Hello.

I (24F) have been working since I was 18 like most people in the USA. I started off as a server and continued to transition into more customer service jobs, like retail, since I am great with people. However, as I grew older, I began to hate customer service and dealing with the rude personalities of others when I know I do not deserve it. Plus, being underpaid and working 40 hours per week has burnt me out.

I currently work at a retail store and I am a junior manager there. I am looking for a new job because I will be moving to a different city that is an hour and a half away from my place of employment. Looking for a new job overwhelms me. I don't know what to apply for, what to do, and there are so many of the same jobs. I know that most jobs available that are not DIRECT customer service are mostly administrative, warehouse, scribe work, and data entry. I love office jobs. I like typing, writing, and I do very well with spoken/written English. I like the thought of having daily tasks that do not consist of customer interaction. I also like IT; really anything with technology because I am extremely tech savvy. I am artistically creative and I draw digitally (commissions and personal projects) on a daily basis. I also don't want to be underpaid so I can live FAR more comfortably than I am right now. Unfortunately, I do not have a degree and I already feel like a failure for that. I've enrolled in college 3 different times (first on campus, and the last 2 online) and I regret attempting my degree online. I've switched majors and tried my best to find what I love, but it seems impossible (pls don't flame me). For a while, I wanted to work in an art studio or for an indie game company, but I never tried because I never put together a portfolio and I don't use Photoshop or Unreal Engine. My passion is honestly art.

I need help. Please give me anything. It can be position suggestions, questions about my transferrable skills, or anything you see fit. I just want to find something that I feel content with and will eventually love. I don't just want a "job" anymore. What I want is a career that will bring greater opportunities.

I am having a real first world problem.

I have found myself becoming very successful in an industry that I really like but at the same time feel completely inadequate. My job and the industry in which it's in is veeeery specific and I've developed no other skills in my adult life, if I wanted to change careers I would have to take an enormous pay cut.

I've come to terms that I will probably do this for the rest of my life but fear that I will never really be good enough.

Anyone else feel like they've dug themselves into a hole like that?

California, salaried. Say your manager suddenly demands 12 hour days and you refuse, if they fire you, can you get unemployment benefits?

If not (i.e. because you refused your work) what's the cutoff? Can they demand you work 16 hr days? Weekends?

I know the one that I’m almost positive I’m getting an offer at is urgently hiring. The other job pays more and something I really want and know I’m a strong candidate for

Should I contact the job I want and let them know about the other job offer but how I’d rather go with them?

So I am a soon-to-be new graduate currently finishing up my studies in a big city of the country, I have recently applied for a job in a rural city where there’s a low population and my occupation field is very high in demand, so they were potentially desperate in trying to get staff.

2 days after sending in my resume, the boss replied and said he wanted to ‘have a chat about the role with me’. He started off the video call by saying he’s very impressed with my resume as a new grad, and then proceeded to tell me pretty much everything about the role. After that, he just asked me if I had any questions for him, and I did ask him 3-4 questions. But that was it, he didn’t ask for my self introduction, nor ask me anything about my personal qualities at all. At the end of the ‘interview’/ chat he just said something to keep in touch and if this role sounds like something I want we can discuss a contract down the road.

I ended the chat by saying I would been keen to visit them in person first, and his reaction was very delighted. We continued communication through email and I basically told him I have arranged a flight to travel to their town/city and can visit them for 2-3 days in the next few weeks. He is now arranging an accomodation and a car for me during the visit, and even arrange a staff social catch up on the first day of my visit so “I can meet everyone in the team”.

I am wondering what you all think about this - is this a green/red flag that he seems quite casual in the whole interview process, and if I have a good chance to get the job. I do have a good feeling about them, they are very upfront about the salary and hours they offer (which I am ok with them) and the boss mentioned a lot about work life balance - I guess the final thoughts will all depend on what I experience during those days of visit.

Do you have any tips about what I should do during the visit, and if there’s a chance he might discuss a contract on the spot? Thank you !

Recently I was asked by a company I interviewed with for my references. Should I provide the letters I have received or just contact info? Or both of I don’t have a letter from a reference I know I can use and will contact before??

Hey all, going to be looking to switch jobs in the next weeks. It's been around 60 days since I smoked heavily& consistently (3-4 times a day). I've smoked about 4 times since then, the last time being around 20 days ago. I'm still testing negative. I've read online it can take up to 90 days for heavier smokers.

Is it realistic to drink water and hope it speeds up the process? Did smoking those random times in the 60 days 'reset' the timer, or just add to it slightly? Input is welcome. Thanks for your time.

