's having me test. And I go, hey, man. I wanna do an experiment, and I wanna see how this goes. And then he goes, what? And then I pull up the test, and then I pull up my phone. I get all the numbers, and and then I start talking to Chachi b t. PH is eight point threes. Acid is at 30. Whatever. And he goes, oh, dude. I just lost so much respect for you. What? What? And, dude, as soon as I pulled out ChatGPT, as soon as he figured out that not even figured out. As soon as he heard that I was talking to ChatGPT, this man and he's 27. You know? Like, he's the same fucking age as I am. He just, like he was, like, dude, you don't need to use that. You already know what you're typing.
I'm really upset that you're, like, using this because we've already been over it. You you were doing really good yesterday. I don't understand why you're trying to lean on this thing to tell you how to do it. And I was, like, defending myself. I was like, I need a visual aid. I'm using this tool to help me memorize the scenario of when I might use a certain amount of chemical. And he and then it was just this back and forth of, like, you already know what you're doing. I've been telling you. You've been doing great. You don't need to you you pretty much, like, he didn't say it exactly, but he was pretty much saying, like, I was cheating with chat g p t, or I was leaning on AI to tell me what to do, even though it's my fourth fucking day.
And we had an argument. Like, we're we had a pretty, pretty fluid back and forth. And, I was holding my ground, you know. And I'm sort of, like, proud of myself, because, like, you know, I don't get into arguments that much. And because of the kitchen experience, you know, I'm not afraid to be confrontational, whether it be jokingly or, like, like, fucking, like, ego y, whatever that word is. Like, I'm not afraid to just to defend my actions if I think I'm doing the right thing. And so I didn't back down. And, but I also didn't wanna, like, continue fighting with this guy. Right? Because he is my trainer, and he has been there for five years.
And, you know, I just don't wanna ruffle any feathers. You know? And sooner than later, I would be on my own because that's how the job is. Like, the job is you're on your own in a company vehicle. So So I also just didn't wanna, like, ruin the training experience. Like, okay. Like like, it's gonna be fine. Cool. Like, maybe you should just, like, put it away. Maybe you should just, like, listen to this guy. And I I I think it's relevant to, like, to describe this trainer. This trainer is the complete opposite for me. Okay? And what I mean by that is, like, he's, like, a heavyset guy. He has zero information about health.
Most of his food comes from the gas station. He literally only talks about playing Dungeons and Dragons when he gets home. He lives with his parents, and he has no girlfriend. And these are all just, like like, different life, Bubba. Like, this is just a different reality that we're dealing with. And and the week was funny too, because there was, like, these, like, little moments where, like, we would talk about you know, like, we're we're together all day. Right? So we're just, like, talking about anything that comes to mind or, you know, pretty much any every topic. And there is this one moment before Thursday where we're talking about, like, health. Right? Like, what's healthy, what's not healthy. And he was like, dude, the world is getting so crazy. There's people out there telling you raw milk is good.
And I just started to, like, smirk, and I go, oh, well, hey, man. Dude. Like, I drink raw milk every day. And he was like, what? And then we go down the whole raw milk rabbit hole, and this guy's like this guy's, like, super unreceptive, of course, to the to the raw milk information. He's like, dude, no. Raw milk is illegal, dude. You have to I was like, no. I buy it at Sprouts. He goes, no. Your milk is pasteurized. It has to be I'm like, dude, I'm telling you right now. I drink raw milk every day. And he was, like, flabbergasted and sort of disgusted with that.
And so, like, that's just a scenario like, that's the type of person that I that was training me. Okay? And that's the type of person that expected me to just memorize proper chemistry levels inside you know, given like, 10 different pools on a given day. Like, I'm supposed to just, like, know how many how much chemicals is supposed to go in any individual's pool throughout Los Angeles without, like, looking at something, without memorizing something. And so, him and I, we have this argument Thursday morning, and I calm things down, I do my best to reconcile, you know, I sort of step back. I go, hey, man. Maybe I need to change my approach.
You know, I don't wanna, like like, I'm not trying to be confrontational here. I just I'm just trying to learn. I hope you know that. Like, I'm just trying to use a tool tool to learn. And then this guy says, well, clearly, you're not comfortable with chemicals, so we're just gonna go back to basics, dude. And I go, okay. Whatever that means. And so, like, the whole day happens, and he doesn't have me do any more testing. He's doing the testing now. And at the next pool we go to, he's doing the chemicals, and he's having me, doing, like, the vacuum and the netting, just, like, getting all the leaves and shit.
