hard work<br>Carl had been hired to work at a local factory. It was very hot with temperatures typically over one hundred degrees. Carl hated the job and wanted to quit. However, he had to stick with it to pay the bills. Eventually, Carl got use to job and learned to enjoy it.
Carl didn't have a job at first, but then he got one
This is definitely correct. He got a job and thus had a job.
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(z0 / contrast-01
    :ARG1 (z1 / have-03
              :ARG0 (z2 / person
                        :name (z3 / name
                                  :op1 "Carl"))
              :ARG1 (z4 / job)
              :polarity -
              :time (z5 / at-first))
    :ARG2 (z6 / get-01
              :ARG0 z2
              :ARG1 (z7 / job)
              :time (z8 / then)))
Carl did n't have a job at first , but then he got one
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z1 :polarity 0
z1 :ARG0 z2
z1 :ARG1 z4
z1 :time z5
z0 :ARG1 z1
z6 :time z8
z0 :ARG2 z6
z6 :ARG1 z7
z6 :ARG0 z2