Anonymous #5 16w

Wishing you luck !! 😁

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Anonymous #14 16w

I’m talkin about liek a regular smegular cashier or host or something and I have experience in that 😭😭 it’s just so frustrating

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Anonymous #13 16w

I see u getting it bro , I got a city job doing nun for 10hrs a day working on lift stations no degree 28hr

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it’s literally so bad like im fully qualified for plenty of receptionist type positions (im not asking for much!!!) and they’re ignoring me or saying no. so im like ok let me try starbucks or kroger and they say no. so…

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Anonymous #5 16w

guys i can’t go on like this anymore.

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Anonymous OP 16w

How long of a gap do you have in your work history?

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Anonymous #10 16w

Yoooo wtf u apply for ?

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Anonymous #14 16w

I just gotta get more work experience to show I’m a reliable employee . Everyone starts somewhere lol

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Anonymous #14 16w

all positions that don’t require any prior experience or childcare positions that pay just minimum wage when my background and credentials deserve more. i’ve worked with kids since i was 13 and im 21.

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Anonymous #13 16w

They make it hard that’s y they say you go to school but in reality they rather someone who has been working showing they can be reliable and not leave but if your applying for jobs for the summer they know eventually your going to have to go back to school

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Anonymous #9 16w

same girl it’s not just u 🙁

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Anonymous #9 16w

Im starting to thing receptionist jobs are in demand or something because they used to be chill low stakes jobs and now they are impossible to get lol

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Anonymous #13 16w

i worked @ a yoga studio and i wa sa receptionist and it was the easiest shit ever. i wish my boss wasn’t such a bitch tho. now i cant find anything

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Anonymous OP 16w

You could consider fudging the numbers a bit if you do have a work gap and just hope they don’t check references , often they don’t and if they do oh well at least they got back to you

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Anonymous #14 16w

they want people with experience but no one wants to provide any or teach u any skills. so counter intuitive

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Anonymous #10 16w

Yea ngl the world sucks

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Anonymous #14 16w

Try applying at city jobs for the summer u better off and it helps you in the future even if it’s some counselor type shit

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Anonymous #5 16w

City parks usually hire summer maintenance help, that’s what I’m doing

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Anonymous #10 16w

This is crazy what kind of jobs have you applied to and where abouts are you at?

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Anonymous #10 16w

591 jobs not getting back is crazy work there has to be something else going on

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Anonymous #10 16w

Holy- bro if I applied to that many jobs and still don’t get hired I’d jump that’s so unfair 😭😭

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Anonymous #17 16w

Prob bc they had some connection there and it’s someone’s son or something 🙄

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Anonymous #17 16w

You gotta be careful with those ones too because usually that means they have a lot of people frequently quitting / leaving for some reason you’ll discover once you start working there lol

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Anonymous #13 16w

literally my last job, they couldn’t keep employees cuz they were all terrible and either didn’t show up or didn’t do their job

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it may depend on what your resume looks like and how your applying, going in places always works a little better because they see your making an effort, and also if you don’t have a lot of previous experience maybe put any sort of skills you got from like clubs and stuff, or maybe if you like babysat or pet sat, still count that as work experience

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Anonymous #10 16w

591 is CRAZYYY im so sorry girl😭

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Anonymous #17 16w

Employees just not showing up is also a huge current problem apparently people just ghost jobs, miss work for no reason or take “mental health days” out of the blue across all jobs. Idk if it’s the burnout or indicative of a larger problem but ig thats why they care so much about you having experience and showing you aren’t flakey

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Anonymous #14 16w

i’ve been a counselor since i was 13. it pays less than minimum wage and my experience working with kids calls for more than minimum wage. i’m trying to do something different but no one want me

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Anonymous #10 16w

how does it pay less

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Anonymous #19 16w

like i said the job market sucks

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Anonymous #13 16w

it’s not me bc my resume is solid and so are my references 💔

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

literally. it’s like everytime i open my email “we have decided to go foward with other candidates! but we kept ur resume on file for future positions” and they never reach out again

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Anonymous #10 16w

That’s exactly how mine looks and I’ve had no calls they view it but nothing

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Anonymous #10 16w

Dude seriously! Recently I applied to bookkeeper job (I have experience from my previous job) “We absolutely loved your personality and how bubbly you were but” don’t fucking tell me but.. 😡🙄

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Anonymous #8 16w

“application viewed!” but no message from the employer like wtf 💀💀💀

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Anonymous #10 16w

Exactly nothing.

