Today, I finally got a job after months of searching due to Covid. The bad news? It's cleaning dog kennels. I have an extreme fear of animal poop. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after 8 years in exceptionally difficult veterinarian classes which put me $200,000 in debt, and 7 months of job searching, I finally got a job. I will be inspecting feces for worms while making minimum wage. FML
Today, I happily went to an interview after job searching for months. I learned a large part of my job would be cleaning the toilets. Every. Single. Hour. I used to lecture at a university until budget cuts happened. FML
Today, after spending thousands of dollars and several years pursuing a higher education so I could get a high paying job doing something that requires skill and brainpower, I finally got my first job offer after months of searching. I will be cleaning houses. FML
Today, I was able to land a nice apartment solely based on the fact that my puppy is potty trained. During the required pet interview, my dog 'got sick' and defecated all over the apartment office. I now have to clean the mess knowing that I will not be allowed to live there. FML
Today, I started my new job as a janitor at a store. The first thing that happened when I came in was another employee telling me that there was vomit in the restroom, and that I had to clean it up. Not only did I clean up vomit, I had to clean up the poop that made the kid puke in the first place. FML
Today, I got up at 5am, brushed my teeth, shaved and showered to get ready for work only to step barefoot in a huge pile of dog crap in the middle of my living room floor. I don't own a dog. FML
Today, I felt accomplished after I cleaned the whole house alone, but then I stepped backwards to admire my work and stepped into a pile of dog poop. FML
Today, I started my dream job of being a veterinarian. My first day consisted of having to put down 12 dogs and 5 cats. FML
Today, I was pet sitting for a friend. As soon as I walked in the door, I stepped in dog poop. I took off my shoes to clean them, then stepped in cat pee in my socks. FML
Today, I had a job interview. I have major OCD, and I had to sit in a room with a man covered in cat hair, struggling to even survive for an hour and a half. FML
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Inkoseh 33
>Job listing includes doing something you have an extreme fear of. >Apply to job. >Have to do that thing you fear. >Pikachu face.
RichardPencil 32
Sounds like a shitty situation. Look it as free therapy to overcome your irrational fear of animal poop. Desensitization Therapy is expensive! First, they have to find a therapist who can accept your phobia with a straight face...
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rlk88172020 5
same here man I felt that
RichardPencil 32
Sounds like a shitty situation. Look it as free therapy to overcome your irrational fear of animal poop. Desensitization Therapy is expensive! First, they have to find a therapist who can accept your phobia with a straight face...
Inkoseh 33
>Job listing includes doing something you have an extreme fear of. >Apply to job. >Have to do that thing you fear. >Pikachu face.
Brightside86 31
That sucks, good on on you for doing what needs to be done. Just don't get stuck there, and plan your next step.
RichardPencil 32
Why did you apply for that job?
MexicanPB1 2
work is work. that's why you applied.
BurnInDemonFire 39
So this was like a blind date, but with a job? Or did someone apply on your behalf without telling you?
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Why did you apply at a place where that was a possibility if you're afraid of it? At this point, having any job is good. Just breathe through your mouth and think happy thoughts.