My experience job hunting.

I didn't read the whole thread, but enough of it to see the pattern.

Employees, you suck. Yes, we look at your social media. Yes, we judge your outward appearance, especially if customer facing. We know how to spot malcontents and lazy dogs. You have to be able to stand up straight, speak proper English, present yourself professionally, and show up to do it on time on schedule. Don't come to work stoned, give it your best effort, and don't melt when people need you to occasionally push on the gas pedal. Go back and take a hard look in the mirror if you can't seem to get hired.


Employers, you suck too. Cut the shit, cut the red tape, cut the 14 forms and 17 interviews, pay a decent wage, especially if you want people to bust ass for you. We want the vacation time and health insurance upfront, because we know there's a good chance we'll get shit canned before those come due, for no fault of our own. And don't be a dick to people. The days of whipping and scaring employees into working harder is over. Oh, and be realistic. You're going to have to train people. Bring people in with potential and train them up. You get more value that way in the long run, and really nobody has the kind of experience you're asking for anyway.

That's not the norm and it can't be the excuse.

I don't know what state one would have to live in to use the prevalence of federal hiring practices as an excuse not to work, but that's a sad state that can't support itself without those contracts. In 25 years, I worked at only one place that dealt with government contracts. I wasn't on those accounts. Those guys were ... Chinese, actually.

I saw that ... those diversity quotas ... when I lived in states with heavy government contracts and the like. Those places sucked, and those jobs sucked I'd never sell myself short like that.

Don't get me wrong, they pay well and COULD be lifetime situations ... but ...

federal jobs arent real jobs ... only private sector jobs are real jobs and should be counted

getting a federal job is no different than getting a job at walmart ... drug test check, boxes checked

I'm talking about real stuff.

who cares if federal jobs need boxes checked? Who the hell would want to work for the government when there is so much opportunity in the private sector?

I guess people who refuse to move for better work?

Unlike much of the private sector, Uncle Sam still provides pensions...

Not true

The liberal town I grew up in always had hippies living in the park

With dred locks and they stunk!!!!

They always tried to enter the library where I worked

The library banned them from entering because they stunk up the library

!!!!!

There hippies were very dirty , lived in the woods

In the summer they would relocate to Arizona

They were dirty and many were full of lice

When one walked through the park could see many sitting around picking lice from each others hair

This is true

I grew up in a town that was frequented by hippies

The town had big hippy riots in the 60 and 70 s I am told

And that’s just to work at McDonald’s lol

And an entire generation would rather have a chip on their shoulder and live in relative poverty than get over the fact that no one owes them a pension.

This is one of those things where we can't have it both ways, because it's not sustainable. Somehow a whole lot of people in the private sector retire without pensions.

If you have no direction take Bach essence wild oat every day for a year. I took walnut during the obama years and was able to release a lot of things that weren’t working. Don’t resist this idea. It’s cheap and all you do is take the drops 4 times a day; you don’t even have to analyze, work or do anything else. Honestly... you’re doing the same thing over and over and getting nowhere. You need to figure it out. Break out of the matrix before it devours you.

The fact that you’re looking for a job might even indicate you hate yourself. Putting up with employers, resumes, interviews and all that crap is borderline abusive. You might try holly to kickstart yourself. It’s for hate and will help you to love yourself more and protect you from negativity.

Got a shitload of brand new solar equipment. Want to see if a distributor in solar would be interested in buying the entire lot at a discount. Same with fasteners///screws, nuts etc.

Lot of cold calling, but if it hits, you take 20%.

Employers want cheap labor. Biden not only allowing illegals to swarm in but he also give them housing, Medical and other perks. How can Trump beat that.

There are actually men who love having their wives at home to cook and clean and for companionship. They do a lot together and travel. Not all people have to work. Sounds like you have sour grapes. Actually who cares what husbands and wives choose to do. Work. Don’t work. Doesn’t matter as long as the two are happy.

I think you've missed the point. Many, many private corporations have federal contracts. These are not government jobs but private sector jobs

Exactly. Someone is jealous of another who doesn’t have to work. Big deal.

Very interesting. You should start a thread in this.

I guess that doesn't apply to me since I don't know what a simple CompTia security + cert or a I terviees is. But I'm glad there is a field that isn't hit by this job malaise!

That was me, not logged in. Good morning GLP. Just woke up

He had severe emotional problems...Probably because he never had a sensible diet...Diet is extremely important for mental health...

Here comes the wall of text:

My husband and son are entering this now-AGAIN. Husband and son were told day after inauguration their plant was shutting down. I'm sick to my stomach; can't sleep. Husband is 57. He'll be up against stiff competition.

