I’m currently make $94k - pretty decent, but I’m in a lot of credit card debt that eats about $2500 each month while I work to pay it off. I have another job offer for $90k - good job, but the thought of starting over 🤢!

The good thing about taking this job, despite a slight pay cut is that I’ll have access to what would be my prior employers 403B and I’d be able to pull some of it to pay off that debt.

I know that’s not ideal- but, have you or would you ever take a pay cut?

So I work for a pet hospital currently full time And I’m a full time student . Which isn’t new. I’ve been a full time for both at another job with no problems but for some reason this job is stressing me out more than any other job I’ve had. Within the first 2 months I was working I got hives which I’ve never gotten and my eyelid wouldn’t stop twitching for almost a month straight but at the time I didn’t think it was stress until my former manger said it could be stress. My manager has even left this job because of how stressed out she was and 2 other employees have also left. I recently have now started having panic attacks which I’ve never gotten as well and I started having spasms in my neck and shoulder to the point I couldn’t move my upper body . It was so painful I had to go see a doctor and have a xray and mri done. Praise the lord nothing was broken or torn but my doctor said that I was extremely stressed out and my blood pressure was even higher than it’s ever been. I’ve been going to school for a year straight Spring, summer and fall semester back to back while working and I think my body is burning out . And I didn’t get any of these until I started at my job. Anywho. I’m a bid advocate on mental health being first but I guess it’s hard taking my own advice lol. But I know I want to find another job . I’m just asking as anyone gone through this . Did you quit or what ! Should I put my 2 weeks in now ?.

Hey everyone!

I’m currently working a full-time job Monday through Friday, but I’m looking to pick up a part-time job on the weekends. I’d like something that pays over $20 an hour, and ideally, it’d be in Arizona or remote work. I’ve checked with Amazon since I’d love to work there, but they’re not currently hiring for weekends-only roles.

I’m not interested in doing gig work like Uber or DoorDash, so if anyone has suggestions for other weekend-only jobs in the area, I’d really appreciate it! Thanks in advance for any leads!

So I recently got hired at this new job after quitting my old one. I resigned from my old job after only 3 months because of the emotional and mental abuse my manager put on me. I was working at a medical clinic as a receptionist there.

I’m gonna put it quite simply here; if I file a complaint about my old manager to the Department of Labor for abuse in the workplace and not paying me for some days, will I get fired at my recent job? I didn’t say anything bad about my old job in the interview, just “seeking other opportunities”, but will it affect my current position at all?

Here’s what my old manager did: She went as far as saying that “my face” is a complaint. I asked her to evaluate and she only told me, “I don’t need to explain it, just check yourself in the mirror sometimes.” Which made me feel very upset and confused. She also told me how I “need to get my blood checked” because I “look yellow”. This is very offensive to me as an Asian woman and it led me to feeling very insecure about my appearance for WEEKS, and I still feel this way.

Not just that but also took some money out of my paycheck when I first started working there. She tried to say it’s because I was “in training” however there was never a contract I signed, there isn’t even a policy book because the clinic just opened, and I wasn’t aware of this until I got paid. Plus I literally did work with 0 training involved, I had to learn all of it myself. She also would never answer her phone whenever I needed help or questions to be answered. I was the only worker who was there 9-5 everyday. I was the only one who also cleaned the building and I told her about this but she defended herself saying, “No, everyone is supposed to clean it.” Yet she never asks anyone else to do it except for me. I also had to clean up after any blood samples taken, nobody else did it. So if I didn’t clean up after the other workers, I would be the only one yelled at. She also made me take patients vitals when the medical assistant wasn’t there, and I told her how uncomfortable this makes me because I did not receive any training and I am not medically certified in anything other than CPR. So I felt humiliated and stupid in front of patients because I really did not know how to work some of the devices used to take vitals. This also made a few patients uneasy but I didn’t know what to say or how to explain myself. And she would threaten to fire me or saying that I’m “replaceable” whenever I told her how uncomfortable I am about this.

