Not quite the same but apartment hunting SUCKS too. I hate the process of hoping for something and being disappointed when it doesn’t work out! But I guess that’s just part of making upward movements in the world
Came here to say this, like cool you guys want six months of bank statements? Do you also want to be written into my will? Wtf, I just want somewhere to rest my head at night. Also - every single apartment says NO animals but when you go tour the places are literal zoos with dogs barking at your from every unit. Love you Will you’re a great writer
I could, of course, give you a lot of pseudo-Marxist B.S. about surplus labor, pitting to working classes against each other, etc. However, the cold truth is that finding a long-term, satisfying job is a matter of persistence, knowing the system, communication skills, and just plain dumb luck. It also is a lesson in humility and the ability to bear the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune without going postal. In a just and equitable world we'd all find our sweet spot and coast into retirement as fulfilled individuals, but finding your bliss, and a regular paycheck, can be a real pain in the ass. Like anything worth having, getting that job you dream of can turn life around for good. So, do what you need to to keep your head above water, keep up your efforts to find that lifetime job, keep exploring other options, and continue to use your blog community to maintain your sanity through the whole crazy process.
I think at the end of the day (cynically) it's all about connections. Jumping the line, taking advantage, not feeling guilty about the peope trying to do it the right way, all who are filling out forms, sending them out into the world, waiting for answers that will never come, employers ignoring you, THE WORLD IGNORING YOU, LIFE SUCKING ALL AROUND!!!!
It's all who you know. Or not.
(My first job at 14 was selling five cent cokes at a mall on festival day. Guess who managed the mall? My father.)
I was recently approached about a contract position that included a list of varied responsibilities. I applied and they gave it to someone else (that happens). Subsequently they decided to divide the job in half and offered me the the non-paying part. That didn't happen.
Not quite the same but apartment hunting SUCKS too. I hate the process of hoping for something and being disappointed when it doesn’t work out! But I guess that’s just part of making upward movements in the world
Came here to say this, like cool you guys want six months of bank statements? Do you also want to be written into my will? Wtf, I just want somewhere to rest my head at night. Also - every single apartment says NO animals but when you go tour the places are literal zoos with dogs barking at your from every unit. Love you Will you’re a great writer
-Kaz
I could, of course, give you a lot of pseudo-Marxist B.S. about surplus labor, pitting to working classes against each other, etc. However, the cold truth is that finding a long-term, satisfying job is a matter of persistence, knowing the system, communication skills, and just plain dumb luck. It also is a lesson in humility and the ability to bear the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune without going postal. In a just and equitable world we'd all find our sweet spot and coast into retirement as fulfilled individuals, but finding your bliss, and a regular paycheck, can be a real pain in the ass. Like anything worth having, getting that job you dream of can turn life around for good. So, do what you need to to keep your head above water, keep up your efforts to find that lifetime job, keep exploring other options, and continue to use your blog community to maintain your sanity through the whole crazy process.
I think at the end of the day (cynically) it's all about connections. Jumping the line, taking advantage, not feeling guilty about the peope trying to do it the right way, all who are filling out forms, sending them out into the world, waiting for answers that will never come, employers ignoring you, THE WORLD IGNORING YOU, LIFE SUCKING ALL AROUND!!!!
It's all who you know. Or not.
(My first job at 14 was selling five cent cokes at a mall on festival day. Guess who managed the mall? My father.)
I was recently approached about a contract position that included a list of varied responsibilities. I applied and they gave it to someone else (that happens). Subsequently they decided to divide the job in half and offered me the the non-paying part. That didn't happen.
Rejection sucks. Analog or digital. And having to endlessly retype on top of it? Who can blame you?