Everyone on there seems to have their shit together while I’m still struggling to find entry-level jobs that won’t send me the same generic rejection email within minutes of applying. People on my feed are sucking the company off that they work for constantly. I’ve stopped applying and started messaging recruiters- they’ve ghosted me after getting me excited for roles they claim are available while making sure to remind me of how impeccable my resume is. Mentally I’m zapped of willpower, discipline, and energy.

I’m a medical student but due to financial reasons I might need to drop out plus I have a background in software engineering but as a young woman, I’m scared of the tech field- being hyper-feminine does not help. I do math, learn coding, and read in my free time. I have to find some way to make a living.

Regardless of my mental and emotional state, I will do what I need to do but now, I can't do shit because I'm so tired. Besides unemployment, my life’s a shit show.

It’s maybe my sleep-deprived self who’s talking but I do feel like a useless person. I’m zapped of life and energy.

I've been trying to get a job for over a year now and I keep getting rejected left and right. Ever since I quit my toxic job I've been trying to apply somewhere else and yes I know I'm an idiot for quitting without a backup and I deeply regret it 😭 I need advice on how to make it easier to get a job I don't know what to do anymore I've applied to all kinds of jobs and nothing. even if it says that you need two or three years of experience I still apply, I want to get out of my toxic household but I'm unable to since I have no job 😮‍💨 please I need suggestions 🙏

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I got an OA email from "Amazon", when I click on start assessment, it is blocked by ublock. Is this normal, is the email legit?

I started working in a fast food restaurant a couple weeks ago. I informed management during the interview that I would like to have Sundays off due to attending church. I was able to attend church and then come into work. Again I asked management to have Sundays off due to church. I'm wanting to get involved in my church and requested off for classes and events. I feel all employees should have a social life outside of work. Otherwise, employees will experience depression. Management only allows employees to request off two days per month. I'm wanting to quit my job. I feel like expecting employees to be available 24/7 7 days a week is excessive.

I applied for an internal role that is a really good fit for my background. Before I applied, I had a chat with the hiring manager who told me that the role would be remote.

Fast-forward to the HR screening, and I was told that I might have to be hybrid because I live near one of the offices (I live 20 miles from the office about 45 to 55 minute commute each way, and it is exhausting and I hate it.) I will have to do this commute EVEN if I stay in my current role, because my current team is hybrid. For this new role however, none of that team lives in a state with an office.

I had my first round interview with the hiring manager and they confirmed that HR unfortunately said it is not negotiable and that I would have to come into the office twice a week, even though none of my department is represented in that office, and none of my teammates would be there. And this is simply because my state has an office.

I want this job more than I want my current job and although I’m already coming to the office right now, I hate coming to the office. I want to advocate for myself, but my hiring manager said they already advocated for me, but HR would not budge. I also don’t want to risk not being considered for the role because someone else who is TWO hours from the office withdrew themselves from the interview Because they also were told they would have to be hybrid.

Logistically, it’s also a nightmare because this role requires you to have calls with clients frequently which means even if I’m in the office, I will have to just be in a conference room working off of my laptop and won’t have dual monitors to work with like I do at home.

What do I do in this situation?

1. I can always obviously just finish the interview and see if I get the offer then depending on how valuable they perceive me to be, try to negotiate being remote.

2. Or I can just suck it up and drive.

3. Or I can just stay in my current role and look for another role.

4. I can also just take the offer and keep commuting but leave this job after I learn these new skills and find a remote job in this field.

I just hate feeling like I’m being treated unfairly and that I am subject to dumb and baseless, corporate wide decisions that make my work- life less enjoyable.

I started a new job about 6 months ago. It’s a new position and there’s only one other person in the company with my same job title. I work for a very large company and so I’d rather not say what my job title is. I basically travel to about 15 work sites within my territory. My coworker’s territory is twice the size as mine and is in another part of the state. My contract is for four days a week. I’m having difficulty keeping my schedule full since I only have 15 sites to go to. I could go to each one once a month I don’t even need to go that often. They initially told me I’d go once a quarter but I’ve gone in more than that just to have something to do. I thought my managers were aware of this simply by doing the math that there aren’t enough sites for me to go. But they recently asked me to train a new hire everyday for two weeks. They also started a new process this year where they want me to post my work at the end of each day to a shared drive. After about 3 days my manager asked why I hadn’t been anywhere that week then she realized she hadn’t sent me the correct link to report it all. So they’re definitely tracking it now and expecting me to be going to a site each day. There have been some weeks where I’ve called around to every site on my list and couldn’t find anywhere to go. I know it was wrong of me but I didn’t know what to do after it kept happening. I guess I should have told them a while back about this issue but I didn’t think it was a good idea and I wondered what they would do. I thought that it would take off more than it has and they would add more and more sites but it hasn’t happened that quickly. I’m honestly not afraid they’ll fire me because they really need my territory covered plus they’re trying to expand their business here, but I’m afraid they’ll knock off my hours and make me part time or something. Should I just come clean and see what happens or keep trying to stretch my schedule among the 15 sites and just keep my mouth shut?