So even applying to the most basic job It takes 4-5 months to get an answer in any field.. even for mcdonalds, target jobs you need to wait all that and get rejected most of the time.. so where is all of this madness going to, they are hiring CVs and not people, not even good CVs but the CVs with "key words" lol they need to change the system Its my last year as a student was looking for some internship opportunities Its been a month no answer Its bad bc you dont even know If they hired somebody or they still looking or what like the best would be just go work in a bar or fast food place until some random ass company decides to have an interview with you and theres still 80% possibility of getting rejected.. after all these years you will land some job with sh1t salary and nobody is happy whats the point of all this.. we need to get back to before covid era

I’ve been debating about returning the job market to look for something that could be a better fit. Have any of you worked with third parties to help you navigate the job market?

I’m reaching out because I could really use your help. I’m in the final stretch of my MSc in Industrial Organizational Psychology and wrapping up my research study—but I still need 84 more participants in the next two weeks (ideally, far more for a stronger sample size).

Because of research restrictions, I don’t have access to a huge pool of participants, and I can’t use paid ads or buy lists for academic research (it’s an ethics violation). So I’m asking if you’d be willing to help by either taking the survey or sharing it with others you’re connected to:

https://gbs.buzz/AISurvey

The study explores how AI and Large Language Models (like ChatGPT, Grammarly, Google Gemini, Apply4me, Jobright.ai, etc.) impact job seekers’ experiences and outcomes, covering areas like cognitive load, mental fatigue, self-efficacy, job search anxiety, perceptions of bias, and outcomes across neurotypes.

If you’ve ever used tools like Grammarly, Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AI Companion, LinkedIn’s “Am I a fit for this job” feature, ChatGPT & OpenAI, or just created a profile on Indeed in the last year, you likely qualify! I’ve written more about this on LinkedIn if you’re interested in the background: https://gbs.buzz/JobseekerAI

I truly appreciate your support, especially during such a busy time (US election week!). This is part of a larger, 10-year research agenda focused on creating more inclusive and equitable work experiences. Thank you (and the mods!) in advance!

Every week, I tell myself I'm not going to quit because I desperately need the money since I was laid off last September 2023.

I finally got this job in June but... I've been working from 8AM to 8PM. It's constantly stress. Manager over my shoulder every minute. Always told things are super urgent and needs to get done. When I'm done, it turns out they didn't even need it.

Things I'm behind on, I keep telling them it's not possible to finish, they just say "I don't care, it neesd to be done"

Every week, my manager tells me I'm not performing up to standard.

I never got training, never got orientation, I just got thrown into things since day 1 and was given like 15 things to do that I didn't know how to do. It's just been constant stress.

I have gained 30 lbs. I have been getting anxiety attacks every week.

Every week since August, I've been wanting to quit, but I won't have money to pay my rent and billss if I do, so I kept going.

But I just can't anymore. I haven't been sleeping and my asthma has started back up (which happens when I get anxiety attacks)

I want to apply for new jobs, but by the time I get home at 8:30PM, and making dinner and showering, I need to go to bed so I could wake up for work tomorrow. I'm able to send out about 4-5 apps per night before I crash in my bed.

But I haven't heard back from anything.

I also have a 2nd job on the weekends to help make ends meet.

If I quit, I only have 2 months of emergency savings... I am fucked if I don't get a new job by Jan. But I just can't take it anymore.

Hey guys I live in Brooklyn NY. I have a degree in speech Therapy. Does anyone know any WFH jobs I can apply to?

I just want to stay in the house 😂. Tired of the hustle In the early mornings and going to work tired I hate it .

Short version. Been in higher education 10 years on the advisor/administration/financial aid side. I have a Masters (not in this field). My current institution does not qualify for the 120 payment forgiveness program. I want to get rid of this debt. Where can I spend my next 10 working years to get out of the student loan hole? I will do anything, as long as financially I can still pay the bills and contribute to the end of these student loan payments. Help.

This is the weekly success and disappointment Megathread for the week. Please post all of your successes and disappointments for this week, including job offers and other victories, as well as any venting of frustration, in this thread, and this thread only. Thanks!

I’ve been out of a job since June. Not long at all in the grand scheme of things but my credit cards are on fire and my savings is about gone. I had to care for a family member (out of state) and after they recovered, I returned to my home state. My family just doesn’t get it. I’ve applied everywhere: Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, grocery stores, and other entry-level places that usually hire fast, but I haven’t even gotten any interviews for those. The only interviews I’ve had were for jobs that are more “selective” and those take much longer to get interviews for and/or get hired. For the two jobs where I made it to the second round, I either didn’t get hired or never heard back.

