Today, my sister started a full-time job with a good pay despite having no prior work experience and being a college freshman. Meanwhile, I've graduated with two degrees, have been working two jobs for the last five years, and still can't get a full-time position anywhere. 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, my sister and I were talking about our salaries. She just graduated from university and will start working soon. It turns out that she'll earn more money than me. I have been working for 4 years. However, my earnings are still less than those of a worker with no experience. FML
Today, I found out my no-work-experience brother has just accepted a 50k/year job. He is still in school and has never had a job. I work as an intern for 11 hours a day, get rude emails from my boss, and have 3 degrees and 5 years work experience. FML
Today, my little sister, who's still in high school, proved beyond a doubt she's better at my computer repair job than I am. She proved it in front of my customers and my manager, who brushed me aside and offered her a job as soon as she graduates. 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 found out that my friend makes more money than I do. She's a high school dropout and working at a retail job at the mall. I went to college for four years to get my job. FML
Today, it's been exactly 2 years since I graduated college. I make less money in my full-time job now than I did working part-time in college. FML
Today, as it has done in the last couple of years, my dream job has only been accepting applications from students continuing their degree in the fall. Literally, people with half degrees can get what I can't get with a full degree and experience. FML
Today, after spending 8 months and $11,000 on school, I was denied a job in my chosen career field. They told me they decided to go with someone with more experience. So who got the job? One of my classmates. This is her first job. EVER. FML
Today, my sister got fired and I got promoted to her job, got a nice payrise for it. My relationship with my sister will never be the same again. FML
Today, my sister and I heard back from a job we both applied to. I had used the knowledge from my MBA degree to write a six-page essay for the application, while she just copied and pasted hers from a random website. Guess who got the job. FML
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DocBastard 40
Maybe you should have thought of this possibility before pursuing a degree in English. Kidding, English majors. Just kidding. Not really.
manlytarts 28
There's always becoming a professional FML poster.
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Comments (59)
CharlesEmersonW 31
I know it's a cliche but, just keep trying, you will succeed eventually. Just try to better yourself every chance you get. Add new skills to yourself. Learn a new language, or learn a trade, or maybe even take a class ! Things always have a way of working themselves out :) Buck up and good luck in the future. Best of luck to you !
Ecudaniel 16
You should have consider becoming a doctor before pursuing a philosophy major.
GirasolNegro 22
You're probably "overly-qualified"...
Honest_Guy 10
Welcome to America, hope you find a job soon
Marcella1016 32
Sorry OP but can't you just be happy for your sister? Yeah sucks you have to work hard but just try harder. This sour grapes attitude is really negative, will depress you, and make you resent your sister. I personally would hate to be one of those people who can't be happy for others because things aren't going too well for me. That said, I wish you the best of luck in your job prospects. Things will get better, OP, just stay positive!
Brandi_Faith 34
No offence, but "try harder?" That's not really great advice. Sometimes people are physically doing all they can do and nothing more can be done. Right now it's just the U.S. economy.
Bragi 12
@24 - Because optimism cures everything, right?
Marcella1016 32
Nope by "try harder" I didn't necessarily mean that OP isn't trying hard enough. What I'm saying is, don't begrudge other people their happiness because you may be having some issues. I know too many people who complain about how much more successful people are than them in spite of their herculean efforts at succeeding. What I've found is that some people do really well and just get bad rolls of the dice, and others *think* they're doing really well and refuse to reflect and figure out what they can change to hopefully uplift themselves. My advice still stands: Be happy for your little sister, OP. See what you may be able to do to make yourself more attractive to employers. Sorry, but it's a rough world out there! The job market in a lot of industries has low supply and high demand. Just keep your chin up and try not to compare yourself to others. A positive attitude contributes a lot to happiness! :)
VeryMuchDutch 12
yeah... an art degree sucks. keep on trying op
Fou_Lou 20
Does she have one of your degrees? Maybe she graduated in a field with better job chances. Otherwhise your FML is quite invalid because you cant compare job situations between different degrees.
soullyfe 33
Since the sister is a 'college freshman', I assume she has no degrees.
Fou_Lou 20
Yeah i misread that. Thus my argument is completely invalid.
bad_boyfriend 10
The reality is that jobs aren't about degrees. Jobs are about your experience, your skills and who you know. two degrees don't mean anything if you can't network and interview well.
AyeJay101 25
I know how you feel, my greater opportunities are 2.5 hours away. But I was fortunate to accept something within 30 mins for only 5k less a year. Keep searching, don't stay local with degrees.
tygerarmy 35
Have you tried applying to the place your sister just got hired at? Your probably over qualified. Try leaving some things off your resume for certain jobs. Only add things that help for that job.