SH*T I'm Tired of hearing while Job Hunting
FYI: I came here to complain.
So I am in the midst of job hunting. I am grateful to God that I have a job that at least satisfies my needs for the time, however I need something new. I need something that aligns more closely with the environmental work I wish to do.
This whole process of applying to jobs is so daunting, aggravating, tiring, disheartening, [insert more negative emotions here]. Sometimes it literally feels like I am being trolled. It’s an endless cycle of scrolling through job postings, perfectly crafting my resume (only to be told to MANUALLY enter my experience), answering questions, writing a cover letter, pressing submit, and then being rejected. The process gets even worse when useless recruiters reach out to me taunting me with perfect jobs only to ghost or come back saying that I don’t have enough experience despite reaching out to me because my experience matched a job. I will keep saying it, there is a special place in the butt-crack of Hell for recruiters that taunt job-seekers with jobs that they are “perfect for” and then ghost them. Don’t you know God is watching you? Fear Him!
Anyways, this whole season of my life literally is eating me ALIVE. When I choose to actually open up a little bit about this, there are certain things that I just KEEP hearing that I am honestly tired of. I totally understand that some of these phrases are coming from a good place, but please, I don't want to hear them. I am actually tired. I am not even being dramatic when I say my ears will literally bleed and fall off if I hear ANY of these phrases again.
So here they are:
1. BE PATIENT
Tell this to Navient, GA Power, T-Mobile, my car note, State Farm, my medical expenses, and emergencies that choose to happen. I would LOOOOVE to be patient but unfortunately I need more money right now!
It’s easy to say this when there aren’t other pressures of life pressing you. It is a cute platitude, but it's not realistic. Do you think I could tell a landlord or a debt collector to “Be Patient”? And honestly all this “Be Patient” nonsense is directed to the wrong place. Please, next time you want to tell me to be patient while job hunting please direct that to the urgent bills and expenses that want my money each month. Maybe then, some of that patience will trickle down to me.
2. EVERYTHING WORKS OUT IN DUE TIME
Please refer to #1
Again, great platitude, but I…
GOT.
TO.
GET.
THIS.
BREAAAD!!
3. YOU JUST HAVE TO GET SOME MORE EXPERIENCE
Thanks, Genius.
The never-ending conundrum: Needing experience to get a job, yet needing a job to get experience.
4. MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING
May God punish you
Switch places with me then.
I’ve noticed that it’s ALWAYSSSS people with money talking about some “MoNeY dOeSn’T sOlVe AlL yOuR pRoBlEms”.
BILLS, sis! Right now those are a majority of my problems!
These are the same people that will open their lips to say “more money more problems”. If the money is disturbing you, then pass it here. Since it’s causing all of those problems for you, let me help you then.
Now I know money doesn't solve all problems, but immediate problems like debt, healthcare, bills, groceries, etc. require money.
People that say that act as if this life is free.
5. WELL EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FOR ME. JUST APPLY FOR MORE JOBS
At this point, I don't know if folks want a sample of my blood and my first born child for a dang interview. I totally understand that things just work out for folks. Trust me, I have had my share of sweet serendipity in some instances.
HOW.
EVER.
In this instance, that statement doesn’t help ANYBODY. Do you think I am just not applying to anything? Please, unless you have a job that’s paying me don’t come and press your It-Worked-Out-For-Me Luck on my head. I literally feel like I am throwing my beautifully crafted resume into the ocean the way I receive RADIO SILENCE after pressing the “SUBMIT APPLICATION” button.
The amount of time and mental energy I put into even ONE application only to receive a “NO” or even worse, Jiminy CRICKETS, is really discouraging. Nah, it's actually infuriating.
You people that lucked out, just free me from this statement. Unless you want to Zelle me money after every application I fill, I really don’t want to hear it.
I don't want to hear PIM!
6. PEOPLE THAT CAN'T FIND A JOB ARE JUST LAZY
It’s only God that can punish you appropriately for this statement.
Now don’t get me wrong, I totally understand that there are folks that are just pure lazy, but some of us are actually at our wits end!
Congratulations if you were ushered into a perfect job nicely upon graduation, if you were able to “wing it” into a job you're underqualified for, or even if you got the first job you applied for.
happy congratulations. hip. hip. hiiiiip horay.
The time it took you to vomit this rubbish statement into my face is time that you could have spent bottling up some of your Good Luck and passing it my way.
Have a heart for God’s sake!
7. THE ECONOMY IS JUST BAD RIGHT NOW
Honestly, when is it not?
I’ve BEEN hearing this statement, and I get it you’re offering some perspective. But can you at least offer some perspective that pays a bill or something?