It’s really frustrating and it’s killing me because my family thinks I’m lazy. And they’re constantly hounding me about my job situation. They don’t understand that it’s not like the 90s anymore, when you could just walk in, apply, and get hired that day. I’ve been trying everything I can. The one job where I could have been hired in June was for a dog walker but the cost to commute/pay was too disproportionate and I couldn’t do it. Now I’m kicking myself for not taking it.

I know we’re all frustrated and emotionally drained. I have friends who can support me, but I don’t know how to handle my family. I guess I’m asking y’all for advice on how to handle the family situation? I should mention I’m grateful I can live in my parent’s house but I pay everything but the mortgage with “money” I don’t have.

I have worked as a graphic design college instructor for ten years until the unfortunate impact of Covid-19. I transitioned to a role as a QA team lead at a warehouse for four years. My wife, who holds a degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS), and I, with Cybersecurity, recently graduated from college. She received an exceptional job offer that required us to relocate to a different city. While this is an exciting opportunity, we find ourselves in a predominantly rural area, primarily focused on agriculture and healthcare.

Despite my efforts in applying for numerous jobs, the few technology-related positions I interviewed for required CompTIA A+ certification, which I currently lack, along with Security Plus certification, which I do possess. The salary range offered for these roles was approximately $40,000. I don't know if my lack of experience or other factors are contributing to this situation. Am I tripping?

Hey guys, so I'm coming up on my 90 day mark at my new-ish job. I'm going to be asking for a raise for the a couple reasons. My job is currently medical assistant / medical secretary. I was hired on as STRICTLY a medical secretary at $17 an hour and was basically told all I'd be doing is handling the phones, and charting. As in taking faxed notes and putting it into patients charts. Very quickly, that changed. I'm not necessarily mad that this happened, but I also don't expect to stay at the same pay when they've basically changed my job by drastically increasing my workload and putting a lot of new, important stuff on my plate. What has changed since I started?

1. I now room patients, reconcile charts, and handle referrals and orders. I was not originally what I was bought on to do. I was told in my interview I'd kinda be doing everything but this.

2. I help with prep, breakdown, and sterilization of all medical equipment when procedures are done in the office. This is not something I was bought on to do. This is also a fairly big undertaking. Time consumption wise. Because they want me to still do everything else.

3. I manage other people in my own position. I am not exaggerating when I say this, and I know to some, this may feel the case. For context, I came into this position having done it in the past and our office manager proceeded to bring in a few people without any medical experience, into this position. I have medical terminology. Some people, particularly the ones we hired, dont. Given this, our office manager, kinda without asking, put in charge of training them. Each of these 3 were told "all questions go to OP" and they moved my workspace right next to theirs. So I kind of have no choice but to manage and answer their questions, and train them. While I do my own job.

4. They want to more or less codify this hierarchy now that they're fully staffed. This is no longer some gray area of me just wanting to go above and beyond. We have 3 doctors at our practice. They want to give each doctor their own "assigned secretary". I am not one of those people. Why? Well, rather, what they want to do, is leave me in charge of NOBODY, aka EVERYBODY. My job, when I'm not rooming, or helping with procedures, or verifying insurances for upcoming appointments, is to comb through all the other secretaries work, and un-fuck their shit up. Notes don't get logged correctly because the secretaries don't have enough medical terminology. I often have to change doctors that people are seeing which incolves heated calls to the patients. The secretaries (albeit new) don't know how to set insurances, or know the nuances, so unless I go back through, comb through these appointments a second time, and call maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of them back, and update it, the practice wouldn't get paid.

Again, I do not mind doing any of this, but it kind of feels like they basically went and made me assistant office manager (or clinic lead) of the practice, and I want a pay increase. I think that's fair. I guess my question is, am I sounding logical here? How much of a raise should I be asking for? I make $2 above minimum wage rn. I'm hoping for $20-21. Mind you, I'm looking a little bit ahead here. They still plan on training me to do more. Surgical authorizations. Prior auths. Stuff that usually only the office manager does. And they're probably going to make me the person not only charged with doing it for the 3 doctors, but having to teach everyone else to do it. I also want to preface that I'm not being bitter, either. I'm more than up for the challenge of any of this. But I mean, I got bills to pay. Maybe someone in the medical sector could chime in?

