How the fuck am I supposed to get a job

Ingy · May 08, 2016, 07:15:04 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:07:37 PM

Quote from: challengerX on May 08, 2016, 07:01:54 PM
Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:00:43 PM
Quote from: SecondClass on May 08, 2016, 04:28:58 PM
>2016
>having a hard time finding a job
seven applications filed this year

nothing
seven is nothing dude
it's six more than necessary for the kind of jobs i'm applying to

i define "hard time" as anything more than one application for a job like bagging groceries

i mean, for fuck's sake

Well those are the jobs everyone is applying for so yeah it's hard lol

big sponge · May 08, 2016, 07:16:08 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:09:02 PM

Quote from: LC on May 08, 2016, 07:05:33 PM
Basically this. Seven is pretty paltry. You should be filing multiple ones a week if you don't already have a job and want one.
that's the thing, though

i don't want a job

i'm societally obligated to get a job, so i'm not going to be filing them as if i enjoy doing it

Very few people enjoy working outside of whatever it is they really want to do for a living.

You could think of it a different way though. If you want to continue to live the way you currently are or improve your current standing you're going to have to pay your dues. Same goes for anything else you may want to obtain. Very rarely are people ever handed a comfortable life and all the things they may want on a silver platter.

Verbatim · May 08, 2016, 07:17:08 PM

Quote from: Dissonance on May 08, 2016, 07:15:04 PM

Well those are the jobs everyone is applying for so yeah it's hard lol

true

big sponge · May 08, 2016, 07:18:39 PM

Also to add onto inglorious there is a lot of competition for the piss easy zero education required jobs out there. Applying for those is going to be like playing the lottery if you don't have any prior work experience.

A way to " hedge your bets" so to speak would be to list any volunteer work you've done. That shows that you aren't a complete zero when it comes to working a job.

Jono · May 08, 2016, 07:28:50 PM

It took me 2 years to get a job after applying everywhere I could find.

Just keep applying and you'll get one.

Verbatim · May 08, 2016, 07:33:11 PM

Quote from: LC on May 08, 2016, 07:18:39 PM

A way to " hedge your bets" so to speak would be to list any volunteer work you've done.

if i had any

i'm helping my dad build a house this summer, though, so there's that

Verbatim · May 08, 2016, 07:36:31 PM

i did my friend's paper route for him for like, 2 weeks

i don't think that's resume worthy though

Casper · May 08, 2016, 07:46:02 PM

Welp.. It's not like unemployment is at 100,000,000 or anything, our generation is just lazy.

big sponge · May 08, 2016, 07:50:07 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:33:11 PM

Quote from: LC on May 08, 2016, 07:18:39 PM
A way to " hedge your bets" so to speak would be to list any volunteer work you've done.
if i had any

i'm helping my dad build a house this summer, though, so there's that

That'll actually be good to put on there provided you spruce it up to look better than "I helped my dad".

big sponge · May 08, 2016, 07:52:04 PM

That's not me being mean or condescending or anything negative when I say that.

I say that because I've seen things like "I'm really good at making sandwiches and I do it all the time at home" on applications before.

gats · May 08, 2016, 07:56:34 PM

omg verbatim in retail should be a reality tv show

Customer "I'd like a refund for these apples please"

Verb "I want a refund for life but we can't all get what we want, now fuck off"

rC · May 08, 2016, 07:59:53 PM

preferred doesn't mean required. hell, required doesnt even mean required sometimes, you just need to try you lazy cuck

BC · May 08, 2016, 09:04:13 PM

Keep trying, sometimes the "required" experience is just a front and they will take you if you are competent.

eggsalad · May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM

You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.

DAS B00T x2 · May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM

You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.

Get some marketable skills then.

eggsalad · May 08, 2016, 09:51:28 PM

Quote from: THE BOAT ecks two on May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM
You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.
Get some marketable skills then.

i know a little java i guess

DAS B00T x2 · May 08, 2016, 09:52:35 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:51:28 PM

Quote from: THE BOAT ecks two on May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM
Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM
You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.
Get some marketable skills then.
i know a little java i guess

Haha tech support
Better go acquire a taste for curry and pooing in public.

Verbatim · May 08, 2016, 09:56:32 PM

Quote from: THE BOAT ecks two on May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM
You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.
Get some marketable skills then.

literally no such thing

🂿 · May 08, 2016, 10:02:23 PM

I know right? Its even worse out here.

BC · May 09, 2016, 12:02:21 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 09:56:32 PM

Quote from: THE BOAT ecks two on May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM
Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM
You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.
Get some marketable skills then.
literally no such thing

Of course there is, if your good at graphic design or some form of art you can go freelance. Although if you do that incorrectly you just waste your time, it's still an avenue to make money.

My brother banked in for a while through freelance jobs.

Batch · May 09, 2016, 12:15:45 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:00:43 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 08, 2016, 04:28:58 PM
>2016
>having a hard time finding a job
seven applications filed this year

nothing

I filed over 50 before I got my job that was a year and a half long period.

Casper · May 09, 2016, 12:24:58 AM

It really seems nigh impossible to get a summer job as a college student. I live in a pretty business heavy area in the tri-state area of Pa, New York, and New Jersey, and it's very rare that I'll see people my age working. I went to a Wendy's a week ago, and saw they had a help wanted sign (not that I could work there) but all of the workers had to be between 30 and 50 years old. Heck, even at both the Micheal's and Petsmart I still see the same people I saw over winter break and last summer working there. I get the same woman an the register evertime I go to buy cat litter and feeder fish. It blows my mind how we're supposed to find seasonal work these days.

Zonda · May 09, 2016, 12:31:16 AM

2 year unpaid internship must have 4 years industry experience. No break 12 hour shifts enquire within.

A couple years ago, 2 people in my Town started a protest because they'd each submitted ~500 applications with no success. I have no idea what they ended up doing. It took me no less than 325 tries over 2 and a bit years to land a job. I learned after my 200th attempt that even the shittest jobs I was applying for had me going up against well over 500 other people.

the bare nuckle bandit · May 09, 2016, 12:59:40 PM

get a life

DAS B00T x2 · May 09, 2016, 01:08:47 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 09:56:32 PM

Quote from: THE BOAT ecks two on May 08, 2016, 09:49:43 PM
Quote from: eggsalad on May 08, 2016, 09:43:19 PM
You see I have a precision strike method to applying for shitty food service jobs.
2/2 on applications so far.

Can't wait to try to get a job that pays a living wage.
Get some marketable skills then.
literally no such thing

But then why do I have some

Ender · May 09, 2016, 01:09:48 PM

Tfw your mom helped you fill out applications but put the email down wrong.

🂿 · May 09, 2016, 01:35:07 PM

Quote from: the bare nuckle bandit on May 09, 2016, 12:59:40 PM

get a life

You get a life, gay tony.

Flee · May 09, 2016, 02:50:03 PM

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Zonda · May 09, 2016, 06:37:13 PM

Quote from: Flee on May 09, 2016, 02:50:03 PM

Reading these comments, I'm really surprised this is what the situation in the US is like.

I hear the construction market is projected to open up in the not too distant future.

Onion · May 09, 2016, 06:43:25 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 08, 2016, 07:00:43 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 08, 2016, 04:28:58 PM
>2016
>having a hard time finding a job
seven applications filed this year

nothing

That's one application every 2 and a half weeks.

What the fuck have you been doing?