I know the answer. But there’s no way people are doing tasks for 8 continuous hours a day. Right? I’ve seen some people in the office put their head down and work until they leave. I’ve seen others that walk around and chat people up 2-3 times a day.

What do you random Reddit user do? If you’re at home or in office do you usually have 15-20 minute “breaks” where you aren’t doing anything but are just pretending?

Let me know. Because sometimes if I have meetings from 12-2 or 1-3 when I get out of those meetings in the afternoon I’m toast and can’t concentrate on anything. But I get a majority of my work done from 9-12. Is this common?

For context:

I graduated from a relatively prestigious university in May of 2023. (I believe is often ranked around the top 20 for universities in the United States) I majored in environmental policy and had decent grades with a GPA of 3.4. It is not an outstanding figure, I know, but it is nothing that should prevent me from employment given the school's reputation and being in college during the pandemic. During my junior year of undergrad, I began an internship as an environmental compliance intern for a large startup in the area. I also worked on multiple undergraduate projects, one with MasterCard, which I feel like strengthen my resume.

Prior to college, I feel like I have a relatively impressive academic background. I graduated as the class of 2019 Valedictorian with a 4.3 GPA, and scored a 34 on the ACT. In addition to this, I also played 3 varsity sports, and placed in national math competitions.

Fast forward to graduation, I had the opportunity to continue working for my internship employer as an auditor. I decided to pass on this opportunity given the low pay, and requirement of living in Mississippi or Louisiana for at least 1-2 years after graduation. I know this might cause conflict in the comments, given that I am in need of a job but turned down a potential offer, however, my one goal in life has been to reside in southern California and I witnessed the duties of the potential job during my internship and could recognize that my mental health would suffer if I went that route.

So, after turning down the non-appealing offer, I transitioned into sales with the thought that I could excel and have another skill/work experience to bolster my resume. I work for an equipment dealer that is non-reputable, given it was founded in 2020, yet I am quite successful. I have worked in the position for about a year and earned the top new rep of 2023 for my location while averaging roughly $100,000 in monthly sales. However, the position is far from ideal. It is a 1099 commission-only position that does not pay much when you factor in how much money I have to spend on outreach and does not provide any benefits. Therefore, I am looking for a sales or sustainability role at a more reputable employer.

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What I have been doing:

I have an account on every major job board: indeed, linkedin, monster, etc. I search for appealing entry-level roles daily in my spare time and estimate that I have probably applied to well over 300 jobs over the last few months. I have used job-finding tools such as Otta AI that pairs you with job matches from tech startups. I have even subscribed to UseMassive which is an AI platform that applies to roughly 50 jobs automatically per week and has each application reviewed by a real human. I have used my school's prestige to my advantage and have reached out to several alumni or mutual connections who work at companies offering appealing positions. I have had several "networking" calls and have received a few referrals as well.

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Results, so far:

I have had maybe 10-15 interviews, 20-30 recruiter calls (most of which are a scam), and ZERO offers. I have prepped for every interview extensively but have only made it past the initial phone screening stage 2 or 3 times. It seems that every single position that is not either a 1099, MLM, or other blatant scam, has well over 50 applicants. Additionally, every "entry-level" position seems to require at least 3 years of very niche industry experience. I can not seem to find anything that will work.

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Any Suggestions?

I am currently living in Orange County, CA, and would prefer to find something in the Los Angeles or Orange County area if possible. I have roughly a year of successful sales experience, a degree in environmental policy from a distinguished university, and a relatively impressive resume in my opinion. Still, I am struggling mentally, physically, and financially due to not being able to find any job that will hire me and pay a living wage. Any suggestions or guidance will be sincerely appreciated as I am beginning to lose hope.

I am taking a D2D paid internship on behalf of a pest control company. I am an IT major with a minor in cybersecurity and I am accredited by ANSI/CompTIA with my Security+ certification. I have had hardly any experience in sales and right now I'm trying to memorize my pitch and plan things out. This is probably one of my first important jobs.

What were some of the things (reflecting back) you wish you had known before your first D2D marketing job and how did you prepare? I have to memorize my pitch and have it sent to my team leader by the weekend. I'm pretty confident in it now but that's different when you're out in the field.

tl;dr: advice for selling door to door for the first time as a non sales major and IT student during an internship and how would I make this attractable toward IT sales positions in the future? Thanks.