I’m in my late 30s and just wrapped up my doctorate in business (finally!). I also have a master’s degree in engineering from my home country. I moved to the U.S. about seven years ago, opened a small business, finished my doctorate along the way, and recently became a U.S. citizen. It’s been a fun journey, but honestly, I’m feeling a little burnt out from the day-to-day of running a small business and am ready for a change.

I’ve been thinking about exploring government jobs or maybe even getting into government contracting, but I don’t really know where to start. I see people in contracting roles, but I’m not sure what steps I need to take to get into that field or what kind of roles might suit my background.

So, here I am, hoping for some advice! Has anyone here made a similar career shift? Any suggestions on roles that could fit my mix of business and management experience? Or tips on breaking into government or contracting in general? I’d really appreciate any insights.

Dm for detail it’s been 1 month he’s trying to find one

I just quit my job and my toxic boss lost it at me, refused to give me a reference and although I gave 4 weeks notice, she told me to leave immediately. So much for being honest. Then she went on to tell me not to tell anyone just yet. Instead, she went off to tell her team her version of the story of my resigning. She left out the facts like her bullying me, or the ridiculous situation I was placed in, and the bullshit I had to endure. No, I just wasn’t committed to the role and I failed. It just amazes me these people are still in managerial roles when it’s so clear to see the continuous replacement of staff in one role is due to her terrible leadership, finger pointing and toxicity . The whole time she belittled me and told me there was something wrong with me, that I was a terrible manager to my team, that it was all my fault they are hopeless, teach them. It wasn’t that they were hired 10-20 years before I showed up, and the 5 other managers in the role I took also quit because of her and these idiots. This boss was so toxic she would pick up on my anxiety and ask me what was wrong until I would break and start crying, only then would she let up on me. Because there’s something obviously wrong with me, not the sociopath who breaks people for her own narrative and calling me unstable. I’ve never worked under someone so manipulative and mean. Zero support, zero help, just blame and calling me “not fit for work”.

By the way, I have already found a much higher paying role, start in 4 weeks. I predicted this would happen so I put measures in place before hand. I’m just glad I don’t have to listen to that bitch anymore. Everyone in the organisation hates her and knows she’s a bully, it looks worse on her than it does on me, but I’m sure she will tell everyone how bad I was at my job, to make herself look like a victim. How these people have jobs is amazing.

I was curious a lot of peoples thoughts on the state of the market, I have been looking to change companies for a couple months but the openings have been sparse and the openings I do see are usually from companies that just announced major layoffs. While I'm unhappy with my current job it's gonna be pretty stable till about next July.

Of course I'm applying still but do you guys think things will speed up after election or what? Maybe another rate cut to spur hiring? To be fair I work in procurement rn I'm sure it's different for everyone

I applied to a job and the workday status says two different things at the same time ! Any one experience this before some advice please!

My employer has swapped my role, but I am still on my old contract. Rumour has it, my basic wage will drop (commission based) when they finally decide to issue my new contract, but no one has bothered to say how much this will be, even though I have asked a few times now.

I am struggling with the new role, and have asked for training but apparently there is no training available, and I’ll have to learn as I go along.

I’ve been doing this for nearly a year and a half now, and feel like I’m failing miserably. My boss gets annoyed when I don’t know something, but forgets to realise he hasn’t bothered to teach me.

He is incredibly unapproachable at the best of times, and we suffer from his recurring mood swings, so it’s not like I can reach out for help.

What do I do now?

I'm currently looking for a new job. I worked in retail for about 3 years as my first job, but I really want to see if I can follow a career or find something I really love. My Associate in Science degree often doesn't seem like it has been helping me very much so far; I have considered college, but the idea scares me.

I have very good time management and organizational skills and prefer very much to work with other people; I tend to be quite good at talking with people and teaching people about things or making new ideas. I love chemistry, art, and anatomy, but I really struggle with leadership or roles with lots of individual management. I really prefer to be with a partner or team.

If any of you guys can give me some tips or pointers, or if you work in a chemical/pharmaceutical industry, I would absolutely love if you can comment or DM me about your experience with your job or in general. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, truly, and am really struggling to figure out my passion.

I keep reading comments on Reddit and LinkedIn, dozens upon dozens if not hundreds of comments, repeating that the job market is really bad right now and people are struggling to get hired and have to try with hundreds of applications but is it really accurate that the job market is failing us?

Or are we failing the job market?

I have a master’s and intern experience, with a revised resume, but I’ve been noticeably nervous in interviews. I think that could be lowering my chances.

