{"id":1247,"date":"2015-09-11T12:30:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2021-12-16T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:10:16","slug":"this-st-louis-dad-needs-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/this-st-louis-dad-needs-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"This St. Louis Dad Needs a Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ResumeBuschStadium.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1248\" src=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ResumeBuschStadium-354x640.png\" alt=\"ResumeBuschStadium\" width=\"200\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ResumeBuschStadium-354x640.png 354w, https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ResumeBuschStadium.png 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Donnie Grooms is an unemployed father and went to some extreme measures to get his name out there. While the Cards were losing to the Cubs, Donnie stood outside Busch Stadium to hand out his resume to anyone who would take one. His sign says: &#8220;UNEMPLOYED &#8211; MY FAMILY&#8217;S <strong>DREAMS<\/strong> DON&#8217;T WORK UNLESS I DO! PLEASE TAKE A RESUME!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What he wrote may ring true for many out there looking for work. Dreams can sometimes only be filled when there is some\u00a0semblance\u00a0of financial stability. Without proper finances dreams are\u00a0put on hold. Which can be very heartbreaking for a family.<\/p>\n<p>Donnie&#8217;s ethic in job searching has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recruitmentgrapevine.com\/article\/2015-09-11-hr-worker-with-sick-wife-and-daughter-hands-out-cv-in-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/fox2now.com\/2015\/09\/10\/unemployed-man-discusses-unique-job-seeking-strategy-with-fox-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wil92.com\/2015\/09\/11\/the-new-way-to-get-a-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral<\/a> with the image posted to Facebook, <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/lA3vpFh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imgur<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/3kc1sh\/this_man_lost_his_job_and_is_struggling_to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> with comments on some of the sites ranging in the thousands. A few TV news stations have also picked up on Donnie&#8217;s story. Seeing that Donnie was from St. Louis and a member of a parenting group I am also in I had to send Donnie a quick message offering support from another St. Louis Dad.<\/p>\n<p>Are you looking for someone who is hard working and willing to go the extra mile? Donnie might be your guy. Check out his info below!<\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn is:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/donaldgrooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/donaldgrooms<\/a><br \/>\nEmail is: dgroomsii@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donnie Grooms is an unemployed father and went to some extreme measures to get his name out there. While the Cards were losing to the Cubs, Donnie stood outside Busch Stadium to hand out his resume to anyone who would take one. His sign says: &#8220;UNEMPLOYED &#8211; MY FAMILY&#8217;S DREAMS DON&#8217;T WORK UNLESS I DO! 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