Why Getting A Job Feels Impossible Right Now

[@Android-Zen]

Here’s a dirty secret. Companies often post fake jobs that they never intend to fill. This makes it look like the company is hiring a lot and that positively impacts stock price.

[@foxymetroid]

It's like politics in that the illusion of doing something is more effective than actually doing something. Actual solutions often take time, effort, and money and that upsets both stockholders and voters. Those two groups want fast results with minimal disruptions.

[@Kwisss]

Yeah they're called Ghost Jobs.

[@milkflys]

also jobs that they actually 100% intend on hiring internally for.

[@jacobperez8921]

I wouldn't be surprised. They are known as "Ghost Jobs".

[@magnoliamystery1288]

Yes…. And sometimes interviews are just ‘busy work’ for recruiters when they have no intentions on even hiring for the ghost job.

[@LightningSword13]

Graduating college only to realize that no one wants me is the most degrading feeling.

[@dominickjvlogs]

Yep I had to take a minimum wage jobs after graduating from a university and doing paid internships and holding a job while getting the degree. Its terrible. And then you join a company and see how rich the upper level staff is and realize you’re just a little servant to them

[@natashalavender7758]

For what it's worth, this is something that happens to a lot of graduates. It happened to me 10 years ago! It is absolutely not a reflection of your abilities, or your value as an employee, much less as a person. You will find something, promise.

[@cherryivana1129]

That’s why a warehouse job for me is the only way. I feel you so much especially being a marketing major.

[@vincentc7920]

What is your degree?

[@LightningSword13]

@@vincentc7920 BS in management information systems, graduated from a business school at a university.

[@ONTHEPASSWITHMAX]

I think the main issue is finding a job that can actually cover the rent and groceries. It feels like salaries haven't kept up with inflation at all.

[@PrecursorYang]

You should look your local IBEW and apply today. Journeyman electricians make between $35-60/hr with another $15-30/hr in healthcare and retirement depending on where you live and how strong your union is. Unions generally make about 10-15% more than non union. You'll never have to go job hunt, negotiate your salary ever again. The raises the union negotiate for doesn't just keep up with inflation. They beat it. Apprentices start out making 50% of what a journeyman makes. With each 8-10 month getting a pay raise until they top out. You get free school tuition, paid on-the-job training, free healthcare, 3 pensions, optional 401k. ALL of this is paid by the contractors and union.

[@blackreacher]

People who are hiring, are responsible for so-called inflation

[@maamiimii]

@@blackreacher How does that make any bit of sense to you? lol

[@V555Vendetta]

companies themselves are jacking up the prices @@maamiimii

[@Rockhound6165]

You don't know what you're talking about. Aren't you listening? We're being told that inflation is low and the economy is great. Unless we're being lied to.

[@thomasanderson2551]

Hiring is no longer an assessment of skills and temperaments; it's a form of prolonged ritual humiliation.

[@cannotwest]

Yes.

[@stephenhummel6977]

its like to too for veterans also. trust me bro. its bad for us vets too just like with civilians. we share the same blood in the same mud.

[@Zerospacedude]

I personally think a lot of the problem for people is employers unwilling to train. They expect you to already know everything about the job. Especially for “Entry level” positions that require years of experience

[@get_it_done4580]

Facts

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

True. But schooling is also to blame. They don't teach any practical skills. It's a mess.

[@marckobuendicho3883]

it's crazy that almost 80% of jobs are a very simple process that requires just a month to master.

[@JessieGates]

My last three jobs fit this to a T, very little training barely paying on time and when someone from another country ran through the border they ended up getting the jobs we all hunt for because they will work for dirt cheep and we expect a living wage. EF these companies shilling for Chomo Joe.

[@galek75]

​@@zuzanazuscinova5209 That isnt a problem. The problem is precisely expecting schools to job train. Make employers train their own employees again.

[@Mack9077]

Don’t quit your job if you haven’t already accepted a new one. It’s insane out here right now.

[@sparkymularkey6970]

Yeah, seriously! I recently graduated from college last year but now I'm just working full-time at the same retail position I had all throughout college, all because I can't find anything that pays better.

[@bargdaffy1535]

What if your Job quits you? UPS just laid off 12,000 Folks.

[@fozzir]

@@bargdaffy1535 Google is about to quit 30k more!

[@Wahinies]

​@@bargdaffy1535this is why you never stop applying, never change your LinkedIn to not searching. The only key to job security is to be prepared for the loss of one.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

Just in time for me to be unemployed. Fun

[@Shiesty9168]

Falsely advertising employment should be a Punishable Felony fraud💀 !

[@destinyx1636]

facts

[@lucy9698]

I agree. Like wtf, why are you lying to people???? Especially people who need JOBS. Same level as the scum who run job search scams.

[@Vault-Born]

and some of the offers are scams that want to harvest your data

[@zoeyv6629]

I agree people are really banking on getting at least one job offer and then to realize all the time you’ve taken for each application could possibly be a fake

[@orunenf5533]

No you just weren't employable

[@samspeaks2016]

Sorry, we're moving onto other candidates at this time. We're looking for someone around 21-26 years of age with 35 years experience with an academic doctorate willing to accept a 26K salary. Thank you for your interest in our company.

[@mcflurryfrostie]

The job: data entry

[@leonardpearlman4017]

"... part time, temporary"!

[@pws354_8]

Lol, and because of such contradiction, what this really means is that it is a ghost job that isn't hiring anyone

[@flip200587]

😂

[@zionleach3001]

@@samspeaks2016 Hey, they actually get back to you. Must be nice not being left on read.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

90% of resumes never even make it to human eyeballs.

[@someone-ji2zb]

Eh, that is what happens when 100+ people apply to a single job posting. We need more self employed people with varying skills in the US rather than people going to college and hope to various office jobs of similar nature. Too many people have leaned white collar work with a demand for more blue collar, skilled labor.

[@richsackett3423]

@@someone-ji2zb wtf is we?

[@Varrick-Astatic]

​@@someone-ji2zbi mean, its kinda unfair to pressure younger generation to get an education because theyll do better and then turn around and realize technology cant replace blue collars so now we gotta force people to have skills that dont exist.

[@Rastaferrari829]

@@someone-ji2zbok well either employers in those fields need to sponsor people to learn and gain these skills or this is just a pipe dream. If people are already struggling as is, where are they going to find the time or the money to gain new skills that they don’t have?

[@commentbot9510]

@@someone-ji2zb I looked into the pros and cons of that type of work and the cons seem like they would bother me a lot. No thanks

[@marirosado334]

Not to mention “entry level” jobs require 5+ years of experience 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@muffetmissulena6540]

This exactly! It’s not entry level if you expect me to already be experienced with the work!

[@sokawai5]

Dude are you kidding me

[@cinemaholic730]

Oh yeah I've seen that, entry level job want 5 years experience, a bachelor degree and pay 12.50 an hour...

[@thefivebitegirl]

@@cinemaholic730 Yes! They always want you to work for shekels just because it’s entry level!

[@bLd321]

In many cases it's called entry level job because it offers entry level salary.

[@kennisthecreator]

Parents: “There are plenty of entry level jobs out there!” Entry Level Job: - Master’s Degree in Pediatric Neuroscience - 3 Years Experience Preferred - Must Complete 3 month training without pay - Must be fluent in 5 Languages - Must be able to lift 2 tons - Need to have a certification of having triple backflipped off the Eiffel Tower while blindfolded in 250 B.C. - Must be able to maintain positive and professional attitude

[@bjtibbs6436]

#DEAD 😂

[@TheWalamala]

and that's if you lucky to have it that easy

[@sciencelover3339]

Pay: $0 (unpaid internship)

[@Fan-zx1lz]

Yes. These corporate sector needs everything from the candidates but very less salary offer They make

[@Jason-rn4jk]

You’re forgetting “must work a flexible schedule, on average 60 hours Monday through Friday and on call Saturday and Sunday when necessary”

[@bradspringer2372]

Is anyone else just generally depressed at life in 2024? It feels as if we are close to a collective mental collapse.

[@cannotwest]

Yes, because social contract is breaking before our eyes. With the society.

[@ReysonFox]

Yep its unwinnable and unsustainable

[@masonmorley5065]

I can already tell that there's going to a lot of suicides this year.

[@bradspringer2372]

@@ReysonFox So what's the solution?

[@ReysonFox]

@@bradspringer2372 Ultimately we all would have to shift priorities for eachother and our families. The only way is to all go on anti work strike for better conditions, dig into the pockets of the super wealth companies and not buy their things. It would require millions of us to sign together into a coalition for more affordable living, sign legistration to restrict massive amounts of money sent overseas to other countries to be used no matter what to fix the infastructure of our own country and its borders, make sure super wealthy companies pay their taxes and cut interests and insurances on small business and struggling americans. Make it illegal for companies to ghost hire or fake results on applicants. And get rid of this useless administration for one that has a backbone for postive change. When it comes down to it for the sake of our sanity and survival we need to make those in power take responsibility. No matter what the wealth and opportunity needs to spider back out to middle and impoverished classes.

[@MrLarrythehacker]

These companies want to pay as little as possible, no on the job training, and want somebody who checks every single box. What an embarrassment.

[@SnoopyReads]

Sounds like a woman looking for a boyfriend these days

[@xerosereveracity88]

Right? It's insane!

[@Fuxkyou1188]

No frr. And then they dont hire more people but they give 😂one person as many hours as they physically can handle.

[@protocetid]

The "worker shortage" is a PR term to mask a problem that businesses themselves created for the reasons you mentioned.

[@Samurai-no4wu]

On top of that they are slowly transition to machines doing what is supposed to be a workers job to save a little more money and it's causing more of a job crisis.

[@watchman703]

It really should be illegal to post a job that a company doesn't intend to fill.

[@MrLaloman18]

They do intend to fill but here's a secret from within ok..... When a company posts open jobs they first will ask current employees if they have family or friends that would like to work for them and they get first grabs and get hired, then what ever is left gets posted which are the low jobs nobody wants or they post as if they haven't hire anyone in order to fulfill a company policy quota and make it seem like they are abiding by the laws and not make it seem like it's favorism! Remember, is NOT what you know, is WHO you KNOW!

[@mindycollier9087]

Or they post nonexistent job openings and/or conduct pseudo job interviews for possible tax breaks!!

[@nahidsarker69]

​@@MrLaloman18 well said brother

[@devenrivera5842]

@@MrLaloman18well said G.

[@keshi5541]

@@MrLaloman18 No joke I only got my first job because my friends uncle was the manager, mind you I've applied to the place before and they didn't hire me with some bogus reasoning like we didn't see your application.. If not for my connections I doubt I would have gotten in. Another thing that is best is if you want to work retail remove your degrees and certificates off your resume.... It sounds stupid but there is a reasoning for it. For some reason it's a negative sometimes they end up thinking you are overqualified and see that as a problem.