Hey—I reposted something on this same topic a bit ago. The day is getting nearer and I still have no idea what I’m doing.

I’m in my mid 20s, and this is my first salary job. I’ve done retail, food service, etc., but I’m on salary now and have found myself in an AWFUL work environment. It’s a small company of which my boss is the owner (so I don’t think I have any ability to report her), and she is consistently verbally abusive to myself and other staff members. This ranges from yelling to intimidation to insulting our projects in meetings. My family members and other adults in my life have confirmed that her level of behavior is NOT normal, and have encouraged me to leave.

I had signed a contract when I accepted the position stating I’d stay for a certain period of time. I think the only penalty if I leave earlier is I lose out on a bonus, but it’s a detriment to HER, because she’s expecting me throughout this time frame. I’ve already made up my mind to leave, and am actively looking for ANY other jobs (even if I need to go back to retail).

My coworker has already tried to speak with my manager about her attitude—she is unreceptive, and has even written poor letters of recommendation for people who quit before their contracts are up. I’m afraid of the intimidation and manipulation that will take place when I give my notice in the coming days.

Does anyone who’s been in the working world for a little bit longer have any advice or ideas? I get so anxious even thinking about being in the room alone with her, let alone having to quit. I don’t know what to do or say to avoid repercussion. I’ve been working on getting more confident, and do stand up for myself whenever possible. And I know when I quit, it’s 2 more weeks of suffering before I never have to see her again. Just scary to think about! If anyone has ever been in a similar environment, i’d really appreciate the help.

Thank you!!

Has anyone actually ever received a job offer that they were entirely happy about? I’m talking about the pay was what you requested, the remote/hybrid/in person set up met your expectations, the location was where you wanted to work, the commute was good (if applicable), the culture was good AND the workload was fair?

Or should we ultimately be living life expecting jobs to be meeting at least half of our needs and just getting over the rest? Are we just supposed to expect that some jobs will meet your salary requirement, but have an unreasonable workload, or some jobs will be under paying you but we’ll have the best work culture?

Is it possible to have the full package in corporate America in 2025?

Interested in seeing what's the job seeking meta for people who have been unemployed for 2, 5, 10 years. For me, it's been just over 5 years now.

So the context is pretty clear from the title. I’ve been searching for a job from September 2024. I have an EAD, and I don’t need any type of sponsorship.

I have around 3-4yrs experience in tech where I also performed many manager related work, and I wanted to shift to a proper managerial role. Did my CAPM and working on my pmp. I’m not sure if these will help. Anyway I’ve lost all hopes. I’m not sure if the market is bad or if it’s totally just me. I’m applying for tech and management roles in hopes I can land at least in one. I’ve had NO REJECTIONS, I don’t even get a call back for an interview.

I’ve been updating my resume as needed and I’ve had referrals. My hopes have plummeted down and I feel like my career is at a big dead end. I have around a year gap because I moved countries and then had to wait to get my authorization to work. This is probably a major flaw in my resume but I’ve been doing ample amount of courses in the meantime.

Is there any hope for me at all??

I am looking to apply for a Job with US Fish and Wildlife later in the spring. I was wondering if anyone in this group has any experience with them and how tough it is to get a job there. I would like to get into Wildlife Biology. I only have a Bachelors in Animal Science. A lot of the listing includes “Agriculture Degrees” as an education requirement. I was just wondering if that will set me back and make it even harder to get a job in that field with it already being, presumably, a tough place to get a job.

I’ve been unemployed for about 5 months now. I wasn’t getting very many interviews at first and I think that’s because of the holiday season. The last month I’ve gotten about 10 interviews but I’m still unemployed. I’ve even gotten to the second round of interviews multiple times but the company always comes up with an excuse not to hire me. Like one time after 2 interviews they told me they weren’t actually hiring and didn’t need an employee, even though the job was listed online. I even got rejected by Walmart for a cashier job when I have 6 years of retail experience and they said they hired a “more qualified candidate”.

Now don’t even get me started on phone interviews. I’ve had 4 different companies just ghost me at the time of my interview and then I’ll never hear anything again from them, when they’re the ones who invited me to the interview in the first place. All of the jobs I’m applying for I’m highly qualified for but I still can’t get hired and it seems like they either just ghost me or come up with a weird excuse to not hire me. I don’t know if this is a me problem or if other people are experiencing weird things like this too. It sucks, I just want a job!