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Anonymous #24 16w

For example 5 years ago I got $9.50 an hour to cashier slightly higher than $7.25 bc I was a honors student!. It was cheeper for the company to give younger less experienced candidates a chance. Now minimum wage is $15 who are you going to choose? A college student who will only work for 3 months or someone who has a proven record of being able to work and more experience. Not saying it’s fair, but there’s a lot of economic factors that play into it

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Anonymous yellow_moon_face069 16w

Congrats! I hope you find the career you’re looking for!

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Anonymous #10 16w

Well if 591 people rejected you I feel like it might be a you problem 🤷‍♂️

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Anonymous #10 16w

just curious.. have you on had a job before?

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Anonymous #10 16w

omg😭

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Anonymous #13 16w

No it’s normal now, I’m in the same boat

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Anonymous #20 16w

I’m on unemployment even bc I got laid off from my last restaurant job so I could and they’ve told me that everything looks great and that this is becoming normal and in the past it wouldn’t have been normal at all

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Anonymous #10 16w

How do you know if it’s a scam. I swear I’m so scared of using HandShake or Indeed because my brother got scammed before

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Anonymous #27 16w

Thank you!

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Anonymous #33 16w

THIS!!!! OMG WHY DO SO MANY BUSINESSES DO THIS SHIT😭

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Anonymous #32 16w

welcome to the real world honey, EMPLOYERS DONT CARE. this has happened to me for over a year now, welcome to the club💀

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Anonymous #32 16w

i have a whole ass college degree and people won’t even accept me and i went to college for 4 1/2 years so i’m fucked

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Anonymous #29 16w

mcdonalds does this so often. my brother told me about it from someone he knew who worked there. they post jobs but are never "actively hiring" anyone. its complete and utter BS. it gives everyone applying to jobs false hope.

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Anonymous #40 16w

Have you been looking out of state too !??!

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

dude i have been in DIRE need of an entry level bookkeeping job in accounting but i cant seem to find ANYTHING😭😭

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Anonymous #2 16w

many stable jobs yes

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Anonymous #35 16w

591 people didn’t reject me lol it’s 591 submitted applications. u just bitter and mean, that karma will come back to u

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

no. i need it to be local first. after ive had experience in my area then ill think about movint out of state. but until then unfortunately its just a waiting game. i need to get experience local before i start thinking about going to a big city or anything

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

WHAT-

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Anonymous #9 16w

they don’t pay minimum wage. they give you a paycheck of 400 per month for 2 months, and then say “your tips and the end of the summer will make up for lost wages” and they don’t because they tell the parents tipping is extremely optional!!! btw 8-9 hours 5 days a week in the hot sun.

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Anonymous #10 16w

How many of those 591 reached out and how many did you interview with? Very curious about these stats! Finding a job rn sucks ass so bad

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Anonymous #42 16w

i’ve showed up to 4 different interviews within the past week, i did all these applications since like the last two-3 weeks. i have more coming up this week! i moved onto the next stages for 3/4 of them!

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Anonymous #35 16w

it also may take a while for all those 591 employers to get back to me when i just submitted the application this week u nasty bitch

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Anonymous #10 16w

Lmfao 🤣 don’t fall for the rage baiters I did earlier they just wanna argue

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Anonymous #40 16w

EXACTLY I asked if he was joking… NOPE

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Anonymous #40 16w

Dude dudeeee I’m not even done with school yet but I’m looking in TEXAS and they got a boat load of bookkeeping jobs. Literally might move after school

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Anonymous #40 16w

hey, babe! i don’t need an introduction to the real world. the job market has sucked for years now, it’s just terribly bad atm. this isn’t the first time i’ve had to wait around to get a job, i can still complain lol

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Anonymous #5 16w

Same!!! I’ve applied to almost 20 jobs and I finally have an interview tomorrow

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Anonymous #16 16w

i’ve got 2 bachelor’s and ~ 6 years of experience and ppl still don’t want to hire me hahahahaha 😀

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Anonymous #5 16w

“nobody wants to work anymore” i hope you die bc everyone is applying and applying and getting NOTHING