[@CouncilOfTheWolf]

One of my least favorite things when job hunting is having to re-enter all my experience into their system when ITS ALREADY ON MY RESUME. It shouldn't take 45 minutes to apply for a job, especially since you have to apply for so many. I hate having an account with every company's website so I can apply, too.

[@kazbah1217]

I agree. The application process is so frustrating and time consuming. I was recently told I had the job. I uploaded all of my personal documents. Then they send me an online test. Then they tell me I wasn't fast enough on the test. I'm literally a speed queen on the keyboard. So all this time invested for nothing. I don't believe I didn't pass the test. Now they have all my personal documents on file. Passport, everything and no job. I feel scammed but there is nothing I can do about it. This process is effing soul destroying. Good luck to you.

[@Melissa12175]

Yes it is absolutely ridiculous.

[@cece1907]

@@kazbah1217omg same thing with me these companies are getting clever. They realize people are onto their schemes so now they’re sending out elaborate tests designed to make you fail. Like 40 elaborate reading questions in 25 minutes? No one can complete that. They think everyone is dumb. I bet they have a deal for funding in exchange for showing ‘efforts’.

[@JesManVP]

I agree idk why but I be applying more conservative I apply to jobs I feel are more likely to hire like rn I applied to a warehouse that just opened near me and they need workers

[@joshuajackson7050]

Yes it's ridiculous why are you asking me about my experience it's on my resume for crying out loud.

[@Luuh-Miike]

Whyyy is life like this😢 Life should be a temporary struggle, but at least we should all have the chance to support our basic human needs.

[@somerandomguy7458]

Too many people

[@steven.m9984]

@@somerandomguy7458 Yes, hence the Plandemic going into effect!

[@lochnessmunster1189]

Minimum Wage Laws. They reduce the number of jobs available.

[@Jaden-eh6rh]

And wages should be even higher still minimum wadge isn't even half enough

[@playboysolrac]

So we’re not gonna talk about how employers are eliminating roles and asking the next person in line to do 2 jobs for the salary of 1? THAT is the biggest change that’s happened so let’s talk about it.

[@KayBeOnline]

That's a fact. That's why my mom walked away from her last job... They were literally working her into bad health. And now she's trying to find a new one in this tough labor market

[@Lily-ow5wm]

This is exactly what happening!

[@AkaiOtinashi]

This is exactly what's happening in my field. I have a degree and credential I'm required to maintain with CEUs. Although I have worked a menial job since graduating 2 years ago I have yet to find a job in my field. I've discovered organizations are making my job part of the duties for other positions, putting multiple jobs on a few people so they can hire less. It's disgusting, forcing multiple jobs on people who will eventually burn out while making it impossible for people who need jobs to find any meaningful work.

[@KayBeOnline]

@@Birdman669 yep, if I remember correctly, my mom was doing the work of an account receivable department + other things basically by herself (her manager over her checking in)... She never got a day off and she was there 4 or 5 years, not because she didn't have time accruing but because no one else could do her job if she was gone. Her health was starting to decline from stress, and even though my dad needed the help, he backed her up in quitting. Thank God, her health is a lot better.

[@tammylee6141]

Worked in accounting job 7 years, killing myself working overtime and did a great job. “Laid off” so they could hire 2 people to fill my position with people straight out of college for 1/2 the pay. It’s impossible on either end to be treated fairly.

[@myronidasvestarossa]

When younger generations can’t find employment, it’s no wonder that they won’t have kids either.

[@Casual_Talk]

BINGO! 👌👏👏👏

[@Casual_Talk]

Being a father of 2 your comment. HITS. HOME. It's a BLESSING to even land a Good paying job these days. I make between 19 to 20 an hour full time and my wife is a stay at home mom juggling college. It's stressful dealing with our two that we agreed to not have anymore kids until we are better off. I'm pushing to get myself together from college like my wife as well. Times is hard. I also reside and live in SC. Use to live in NYC.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Then homeownership, childcare, debt...they can't even get on the ladder to start!

[@Stylez-13]

It's exactly what they want ...they manipulate the population by economy,wars and plagues... I remember my granpa had like 10-15 kids and that was normal back then

[@zeph3070]

Chooses to have kids while not at all situated in life and then complains about the objectively unfavorable situation you chose to put yourself in@@Casual_Talk

[@appleb0btime]

Are we not going to address the elephant in the room? These jobs pay pennies. No one wants to work two jobs. In this economy, even with a college degree, employers are offering like $12 an hour part-time work. As a 28 year old man, I can't take care of my bills, my debt, and my lifestyle with that kind of wage. I can't even imagine people who have children or a wife. No one mentioned a job market filled with jobs that pay pennies for part time work when our cost of living is skyrocketing nationwide.

[@gchsbus]

Right. I have a grad degree and under employed. I work 7 days a week and three jobs. People need to live. It is what it is.

[@staciehahn9175]

Cullman, Alabama: “Sonic is hiring is anyone is looking for a part time job! $8/hr…”

[@gamesguy]

12 an hour? Walmart's national minimum wage is $14/hr, where are you applying? Random gas stations in the middle of nowhere?

[@aliceslab]

​@@gamesguyeither amount isnt enough and no one has choices like that. you dont pick the job it picks you. and if the only one is nowhere gas station you don't have a choice.

[@kaimiz]

@@gamesguyI work for 15.50 an hour full time at a factory and even that's not enough to survive while living literally in the middle of nowhere

[@Channelbermeja010]

Lost my job in April 2023 and still cannot find anything. All the while the news is screaming how amazing the job market is. They’re just gas lighting everyone.

[@Banoffee2662]

Did u find a job now?

[@NYRyder1983]

They're lying to the people. They keep saying unemployment is down by 5.3% as if the remaining 94.7% are all working.

[@grandmasterRobby]

There is no war in ba sing se vibes

[@vi_EviL_iv]

Yeah I've been unemployed for 2 years now. Can't get passed the algorithm. Then most of them want a BA or Masters degree, with 6 years of experience.

[@NYRyder1983]

I know how you feel. I lost my job in June of last year. And I've been trying to find another one. But it took longer than I expected.

[@Jfromes1]

entry level job requires 5 years experience, a masters degree, an exhaustive online application followed by an online personality test, submission of resume and cover letter, a 3 week wait for a response (if any at all) followed by 4 rounds of interviews followed by 6 months of silence and then a rejection email.

[@TexasMadePapi]

Could not have said it better 👏🏽💯

[@teeteeshouse]

You forgot the IQ test

[@skuminator]

You forgot the 16 competition coding tasks, that they couldnt solve themselves if they hadnt look it up

[@davefischer2344]

XD, @@skuminator

[@GoNuckingFuts]

And for $15 an hour

[@scalylayde8751]

They call it "cooling the labor market down." We call it "risk of being evicted because we can't make rent." I get that inflation is an issue that needs to be addressed, but why is it always the working class who has to suffer for the sake of the economy? How about someone with less to lose? It's demoralizing and frustrating.

[@blackdan0259]

"why is it the working class who has to suffer for the sake of economy" Technically the boss also got hit, you don't hear them bosses complaining in the media because they have cushion for emergency fund! You working class yell the most when you got out of the work that is why it feels you are the only one who suffer. Remember2-3 years ago when the company literally hire anyone and you as working class do this game called quiet quitting? How bout dat? Now they literally quit you from the work. Problem solved! They retain mostly 80-90 percent of the work force that don't do that game! Welcome to the tougher side of job hunting!

[@EroticOnion23]

Almost ALL of those jobs are fake...you see, these "employers" get government grants to "stimulate the economy" by hiring more head count, but they just make up some excuse ("lack of qualified candidates") and just pockets the grant money (that comes out of YOUR taxes)!! When will enough be enough!! 🤬

[@AuspexAO]

Because the working class doesn't own their own labor. You have basically no rights in the workforce. A wealthy person buys your labor and then uses you up and tosses you out. The only thing that matters in this country is wealth, period. Can you imagine if the thousands of dollars you generate in sales, productivity, innovation, etc was yours to bargain with? I know. I can't either, lol. I've lived in this rotten system since I was born too.

[@FnLizardKing]

@@blackdan0259 Quit roleplaying as someone's boss on the internet, you talk like you have the mental capacity of a child.

[@blueconlan9180]

Raw materials are at an all time low in costs and profits at a high. There is no inflation. It is 100% corporate greed coupled with a need to punish the working class. Too many think pieces on quiet quitting and people leaving bad jobs scared upper management

[@ethanbolen4425]

I’m getting gaslighted by gov saying record amount of jobs available

[@TiberiusX]

Notice that they keep having to revise thier numbers down.

[@daniel25083]

@@TiberiusXwait do you have a source for this?? I’ve been suspecting something fishy about jobs numbers for months now

[@synapse913]

Government lies? Say it ain’t so.

[@gamesguy]

​@@TiberiusXnumbers were actually revised up past 2 months.

[@jimmyglea]

@@gamesguyThank god “Actually Guy” has entered the conversation. We’re much more enlightened now.

[@HectorWhitney]

Unemployment is an odd concept in an economy where for so many folks it’s necessary to work multiple jobs just to get by. Loose one and you’re counted as employed but suddenly don’t have enough money to live.

[@TinaJames222]

The economy is grappling with uncertainties, global fluctuations, and pandemic aftermath, causing instability. Rising inflation, sluggish growth, and trade disruptions need urgent attention from all sectors to restore stability and stimulate growth.

[@JohnSmith060]

Things are strange right now. The US dollar is becoming less valuable because of inflation, but it's getting stronger compared to other currencies and things like gold and property. People are turning to the dollar because they think it's safer. I'm worried about my retirement savings of about $420,000 losing value because of high inflation. Where else can we keep our money?

[@nicolasbenson009]

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[@SandraDave.]

I'm intrigued by this. I've searched for financial advisors online but it's kind of hard to get in touch with one. Okay if I ask you for a recommendation?

[@nicolasbenson009]

Finding financial advisors like Sophia Maurine Lanting’ who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.

[@MisterTutor2010]

Finding a job is harder than doing that job.

[@robertagren9360]

In most cases yes.

[@estefaniadoniz6243]

😂I applied 4 applications the next day, i was hired 😂.

[@danielmiller9012]

a majority of jobs are doable too with basic training.. They will get the hang of it in a few months of working said job after training is done. Why majoring in a STEM is so important, it strengthens your critical thinking skills and shows employers willingness to learn and ability to solve problems with a clear method.

[@MisterTutor2010]

@@danielmiller9012 I have a PhD in a STEM field.

[@yanasosnovskaya864]

@@MisterTutor2010I'm in the same boat, also phd in stem. Just graduated, it's crazy...

[@MadCaril]

"the job market is fairly solid" literally every big company is announcing lay-offs and the response rate from recruiters is minimal to none

[@turkizno]

fairly solid but the base is built on crumbling paper and the tower is falling down.

