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1 Year Unemployed in New Jersey. Advice?
7 years ago
Lol I’m really sorry to pop out such a rando journal about something so dumb but I’m kinda strugglin, and really unsure why
I’m pretty damn fuckin qualified for jobs like Starbucks, Panera, warehouse work, landscaping (Just a fuckin JOB to make money yknow?)
I went to college, I’m really articulate and good at being social, I do have the hippie/viking look going on but jesus, if only you had a quarter for each time you saw a man-bun at starbucks, right? I’ve told every employer so far that I give myself a crash course on machine operation bia youtube, I PREPARE and emphasize how I’m really ready to work and do what I need to do for a paycheck. I dress well!
I just witnessed a young girl at my local starbucks shake hands with the manager and congratulated for getting the job after an interview where she said “Iunno.” “Yeah, whatever” and “like,” about a million times, and WAS ON FUCKING TWITTER ON HER PHONE DURING THE INTERVIEW.
Holy fuck yo. What the hell?
Sorry this is more a vent journal then anything, but I’m seriously kinda losing my mind over this, searching for a job has been like a parttime job for me for the last year and its yielded only a dozen interviews, all except 2 of which went really, really well!
I can’t land a damn thing, even when I’ve made friends with the managers on like first name basis!
I have about 10 jobs that are at the “We’ll let you know as soon as something opens up” and its been that way for months and months. Maybe I’m just a psycho in person and i dont even know it!!!
Maybe I just cant do jobs where I have superiors!
God, I havent even gotten to the point with any of them where i need to worry about drug screening, so I dont even know what I’m going to do there when/if that happens Dx
Sorry y’all, this is just me issues, but if any of you have some advice i can gleam a modicem of knowledge from, I’d really appreciate it.
Cuz not even my network of buddies and professional acquaintances are helping any more at this point, and I need work, like, NOW
I’m pretty damn fuckin qualified for jobs like Starbucks, Panera, warehouse work, landscaping (Just a fuckin JOB to make money yknow?)
I went to college, I’m really articulate and good at being social, I do have the hippie/viking look going on but jesus, if only you had a quarter for each time you saw a man-bun at starbucks, right? I’ve told every employer so far that I give myself a crash course on machine operation bia youtube, I PREPARE and emphasize how I’m really ready to work and do what I need to do for a paycheck. I dress well!
I just witnessed a young girl at my local starbucks shake hands with the manager and congratulated for getting the job after an interview where she said “Iunno.” “Yeah, whatever” and “like,” about a million times, and WAS ON FUCKING TWITTER ON HER PHONE DURING THE INTERVIEW.
Holy fuck yo. What the hell?
Sorry this is more a vent journal then anything, but I’m seriously kinda losing my mind over this, searching for a job has been like a parttime job for me for the last year and its yielded only a dozen interviews, all except 2 of which went really, really well!
I can’t land a damn thing, even when I’ve made friends with the managers on like first name basis!
I have about 10 jobs that are at the “We’ll let you know as soon as something opens up” and its been that way for months and months. Maybe I’m just a psycho in person and i dont even know it!!!
Maybe I just cant do jobs where I have superiors!
God, I havent even gotten to the point with any of them where i need to worry about drug screening, so I dont even know what I’m going to do there when/if that happens Dx
Sorry y’all, this is just me issues, but if any of you have some advice i can gleam a modicem of knowledge from, I’d really appreciate it.
Cuz not even my network of buddies and professional acquaintances are helping any more at this point, and I need work, like, NOW
When I told them about my condition they basically just ended the interview and the manager said "Why do I want to hire someone broken when I can hire a perfectly fine person that can be broke. " I just looked at them dumbfounded and told them to fuck off and wrote to their corporate about it. Not sure what happened but never saw that manager there again.
Finding a job can be so stressful and annoying ><
“I’d appreciate it if you didnt speak until I ask you a question, okay? Thats how i do things.”
Oh, lady...? You can go fuuuuuuuck yourself. XD
Its all a matter of whats tolerable and intolerable, i suppose. I can tolerate a dick boss, theyre all over the place, but soon as it goes too far I simply need to leave before my core virtues start clashing with their God Complex. Authority is okay. Abusive authority won’t fly.
Thanks for the anecdote, i relate to it a lot xD
Thanks for bringing that up, that may be something to revise
Obviously this idea only really works on entry level or spersific higher level jobs. No one wants to employ the weirdo for an office accountant job.
I try not to let them just accept a resume, i insist on getting to talk to someone just because I know how “average” my resume is except for my creative descriptions of each job, i believe in my personality earning me favor wayyy before my resume, thats why I’ve even befriended a few managers!( even if they cant get me the job, thats whats so frustrating!! )
It usually ends up amounting to like “Damn man, i wish theyd hire you, i like you a lot, they just want someone with experience with the deli slicer”
Like dude, the job advert says “entry level,” I told you I’ve done research about what machines youd need me to operate, I’m pumped and ready to work and youve been trying to fill this spot for months! Gimme the fuckin job!!! XD
My suggestion would be to broaden your search. Healthcare support positions tend to have a high turn around. If you have a hospital in your area, applying for orderly, secretary, housekeeping, observer, or dietary positions usually yields good results. Seasonal jobs are also pretty good to get something that you may be able to springboard off of, or at least get you through the next few months. My mate was unemployed for...well, his whole adult life until he just managed to get in at Six Flags.
I did work in healthcare for a while in Toxicology, but I mean, there's a reason I left. There's a level of corruption with Pain Management and how it's "monitored" that I've gotten very intimate with, if anything I'd want to work with the DEA to shut down 8 doctors off the top of my head who are getting away with knowingly overdosing patients
Lol sorry, that may just be a dumb personal anecdote- but yeah, Ive thought about maybe getting licensed as a Phlebotomist or something!
(I do need a profit, tho xD )
I've always thought t's weird how in America health is a money-making institution... Cuz... I feel like health isn't a MONEY-MAKING INSTITUTION.
It's not a freakin commodity!
I've tried to make it work in NYC before, but the commute is HELL and just getting to where I need to go would suck up the pay from 2 hours of work! ><
hope it helps?
I have tried temp/work agencies in the area but they all almost exclusively advocate work in NYC rather than local xP
And yeah, i suppose i could get a delivery job any time i want but my car blows chunks and I kind of want ANY other work xD but i might have to settle at this point