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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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)
Captain_Debilos_fml 13
Maybe you should learn to lie better about your prior experiences and your credentials before recruiters. Or maybe she uses her feminine wiles.
emilyjaynemarie 13
I know that feels. don't worry, it'll come to you when you least expect it.
MayaMacias 13
Maybe your sister could help get you a job there
Eariel 5
This kind of complain is always a YDI. You decided on degrees with that kind of job market.
Senrab 15
You'll pass her up soon when your degrees find you a solid job
BrotherPhil 35
Unfortunately, your hard work was probably counterproductive - being "overqualified" tends to mean that either potential managers get jealous, or companies fear that you will move on once you've got some experience, especially if you're looking for unskilled or semiskilled work outside your field.
fantasyworld 39
You may be over qualified.
Misschocolate09 7
story of my life
Chazzster 32
It depends on a lot of things: … (1) Are your degrees in things that are desired and needed in that workplace? … (2) Do you have a good work attitude? … (3) Do you have relevant work experience for the full time jobs you are applying for? OP, a degree just shows you have certain qualifications and skills. Not all degrees are relevant to every job. And attitude and relevant experience counts a great deal… Usually it comes down to how well you fit the company’s needs for a specific job opening. If the fit doesn’t appear to be good, then you don’t get hired for that position. Apply to jobs where the fit is good - The last thing you want is to be hired for a job that doesn’t fit your skills and personality. No amount of faking it will work for long… Unless you were very foolish in picking your majors and degrees, you should be able to eventually find a job where the fit is good and you can be successful. You might have to start near the bottom of your preferred specialty until you get some relevant work experience to get over the “experience” threshold.