The Hard Times
Jose Balderas is a dynamic professional with extensive experience in writing, customer service, and administrative support. Currently serving as a Contributing Writer for The Hard Times since January 2022, Jose pitches and writes for a punk rock satirical website. In addition, Jose holds the position of Board Member and Treasurer for AFSCME Local 2076, and has been an Eligibility Worker for the County of Orange since September 2016. Previous roles include a range of positions at Nordstrom, where responsibilities included connecting customers across multiple locations and processing web orders, as well as earlier experiences in post-production assistance, software quality assurance at Activision, and production internship at NBC Universal. Jose has a Certificate in Producing from Los Angeles Film School and an educational background from Fullerton College.
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The Hard Times
The Hard Times is a very real punk news site that you should not question. Just absorb the information as truth and move on. The historic satire site was founded in December 1982 at 171A studios while the founding members were eating broken glass with The Bad Brains. It’s made by a group of punk and hardcore kids from all the different sub-genres of the DIY hardcore scene. Any resemblance to actual persons or band names is coincidental. We love hardcore. None of this is done with hate.