And then I asked this guy, alright. So, like, what chemicals does this pool need? And he goes, I'm not telling you. What the fuck? And so, like, that was the scenario. Like, it it went from, like, him being like, I'm not allowed to use a tool to to memorize, and now I'm not even allowed to know what you're doing. And that really, like, blew my mind. And I was gonna text one of the managers to, like I was gonna ask for a new trainer, pretty much, because there's there's, like, a few people there that have been there for years that could train me. And, again, I didn't wanna ruffle any feathers. I knew that I would be on my own sooner than later, and so I chose to not text the manager. I didn't wanna come off as a whiny bitch.
And, I just, like, went on. You know? I just went on with it. I just calmed down. I just wanted to focus on the day. And it was the the the whole day was awkward between him and I, but towards the end of the day, I thought I made some, like, some icebreaker jokes that, like, reconciled things. And, like, we did, like, end up, like, talking a bit friendlier towards the end of the day. And so I thought we were just, like, I thought it was just, like, a bump in the road, and we, like, handled it as adults. And I thought I did the right thing by not, like, being confrontational. And, I clock out. Right? And within an hour within an hour of me getting home after the day, I get a phone call from the errand boy manager. You know what I mean? Like, the the guy who's, like, a manager, but all he does is just listens to the to the upper guy, I get a call from the errand boy manager. And he was like, hey, Cole. So, me and the boss and your trainer, we all just had a meeting. And your trainer said that you don't really follow directions well, and it's just it looks like it's just not gonna be a fit, man. And we're gonna go a different direction. We're gonna get a different person to fill the job.
And I was like, what the fuck? Like, they just fire me just like that because the trainer said, like, I don't, quote unquote, I don't follow directions? And so that was my Thursday, dude. And, so now I'm like, now I don't have a job. Right. Now I now I seriously don't have a job. I reached out to to Roost Chris, and I've gotten no response for some reason. So maybe they're not looking to hire or just hire me back. But I straight up don't have a job right now, and it's been a wild weekend. You know? I've I've done my best to just let it settle. I've done some health protocols. I've done some meditations.
And so I'm sending out more applications, of course. But what's crazy is that this is a situation where I thought I did everything right, and, technically, I did. I thought I did everything right. I thought I put my I put my best foot forward, you know. You know, before my dad died, I made a promise to him that I wouldn't leave Ruth's Chris until I had another job. Because, you know, years ago, I I did just, like, walk out on a job without having a new one lined up, and that sort of, like, bit me in the ass, and I learned that lesson. And so with with Ruth's Chris, even though it was part time and not that much money, and, like, on holidays, they expected, like, 180% from you. But then, like, when it's not a holiday, they want, like, 20% from you.
You know, it was just this, like, very like, the variations of income was not very stable, and I was just looking for stability. And I finally get this job, and I respect the whole situation, like, putting in my two weeks. And I'm working my hardest. I'm not just, like, fucking off in my last two weeks. I'm I'm I'm making the recipes well, and and all this stuff. And it ends up having being, like, a really, like, poetic ending. And, you know, I just, like, I thought that it was gonna go well. And it was gonna be a job that, like, I would be on my own a bit more, and I'd be able to be, like, sort of, like, just, like, you know, just a bit more independent. I'll be outside all day. I like being outside. And then I even try to, like, do my best to learn the ropes and learn the chemicals and use a tool that I think is relevant, to help me learn.
And based off of pretty much the trainer's ego and how the trainer interprets me, how this unhealthy person interprets my presence and my actions, that determined my employment. And I low key think that's fucked. But I'm not I'm not trying to be a victim here. This is not an episode where I'm trying to be a victim. I'm trying to express victimhood. You know, that's not healthy. It's so weird. You know? I the last time I was fired, it was like I think I I mean, technically, I was fired from from my Warner Brothers job, but that's just because of COVID. The last time I was really fired was, like, I was working at a freaking movie theater. That was, like, over ten years ago.
And so it's just like I'm just not a guy who gets fired. You know? And to move forward with my best intentions and to be judged by a person who's not healthy and doesn't pay attention to details, it sort of stung. And it still sort of stings. And, I'm not sure if you've ever been in a scenario like this, man. I'm not sure how many people have been in a scenario like this. This is very unique to me. I'm living a very unique life and journey right now. And I'm doing my best. Luckily, I have enough money for bills right now. But, you know, I've been paycheck to paycheck for, like, the longest fucking time. And so, you know, it's sort of like like when I was at Roost Chris, it was crunch time. Like, I'm trying to lock in, but now I actually don't have a fucking job. So now it's really crunch time.