I applied for a job on March 18 on the company website (one that I would consider myself overqualified for) and my application was moved to "Under Review" on March 26th. It has been two weeks and I still have not heard back from them. The application page for the job has also been taken down. I have a connection that has applied for a different role within the company and she is already in her interview stage and the job application for the position she applied for is still on the website. I was wondering if I should just give up hope on this job and consider that a rejection

I currently work as a director for a local TV news station, but I'm getting less confident over time that this path is what I want to do. My pay is terrible, and union changes that were put in place before I got here have neutered a path forward towards any significant raise in the near future. That combined with terrible shift scheduling (either 3am or 3pm start times) has had me disenfranchised with this line of work. I've done this kind of work for my career since college, on top of video editing and being a camera op. Outside of this, I worked at several grocery stores for many years.

I want to ask the people out there that started where I did, and made a pivot to a different field - what did you do? My main thought has been trying to change to marketing, or something similar in communications, but I want to ask people that have done this where they went, and if they went back to school or not.

Good afternoon/morning/evening all. Tomorrow I have my first "official interview" and just looking for advice. I don't really have someone to ask about this so I am asking here. I say "official" though because my first job of 4 years I got through connections and didn't really go through an interview process. I also did the online interview for this job but that just felt like a questionairre answered with a video camera on.

I've looked at tips online and just was wondering if anyone has recommendations from someone who interviews people or people with valuable experience from interviews. Is there specific things people look for in interviews? What kind of questions should I expect?

Also, for the dress for success i'd say my best clothes are newer black jeans and a polo. Is that appropriate for an interview? Should I buy other clothes?

Any response is greatly appreciated, thank you in advance for your time. :)

In my listening to YouTube videos I've kept coming across those who say that you need LinkedIn and other social media networking to get a job. They say you'll run into endless "ghost jobs" applying on Indeed and sites like it.

I've been out of work 8 months. I'm in school, older, but for now, looking for office/clerical/admin jobs. It might be worth a shot before I end up homeless.

Is having your own website a thing too, apart from LinkedIn? Any other must-have social media sites to have a presence on?

What of people victimized by DV, labor trafficking, stalkers or the like? How are they supposed to find a job if they need to stay hidden? Change their name and appearance?

So the person who I’ve been interviewing with messaged me on LinkedIn asking for my email so they can send me an offer. (LinkedIn has been our form of communication)

It’s been three days and I still haven’t received an email. When should I follow up?

Just curious how other people approach this stuff. Sometimes my co-workers will share their notes, or their cheat sheets, or work arounds, or whatever they've found that makes life easier. Most of the time they're poorly made and sometimes outright incorrect, but sometimes they're genuinely helpful and I appreciate them.

I usually put a lot of effort into making tools or references or workarounds that make my job extremely easier. Sometimes I can automate an entire process and cut my work time in half or more, or find a fix for something nobody else knows how to fix. Rather than share those things with the team, I tend to hoard them for myself to try to manufacture value that way. Recognition as a team player is far less of a guarantee in my experience, but when people need to come to me because "I'm good at fixing this thing..." seems way better for me than me just sharing a fix that everybody now has.

If an opportunity does come up where it benefits me to share it, it always seems better to act like I've created the solution on demand. Like "Oh if this is such a problem I'll be we could... you know what, let me see if I can throw something together. Here we go, try this."

I tend to view my coworkers as competition. If I want to apply for a higher position, it'll be them I'm competing with. I don't hear a lot of people who operate the same way, but then again it's generally frowned upon having a piss poor attitude, and I'm sure people may not be forthcoming if they do this.

Just curious if anyone else does this, or if anyone else can speak to the other side, whether it's been worth it to share that utility with your coworkers.

Hi everyone, I'm due to start a new job in two weeks. I just fractured my arm and foot and I'm looking at 6 weeks in casts for both. The job is physical enough that this will make me unable to perform at least 70% of the job duties during my recovery. How should I proceed with informing my employers? (Located in TX)

• accounts payable rep
• accounts payable manager
• accounts payable analyst
• cost accountant

any of these? ⬆️

US-based, remote in any US time zone, shift start time does not matter. I need a job. As much as I would prefer manager because that's the level I was at and I have a Master's Degree, beggars can't be choosers, and I can start again. A portion of my previous paycheck is better than no paycheck.

I was an accounts payable manager at my last job and had to quit because of the burnout. I worked for a retail company that was operating as a small business when they were too big for it to be feasible. I basically served as the accounts payable manager (with other accounting duties) that was my actual role on payroll, the office manager of the corporate office, and when the allocation analyst left, that was dumped on me as well, and they would not hire another person. I kept that up as long as I could until my body started breaking down. I left in November, applied to hundreds of jobs since, and I'm at my wit's end. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any company hiring in the accounts payable/accounting dept in the US that I could apply to. Just the company name will do, and I'll Google it, no links necessary.