[@MadCaril]

Honestly, i just wish for the best to all the hard workers out there. @@turkizno

[@jonny-b4954]

@@turkiznoThat's the entire world economy. The world economy the U.S. forged post-war and has trumpeted since end of the Cold War. Capitalism is definitely the way to go, we just have some serious issues in basically every single sector. Everything, darn near everything needs major reform.

[@Chitown18]

I got laid off a couple days ago ..the amount of businesses closing atm is insane

[@frankgrabasse4642]

Reagan trickle down economics has been a failure. Too much consolidation among industries. Blackwater owns too many homes. We need to tax the rich, break up monopolies, curtail imports, and bring back unions..

[@jamesalias595]

My daughter has been unemployed for over a year, there are no jobs unless you want to work for minimum wage. Except you can't afford to work for minimum wage with student loans, and $2000 a month apartment rent. Laid off tech workers can't afford to live off of making burritos at Chipotle. Also job requirements are too strict, they want the moon, they are unwilling to train qualified job seekers.

[@PrecursorYang]

You should look your local IBEW and apply today. There arent a whole lot of female electricians in the trade. Being an Electrician is less taxing on the body than most trades. Journeyman electricians make between $35-60/hr with another $15-30/hr in healthcare and retirement depending on where you live and how strong your union is. Unions generally make about 10-15% more than non union. You'll never have to go job hunt, negotiate your salary ever again. Apprentices start out making 50% of what a journeyman makes. With each 8-10 month getting a pay raise until they top out. You get free school tuition, paid on-the-job training, free healthcare, 3 pensions, optional 401k. ALL of this is paid by the contractors and union.

[@yoboybigj875]

This is why I never went to college but I went to trade school because they never promised the student they will get a job unless it in high demand and then the debt destroys their credit score

[@la6136]

Employers are so lazy they don’t want to train people anymore when that would actually yield them better results long term

[@DustinHeath-ki8lt]

​​@@PrecursorYangI'm an electrician, umm yeah, no. You make it sound so wonderful but in reality what you wrote isn't true. The electrical field is being over run with illegals.

[@sugarsugar475]

Out of work a year here too. Completely agree. I’ve had to take a part time minimum wage job to make ends meet. Unless you have a unique skill set that’s in current demand, corporate America doesn’t want anyone over 50.

[@cmndrkool321]

My parents do not understand why it is so hard for youth to find jobs. They seriously believe you need to dress in a suit and hand your resume to the manager at every job opportunity there is until one is willing to hire you. That practice died over half a century ago. You need to enter your resume information over the internet and pray to the algorithm gods that your resume is looked at by a human.

[@bikerboy9010]

You are correct. I agree with what you are saying. Jobs nowadays are extremely competitive. There are some people that think that if someone has a degree in engineering, computer science, accounting, finance, business administration, etc (all college majors with lots of jobs in those fields), they shouldn't have difficulty getting jobs in those fields when in reality, there's lots of people that have degrees in engineering, computer science, accounting, etc that struggle with finding jobs in their field, and it's not because they're not trying hard enough, have a bad resume, are making a bad impression during the interview, have a criminal record, etc. Lots of jobs nowadays are jobs that involve 10-15 people being interviewed for the job and only 1 person out of the 10-15 people interviewed being chosen for the job, and even if you meet the education criteria for the job, are highly qualified for the job, have a lot of relevant experience, don't have a criminal record, and make a great impression during the interview, there's still a high chance you won't be the selected candidate for the job. The selected candidate for the job is often a highly qualified person that the hiring manager knows or a highly qualified person that had a relevant trusted professional reference send a referral, recommendation letter, etc to the hiring manager. Fast food jobs, amazon driver jobs, warehouse jobs, grocery store jobs, retail jobs, lifeguard jobs, etc are the kinds of jobs where as long as you meet the criteria for the job and the interview goes well, you're hired, but lots of jobs aren't like that. Lots of jobs advertised are jobs where only 1 person out of all the applicants is going to be chosen for the job, and even if you're highly qualified for the job, meet the general criteria for the job, make a great impression during the interview, dress appropriately during the interview, have a lot of relevant experience, don't have a criminal record, etc, there's still a high chance you won't be the selected candidate for the job. Networking, knowing the right people, having a lot of relevant professional connections, etc definitely helps in landing jobs.

[@Lijus-c5n]

Your parents are right and you should probably listen to them you would have a better chance of getting hired trust me

[@NYRyder1983]

Exactly. And getting a Master's degree and above won't even cut it anymore.

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@bikerboy9010 There's just very high unemployment. Everything everyone is saying indicates that there are way more people looking for work than there are jobs. We used to call that unemployment but now there's a 10 minute video which explains that actually the economy is strong, inflation is only 3% and wages are on the rise. How about people start thinking for themselves instead of sitting still and obediently accepting poverty. Inflation is over 10% by the way, I used the same metrics that were used in the 1980s. Why are they different? So they can get a number like 3%.... If you start off with the notion that power lies, everything makes a lot more sense.

[@SubvertTheState]

Young people have a distorted view of time because it is distorted, if you haven't looked for a job in the past 2 years, you actually don't know anything about applying for jobs. That's how fast the world is changing. People who are married offer advice to single people like they know something about finding a partner lol. If two people HAPPEN to meet and commit to each other, they get married. If they started looking after 2020, they do not.

[@AB365_Official]

Personally speaking, employers are looking for people to work, but once you apply they're so damn picky and reject you without telling you why, or just simply ghosting you. Then those same employers go right back to looking for people to work. It's messed, especially for us in the younger generations. I'm tired of it all.

[@violet_7808]

Heavy on the ghosting like man up and tell me if I got the job or not!

[@kaijuultimax9407]

I love logging into Indeed the day after my rejection letter just to see they've put the same exact job posting right back up 🙃

[@markjay911]

Yeah been dealing with this dilemma with Indeed for the past Year already. It's an absolute joke. I can't tell you how many applications I have filled out, and the job description will even say, willing to train. Next day, im rejected. Even when I apply for a job which I qualify for, I get rejected or never get a call back.

[@techguydilan]

They don't want to pay the COVID loans back. "Not being able to find workers" is one copout they can take to never have to pay them back. So this will plague us for another 10+ years.

[@turkizno]

And sometimes the job application is either a fake (they post available jobs when there isn't one), or they outright lie to you that "oh sorry it is filled by now, but we have something else that pays lower"

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

Employers want employees yet are INSANELY freaking picky. I feel employers are just becoming more and more lazy to train but then they complain that not enough ppl have their ideal experience like tf?!

[@TheShadeManGuitar]

This is my job to a tee.

[@smith13514]

THIS is so freaking true. I didn't get a call back from a phone screen cuz I focus on a slightly different flavor of financial analysis at a different bank.... They want you to be able to work from day 1

[@nut_smacker]

I've been laid off twice in the past year. Both jobs I was hired with the explicit understanding that I was inexperienced but that I would be trained. Both lay offs occurred because my employers changed their minds and decided they only want someone with years of experience, which I see now in their job postings. "Nobody wants to work anymore"? No, nobody wants to train anymore.

[@bms0294]

I totally agree!

[@THEDOORIZCLOSED]

EXTREMELY lazy to train

[@FrancesRyan-b2p]

Looking for ways to earn money daily is sometimes frustrating and is a pain in the ass, I couldn’t really keep it up, it’s exhausting 😔 job hunting is something that drains your physical and mental wellbeing, hoping to get response from people who got themselves employees already but still keeping your hopes high

[@KadreYilmaz]

Thinking of how difficult it is to get a job, I think it’s time people start investing and earning their own money, the heartache from job hunt is quite unbearable, I for one would prefer investment than getting myself worked up on seeking a job

[@RudolfKowalczyk]

Investing in Stocks, Forex and cryptocurrency is the wisest, it's a place where millionaires and future billionaires come to get inspired. If you've not been involved in any you're missing out. Most importantly If you know how to trade you can make a ton of money no matter where you find yourself

[@JacolienVos]

Trading with crypto is more beneficial than most people sees it to be, just like stock, and forex trade, crypto is also the world fastest leading currency now and in the near future

[@YongLands]

Bitcoin is the best coin to invest in fast rising and if you are lucky to have a good broker then I believe you have absolutely nothing to worry about because you are in for a finicial uplift.

[@LeonorFerreira-ur5th]

I totally agree with you, the stock market is the most profitable venture I ever invested in, I reached my goal of $700k monthly trade earnings. Setting realistic goals is an essential part of trading

[@luggagecombo12345]

There was a study a few years ago where they found that hiring random people on the spot yielded the same quality as multiple rounds of interviews and intense scrutiny.

[@nobody27019]

Could you post a link, please, if it's feasible to find that study?

[@JonasPolsky]

There was an Ignobel Prize study that determined PROMOTING employees at random yielded the same results as selective promotion. You may be thinking of that

[@myoutuber77]

Multiple rounds of interviews are not intended to find qualified candidates. They are in place to wear you off so that at the end of the process you will be more likely to accept a lesser job offer.

[@JakeSmith-jy1kx]

That would HIGHLY depend on the role you are hiring for. You definitely can't do that for an Engineer or Doctor or Lawyer or pretty much any other highly compensated position. There's a reason those pay well, you need to be skilled to do the job and those skills don't come easily.

[@roxaskinghearts]

because the rich value the body parts of mexico and sx trade of dubai more then family values republicans are the root of all evil

[@Sifirela]

And yet companies complain because no one wants to work. Smh

[@mikeadams8708]

Why hire people that don't want to work. Companies can select the cream of the crop right now, leaving a lot of low-level talent out in the cold.

[@kaedense]

@@mikeadams8708 the video is a very clear indicator that people /do/ want to work. why have a business if you don’t want to hire and train people to keep it running?

[@JessieGates]

@@kaedenseGovernment money for hiring while never filling the role so it always looks positive for a pos president.

[@kaedense]

@@JessieGates yea, unfortunately :( it’s so messed up how that works in their favor

[@divergentthg7925]

Well maybe we got to be magically a foreigner or pretty female then will be able to go ahead in life

[@RefreshingShamrock]

I can't stand it when a job calls itself entry level but requires years of experience in multiple highly specialized fields. Why did I even go to college if I can't find a job in my field?

[@ryantetreault3447]

What was your degree?

[@RefreshingShamrock]

​@@ryantetreault3447 Computer Science and IT

[@aznosu]

Bc you paid into the business of education and loans that drives the US economy and allows those who lead or mislead to hoard billions all while creating laughable rewarded jobs... and they will do this and manipulate the numbers in order to hoard to trillions while ofc they have to take it from somewhere and that is the population.

[@keithpalmer4547]

Everyone is supposed to have a specific degree in a "useful" field. Then you are not a LOSER and can get a job. BUT if we all had the same degrees in "useful" jobs they would suddenly be worthless degrees wouldn't they? People talking sh!t about what our diplomas are in should shut their mouths.