So that's been difficult, man. And just been I'm just doing my best to just stay stay alert, you know, be diligent with my applications. Hopefully, I get hired for another well paying full time job soon. You know? And when I say well paying, like, this job was get like, I was getting $18.50 at Roos Chris, and I was looking for I was about to get paid 23 an hour. You know? So if I could get somewhere in that range, which I don't think is that crazy, that would be enough for me. I'm looking for enough. You know? I'm not one of these, like, Gen z fucks who's, like who doesn't who barely wants to work, who wants to make a $100 a year. I'm trying to make, like, $40.50 grand a year. Like, if I can just live that life, that'd be amazing.
But for some reason, that's just not my journey right now. But, or but, like, it is the journey, you know? And the reason why I'm sharing all this is because, you know, I I I it simply because I have been open about my job, on the podcast, and this is just a weird, silly situation. Like, can you believe this? Can you imagine getting fired for using ChatGPT so you could memorize something pertaining to the job? Like, that's really why I was fired, in my, like, in my estimations. I was fired for using AI and for, like, I don't know, like, not respecting the ego of this Dungeons and Dragons fuck.
Like, seriously, dude. Like, if you saw this guy, you'd be like, that guy got you fired, Cole? Holy shit. Like, yeah. This guy has issues. So I'm I'm gonna be a little judgmental. Who cares, dude? What's also funny is that the boss who hired me, he did he had this whole fucking Ted Lasso spiel. I'm I'm not sure if you've seen the show Ted Lasso. I haven't. But this guy tried saying that, like, his management philosophy is like Ted Lasso. He's very he was saying that he's very personable. And if there's ever an issue on the road, he's gonna ask you what the context was.
And I didn't get any fucking conversation with this guy about anything that happened. I gave my piece to to the fucking errand boy, and, you know, it wasn't a conversation for negotiation. So, like, there was no way that he was able to, like, hire me or, like, stop that decision from happening. So, like, he couldn't do anything. All I could do was just, like, share my piece and be like, this is what's going on, man. And then it was just, like, phone call over. Done. Fired. Bye. And, I guess it's just, like, it this is a clear sign that I was in the wrong room. Right? Like, this is a clear sign that, you know, God didn't want me there, or I was only supposed to be there for four days.
You know? And I was sad, man. I was sad. I I called my mom and, you know, there was like a there was like a handful of tears going on. Not because of, like it wasn't because of, like, the job, you know? It was like it was like, fuck. Like, I thought I did everything right. Like, what the fuck? Like, you know, like and and that's really what's been bothering me. You know, I thought I did my due diligence. And the due diligence didn't fucking delegate what it was supposed to delegate. And so it's just honored from that. But I was sad. And, you know, we'll see what the future holds, I guess. I mean, things can change in an instant. Things can change within a day. So so I'm confident something good will happen. And I'm confident this only means that something more abundant will come, because, you know, my intentions have been pure.
And, like, I I'm not trying to lie to anyone. Like, I'm not trying to screw anyone over. Like, this is like like like, when you try to screw someone over, that comes back to you. And so, like, I'm just I'm, like, moving through this semi, like, quasi karma thing. Like, I'm just hoping the universe just, like, just, like, blesses me with, like, whatever the energy I've been putting out. You know? And maybe I have been putting out, you know. Does this situation prove that I've been, like, screwing around? I don't think so. Because I just don't know how how I can, like, be in this situation and be a bad person or be a I don't know. Be receiving, like, karma in any way. Does that make any sense? Like, I just don't think that's possible.
Like, I really do my damn best to, like, make sure that, like, my mind is in the right place and my heart is in the right place, and I wanna do my best work. And if, like, like, it like, now I'm just going off in circles, dude. Like, I'm just here, I'm living life, and you're getting this experience right now. Like, have you ever been in this scenario, in this type of scenario? Have you ever lost a job randomly, and you didn't know what the future was? Because that's where I am right now, and I'm looking for some advice. I'm looking for some connection right now, you know? This is the healthiest way that I can express myself, while I go through this.
I don't like being in this situation, but I'm trustful that it will lead to something better. And, I'm trusting that, you know, this pool cleaning gig was just, like, not for me. And it's and it's, like, a small step in, like, the right direction in, like, whatever the plan was. You know? That's what I choose to think. And so if that's what I choose to believe, then that is what will be happening. And so, like, I I'm just trying to connect with people, dude. I'm trying to talk to more people about, you know, is there an opportunity for me somewhere? And I hope this doesn't come off as, like, hopeless.
I'm just trying to connect to, like, a network of people. I'm it's also funny because, like, I'm not afraid of manual labor. It's like, where the fuck are the manual labor jobs? Am I not looking in the right areas? Like, what the fuck, dude? Where are these jobs? Where are these jobs? So I don't know, dude. I need prayers. I need prayers. I need vibes. I need jobs. I need money, dude. I need consistency. I need stability. That's where I'm at right now, man. So what do you think about that? Have tell me right now in the comments down below, in a boostagram, have you ever been in this type of situation? Do you have any advice for me? Because I'm reaching out for advice. I'm reaching out for for any type of connection, about this situation. If you're in Los Angeles or if you have any remote work that you think I might be good at, let's connect, dude. Let's get on the socials and let's vibe.