I’m going to edit my LinkedIn bio and see if that helps me.

I was chatting with a friend today. He asked if I have applied to any new jobs I said no I wanted to wait for a bareable job listing to apply to. I have applied to some but not much. He insisted that I should and the topic ended there but that made me think about why I dont want to work right now. Its really hard to want to work while you dont enjoy life. I have worked before mind you it was horrible but I had to. I am not sure if this is the right place to talk about this but I dont know how to surivive when I have to be indipendent....

Hey everyone! I have a second interview with the general managers in a few days. Any idea on how different the interview would be compared to the first round ? It’s an engineering position, entry level!

I applied role of assitant manager managing a small team within a big team x. First week in I was told to manage the whole team of x. Is this something I should flag to HR?

I have 10 years of experience with with a bachelors degree in network automation and I'm working on a 2nd bachelors in cyber security through WGU. I have experience with automation, QA testing, Jenkins, AWS, linux and etc, I wear many different hats at my company.

Since I got my security+ I've been applying internally in my company and first rejection was because I didn't know Splunk. For the past year I just been applying to any cyber security related role at my company and after the 5th rejection. I started applying elsewhere ranging from SOC, IAM, Incident coordinator, even taking a pay cut and still get rejected. I applied to full-time in office as well contract roles I can't even get an email back from these contract companies. Out of curiosity I applied to some cyber-related internship roles and still got reject.

I know that it's not my resume which I paid money to get it reviewed and dressed up for these jobs. At this point in time, I got 3 AWS certifications, SAA, SYSOPS and Security. I got my SSCP certification and currently studying for my Pentest+ and CySA+ for school. I'm currently doing cyber security training on TRYHACK ME and I'm very familiar with configuring firewalls, IAM, and monitoring tools of all of which is stated in my resume.

At this point, I'm done with this job market, hopefully in 2025 it will change. In the meantime, I've just been studying for the CRISC and CISM mostly because at my company the course to take is free and because besides CISSP thats all I see what other employers are asking for.

The only reason why I'm trying to transition to a different role so badly is because during a meeting with our PM, my QA manager, my IT manager and someone I'm supposed to work with threaten to quit because I asked him if he had time to look over scheduling for our business team to test. (That isn't the main reason why he threaten to quit but was what broke the camels back for him)

My 15 YO business has cratered into little more than a side hustle, and adding two more hustles hasn't been enough to equal a real job.

I've been in ecommerce and Internet marketing at a pretty high level for a long time, and have literally worn all the hats, but currently get absolutely nowhere with job applications. The Internet is apparently done with me, so I'm looking to start over.

I'm not afraid of working, or of taking a pay cut from where I've been.

I mean, I took a seasonal support position for Pete's sake, and worked it for several years after they didn't lay me off.

Ideally I'd like something where I can put my brain to work and don't have to spend all day on my feet, but beggars can't be choosers.

Any ideas?

I recently had what i think was a successful meeting with a company. after 3 webcam interviews i was invited to visite my future working environnement, i was offered a tour of the company, their philosophy, their products and what they expect from me, at the end of the meeting they made me a salary offer and i was ok with it.
They told me that they didn't have the paperwork ready yet as the job would be available the 15th November, they said they'd send me the paperwork in the coming days.

This was last Monday, so almost a week and i had no message from them yet, mean while i turned another job interview because i feel i already took an engagement to that company.

Is this normal or are they low key ghosting me?

Didn’t expect to actually see an employer admitting to posting a ghost job application. I was surprised to see this upon my search recently.

TL;DR - I got hurt in August, was told I needed 12 weeks to recover and go back to work. It's been 12 weeks. My company is open 7 days each week.

Pretty much everything is in the title of this post. During this time I earned two certifications that should strengthen my position at the company.

Due to some personal problems that came up and drove me crazy, I gave up on studying for a third certification. in my state, my employer has the right to let me go if I am injured for 12 weeks or longer, though I asked them long in advance if that was what they were thinking and they told me they want to keep me.

My company has seen rapid growth in the past year and I feel like I am missing out on a race to some extent. One other thing that is bothering me is they have made job postings in areas where I worked before I got hurt in August. I feel like I should just message someone and say, "I can drive and be there in 8 hours." But I'm afraid they could be angry with me for this.

Donno think I just need to vent, that's all.