[@Darius_Cyrus]

You get in through internships. Back in my day it was unpaid labor but today, they pay (low rates but still).

[@tastychicken3966]

We hired a few college grads to work in our restaurants because they couldn’t find any better jobs 😢 it’s sad.

[@RARochester]

What's wrong with working in a restaurant ?????? It's respectable work; SO WHAT if they are college grads; what are their degrees in ? Environmental Science ? Latin American Studies ? African American Studies ? Gender Studies ? Political Science ? Anything in humanities ????? These are all worthless degrees and that's why they're NOT getting hired.

[@ninjapirate123]

only part time right

[@troynov1965]

@@RARochester Exactly ! I work at a Supermarket. It honest work for a honest days pay. I will be retiring from there in about 7 years. Before that I worked in a auto body repair for 25 years. People now just want a top paying job starting out and do not want to climb the ladder based on hard work and dedication. They just want a job where they can get top pay and sit around and play on their phones all day. Those useless degrees are not worth the paper they are wrote on. When we do hire new employees anymore they are mostly terrible employees who do not want to do any type of labor at all or do it so half ass its sad. Thats the reason most companies will go to automation or AI because peoples lack of work ethic and false sense of worth is not worth dealing with. Young people should be looking at learning a trade and not going down the I got this useless degree that I took in some scam college route.

[@thethan3]

@@RARochester I know a guy that had to do this, B.S. Chemical Engineering focused on Process Separation, and quite a few others that are hard science degrees as well, 200k+ in debt. These are what general consensus says would be some of the most useful degrees. The problem is, No entry level jobs are available without first having decades of experience.

[@RARochester]

@@thethan3 You need to understand something; it's called COMPETITION. When you get a law degree and you've passed the bar; do you think that your COMPETITION for the job are people who have a degree in political science ? Your guy who got a BS in Chem Eng. is competing with others that have a degree in Chem Eng. who probably had better grades and worked as an intern before entering the workforce. I had a coworker of mine that went to school for Mechanical Engineering; I told her to get an internship even if it's unpaid just to get your foot in the door; she did and guess what ? She had a job BEFORE she even graduated; she came back to tell me thanks for the advice. People DO NOT understand that working as an intern IS work experience.

[@RJrePRO]

After my most recent interview, I received an email a week later announcing that they weren't going to hire anyone for the position after all. What an enormous waste of everyone's time

[@morighani]

wtf. this should not be legal???

[@XJ9sodypop]

that's nothing. Ive applied 11 times at my nearest grocery store. they interviewed me about 5 times but never offered me anything. i dont have a criminal record

[@Kirtrickify]

@@morighaniI’ve seen this happen like 5 times to me. Specifically, Disney corporate did this for like 4 different roles where they said “no one was good enoughl”

[@chocololz123]

@@XJ9sodypoplove you xj9 sody pop

[@halien6384]

I’ve had this happen to me too. I work in the journalism industry and had an interview at a local news outlet. A few weeks later they said the position they interviewed me for wasn’t actually going to exist anymore and then they had layoffs 🫠 A year later they posted an application for a reporter role so I applied…that position has now been open since Halloween and I haven’t heard anything, not even a rejection.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

"compared to your parents, it's a good market" my dad was never asked to do 3 months of free work for a company then get ghosted. He was hired immediately and they bought him a house that was 100% ours. But yeah please tell me how they had it so much worse.

[@AldousHuxley7]

In the 1980s a single man could afford a basic house car wedding ring and a kid within 3-5 years of working while the wife stayed at home. Im 27 no kids work full time and can barely afford to live in a trailer park. My friends are all stuck in single bedroom apartments for $1200/month because they can't afford to buy a house or anything like that. The day that a recession or depression hits its game over we're already barely hanging on.

[@izzytwinkles]

Literally. My grandfather graduated from a community college right after high school, got a job working on windmills that was enough to sustain a place. Then after his heart attack, they gave him a new position that required more training so they PAID for his schooling. Anything like that exist today? Cause I sure haven't found it.

[@tomaslopez2940]

Yeah the press and financial experts are liars these days

[@XJ9sodypop]

our parents had full time schedule or 50+ hours/week. the rest of us get scheduled to work 4 hour shifts a day, 3 times a week.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

@@XJ9sodypop LMAO! Bro I worked 90-95 hour weeks for 5 years on a salary with no over time. What planet are you on where you work "shifts"

[@nette9836]

When they say jobs are available, they mean the minimum wage ones with no benefits and no required skills...that isn't helping people who need a little thing called rent money, grocery money, and medical coverage.

[@boobomberry5466]

Whats worse is even entry level jobs dont want to hire.

[@tallyp.7643]

I've applied to hundreds of jobs (too scared to look at my "job applications" inbox and tally the real number) since March 2023. Probably 95% or more were "entry level" service jobs. Got a few interviews here and there, but mostly ghosts or "we've found another applicant". Lost count of the number of companies where I went into the job seeker portal for them and found my applications "under review" or just "submitted" even months later. They don't even bother to look sometimes! It's the waiting game that hurts the most. And then when you get the interview, feel you did well, only to get ghosted or they choose someone else... after nearly a year of this crap, I feel like Charlie Brown with the football. Don't get my hopes up... but I always do. And it sucks.

[@taeminenjoyer]

and even those jobs don’t want me!!

[@wolftownesque]

minimum jobs require a very important skill: capable of dealing with horrible humans and terrible managers for little pay.

[@yellowbasementrecords651]

Youre out of touch. i have had 10 jobs this year none of them pay minimum wage all had good benefits and time off. You are out of touch

[@cjpeery]

Companies act like they’re hiring but in reality they want the least amount of people to do the most work and then wonder why they have a turnover rate of 50-80% 🤦‍♀️ then they have the nerve to claim that no one wants to work

[@M.NiCE206]

Needs to be a legal requirement that employers state the wage on the application. Absolutely insane for it to be "negotiated" at an interview.

[@PNarbz123]

They throw any random question to try weasel into offering you less, like it matters how much I make at my current job or how much I made at my previous role.

[@sciencelover3339]

I don't even care what they pay. I just want to know that it's not an unpaid position. They don't even tell you that.

[@Charlesmclark2]

That's my problem. They wont tell you pay

[@kaylarustem8403]

That is newly a legal requirement in CA!

[@mjjae8122]

Some states have things like this, I live in california and they have to at least provide a range which is definitely helpful.

[@leftfinned]

exactly. I’ve applied for so many jobs. I couldn’t even get hired at spirit Halloween and I have a masters degree. I feel judged constantly because people think “no one wants to work” - but it simply isn’t true. Thanks for this.

[@seauxtired]

This is sad and frustrating, but when applying for jobs like those, try taking your MA off of your resume. Some hiring managers consider you "overqualified" and dismiss your application, if you have a higher degree than what they're asking for.

[@Queenofdacastle]

@@seauxtired coming from a recruiter 🙋🏾‍♀️ I recruit for a bank for work from home positions and most of the ppl I interview who are “over qualified “ simply don’t answer the questions the right way or their personality is not very inviting. Number one question most ppl fail is “ Tell me about a time you observed an act of dishonesty or lack of integrity by a co worker. “ “And how did you handle it?” Although it’s a bank ppl will tell me I would go and speak to the person to let them know they can’t do that. That’s the wrong answer because that’s not your job to confront anyone no matter the approach.

[@sofiabravo1994]

@@Queenofdacastle thats a tiny percentage, most people arent applying for a bank job...

[@morighani]

@@Queenofdacastleyou’re a miserable person. there’s no “wrong” interview answer, it’s not a standardized test. You’d seriously dismiss an applicant because they’d try to warn the person before reporting them to authorities? Because “it’s not their job”? truly truly miserable, gtfo

[@ClaireGreen-wd2gm]

​@@QueenofdacastleNow if it's a work from home bank job what coworkers are you reckoning they will observe doing anything unethical?

[@elfqueen8673]

Can we talk about how “Entry Level” jobs are not really entry level. Seriously who posts an entry level job that requires at least two years experience for something.

[@ericeandco]

Not only do you have to have experience you have to have specialized experience!

[@ericeandco]

Not only do you have to have experience you have to have specialized experience!

[@TheEdgyBarbie]

try 3 years, masters preferred and NO MONEY. I saw that the other day

[@nataliedem2591]

Omg yes! They expect you to have industry experience like you were born with it. Not to add that they choose junior-mid senior level in the end. Why post it as entry level?!

[@korster9922]

It just doesn't make any sense at all.

[@JungleMonkey123]

Graduating for Computer Science 70+ job applications 1 interview 0 offers

[@numanunal6699]

Uni is a scam 😮

[@sdsartor1942]

Comptia trifecta 100+ apps Kinesiology degree 3 interviews

[@tarared7668]

My son graduated comsci last May, been looking for a job till now, only one interview but turned down..

[@Wintermoon783]

How-

[@VisualMaestro600]

I think tech jobs is oversupply these days. I just graduated from cs too lol

[@mormegil84]

No job. No friends. No partner. Life is brutal.

[@eriotosama]

I empathize. What is the point of it all tbh

[@mormegil84]

@@eriotosama I honestly don't know anymore. All the best to you, at any rate.

[@eriotosama]

@@mormegil84 i wish i could say it gets better but the reality is, we have a pretty messed up culture in so many aspects. Our country is 1st world in reputation and on the surface but deep down our people are far worse off mentally than 3rd world places. Not saying id trade the US for a village in comminist China, but man, if theyre at least somewhat happy, that is still a bigger win for them than for us.

[@yuuasinyoupoo6781]

Wishing the best for you man

[@mormegil84]

@yuuasinyoupoo6781 Thanks. Just trying to take it one day at a time. All the best to you as well.

[@MrBrewman95]

A good comment I saw on LinkedIn is basically this. They want the experience of a 50 year old. The drive and performance of a 30 year old. The pay expectations of a 20 year old.

[@KesSharann]

Yes, but this has been the case for at least 50 years. The 70's was a huge turning point for wealth distribution and upward mobility. It all turned to *&^% for most people. Unions are slowly clawing back what once was.

[@Demopans5990]

For something that a 10 year old can learn in a week

[@Opethfeldt]

Can't blame em. It's a buyer's market. Everything is slanted in favor of the corporations.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

There was an ad on ZIP recruiter last week Soldeby the auction house, located at the richest city la Jolla, was looking for intern paying $12/hours I reported it to the job sites as paying below state minimum wage

[@shopece8807]

Lol exactly and smh. I'm 36 and been working since I was 14 but it my current field have a total of almost 12 yrs experience (9.5 of it with no gaps in employment). The amount of listings wanting 12+ yrs MINIMUM of experience but only want to pay 65k TOPS is wild for a mid-level at best position (DC/NoVa area). I like where I am and not job hunting anymore but perusing the listings (just because) still sure makes me feel lucky. edit: to add these "strong" job market reports are a liiiieeeee.

