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By Anonymous - 27/01/2015 00:19 - United States - Huntsville

Today, I'm at the unique point in my schooling that I'm either extremely overqualified or extremely underqualified for every job opportunity that appeals to me. FML

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Tuesday 27 January 2015 10:46

I will never understand why "Over Qualified" is a thing

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Comments

soulreaper12296 28

Thursday 29 January 2015 1:19

If it appeals to you and you're over-qualified, isn't that a good thing?

Sight20 1

Thursday 29 January 2015 4:31

You can't be over qualified for a job

zykrithium 22

Friday 30 January 2015 0:17

You're either not working hard enough or you're just too prideful. Examine yourself OP.

skum_punx 2

Wednesday 8 March 2017 15:24

Been there mate.

CantTouchThat 29

Thursday 20 April 2017 3:55

More often than not we have to deal with shit we don't want to. Suck it up, make money, and get exlerience anywhere and then apply to what you actually want to do.