Thank you!! 😁

If you're also looking for a job... holy cannoli, it's tough out there! I'm praying you find your perfect fit soon!

And if you also have a burnout story, I'm a good shoulder to cry on. 🥰🥰

I work as a server part-time, and I just started a couple weeks ago. I knew my father would have to go in for heart surgery, but I didn't think it would be this soon. I was hoping I had 3-4 months, but my father said he would go in for surgery this week. I actually got news about this last night, and I believe my father hid this from me because he didn't want me to stress about it. I actually called my manager about my situation, and they said they would get back to me at the end of the day. Would I be getting fired for this? Is this a bad first impression?

I've been interviewing pretty hard lately as I recently got laid off. I've been fortunate to find 3 opportunities that seem like they could be a good fit for and I feel that at least 2, but likely all 3, will give me an offer soon.

What's the best way to tactfully handle this situation with each company? I think all offers will be in hand within the next 2 weeks and the first offer sounds like it'll be coming in the next day or so. I need to buy myself about 2 weeks to consider all my opportunities.

Should I just be open with them and tell them I need 2 weeks as I have other offers pending? Or will that come across wrong to the companies? I mentioned in the interviews that I need a few weeks off before I start and they all seemed fine with that.

I want to keep all possibilities open until I decide on the best fit for me. I'd also like to maintain appearance to all the companies as it's a small industry I work in. I want to keep my relationship with these places positive and I want to protect my reputation all I can.

Any pointers would be really appreciated, I'm hoping someone with experience as a hiring manager might chime in but I know that's a long shot.

I am presently preparing to re-applyto General Motors, having previously submitted applications to both GM Financial and GM proper. Specifically, my aspirations include pursuing the position of Accounts Manager at GM Financial and to GM's Global Customer Support division located in Warren.

Currently, I am in the final stages of completing my Master's degree in Business, with future plans to pursue additional education to obtain a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In tandem with academic pursuits, I am diligently refining the presentation of my professional profile, including updating my resume.

My professional journey encompasses a robust financial background, highlighted by managerial roles at Fidelity Investments, where I held Series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses. Furthermore, I possess entrepreneurial experience, having successfully operated my own business and overseen a sizable team of over 50 individuals in Napa, CA, an enterprise in which I still maintain ownership.

As I endeavor to optimize my candidacy, I seek guidance on aligning my application materials with the expectations and preferences of these esteemed organizations. Despite previous setbacks, I am committed to enhancing my competitiveness and presenting myself as an ideal fit for the roles in question. Any insights or recommendations you could offer regarding the preferences and criteria typically sought by these entities would be greatly appreciated, as past responses have often been limited to a generic notification of pursuing alternative candidates.

Thanks!

I’m currently in my last quarter of college. I am in a class right now where the class is interesting, the professor likes me, and she seems to be really interested in my thoughts and work. The only problem is it’s in a really awkward spot in my schedule so I was considering dropping it out of convenience. But the only thing that’s holding me back is the potential of a letter of recommendation from this professor. Do I drop the class and lose the chance of getting a good letter of rec in the future? I’m not currently looking for internships or jobs so it’s not like I’d need one soon, so I don’t even know if it’s common or required for employers to even ask for a letter of rec? Her class/research interest doesn’t necessarily align with my career goals either, so I’m not sure if a letter of rec from her would even be helpful when I do start looking for jobs?

I had an interview yesterday for a mid-level HR manager position at a company that I used to work for a few years ago. I had an interview last week that lasted for 45 minutes and it was more of a conversation than a formal interview. I just did a second interview with 2 people from head office and it lasted not even 20 minutes. Again, it was more of a conversation and they barely asked me any questions. I had to ask them questions just so I can talk a little about myself. It felt very rushed and I'm a little disappointed.

I know they reached out to my boss from a few years ago to ask about me but you'd think they would ask more questions for a higher up position. They took the posting down last week and they actually mentioned that they've been doing interviews all day. I really hope they don't have someone else in mind and just interviewed me out of fairness.

Has anyone been through this?

When I started working here my managers took off the first week I started working here so I was put in the hands of the coworkers. Nobody trained me anything nor answered any of the questions I had. The next two weeks I wasn’t paired with the managers still and I still wasn’t being trained. I learned almost nothing. My managers knew full well I would learn nothing and they still doecded to schedule me with the coworkers. My manager was all about “it’s all on you for not knowing anything” when I didn’t know how to do certain things. Like what the fuck? When I asked my manager for help they got frustrated. Ugh these managers are just screaming toxic and close minded-ness. Should I just ignore their treatment and continue to ask questions?