[@TheLastNephilim]

They are flat out lying. Lay offs are at an all time high. Most tech workers are averaging applications in the 1000s most job postings are to make shareholders see perpetual growth this is the exact reason for the lay offs to begin with. Educate yourself. Never be loyal to a company.

[@johnwalker7592]

being told you're overqualified for a simple job because you moved to a new area and need to pay your rent is insane to me... especially when rent is at an ALL TIME HIGH.

[@lucky_lulu317]

I’ve been told this after applying to a job that didn’t require that much but it’s like I want the job no matter what

[@athiestjesus8133]

I never understood how being "overqualified" is even a thing. Like, doesn't that just mean I'd be really good at it?

[@truehappiness4U]

@donk8105the bosses at companies in this capitalistic corrupt society want of course all the profits for themselves. They want to go as cheap as possible with employees. Hence many manufactures closed down, moving to China or India etc. Where labour is cheap. But those poor uneducated people, do not have the education like here in the West. So for hard educated jobs, companies have to look for employees in the West. Would those poor people be able to get educated (having money for a good quality college), those western rich jobs would move to those poor countries as well. Because the western bosses want all the profits for themselves

[@jillw892]

​@@athiestjesus8133 Great comment. I'm 54 and recently figured this out. Yes, I know the existing people can feel threatened. You will also get bored. Get a holier-than-thou attitude. Possibly make fun of less knowledgeable employees. It's just not a good fit. Most people say but I have so much experience I will be an asset.

[@athiestjesus8133]

@@jillw892 Okay, but I'm getting the job done. That's all that should matter.

[@shrdn2960]

The "be a good citizen, respect the law, work hard, pay the taxes and you will get what you need" social contract is crumbling and its evident. They cannot ask us to play by the rules and starve.

[@shinji1264]

Y'all punished petty drug dealers for years now look at you... Wanna break the law now cuz u feel it's unfair😂

[@sadscientist9995]

We need to stop playing by their rules.

[@starrycat110]

We need solidarity as a people. As long as we’re distracted and fighting amongst ourselves, we aren’t a threat to this broken system

[@HollowNpc]

I’ve thought of this idea all the time. In what world is it fair for an individual to be forced to live in a society that shrugs at them as they eagerly follow the rules and struggle to be productive in any way ethically possible

[@warweasel2832]

@@sadscientist9995 I agree. Those at the top stopped playing fair decades ago. People need to show them what happens when there's nothing left to lose but their lives.

[@josoup5656]

Sending out 30 resumes and getting 4 callbacks is an insanely good response rate

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Agreed! And that’s even a good response rate in a normal job market.

[@marklee2588]

just as bad in the u.k. too, applied for 100+ jobs and got TWO responses.

[@GordCheswick]

It’s extremely good!

[@felicityhoneycutt8570]

Not when I'm the one calling them, hounding them to jot down my name and number. Half the time I get a fake hr robot that never gets me in contact with a person.

[@dusantokarcik8567]

@@marklee2588 what is your profession (education) ?

[@chi2om]

Month 6 of searching. And I’m searching for anything. Just need something to help me finish grad school and save up. Nothing. It’s very discouraging but we have to survive somehow. Biggest fear is homelessness.

[@adityavamsipulipakam4018]

Month 10 here. I am an immigrant as well. Spent loads of money coming to the US and I have two months left to find a job. Thousands of applications in vain. So much for dreams ig.

[@prasb]

​@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 Do Sarkari job

[@tiredoftheworld4834]

@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 could a fairly safe way of self employment work??

[@tiredoftheworld4834]

@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 find people in your ethnic community and reach out to them for help. Wishing you the best. God bless.

[@rod253]

Try getting a cdl. Plenty of work

[@royalty_bae807]

All things aside, why do job interviews feel like a series of trick questions? “Why should we hire you?” “What would you do if_” “tell us a time where you_”. And most times if you’re completely honest, it’s the wrong answer. If they looked for honest answers maybe they’d end up with valuable employees instead of forcing everyone to parrot the same cliché answers. It’s so exhausting having to be an actor just to work at a place that’s barely paying minimum wage.

[@plousia]

This ^

[@reelfly]

Exactly!

[@Starr4242]

Exactly!!

[@AstarionWifey]

We might as well become actors because this is just training 🤣🥲

[@amicaaranearum]

Yep. You have to cosplay as your corporate persona.

[@cheesy_ground_beef]

Was laid off in March 2023. Zero offers, hundreds of applications, 4 final rounds, and was ghosted after one of those final rounds. It's now February 2024 and I am absolutely destroyed morally. I've even been turned away from janitor roles because I'm overqualified. I'm so grateful for my current role as a part-time prep cook at a local restaurant. They sure didn't ghost me.

[@joccy4798]

I feel your pain and I knew I wasn’t the only one. It’s really hard right now and I hope it gets better soon.

[@360milliondollars]

Welcome to the club 2015 - 2024... that how long I've seeked...Amazon it is... LOL

[@shantanusingh7600]

Damn I thought I was the only one , who was this much useless. This century is just for rich people... middle class can't even survive.

[@mamamia5905]

I was also laid off of March 2023 and still have not found anything. I’m glad you were able to get something. I’ve even put applications into stores like Walmart and they’re saying im overqualified. Im burnt out and honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

[@Regorath]

A new pair of hands to help in the kitchen during lunch hours are always welcome is what I always say. Good luck brother.

[@mciti2594]

Companies should be fined for posting fake/ghost positions. This is starting to look at lot like Ecuador where thousands of applicants show up for 1 position and if you’re 30+, you’re too old to be considered for it.

[@davidcarvajal5739]

America is becoming a third world country

[@JohnDoe-my5ip]

That’s impossible to enforce. There should be a $100/day tax every day a job posting is active. The way classified ads used to work. I’m shocked the big brains at MSFT haven’t figured out the gold mine they’re sitting on with these ghost jobs.

[@TheVonMatrices]

From an employer prospective, it's just as bad in the opposite way. If you ever go searching for resumes you will find that >99% of the resumes posted online are just outright lies or are not even real people. Then, once you do find a real person and interview them and do a background check, you find out that they faked something important on their resume like that they actually graduated from college. I would have been happy to hire them if they were honest because they were otherwise smart people that were clearly capable of the work I would need them to do - but if I know the person lied on their resume then how can I ever trust them as an employee?

[@chucksneedmoreland]

​@@TheVonMatrices HR skill issue, fire them all

[@wulfsorenson8859]

@@TheVonMatricesyou wouldn’t hire them if they were honest. Hence why they had to lie to get an interview. Companies posting bogus job ads need to be fined and prosecuted. They literally deceiving thousands of potential applicants and gathering their personal information for illegal means. This is fraud on a mass scale.

[@JustinR150]

It’s not worth getting a job. They won’t pay you living wage anyway.

[@robertagren9360]

It's not why having a job is good to have. If you don't use the job to earn money you lose the money. The bank is a reserve on wealth created from jobs. What you can leverage on the loan through your job is what you earn.

[@awembey8484]

Trucker here - You know it’s a problem when a driver with 10+ years of experience and a clean MVR isn’t seeing a lot of offers

[@aliveandwell3958]

I hope you get an offer soon!

[@najeefilms]

Shyt I have 9 months experience I'm getting only OTR offers. I'm going for local trainee or something.

[@moreafterthistime]

This made my heart stop… this is not good at all

[@koollee]

Same here.. 6+yrs exp. Ill take otr or local SoCal.. to whereever lol Bless

[@warweasel2832]

That is actual collapse. That means goods aren't being moved, which would explain the bizarre price hikes even beyond inflation. It's a death spiral, because less consumption means less production means less jobs means less consumption. It's out of our hands now.

[@genericname9024]

All these people in the comments getting out of college and spending MONTHS job hunting, and then being told "you're just not trying hard enough" because "companies are saying nobody wants to work!" WHAT ABSOLUTE BULLSH*T. Of course Americans are feeling pressed about this! Do you KNOW what kind of message that's sending to our next gens? It says no matter what you did, no matter how many degrees you have, no matter how hard you try, YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH. That's SO mentally exhausting even to more mentally balanced adults, let alone to young adults fresh out of school.

[@Starr4242]

Exactly!!!

[@snark567]

Maybe it's time to develop skills outside of school, rather than wasting decades of your life training yourself to be a wage slave.

[@genericname9024]

@@snark567 True. Hope the newest generation gets that memo before just shunting off to college because that's what they're "supposed" to do to be successful. It's unfortunately also a problem that's exacerbated with current (public) education and societal expectations. There's an entire generation of people who have never had mandatory classes on home ec or finances, who were simultaneously also told their future was in going to college and getting a degree. While it's not too late to start developing new skills, the payoff won't be immediate; in the meantime, they're stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to make ends meet, still getting ghosted by hundreds of companies a month.

[@lucy9698]

This. And the boomers _do_ tell us that we are not enough no matter what we do. I sent this video to my mom because she has that same mentality, and her entire argument just boils down to "you're just not looking hard enough" and "people like you who are struggling to get a job are just losers who weren't raised right and think they should just be handed things". She has never looked for a job in this country. The one she has is only because my dad got it for her.

[@BRZguy]

@@snark567 Would be nice, but employers refuse to teach you the skills. They require them, but they don't want to teach them. And they won't consider stuff you learn on your own in your free time as related skills either. It's all BS.

[@christopherwillows5515]

I know I’m painting with a broadbrush, but it was really frustrating when everyone was shouting, “nobody wants to work right now”, but all the jobs were purposefully understaffing to maximize profit. I just think the lie is not being kept up as much.

[@lucy9698]

Oooh yes, this too. SOOOOO many companies do their damnest not to hire anyone. My friend in the medical field faces this issue constantly and it's INSANE! She works 12+ hour days most of the week, and there have been times when she has worked _all_ week.

[@zoeyv6629]

It’s to shift blame on the general population while they line their pockets with the extra money they make from laying off workers. If they’re “still hiring” it’s not their fault you can find a job…

[@EroticOnion23]

Almost ALL of those jobs are fake...you see, these "employers" get government grants to "stimulate the economy" by hiring more head count, but they just make up some excuse ("lack of qualified candidates") and just pockets the grant money (that comes out of YOUR taxes)!! When will enough be enough!! 🤬

[@mrbigbankuchiface_3352]

that's exactly spot on every company is understaffing to save money overworking their employees making them do a task that requires four people and for what to get paid the same as fast food employees we're definitely living in a great depression

[@edwardc6288]

The whole process of building and editing your resume and looking for jobs and interviewing is absolutely brutal. So exhausting. Its a job in itself. I hope those of you currently going through it find something decent paying so you can be happy

[@TheJessicapl561]

❤

[@NomadinBroward]

Thank you baby

[@imhimdk1785]

Cant find a job, hard to find cheap affordable first cars, hard to rent apartments, hard to pay rent

[@niamhleeson3522]

At least we have electric cargo bikes

[@justsomerandomgirl]

Fjb

[@zline-sp2fs]

Owning a house isn't any different these days. I happen to own with a 2.75% mortgage, but I live in NJ where everything but your breathing is taxed. I'm frugal as hell, when I find change in the washer or dryer I get excited! I'm a single person and even with my job, I'm right on the bubble. Unless you're in the top 10%, you're going to struggle.