I applied for the position of executive assistant and to my surprise the president of the company himself responded back to the application. They keep asking if I have social media link I can send them or a blog to prove I’m real, get a sense of my personality and that it’s needed because their clients are high profile/celebrities. They are also requesting an interview at night on a Sunday. A friend has suggested they may really be trying to see photos to screen for attractive women as social media/PR has nothing to do with this company. If a company has high profile clients wouldn’t they run a background check over asking for a Facebook link?

I'm pretty desperate to find work and there's nothing out here that's legit and pays anything close to a living wage. I spent 18 years as an administrative and executive assistant at the C-level, took time off to take care of my daughter, and now can't get my foot in the door. I've had 3 virtual and 1 in-person interviews in the last 2 years. I've had help updating my LI profile, check my resume and make tweaks periodically, add contract assignments from personal jobs, and still nothing. I've signed up with recruiting and temp placement agencies. I know technology has changed but I'm quick to pick things up. I'm aging out and am seriously questioning WTF I'm supposed to do now. Going back to school isn't an option. Tell me if you've been in this situation and how you dug out of it.

I work in marketing at a company currently as a Sr Manager and I've been applying for jobs that are marketing manager positions and I've had two interviews and they both went in the direction of them asking if I'm okay with taking a step down... and basically my answer for both is that I've been in those positions and am comfortable with executing and yes people do report to me now, but I still report to a Director and a Head of Marketing. Also, I work with 7 accounts now and would be moving down to 2-4 accounts. I don't think they bought my answer.

Really, I'm looking to either to be in the same level or lower as I'm not looking to grow. I don't believe #1 director roles pay enough, #2 I don't think it's worth the stress/work of what it pays #3 and I'm looking for a lower level position with more flexible/less hours. My plan is to say I'm looking to get back into execution vs managing and to focus on less accounts. But how else can I frame this answer in an interview without sounding like I'm looking to do less work? TIA

So I just accepted a remote job offer, and my only major concern is losing power at home. If that were to happen, I couldn't go elsewhere, as I don't drive, so I would have to make sure I had some kind of backup here at the house. Is there any kind of power bank or backup generator you recommend? Preferably under $500 and could power a laptop and two monitors for a full working day? Power outages aren't a big thing here at all, but I'd still rather be safe than sorry.

Hi Y’all! I (18F) currently attending college classes (part time I think ? I am only taking 3 classes worth 9 credits so I believe that is considered part time). But my boyfriend and I are serious and want to save for marriage/house/kids. I currently work a part time babysitting job, but it’s seasonal (while the kids attend school) and only pays $180USD/week.

I need something that is

1. more reliable

2. that could allow me to make at least 30-40k/year

3. I would prefer a job that has more flexible hours because of my college courses (preferably night time but I’m happy with it as long as it’s not a typical 9am-5pm job)

Some background on me as an employee:

• I worked in the restaurant industry for a little over two years while in High School but I just don’t love it and it’s not the best pay/most stable so I am trying to branch out of that
• I worked as a Nanny for 6 months before the NF moved states… I absolutely LOVED that job everything about it… but due to my courses I no longer could work when most parents need me from 7/8am-5/6pm. So at this time all I can do is pick up occasional babysitting gigs.
• I am in courses to be a Nurse one day (Emergency Nurse hopefully) I would LOVE to work in a hospital especially the ER but do not have the time/probably couldn’t handle the workload of being a full time student + taking a CNA/MA/EMT course if I am being honest.

If anyone has any good job recommendations I would love to hear them! Thank you!

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!

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I'm a mum returning to work and my job no longer exists. How do I network successfully to find a new job within the company? I've been having chats for the last 8 months and will be coming back to the office in the next few weeks.

What are some tips to really turn it on? Fully understand that its a long game.

So for yrs now I’ve had problems getting work . The junk yard told me no , I went and got my stna license and couldn’t find work and after getting turned down at Taco Bell I had a friend that works for dollar general as a manager and she tried to get me a job and I still can’t find work what does one do when they can’t find basic bitch bottom of the barrel work ! I’ve applied at every recycling, restaurant, gig work job I can find and still nothing…

I was working a temp position and got blindsided two days ago when I got the call that my assignment was ending. They said I had performance issues and that I didn’t help them when they needed it but there was often never enough work for me to do. They complained I waited in the company car too much but I would wait in the car only when I was told to wait in the car. I would always ask my supervisor if she needed help and would even hold the door open for her. My supervisor also never communicated to me what I needed to work on. The temp agency said they will work with me with finding a new position.

Hi all!

So I need some advice regarding a position I got an offer for. Essentially this job requires I have less than 1040 hours or less than 6 months full-time of hours worked as a full time RN because it’s a residency program.

I calculated my hours (their system has been down since I’ve gotten hired and I haven’t received a single paystub so I have to calculate it myself) and I do make the cut working under 1040 hours. I also meet the 6 month time frame since I started working from August- ending in February.