You know, while I say this, I almost feel silly, like, telling this story and, like, talking like this because it's like, I'm just positive that something good will happen tomorrow, or in the next, like, few days. Like, I'm just positive about this. And I'm just I'm just living life right now, dude. I had the weekend off. Thank God. So I'm I'm feeling very happy, dude. But I wanna know what you have to think, and I wanna know what you have to say about the situation. Because I think as a man, I think other men might relate to this. I'm not sure how many women could relate to this sort of scenario. But I'm confident a lot of men in the chat, a lot of men listening to this, might have something to say to me. So I'm looking for the men here, boys. I'm looking for the men. Tell me where you're at, dude.
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app. It's the best way to support the show. Fountain.fm is a modern podcasting app. There's a whole suite of modern podcasting apps. Go to podcastapps.com. There's these podcast apps that let you hook up a Bitcoin lightning wallet, to the app, and you can then send small bits of Bitcoin, to your favorite podcast. Fountain's my favorite. It's the it's, like, the simplest to use. So send me some small bits of Bitcoin called Satoshis, and, send a message too called the Boostagram. We got, oh, we got some people, boosting in from or not boosting in, but they're, like, nostring in. They're zapping in from Nostr. Somebody sent me 123 sats on Nostr. Thank you very much.
Who did this? Who is this, dude? Now Nostr is funny. So I'm also, I'm also a Nostr. My fountain and Nostr are are, like, connected. And so, that's, like, fun when, like, these things can be, like, Gnostr is like a decentralized network, and Bitcoin is like a decentralized money. When you combine them, that's the future. Future. Future. I don't have too many Boostagrams to read. Actually, I don't have any Boostagrams to read. There are just a couple comments on some, episodes in the last couple weeks. There's some people said, on my clone episode a few weeks ago, somebody was, like, somebody was, like, trying to talk like Yoda. And this guy named Justin or this girl guy, Justin with a y, Krajic Krajic, Justin Krajic, he says in his Yoda voice, this theory, bottom, we need to we get need the the clone to This this of theory, bottom, we to get need the clone to. Awesome. Thank you so much for that. Boosting is loving. Thank you very much. But there wasn't a lot of boostograms anyway. Somebody else said, really good broadcast on the clone episode. So thank you for that. If you listen to the Clone episode if you want some conspiracies, go to that Clone episode a couple weeks ago. That's a really good one.
And I don't think I'm gonna be talking about fucking politics anymore. That that Elon episode I did last week or two weeks ago, that did, like that went nowhere, and it ended up being bullshit. I think I wanna talk about more about conspiracies and Pleiadians and my personal life. I think that's, like, the vibe. So if you if you're into aliens, if you're into information about UFOs, and just, like, me expressing myself, I think that's what America Plus will be, moving forward. But that's value for value, man. I encourage you to send in a boostagram or retweet the show. I'm live streaming on, x and YouTube right now. I always live stream on those socials, around the same time every Sunday. I do my best to, at least.
And, if you wanna catch the video there, or you can catch the audio, in your favorite modern podcast app, dude. So that's value for value, y'all. Boost. Send in a boost to Graham, and thank you for people who are listening. Thank you to the America Plus crew. This is it, man. I'm just trying to hang out. I'm just trying to do my thing. I love connecting with the value for value people, because it really is it's just a more positive scenario. It's not about advertising. It's not about playing the algorithm. It's just about being honest with who you are, and just expressing yourself, and engaging with people on a peer to peer level.
At the end of the episodes, on America Plus, I always play a value for value song. And what that means is there's this whole new ecosystem of, musicians and music streaming happening, where musicians are releasing their songs via RSS feeds, and they are connecting a Bitcoin Lightning wallet to their songs. And if I play their song on my podcast, I have the ability to link up their wallet to my podcast. And so, I'm gonna play a song here from a band I like called Two Weeks in Nashville. It's a song called You and Me. And, I always give the artist a 90% split of your, Satoshi donation. So while you're listening to this in a modern podcast app, if you wanna send in any donation, a boostagram or any amount, if you wanna stream in some sats, this band, Two Weeks in Nashville, is getting 90% of that donation, and, it's purely based on you and how you're vibing with it. So and I do this at the end of every episode. Go back to to to the catalog and listen to those songs, boost those songs.
So, yeah, man. Without without further ado, thank you for tuning in to America Plus, and, enjoy two weeks in Nashville. You and me. Enjoy. Vets America plus, bitch. Stay free.
