Today, I filled out an application at WalMart after being unable to find a job in three months. I just graduated from law school. With honors. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I have put in many job applications and had many interviews for a variety of positions all of which I am highly qualified for. Today, I heard back from all but one that I am overqualified. Welcome to Walmart. FML
Today, I was interviewed by a WalMart employee for a position in their pharmacy. I didn't get the job. I was more qualified than the woman who gave me the interview. FML
Today, after 3 years of unemployment and 6 months of hard studying, I found out I hadn't actually registered myself for the public service exam that will happen later this month and could finally get me a job. FML
Today, I tried to get a job at Walmart. My mom was the hiring manager. She turned me down due to lack of work experience. FML
Today, I applied for my job, while working at my job. I hope they hire me. FML
Today, I got my first job after having spent months looking, and graduating college in the meantime. I got it based on my pre-college qualifications. FML
Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML
Today, I discovered that I needed to reapply for my job in order to have a chance at keeping it. The applications closed yesterday. FML
Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML
Today, my mom told me that Walmart had called and I had an interview at 9:30. I went to Walmart. They told me they didn't have any interviews set up. I went back home and listened to the voice-mail on her cellphone. It was the Subway in Walmart. I've been looking for a job for 3 months. FML
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Glam_fml 0
That really sucks. Damn the economy! I hope you find something better soon.
Sygonus 0
Yes, how DARE the OP expect a fair return on her investment in law school.
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kelliohyeah 0
It's the economy, stupid.
ohnomongo 0
my sympathies! my husband is finishing law school and I hope he's not in the same boat
xodsliceox 0
wow. that sucks. i mean like seriously....HAHAHAHAHA sorryy but thats shit. FYL.
plexico 4
I think Jesus judges lawyers on a case-by-case basis.
Victoria2103 0
My brother is in law school working his ass off. He just started his second year, and he's already applying for internships and jobs for next summer and the summer after. And you gave up after 3 months? I'm sorry, but if you don't have the patience to keep job hunting for more than a single summer, you don't have the patience for a 60+ hour work week, which is oh so common in the law profession.
keepitundercover 0
I can see that you're very proud of your brother, but I can also see that you have no idea what the job climate is like for current law school graduates. OP isn't "giving up," OP just needs to find a job, ANY job to feed herself in the meantime. That's a SMART thing to do, understand? You sound very young and naive from the tone of your post. Applying for summer jobs is something that most law students do, it doesn't mean that your brother is especially hardworking or driven. Has your brother actually gotten anything yet? Is he aware of the horrendous hireback ratios he'll be looking forward to, with many of the nation's most powerful firms not offering ANY hirebacks? I hope your brother does well for himself, but you shouldn't assume that OP is just lazy. Your brother might very well end up worse off than OP, considering the number of law students who are already flooding the market now, the number of law students who are deferring a year or going on to do their LLMs while waiting for the market to recover and will be back looking for jobs in the next year or two, and the number of associates who have been laid off who will be looking to get their jobs back. The next few years are going to be really, REALLY rough.
Raachhhx3 0
well, you can always become a stripper. they make a lot of money. dirtayyy money. ...jk:P
fash 0
Exactly the same situation, since Walmart owns the supermarket called Asda in the UK. I've just applied there after months and months of unsuccessful job hunting. :)
melilikiki 0
I'm so sick of stupid ******* FMLs. An FML is an opportunity to let strangers laugh at something terrible that happens to a persone and leads them to believe that their life is ******. It is not for people like you to go "Today I had to apply at Wal-mart cuzz I can't get a job lololol" Your life isn't F'ed if you did it at your own free will.
shighappens 0
oh and has anyone noticed the jump of sienors working at places like that?
5upernova 3
I'm sure there are private law companies out there who might hire you. Even if it's not a high position, it's a good way to start. Three months of no job after graduation is not uncommon though!