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Anonymous #10 16w

you might wanna run your resume through some diff like ai checker sites, they might be using ai to sort thru resumes and it might not like the format or something

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Anonymous #47 16w

this was supposed to be a solo comment but point still stands

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Anonymous #40 16w

Ok ok I really really hope that something works for you. Starting asking parents, friends, best of professors if they know ANYONE that has a link to the field you looking for

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

girl i graduated straight up over A YEAR ago😭 ive applied to 50 jobs since graduating and the only one who would hire me was walmart. im working this job until i can find one in my field but i havent had any luck whatsoever😭

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Anonymous roseberry_rabbit_face 16w

my state is sooo dry of anything like idk why its like this. i shouldnt have to fight tooth and nail just to find an entry level job this is such BS. i cant look out of state rn bc its just not in the books for me atm

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Anonymous #10 16w

yea we want to work but NOBODY will hire us. thats YOUR generation, NOT OURS. stop victim blaming and pointing fingers when its YOU thats the problem. not US.

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Anonymous #10 16w

that’s insane, to be a bitchy boss in a yoga studio… like is it not supposed to be a peaceful environment omg

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Anonymous #47 16w

omg ur right that is such a good idea thank you

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Anonymous #38 16w

specifically, solar sale companies will reach out to me and say that they’re impressed with my resume, (that’s filled with childcare jobs btw— makes no sense) and that they want to set up an interview and then I’ll look up the company online and it’s nowhere to be found and I also can’t find the employer online either. Also, after I submit my resume on, indeed, I find that I get a lot of scam calls and texts specifically for called car dealerships that my car needs repair.

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Anonymous #10 16w

so i worked a whole summer taking care of 20 different families children just to not even get paid minimum wage. childcare industry is evil

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Anonymous #40 16w

that’s exactly what i said ??? wtf u going on a power trip for

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Anonymous #24 16w

so because wages went up, that’s why employers are refusing to hire?

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Anonymous #24 16w

this is so one sided im sick

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Anonymous #52 16w

Same! I’m parents don’t understand how hard it is to try and find a job nowadays. They act like I’m not even trying. They keep telling me to get a job and I’m like “im trying!” I’ve applied to at least 20 jobs so far and only had one interview

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Anonymous #46 16w

Also 2 places reached out to me and then they ended up completely ghosting me

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Anonymous #46 16w

places always ghost me too. my dad is like “you’re being too picky” like THEYRE being too picky

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Anonymous #24 16w

OH that reminds me, i applied to a local sub shop the summer before i went back for my senior year of college, and they straight up said "yea since ur leaving so soon, we cant hire you bc we cant train you that quickly. thanks for your application!" and that was the sole reason i wasnt hired was bc i was leaving in 3 months. like bitch, how tf does it take 3 months to train someone??? tell me. like at my current job, it took about a week maybe 3?? idk but it sure as hell didnt take 3 months.

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Anonymous #40 16w

How does it take 3 months to train to make sandwiches that’s more concerning on their end for taking that long

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Anonymous #40 16w

I worked for a lifeguard business in hs like not the city and they fired you if you couldn’t work labor day 😭 like I was gonna come back in college but I couldn’t bc I couldn’t come home for the weekend

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Anonymous #40 16w

U gotta learn this advanced technique called taking school off ur resume

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Anonymous #34 16w

the problem with that is they’re like why the fuck weren’t you working

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Anonymous #9 16w

Oh I don't have that problem, but I'd lie if I did.

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Anonymous #27 16w

Good luck, I'd even try to find some jobs related to environment jsut to put on ur resume even if they low entry level

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Anonymous #34 15w

you sound like u dont have experience at all. ur not gonna take a whole college degree (weather ur graduated or still in persuit of said degree) off ur resume, just to get a stupid retail job or job at a fast food restaurant. and my friends always told me to lie on my interviews, yea thats not gonna work out buddy. i would much rather have the highest integrity and for people to be able to trust me, rather than not.

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Anonymous #34 15w

like what does that say if you always lie on an interview just to get a job?? no job is worth lying for, im sorry. and then it just keeps spiraling and spiraling and spiraling and you have to come up with more lies to cover the lies you already told??? like at that point you are just lying your way throughout your whole career?? and thats not the kind of life i wanna live.

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