The issue I’m facing is I know background checks only see the date of hire, and I got hired in June but didn’t start until August because I was relocating to the area and they pushed off my start date. I put that I worked on August- Current on my resume.

Am I at risk for not getting the job anymore?

Also posted in r/careeradvice. Apologies for the long post. It was longer but I trimmed down a lot. Any advice is appreciated.

TLDR: I got some uneasy vibes from a phone screen and I’m not sure what to do regarding the in-person interview I’m supposed to have tomorrow.

For some background, I’m 27 and I worked at the same retail store from 2016 up until this past December when my store closed down. I’ve been looking for work since October, and have had a few interviews since then. I received a bachelors in business administration in 2023 and want to start focusing on a career instead of retail. I’ve been applying to clerical and customer service roles, as I think that would be a good starting point and some of my skills and experience would transfer. I don’t want to work in healthcare, but it’s a huge industry in my state and a lot of the currently available jobs are in general practices or hospitals. Because of this I’ve been more open to applying to specialized healthcare offices, like dental or physical therapy, but I’m still not super interested in those jobs.

I applied last Wednesday for a receptionist position at a dentist office. I received a message from the dentist running the practice on Thursday regarding scheduling a phone call about the position. I responded saying my schedule is fairly open, and to let me know what time(s) work so I can make myself available. He responded on Friday morning (around 7:50am) asking if he could call at 11am. My sleep schedule has been terrible since I haven’t been working, so I was still sleeping and didn’t see the message when I woke up at 11 to my phone ringing. I didn’t recognize the number so I declined the call. After I looked at my emails and saw the message I realized it was the dentist so I called back and had a discussion with him.

Since I had just woken up and was not prepared for a phone screen, I wasn’t giving my best answers. The way he spoke didn’t seem like he was too fond of what I was saying either, but I’m autistic so I could be misinterpreting this. After asking me some general questions, he asked me math questions unprompted. I’m not bad at math but with the combination of having just woken up and being caught off guard, I know I got most of them wrong. He then talked about how he is extremely strict regarding how things are run and the reputation of the practice. He never went over what the position entails (though a lot of the duties can be assumed given its a receptionist position). He was very vague when I asked about growth in the role (not that I assume there is much with a local dentist office), and said only 70% of new hires make it past the 90 day probation period. At the end of the call, he asked if I wanted to come in for an in-person “working interview” that would be one hour of meeting the team and seeing the office and from there they would determine if it would be a good fit. I’m supposed to go in at 9am for this.

Something about the way the phone call went and how he talked about the position and practice didn’t feel right. I felt uncomfortable being called without my confirmation and the way he spoke made me feel uneasy about the environment. Some family and friends also thought the unprompted math quiz was odd, given the role. The 70% rate of new hires making it through probation also felt low to me, but I’m not sure what the actual average rate for that would be. I’m unsure if I would take the job, if offered. I’m in the process of applying for unemployment though, and I know I would lose that (if it even gets approved) if I turn down an offer, as this would be considered suitable work.

I’m unsure about what to do. I’m feeling a sense of dread about the interview. I have another interview with an entirely different company later in the week that I’m actually looking forward to, as my phone screen with their recruiter was very pleasant, the company seems extremely organized and communicative throughout the process, it pays better than this role would, and has significantly more opportunity for growth and development. My family is suggesting I go in anyway and just try to do really badly on the interview so I don’t get an offer but I’m not really sure how to intentionally do poorly on an interview. Part of me feels that I should withdraw from the interview but I don’t know if I’m overthinking this. I’ve never really felt like this about going in to an interview before (anxiety sure, but not dread) and would like some thoughts about the situation and advice about what I should do from here. Thank you if you read this much.

Part of the pdf they emailed me

They emailed me telling me I was shortlisted for the role and attached this PDF telling me to message them on Teams for an interview. The role and company are real and professional enough, but there are a few more red flags.

1. On the official website, the contact email ends in "sempervalens.com", not "sempervalens.team"

2. I never applied for this role or company

3. I tried to put in other company staff names into the email in the same format, and the emails did not exist

I am aware of people sending checks to you for equipment, then taking your money. Does this seem like one of these situations?

Thank you!

If they fire me before I quit, what are the ramifications on future job prospects?

I am early 30s and I have never been fired from a job before. Recently there’s been some issues at work. People have been out sick, short tempers around the office, and I do not put it past the higher ups to fire one of us as a warning to the rest. I’m in Texas so the bosses don’t need a reason to let any of us go. Only thing I’d say keeping it from happening is they struggle to replace staff.

I am fully qualified for the job, however I have 1/2 years worth of experience, the job states 1 year minimum of experience. Would it be a waste of time to apply?