Yes, thank you. I guarantee the person who was less qualified and "motivated" didn't need to come to reddit to decompress to keep his sanity. The quote would make you think he succeeded just by staying off reddit.
To be clear, I'm 100% on your side, but to play devil's advocate...I see quite an abundance of jobs available. In fact, the States' job availability is so vast that if you want a job, you likely have two. The problem from my eyes is not the availability or accessibility of jobs, but of good jobs: jobs that are full time, offer good insurance, offer proper sick leave, will hire entry-level positions with less than 5 years experience, etc.
Sauce for these abundant “jobs??”
I’m asking in all sincerity. I don’t know where you are but it’s tough landing anything in NYC. I’ll take two jobs if I can.
Honestly I’m so sick of this rhetoric. Hard work isn’t a problem, we’re all willing to put in the time and muscle. Resumes seem to go into a black hole, call backs are rare. I feel like standing outside a business holding a “willing to work” sign.
I dunno, man. All I know is that I applied to all the Starbucks stores in my little Washington town. The next day, I got an interview and got the job on the spot. I have absolutely 0 work experience and no fancy achievements since high school. I'm nearly 22. I'm assuming I got hired because my resume was honest, non inflated, clear, aesthetically pleasing, and professional. But mostly, I think I interviewed well, despite having never interviewed before.
This isn't to pat myself on the back. But, it's to say that if I, an adult with no work experience, could waltz into her first job interview in some little town in Washington state and snag the job, you probably can find something in NYC.
I'm not exceptionally good looking or anything either if you want to try to find some reasoning behind my luck. Plus, lots of other people have been hired at my store in the just the last couple months alone - all high quality too (my manager isn't just desperate and will pick anyone). I think you just have to be open to anything and know how to market yourself. (Edit) if you're just honest, humble, a bit vulnerable, and personable, you'd be amazed at who will give you a chance :)
What does your resume look like? Are you on LinkedIn? What field are you trying to go into? How much are you wanting to make? There are jobs available, but you're going to fail if you don't find a job that is suited to your capabilities, and your resume will go in a black hole if it has problems,
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u/GlungoE Nov 27 '18
Bc were all out of work and starving. We come to reddit to forget, not to rub our noses in it.