And my son is driving on a RDP, so now he will have to reapply for a new one, once he gets another job, and that takes time when all the state DMV offices are closed due to coviid and then informal hearing officers are only working 2-3 days a week out here and not even THAT when they shut down for coviid.

So I will end up his PT taxi 2x a day for whatever job he gets until he can reapply and gets an updated rdp. I'm depressed thinking about it.

We can't afford Cobra insurance or even BamBamCare if we are to weather this layoff. We are going to see if we can find some catastrophic if the new admin. doesn't ruin that again too.

We are just gutted. Was afraid this was coming with this new administration. IMO: Raise corp. tax rates and some of these smaller plants will combine or just close the doors.

And our state just showed close to a million new UE claims just within the last couple of weeks, i.e. election. So I'm thinking this is just the start.

Hubby probably could move to another state and get a job, but IMO it's not worth it to move too quickly as we've learned NO GUARANTEES the job will last, not nowadays. We've learned the hard way, just stay put and drive a bit farther; esp. with a great depression looming. We have land, we can do some homesteading here for food.

I am fighting for SSDI after close to 40 years of FT employment. I'm on my 2nd hearing here soon. Prob. get denied again. I have CRPS and hobble due to multiple surgeries on right foot, double fused ankle, no fibula, rod, etc. It's painful, pain meds. really don't help much, and mobility is limited. Nerve damage and chronic spasms. Joy. I rely on my husband.

We'll have no recurring income outside husband's UE (and our savings). I'll be 62 this May so I could take early retirement but no medical and you know they'll cut my income significantly if I take it early. No painless solutions.

Then the temp. agency will try to send my son to whatever job they can send him out on (he was 4 weeks from being hired on permanently). Out here it seems you HAVE to go the temp. to perm. route for most of the jobs (unless contract jobs from get-go). Anyway, he can't even rely on UE to get him through until a perm. job w/decent pay comes up as they'll deny it since they offered him that $12 an hr. job 30 miles away.

Since I volunteered (no bus service, we are rural) to be my son's PT taxi until he gets permanent FT work and updated RDP, I've had to tell him I have constraints, will only drive 20-30 miles one way if the pay is there...and even that is a stretch 'cuz that is 2x a day!

It normally takes about 1 month to get the updated RDP back from the state once you see the hearing officer, so I'd have to drive for a month minimum, longer if they shut us down again, last time, it was 3 months! So, his job opportunities are more limited yet. The job he just lost was only 15 minutes from home, paid well, had great bens.

I told my son he might have to become a 1.800 Psychic and work from home :) He never took computer classes, he's my GED/ADD kid...but he sure knows how to work his phone!

And wouldn't you know, my husband was scheduled to finally make it back to the day shift! A couple years ago he went through hell finding another position, he was like a rolling stone gathering no moss, 3 jobs in 18 months; but only because one company's contract was bought out by another, well then he gets this job, and guess what, orig. co. sells to the co. he works for now, and now they are shutting down. And he's back to square one. I feel so badly for him and my son right now.

Yes, we sit here conspiring on WAH jobs too.

I feel for everyone looking! I know how hard it is. I think it's harder when you are better educated and older, than not. I had to dumb down my resume year's ago just to start back over at the absolute BOTTOM (due to my age for sure). I don't think I could have gone down any further :)

I'm not above doing any job if it pays the bills and is legal. IMO: There is honor/integrity in putting your pride aside to get your foot in the door and many times it works. I don't know that I would do it again though in that precise field.

I did move up in the co. after 18 months to a management position, but to do so ate a lot of crow, bit my tongue and turned my cheek a million times. The emotional/mental/people part was harder to deal with than the work.

Yeah, I will never forget; I think I got PTSD from the experience, don't worry some of you guys will too :) Just joking. Anyway, I'm meandering and rambling so, in close, good luck to everyone in this situation!

Thanks for reading my rant.

^^ thread killer ^^

Not really, they offer solutions to their own problems.

Not around here. The gas station hired a clerk and it's obviously a late 40's male with a stuffed bra, a wig, and eye make up. Fucking grotesque.

Very conservative county here which makes me wonder why we are importing Babylon to the sticks

This is 2021 most of the talented people in this business are either retired or dead and the quality of work being done now is pathetic.

I'm semi retired myself and still take small projects (when I can find them) I wouldn't dare take anything big for the reasons you indicate above.

Last Edited by Irish eyes on 01/25/2021 06:00 PM