[@imhimdk1785]

@@zline-sp2fs in Florida bro it’s hard asl

[@DienDajm]

No jobs. No kids

[@Melbester9]

You can still have kids without a job if you make passive income lol.

[@bugra320]

​@@Melbester9You need to have considerable amount of money to invest so that you can have a passive income.

[@Melbester9]

@bugra320 Which I do. Obviously I have money saved up. I don't spend as much. It's easier to invest once you have money saved up.

[@ColdBaltBlue]

@@Melbester9Well congratulations for being born into relative wealth or getting extremely lucky.

[@bugra320]

@@Melbester9 So don't speak on behalf of others then. You say it like it is an easy thing to do for others

[@YTbannedme-g8x]

Getting ghosted by employers is the most frustrating aspect of job hunting. It like you spend so much time applying and they don't even glance over your resume

[@n64central]

Imagine getting the 1st or 2nd interview they SAID they will contact you for a follow up never do. That is true ghosting

[@vetgirl71]

@@n64centralI agree 100%! Just happened to me this week for a part-time clerical job at that (I’m retired). The recruiter scheduled a 15 minute telephone interview with me Friday morning. Told me the hours range from 20-25 hours & the hours are not set. I would be expected to work between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and the owner of the business (insurance agency ) will alter my schedule every week between those hours based on operational needs. I asked about parking because I know the area is heavily metered. They don’t have designated parking spots, so I would also have to feed the meters for a part-time job. 🙄 She had the nerve to ask me if I ever worked on an “integrated “ computer system with customer’s information linked to. I worked for 20 plus years in management at a major billion dollar hospital corporation for over 20’years with multiple computer applications & my resume indicates all the computer technology I used at my job, plus I trained employees that I supervised (25 employees)on the computers, did payroll also , have a bachelor’s degree and also an Army veteran & she asked me that dumba$$ question. I personally felt it was biased due to my age. She promised to call back with a date for my second interview with the owner… crickets! You guys think it’s difficult for to get a full time job, imagine what it’s like for a measly part-time entry level clerical job?!! 😅These delusional employers don’t know the definition of part-time , so many of them expect you to work random times , weekends, holidays, overtime and beyond 25-30 hours, right at the mark where you are not actually full time so they won’t have to offer you health benefits or pto. Thank goodness I have my husband’s health insurance & my pension! It’s murder out there trying to just get even a part-time job to make extra money to save for emergencies! 😩

[@kani-licious]

Its just a numbers game at this point. You can tailor your resume enough so that it passes the ai checker but anythjng more than that is just wasted effort

[@deebostall]

i don’t even waiste my time for application taking over 30 minutes if they dnt care to return call a declined application i’m not doing an hour long application

[@results_not_found]

Especially after 3-4 rounds of interviews and a case study... I hate these people, they are the worst.

[@colestaples2010]

The labor market is the worst it’s been in my lifetime. I’ve personally felt like I’ve been living through a great depression since 2008

[@lochnessmunster1189]

Governments are usually the cause.

[@uscitizen3252]

I was up for a fast-casual restaurant job and the person waiting to interview for the same job said he did a 4-round interview with Whole Foods and still didn't get the job. Why are places like Whole Foods doing multiple rounds? That's ridiculous. What a waste of this person's time.

[@christinepoppy3277]

I had to do an initial group interview for Sephora before the one on one interview. They accepted everyone except the one girl who didn’t wear all black. She wore a white shirt with black pants.😅

[@xbox360fan52]

I remember an oil change service that I was in an interview for was doing the exact same thing. Two rounds of interviews in person and two over the phone interviews, but this also applies to fast-casual restaurant jobs too? I can understand one interview since they want to get to know who they are so that they can pick who gets the job, but what could they possibly be talking about in 4+ interviews apart from talking about the job and the applicant's qualifications? After the one interview is done, should they not already have enough of an impression about the applicant's ability to do the job efficiently? 4+ rounds of interviews for entry level positions that pay minimum wage, wow!

[@uscitizen3252]

@@xbox360fan52 it's insane. The job I was applying for had a one-round interview along with taking their full day of class THEN if you passed the class, they offer you employment. The 4-rounds was Whole Foods, which isn't any better.

[@Homeschoolkindermum]

They ask you 100 questions as if you’re applying to become an FBI agent or an aerospace engineer. Working in a grocery store is not rocket science.

[@uscitizen3252]

@@Homeschoolkindermum Exactly! It's out of hand! You can do all the pre-vetting you want and it still may not work out. Just hire someone who's capable and a person you like. These jobs are taking themselves way too seriously.

[@lipzicortez4764]

The crazy thing is that some older people dont know about this problem so they end up yelling at thier son/ daughter saying "Why cant you find a job already it isnt that hard!" It really is that hard sadly for us young adults

[@realSimoneCherie]

A lot of people don’t know - it used to be a volume game where you just submit as many apps as possible and you’ll land somewhere but that’s not true anymore. Even aside from the scam postings, too many companies just post jobs to see what talent is out there even if they aren’t hiring and

[@MangaGamified]

True, You get so stressed out looking for a job, and when you come home they think you just went out having some fun instead of supporting you or encouraging you to a point that I wished they were born in the year 3000 and see what I see.

[@timetravelingjukebox]

This is the story of my life and it's beyond frustrating and exhausting 😫

[@ryans413]

Here’s how it goes they want experience so that cuts most the people looking for jobs in half. They want part time employees that dose not work for most people who need full time work so that cuts the applicants more. Lastly the pay is crap and that steers more people away. They want to work you less and pay you less and don’t want to train you. No wonder employers are complaining no one wants to work.

[@AdamBer-ir6eg]

Literally same and I've started to get physically ill after being already emotionally and mentally tired and done .. they're in their sixties and they're expecting me to make their last days so luxurious with the fancy job I don't want to take because of "my laziness" ... Little they know that it seems like I AM the one who's in his final days and I'd probably die from an illness, my heart, stomach, brain and organs are killing me yet I'm still silently suffering and trying to learn and work I'm in my twenties I care about way more than they do about me, yet they're the ones who brought me to this mess/life ... I'm leaving soon .. moving to another apartment, city or I hope to start my life in another country and come to visit from time to time

[@KJRexXx]

We need laws in place for this. There’s no reason why companies shouldn’t be responding to applicants, or doing more than two rounds of interviews. Most jobs aren’t really that serious to begin with

[@hollyk7052]

I went through 3 interviews for a front desk job and I wasted their time in the end bc the job wasn’t worth it, PERIOD.

[@divergentthg7925]

See that's the thing that's why they do this because they know you're not going to get together and do anything about it so they will continue to make excuses for their poor Behavior just like you make excuses for their poor Behavior😂

[@instantchow]

The system we have in place is very one sided. It has created this high cost of entry situation. If it was balanced, (resumes weren't fake, candidates were easy to judge, candidates showed up to interviews) then it might be balanced. But it's not.

[@MrReigato]

It's the market, baby. our society has collectively decided to let the logic of markets reign supreme and totally dominate our lives and that if you dare to question it you're just ungrateful or whatever.

[@pepelefrog1121]

​@@hollyk7052This is the woke and mediocre world that liberal socialists choose. And look at them, all of them complaining qnd demanding a better world.

[@TheMirandalorian]

I love how we need money to survive... to make money we need a job... but we are also responsible for getting a job that we have zero control over whether we even get one or not. If you're lucky enough to even get a job, you will need more luck to keep it. No wonder we are burnt out. Im waiting for the day we all say enough is enough and we just stop looking for jobs and we starting creating our own jobs doing whatever because anything is better than constant rejections that isnt even our fault.

[@traviscoleman8332]

It only takes 3.5% of the population to not comply and real change can happen.

[@g.dross14]

I'm 30, living at home with my parents for the first time since i was 18. I thought I'd get some silly job nearby and save up some money. I can't even get a call back for a dishwashing job. I have a BA and experience in all the fields I've applied for. I've never had this much trouble finding work. Everyone says the only way to get a job now is to know someone who works at the company and get a reference. Millions of Americans are being thrust into poverty and all any one cares about is how much the share holders are making. We need to help people directly, no one should be living in the street in the usa.

[@PXRTYPXN444]

I just moved back with my mom

[@Starr4242]

Exactly

[@ruleaus7664]

I'm 32, had to move back in with my mom after a work injury and now work as a janitor.

[@amicaaranearum]

This is by design.

[@JOSUEEOFFICIAL]

I moved out at 17 to the big city of LA but I got squeezed out economically and had no choice to move back in with my mom who love very much so win win

[@QwkDrw84]

Unemployment being low doesn't mean that there are fewer unemployed people. It just means that most unemployed people have exhausted their benefits and now have no money coming in.

[@inuendo6365]

^this Also unemployment doesn't include people with disabilities who would "become a hardship for a place or business"

[@Robynbyrd100]

Then you have those who don't even qualify for unemployment.

[@QwkDrw84]

@@Robynbyrd100 absolutely! It's a bogus statistic!!

[@robertanderson5092]

353,000 new jobs. 6,900,000 new migrants.

[@mor9n243]

Or gave up looking

[@LazerR0cketB0mb]

Compared to my parents this is a good job market? Are you kidding me? When $35k a year would cut it for a house and a family? These people are so out of touch.

[@SiheneTVOfficial]

I thought the same thing when he said that :/

[@angelg3642]

And they didn't get rejected from places that both you and the recruiters themselves portrayed you to be a perfect candidate. Back in their days if they outperformed 90% of their competition they were 100% hired. Only nowadays you can get rejected being in the top 10%

[@LazerR0cketB0mb]

@@angelg3642 All I need to say is that they got to retire. I won't be able to.

[@reza2kn]

My thoughts exactly!

[@petetbs19]

You said it best. Out of touch

[@Don-gj4iw]

Easily the worst job market I have ever seen, and it's going to get much, much, worse. Very quickly

[@Gypsum179]

Are you talking about the job market in India?

[@--Morpheus--]

Thanks communism

[@Gypsum179]

@@--Morpheus-- India isn't communist

[@--Morpheus--]

@@Gypsum179 is it a "republic democracy"?

[@Gypsum179]

@@--Morpheus-- it is many things, but not communist

[@Shay_TheUnpopularOpinion_]

As my mother always used to tell me growing up, the rich are getting richer, and the poor getting poorer. Now that I’m older, I see what she means now.