I’ve been looking for a job passively for about a year now but actively for the past 6 months. I work in tech as a program manager and have 6 years of recent corporate experience under my belt while still in my current role. It’s been impossible to get an interview anywhere. Locally, remotely, doesn’t really matter. Getting past the application stage has been intense. The only interview I’ve had in the past year was 3 rounds and didn’t make it past round 2; this was almost a year ago now.

There’s this weird moral argument that I’ve been battling with myself recently - is it okay for me to just stay miserable in my current role because the alternative is losing stable income just for the sake of possibly ending up employed some time in the future in something I like better or is it worth the mental health benefits to quit and try something new or do I just need to be more patient?

Wondered if y'all had any advice for my son. He's 17, not interested in HS and barely hanging on. He's very smart and quite mature. Works at a restaurant and is never late for work, respected by co-workers, etc. but mostly hates going to school and grades are only good in classes he likes.

He's thinking of going the GED route and maybe taking a few college classes or pursuing a certificate program in a field he's interested in (possible culinary, auto mechanic, or something generally entrepreneur related ). Frankly I'm starting to think it would be better for him to get out of HS too and move on to something else, but obviously this is challenging concept for a parent. I always tell him I don't care what he does so long as he's passionate and excited about something. I won't be letting him quit and sit at home.

One concern I have is that although he has demonstrated a good work ethic and will do fine in whatever field he chooses, I was looking forward to his going to college just so he didn't have to start real life too soon. I would love for him to have a few years to try things on, make new friends, etc. He also came out as gay a few years ago, and while he doesn't make his sexuality a big part of his identity, he's living in a fairly small town and I think it'll be good for him to get out and explore and meet people.

I was wondering if you all had any thoughts on other ways to be around fellow young people for a few years besides going to college directly. I don't think he wants to join the military—although some years ago he mentioned it—but I was wondering if Americorps or some other program might be a good things to investigate? I'm guessing there must be other programs out there for non-colleg-bound (or at least college-delayed) kids looking for work and life experience and some chances to meet people and make friends. Thanks for any advice.

Based on previous comments on here, I was laid off last year and found a new job I hated that I worked the last 6 months as a tldr. I was placed on a PIP to pass this roleplay demo certification (which I did) in Jan and while there was some mention of me being negative about the onboarding process (it’s a starup and they did not any onboarding process) that I thought I fixed as it wasn’t brought up in our subsequent 1:1s and the PIP was no longer mentioned as the date was one month after receiving said PIP had come and gone.

Well turns out the manager was still talking behind my back and didn’t mention anything to me about the PIP. I came into my 1:1 with her today and there was the HR person. There to fire me.

They couldn’t give me an examples or feedback of why they were letting me go. Just excuses of how I couldn’t handle a book of biz or whatever and I just knew this manager hated me for whatever reason and wanted me out even though I was doing my job as expected. I even asked weekly of what else can I be doing.

Luckily, I’ve been saving everything I could and have been applying to other jobs so my resume is up to date and I’ve been getting some responses.

But it goes to show you that no matter how hard you try, if your manager does not like or want you, they will find a way to get rid of you.

I've been struggling to figure out what I'm passionate about but finally had to acknowledge the fact that listening to podcasts about scams and con-artists everyday, plus loving fraud documentaries above all others is a pretty obvious sign.

I'd love to educate people about how to protect themselves and what to look out for but from searching for jobs online, there isn't much of a career space for this (which is kinda concerning). It seems like the responsibility for teaching people falls on organisations like banks and regulators but I'm guessing most people only come across their resources after the con has happened and they are seeking support.

I'm not looking for positions on the fraud analyst/investigator side of things because I don't want a desk job staring at numbers and working for corporations/the police - so the focus for me is on the public education side.

I'd be pretty open in terms of the audiences I teach because I was intrigued by podcasts/videos about multi-level marketing schemes, cryptocurrency pump and dump schemes, refund scams targeting the elderly etc. Any help is appreciated.

My current job is overpaying me a fair amount especially for comparable entry level positions at other companies, could this be one of the reasons I don’t even get the time of day for an interview? Despite being qualified? Average pay I see for the position is probably $60k and I’m asking for $70k.

Some clarification, I interviewed on March 25th. I followed up on April 1. The manager didn't get back to me until April 3rd. He said they are still interviewing. I followed up today April 10th. At this point do I let it go? Obviously depending if I get any response.