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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dudette2 9
By the way, cleaning houses and offices paid for my masters degree. I have a great job now but if I lost it tomorrow I wouldn't hesitate to pick up that mop again.
parxxx 0
it's better than.....nvm....
OinkOinkPiggleWi 0
Sounds like me, except I shovel hog shit for a living. Yay college. So glad I went.
olpally 33
everyone does that to jump start their careers and thinks thats the best way to go...well its not... ive been working for 7 years and still havent gotten into my career but at least i have a job and am proud of it... not house-cleaning though... fyl op.. it will pay off in the long run hopefully
wtf1233321 0
it becuase your fat?
thekrammer 5
communications degree?
chawrun 0
I m in the same situation. fml.
The_Cos 0
I understand your pain. I have a Master's and currently work part-time stocking shelves at Walmart at night. We will get ours soon enough!
sixfoot2 0
I have a graduate degree and what am I doing? working at a Nike store while still living at home. I feel u.
MagicMarker 0
I empathize completely, OP. I graduated from college summa cum laude two years ago, and all I have to show for it is a couple of internships and an eight-month stint in minimum-wage retail hell. Now I'm unemployed, living with my parents, and back in school earning *another* degree--this time in something more useful, I hope.