Today, I filled out an application at WalMart after being unable to find a job in three months. I just graduated from law school. With honors. 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, I have put in many job applications and had many interviews for a variety of positions all of which I am highly qualified for. Today, I heard back from all but one that I am overqualified. Welcome to Walmart. FML
Today, I was interviewed by a WalMart employee for a position in their pharmacy. I didn't get the job. I was more qualified than the woman who gave me the interview. FML
Today, after 3 years of unemployment and 6 months of hard studying, I found out I hadn't actually registered myself for the public service exam that will happen later this month and could finally get me a job. FML
Today, I tried to get a job at Walmart. My mom was the hiring manager. She turned me down due to lack of work experience. FML
Today, I applied for my job, while working at my job. I hope they hire me. 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 eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML
Today, I discovered that I needed to reapply for my job in order to have a chance at keeping it. The applications closed yesterday. FML
Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML
Today, my mom told me that Walmart had called and I had an interview at 9:30. I went to Walmart. They told me they didn't have any interviews set up. I went back home and listened to the voice-mail on her cellphone. It was the Subway in Walmart. I've been looking for a job for 3 months. FML
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Glam_fml 0
That really sucks. Damn the economy! I hope you find something better soon.
Sygonus 0
Yes, how DARE the OP expect a fair return on her investment in law school.
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Comments (181)
FarscapeSDC 9
Welcome to the modern world. Educated, motivated, hard-working = Supermarket cashier Uneducated, lazy, arrogant, bossy = management
BenTaz 7
Only dishonest people that don't really want to work get jobs in law. Prolly better off at Wal-Mart.
edanielleh 21
next time you need to go to court good luck doing it without a lawyer! And by the way, judges went to law school too, so all of those awesome cases like brown vs. the board of education wouldn't have happened without lawyers.
superbubbles 4
You could always work customer service, being good at arguing is key.
WhyAmUHere 19
Dude. You don't work at Walmart. They treat their employees like absolute shit. Go to Costco.
Billy_Badass 4
I once was checking out of Walmart when I saw that the guy at the register had a name tag that said, "15 years of service." FHL. 15 years and he's still a checkout clerk at Walmart, I think the only thing left is suicide.
ShadowRaptor 9
That sucks. There should be some way you can get a job, really...go for the military. Did you know that every single battalion in the military (all branches) has a military lawyer to ensure the are sticking to the laws of combat and conflict? True story. And with a degree you could try and be an officer. A harder life maybe, but beats Walmart any day. Watch "Walmart: The High Coast of a Low Price", and see how badly Walmart treats their employees.
refticon 32
If you throw a rock in the U.S., the chances of hitting more lawyers than yards are very big.
gingerface81 16
FMLs like this make me afraid of what will be waiting for me after college D:
samwilliams800 28
Being a former Walmart employee myself, couldn't you have find a more dignified job? Like puppy kicker or something?
WhiteNoise77 5
So you had all those brains to do law but not enough to consider simple laws of supply and demand. Future tip, look at how many people in your class. The year before, your year, and the year after will be competing for the same jobs. Not cool if your class size is over 50