[@fortunateson6070]

I'm feeling the squeeze

[@NTJedi]

In 2022, CEOs were paid 344 times more than a typical worker in contrast to 1965 when CEOs were paid 21 times more than a typical worker. So basically everyone working today are working slaves for the top executives which are hoarding 99% of the profits.

[@PasscodeAdvance]

That's why we all should turn to socialism. Capitalism is a disease

[@RealKyleSterling]

Understand that this is not normal and shouldn’t be this way. Look up what happened in 1971. That is when the middle class started its 40+ year decline.

[@Name-nz4kt]

Are you referring to the oil crisis, the fact that we moved off the gold standard or something else?​@@RealKyleSterling

[@dr.baotran8448]

It is a stressful process unless you know someone. It's about knowing someone will get you in the door and what you know will keep you in.

[@helladankseedco.2411]

Yep, my boss is a friend of the big boss...

[@Old_and_Wise]

Even that doesn't seem to help as much as it used to. My brother was unemployed for over 8 months in 2023. He tried networking on linkedin to assist him with getting hired. He met and befriended a lot of great people. Despite having fellow employees vouch for him, he struggled to get hired. Thankfully he's now employed and is the top performer at his new job, but at a significant pay cut to what he was making before. Most jobs he applied to either made the excuse that he needed 5+ years of experience (he's had about 3-4 years), or they told him he was overqualified for the entry level position.

[@sugarsugar475]

@@Old_and_WiseThat sounds about right. Companies can’t tell you they’ve hired the boss’ son, the diversity hire, or someone younger than you so they use the old under-overqualified gaslighting tactic. Glad to hear your brother landed on two feet.

[@fuqis]

nepo lives matter

[@HitokiriJorvis]

Networking is the skill to have. Be nice and kind to everyone because you do not know who would give you a hand in the near future

[@im4485]

i hate applying for jobs...its like begging to be a slave...but i can't come up with anything better

[@reelfly]

Exactly! I hate it

[@daisyx1002]

Start your own business and become an entrepreneur.

[@reelfly]

@@daisyx1002 That's not as easy as people make it sound

[@cremepuffle]

Someone said it!!!! Im tired of being made to feel stupid and lazy for feeling this way

[@Edward-bb3pi]

@@daisyx1002 with what money? Every start up takes money or investors. Where is a regular person going to get that without going into debt from loans that will ruin them if their business doesn't succeed?

[@EmilyRoutin]

2023 was a terrible year for new college graduates, and 2024 seems to be off to a repeat of 2023. Something is horribly wrong.

[@Channelbermeja010]

Probably has something to do with who those college students and their green hair voted for.

[@christiantaylor3877]

Employers: "We're hiring!" Workers: "Will you give us a wage that reflects our experience and will let us afford rent?" Employers: "You're just lazy and don't want to work" God forbid young people want enough money to be able to move out of their parents house in their mid 20's

[@Jekuyuytt6t5]

That plus houses are NEVER built small anymore and are so inflated in price

[@trevorrose3769]

Realistically in our day in age, minimum wage should at minimum be bumped up to $25 just so affording an apartment is manageable.

[@Cantetinza17]

It's not just a young people problem. Everyone is going through this issue.

[@reddragon6480]

Oh oh oh! and if you want those things, like having your own place, then you're 'entitled' :?

[@daileythompson5232]

I asked for a raise last year and my manager told me, “I see you’re trying to support yourself…” and subsequently told me no. But isn’t that what a job is supposed to do?? Support me? 😅

[@plantmanstudios]

The fact this video has almost 2 million views is telling.

[@nguyentiensu3825]

Its around the world too, wait until 2030 the world gonna be lit 😂😂😂

[@mcflurryfrostie]

​@@nguyentiensu3825 300 million views by then lol

[@EpicWebUncle]

It’s been 6 months for me, countless applications, pointless multiple interviews with no answer. I have 30days left of savings now, and the man on tv tells me the economy is doing great.

[@TexasTwig]

Took me 6 months to find a job out of college. This was back in 2022. Found a temporary contract job, then I got an internship, then it took 5 months to find a full time job. And that was 2 years ago.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Same took me 6 months with 15 yrs experience in my field: and bachelors degree. Back to school for me

[@KesSharann]

It's not 0% unemployment, it's ~3%. You're one of the 3% unemployed the man on the tv talks about which is a lot better than 7% unemployed (in 2008). In a Capitalist country you're never going to see 0% unemployment. That's not how capitalists make money. The private sector, in a fiat currency, wants job seekers in order to keep payroll as low as possible. The desperate will work for peanuts.

[@alexf7760]

the man on TV is spewing government propaganda (lying) as usual

[@BroiledSourGrapes]

You could walk into a restaurant/bar/store and get a job today. No reason to be blowing your savings looking for that dream job(that it sounds like you're not qualified for in the first place.) That's just stupid and a lack of personal responsibility. Work while looking for something else.

[@carlajohnson9524]

Apply for a job and getting a interview it's like hit the powerball these days

[@ninjapirate123]

yeah

[@Naofumi-Iwatani]

Probably a better chance at winning the powerball anyways

[@HomerSimpson-bm7lz]

It’s not just sheer volume of applicants it’s even more the case that the vast majority of job postings are listed because HR departments are hiring internally but for compliance reasons the jobs are publicly listed. These postings are not genuine.

[@ddellwo]

I won’t disagree with that assessment - for LOTS of open positions at my company everyone already knows who got the job - they just have to post it and make it official to satisfy the bureaucrats……….👍

[@obinnamojekwu]

Couldn’t agree more. I feel bad for people externally. I’ve been applying both internally and externally for some time now, and it’s ridiculous what jobs are expecting. I finally got a promotion and I know most of the other candidates were hired internally, even though it was posted externally as well with over 700 applicants. To even get through, I had to be doing my job and 3 others just to seem like I had the grit to do the job. We’re all being exploited in one way or another because employers are trying to have profit margins match pre-pandemic levels

[@plumeria66]

There’s also a lot of scam jobs.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

@@obinnamojekwu Yes. The exploitation from their part is getting sickening levels

[@Fan-zx1lz]

@@plumeria66 yes lots of scammers call me regarding that

[@mihadalzayat6957]

People are barely making it. The guys at the top are gaslighting all of us that this economy is great. People are working two or three jobs just to meet basic needs.

[@LuisFlores-mc2tc]

They'll never tall about that on major news networks

[@comicrandomness3289]

The economy is great just not for us.

[@Opethfeldt]

​@@comicrandomness3289It's a big club, and you're not in it.

[@steverinaldi890]

I’ve been saying that for a year. Love how they claim it’s a strong economy. Yea

[@gregorylyon1004]

They can do this because the economy has dropped significantly. They have 10 applicants for a single job opening

[@michaelshive6748]

Companies lie about job ads to make it seem like they're growing when they're not. They're called ghost jobs.

[@GordCheswick]

Bull!

[@nicholashenderlong812]

This should be illegal honestly

[@felicityhoneycutt8570]

​@@GordCheswickmy local Chili's does this try applying

[@Lucixir]

Not to mention going through all the interviews just to be told, they decided to hire someone internal. Meaning, someone who already works with the company... sure you did...

[@morighani]

yep, and don’t forget they use those so they can save money by doubling the amount of work their current employees do for no extra pay and covering it up by saying “but we’re looking!!! and interviewing!! not our fault no one wants to work!!!”. If a job makes you go through 7 interviews, dismisses you because you’re “overqualified”, and you still see that same listing up half a year later, it means they were NEVER looking to hire

[@yvesjean-baptiste5288]

You have a better chance of dying and coming back to life than to find a job…

[@MattDaGamer21]

Lol

[@zshah3107]

Good Point!

[@Life_of_Ty]

The old dude is dead wrong to compare this to our parents. Like disturbingly so, it makes me doubt every other thing he said if he wants us to be GRATEFUL compared to our parents who were able to afford the idea of ever owning a home. Shouldn’t he remember that better since he was there? How dismissive and ignorant.

[@user-xv6sr2xx4j]

Right like where is he even getting that from? My boomer/Gen X parents never had a problem getting employed right out of college

[@lucy9698]

I've said the same thing. The boomers just don't get it. Or maybe they just refuse to see it, after all they're the ones in charge if the system right now.

[@amicaaranearum]

Boomer experience: Walk in, hand your résumé to the manager, land a job after a single interview that can not only pay for a house but support a wife and children. Modern experience: If you tried to walk in, they would tell you to apply online. You are but one of hundreds or even thousands of applicants. Reenter all of the information from your résumé. Complete assessments. Record a one-way “interview.” If they don’t just ghost you at this stage, you may be lucky enough to go through multiple rounds of interviews and assessments, only to learn at the end that they “went in another direction,” found an internal candidate, or they are no longer hiring for the position.

[@armoredchimp]

So many boomers and Gen X'ers either fail to understand or don't want to understand how different it is now. I'm thankful that my parents are some of the boomers who do get it, and have tried to help me wherever possible since I graduated college.

[@AuspexAO]

@@user-xv6sr2xx4j I'm Gen X and can confirm that the country has been getting slowly worse since the days I graduated from college. It used to be that having a degree was what got you a good job, and not having one meant hey ok you have to work harder but you can scape by and maybe get promoted up through the crappy jobs to the good ones. These days a degree really doesn't mean anything unless you really super specialize into a STEM field that happens to be hiring, but it's hard to make that call 5 years before you need a job, lol.

[@jaguar4120]

Nobody wants to pay employees a livable wage! It’s ridiculous that one can’t afford to live alone because the rent and cost of living is so high. 😮

[@redlord4321]

almost like treating housing as an investment is a bad idea

[@PhatAssObese]

there are many city councils voting against living wages, specifically in the hotel industry. Look into Anaheim California Near Disneyland and the city has voted down a raise increase.

[@jaguar4120]

@@PhatAssObese I’m not surprised by that! The rich are the ones who do shady things behind the scenes.

[@danieldepaolo3012]

Cost of living is a bigger animal and in my opinion is also about the cost of housing. Which is about artificially constraining the supply of housing, etc. That should get you on the right track to learn more about depressing, but true, stuff.

[@RealKyleSterling]

Almost like the government is the problem. But biden told you its the companies so go look there confused kids!

[@RiSkyNick]

If you don't know someone, you're screwed...

[@lalaithan]

Well, I knew someone and it turns out I was "too expensive" for the company to hire. 🙄

[@IFoundOff]

Can confirm, no family and homeless. Been building up connections for a couple years but being homeless is a great way for you to never work a career.

[@jed23ify]

Yup, social media behaviors have infiltrated hiring practices. It’s all who you know, and allot of these companies aren’t even hiding it anymore. Check out some of their recruiter posts about reaching out to people in the company, getting recommendations, interacting with the company online. It’s such a hectic experience to just get your resume seen now by companies, considering A.I software is now the forefront of weeding out applicants.

[@kylewheatley8248]

Facts bro!!! I see it all the time. I just wanna work smmfh...

