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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 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, I realized I'm so tired of cleaning houses all day to come home to a dirty house that I don't have the energy to clean. I need to hire my own cleaning lady. FML
Today, after a year of unemployment due to my industry shutdown, I finally got a job offer. It involves overseas travel. After being cooped up a year, I'm thrilled! My boyfriend's mother is willing to pay my rent and bills for me to stay home. FML
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, after being a stay-at-home mom and picking up after my kids for the past 15 years, I got a job rejection letter saying I wasn't qualified. It was a housekeeping position. FML
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
Today, I got my first job offer in over a year, a mere few days after being accepted to study for my dream career. My crippling depression won't allow me to enjoy any of it. 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, after spending about 5 years to go back to school, get my life together and get a real job, I now make about $100 less a month. I used to work as a dishwasher. FML
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braasilianx0 4
better than no job, your situation could be worse.
Olovio 5
You need more lemon pledge?
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Comments (284)
notsofriendly 17
i'm there with you too, OP. the economy really isn't what we were promised in the bright shiny future of the 90s. we've all been pushed along through school following the blind dream that we'd get good grades in high school, get into a good university - either applied science or liberal arts, graduate, and get a really great professional job. if only we knew 10 years ago that it wouldn't still work that way.
PeteElMalo 0
what did you major in? if it was ___ studies then ydi
profligatesoul 18
what's with the mindset that right of school you're supposed to be making bank? school gives you the educational tools to possibly do so. now it's time to take your skills and work hard to make sure that happens. you know what they say; now it's time to pay your dues. you'll get there. now it's up to you to earn it. no ones gonna give it to you
kingnate16 0
at least u have a job
zenti 2
After reading some of these comments, I really have to thank some of you guys for being realistic and encouraging. Some comments were pretty harsh, but true. I'm in the same situation as the OP and some of the people here. Did the college thing, graduated, have a humongous debt to pay back, went back to doing retail part time because of lack of jobs and just being in a crappy town. Even though it's part time, I'm thankful that I even have a job at the moment (still trying to get a second part time job, though; isn't working out). It's just parents and old teachers who stress me out nonstop and constantly make me feel guilty because I'm not working in my related field.
Karamelo_fml 11
"work ethnics"... really? ;)
linny5227 4
I'm in the same boat. the only job I could get was at subway...
insects4u 0
Sounds Like you picked the wrong route, either your shitty at life or u need to try harder.
tattooedcowboy 6
i have a jail house ged and i make more then collage grads
tattooedcowboy 6
Dont hate
massielita38 4
totally wrong