[@kobyschechter8163]

For most good paying jobs, you have to know someone that knows someone that knows someone to even have a chance of getting your foot in the door.

[@lightskinboi06]

I got laid off in May 2023 and I JUST got a job. It’s very true. I can’t tell you how many applications I applied to and I only got maybe 4 interviews over the whole year. It’s crazy.

[@Thao22]

OMG!! I thought I was the only one!! I applied to so many jobs no call backs or even letters of rejection - just ghosted. My bills are stacking up and now I can't even support myself financially. 😢😢 I'm not lazy, EMPLOYERS ARE NOT HIRING ME!

[@siiweeyy1321]

yeah, believe the statistics from the ones stacking the odds against you.@karlwithak.

[@ericeandco]

They’ll sit on the job a while and either not hire at all or hire spur of the moment. But none of these jobs are real. They’ll cut staff in a heartbeat so always have plan B ready.

[@evarm7546]

I’m in your shoes as well 😢😭😭😭💔💔💔

[@StephieOmbre]

I’ve been in this spot since I started college back in fall of 2022 I know this all too well but none understands that on the other end isn’t holding up the bargain it isn’t the consumers fault

[@justrandomthinker]

Call feminists.

[@FunNFury]

There are soo many fake job postings, it's insane, companies are posting jobs where they have no requirement. I have applied soo many jobs where i get no response, it has never happened before.

[@JustGoAndFly]

Leave bad reviews for every company that wastes your time

[@FunNFury]

@@JustGoAndFly I found out that they are doing it for their stocks, if a company is posting and they have no requirement, its to show the investors that they have work who assumes they are doing something right. Reviews does nothing, they will shake it off. Governments really need to criminalise this, it's like scamming people, and every company is doing this at small or large scale.

[@GordCheswick]

Don’t use the internet to find a job. Get off your ass and walk into every store that you can! Many will be waiting for your résumé. A great job is a food server. You may work for next to no tips at first, but once in the system, you hear about openings, and better restaurants get you very good tips!

[@FunNFury]

@@GordCheswick I am a IT guy in Germany, if i walk into a company or a store, they would ask me to walk my ass back to linkidin.

[@datavrg]

​​​@@GordCheswickOut of the 100s of resumes I've submitted over the year. I've walked into almost 100 different locations. From restraunts, construction, general labour, directional drilling, etc. The only job I was able to land since I started applying for work in march was a seasonal at club med out of the country. I worked there for one season, working a minimum of 60 hrs a week for $200/wk, no tips, and lived in a cockaroach and mold infested dorm with another person. If it was easy as you make it, I wouldn't purposely work at a job that pays me half the federal minimum wage of the U.S.A.

[@Viisonz]

Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering in May 2023, found a job as a QA Engineer in June through a friend for a Software company in Houston. Moved into an apartment and thought I finally at 26 got my life together. I was SO proud of myself. This lasted until December when I faced a layoff. I was and still am devestated. I now face being homeless and can barely afford to eat anymore. I had my last supervisor review my resume, and I've submitted hundreds of applications with no responses. WE WANT TO WORK! I do not want to live this way! No we are not lazy, we are not given a fair opportunity!

[@hamzakhalid2052]

Best of luck

[@Viisonz]

@@hamzakhalid2052 Thank you!

[@kobemop]

Lol even this economy cant guarantee jobs.

[@TheEternalEast]

I'm sorry man, did they give a reason for the layoff?

[@Viisonz]

@rnalEast They did, CEO spent too much and needed to cut costs which resulted in layoffs.

[@JuanRamirez-sb5jw]

I’m losing hope I’ve spend 30 hours a week applying for jobs in nyc . I’ve had 2 interviews and praying my social anxiety didn’t get in the way . I’m so burned out I just want to keep helping my parents without being such a burden , I feel like I’m failing everyone around me . I’m really starting to see the grim side of all it .

[@StormtrooperV8]

Likewise and to add to it my car broke down and I’m losing my mind every day

[@islanddiyhairmoreprojectsi5118]

These employers have devalued your college degrees down to nothing. They demand that you have at least 10-20 years experience with a Bachelors Degree or a Masters Degree, and don't want pay you a decent or fair salary. Demand that you work beyond an eight-hr shift, its worst when you are a salary employee. I recently turned down a job like that. I have a life too, they are doing the most, demanding more and paying less

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

Well said. 😢

[@HankTheTank23]

Depending on the nature of your job, 8 hours is not that long of a work day.

[@islanddiyhairmoreprojectsi5118]

@@HankTheTank23 To each its own I guess.🤔

[@moderatedoomer2945]

Applying with a degree, they be like “all we care about is experience” Applying without a degree, they be like “we don’t hire people without college degrees.”

[@kiwin111]

Colleges, not employers, have devalued college degrees down to nothing. With affirmative action and diversity initiatives, as well as de-prioritizing standardized testing, anyone can get a bachelor's nowadays.

[@Andernol]

An average of 30 job applications? Im a soon to be college grad with a degree in mechanical engineering and materials science. I have over a 3.0 gpa, internship experience, leadership experience, and extracurricular engineering experience. I have applied to 141 new career positions and internship/co-ops over the last year. Ive had a grand total of 3 interviews and no job offers. Part of me legitimately believes there's no chance of starting a career. I've started looking at grad school abroad with the intent of expatriating. Growing up through 2008, and 2020 I have no faith in the American economy and very little interest in staying here.

[@daveforz]

you gotta find a way to meet people in person man. if someone at a company likes you as a person they'll give you a spot. check out networking events in your city.

[@torosantana7489]

Should’ve went into the trades/blue collar. There’s always going to be work because no one wants to do it.

[@kingnas2478]

⁠@@torosantana7489not all of us can/should/will go into trades.

[@Andernol]

@@torosantana7489 I worked excavation labor through 2020 and several summers after because it helped pay for school. I went back to school, not because of the actual work, but because of the people I worked with/around. That's not an environment I want to spend the rest of my life in. Plus I really enjoy my engineering and material science work. I do significantly better in my high level hard-science courses than in the gen ed material, simply because its what I'm interested in and what I want to be doing with my time. I didn't go to school for an art or business degree, I want to design things and put my interest in engineering to use.

[@Andernol]

@@daveforz I've gone to all the engineering career fairs my university has hosted over the last year, so I've certainly been trying but my school produces more mechanical engineers than this area needs. The downside of being a well recognized and respected engineering school I guess. But I speak French and German, I have family over there, and education is more affordable than the US, even for foreigners, so continued education abroad is at least a backup option.

[@potatoid-0158]

10 years of experience in my field. I have a degree and certs. Have submitted 1400 applications. Only 10 interviews, and STILL NO JOB!!!

[@memeboat9261]

feel you man, i got into the high hundreds in applications for a TRADE job. it's ALL industries.

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

That's insane

[@LadiesMann024]

Lies either you are applying for the wrong jobs or you are not qualified

[@jamiephilip79]

I'm in the exact same position!

[@Talkitytalktalk]

Hope you get it. That ain't right

[@ko300zx]

I've been unemployed for a year and feeling like I'm at rock bottom lately. I've had one interview and am submitting applications left and right. I rarely hear anything back and if I do it's a rejection email. I have 15 years of experience in marketing and account management and I'm starting to apply to low level customer service positions just for an attempt to get in a door. Any door. I've even thought about an unpaid internship I recently saw. I've never felt so defeated in my life.

[@dramir5953]

Since December 2022 and to this day, i have applied to a total of 19,723 jobs (still counting), all of which got rejected. Mind you i have a Medical Degree and a Masters degree with a decade of experience with patients and hospitals...... Upper jobs reject me for no reason, while the below jobs reject me because i am over qualified... When you say rock bottom, I felt that on a personal level brother

[@shawns9813]

I am in the same boat. It is very demoralizing when people tell me I am over qualified. ​@@dramir5953

[@Onsanio]

Lets not forget companies keeping ghost openings up for months. It's really annoying to waste 20-30 minutes applying for a job that the company has no intentions of currently filling it. I applied for a company in May 2023 and they called me for an interview in October. Who the hell does that!?

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

Well at least you got a call

[@user-ht4kp7py2c]

Not 30 minutes, sometimes an entire day.

[@SIR1U5]

or worse having a position posted for a formality while they already have a position filled and just do not want to get done for what's it called.. going against equal opportunity

[@user-ht4kp7py2c]

@@SIR1U5Yup. Happens all the time.

[@NayLLLLLLL]

Don't forget that they'll leave it open, but when it does open they usually give it to a friend or a family member.

[@RisskiMusic]

Legit, I got laid off over 6 months ago from my job of 8 years. I’ve applied to 450+ jobs, only got 1 interview that hasn’t resulted in anything yet. I have received ZERO phone calls or any phone pre screen. Applied for even lower level entry level local jobs and am getting denied same day. I’ve never had this much issue finding a job before. I have a decade of experience and now it’s more difficult than when I had zero work experience. Good luck everyone.

[@MercenaryMuse]

Good luck!

[@DoomTrooperTV]

Today on "things that never happened"

[@Crab_Masher]

@@DoomTrooperTV why assume it didn't happen? Lots of people are experiencing similar problems right now. Looks legit to me.

[@Nibtarr]

That's okay bro, they'll replace you

[@nalublackwater9729]

​@@DoomTrooperTV Tell me you haven't searched for a job yet, without telling me you haven't searched for a job yet.

[@aalfonso1981]

I remember being unemployed for months and towards the end I just start throwing a bunch of hooks. Not knowing or remembering what job I just applied for. Then the employer calls me for a phone screening and asks "So, why do you want to work for this company?" I always don't know how to answer that questions because all I was trying to do was find a JOB. Frustrating.

[@joshuatheargonaut4412]

Comedian Hannibal Burres has this great bit about getting hired for Starbucks. They ask him why do you want to work for this company? He answers “Because my life is in shambles”. Lol

[@k.c.simonsen2]

Yeah that’s such an annoying question, they expect you to say “because I live and die for this company already so I was hoping I could be of service to the king for the rest of my years, please sir.”

[@joshuatheargonaut4412]

@@k.c.simonsen2 Exactly. It’s gross and off putting when they ask that and knowing what “you’re supposed to say”. What a world,eh?

[@ryans413]

I once went a whole year trying to find a job after I was laid off. I had EI but I didn’t want to live completely off that. It was ridiculous applying to so many jobs and getting no call backs. I felt like why am I doing this and the interviews I got were sketchy and stupid as hell. I finally got a new job but it shouldn’t take someone a whole year to find a job something needs to change there.

[@Lucasfan375]

My other favorite is: *"why should we hire you?"* That's an unfair question. And if your answer isn't good enough, they won't hire you.

[@Arsonist999]

The new American dream is to leave

[@jaygarcia9084]

lol fax

[@Pyasa.shaitan]

To where? This is everywhere..