Today, I received my 12th rejection letter for voluntary work, as I don't have enough experience to be paid. I can't even work for free. 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, I was rejected from a volunteer position because I "didn't have enough experience." I have a college degree in the specific field they were asking for. FML
Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Today, I got demoted at my job. Instead of working with patients, they want me to file. The thing is, I'm a volunteer; I work for them for free. 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, I got fired from my volunteer job. FML
Today, I received a letter telling me I'm not qualified for a job I've been unofficially doing for the last three years. It's the fourth letter I've gotten since applying. I guess it wouldn't be too bad if I didn't have to train the new person who got the job instead of me. FML
Today, I was forced to write a job application letter that boils down to, "I can't do this job, please don't hire me." FML
Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML
Today, I was rejected for a job I really wanted, they said I didn't have enough experience. I designed the systems they are implementing. FML
Today, I received a rejection letter from a job I desperately wanted. Yesterday, the job offer I'd been stalling on in while waiting for news about this one expired. FML
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WeirdUS 30
Depends what you were applying for. Certain jobs require some prior experience or general knowledge. They would still have to show you the place, and hope you don't need someone watching over you. Justice because you are working for free doesn't mean anything especially if they need a paid employee to train you that takes away from others doing a job.
rotflqtms_ 21
They probably don't want to have to train you, or are afraid of you making mistakes if you're not qualified to do the job. You will most likely need to be babysat while you learn the ropes, and that's more work for someone, and if a mistake happens (especially life threatening) that's a big lawsuit for them, and you're not trained. When I was in high school, I had wanted to volunteer at a hospital, but the time I got out of school after my team practice didn't work for them, so I got rejected. I didn't think of the extra work it would be for another person to make sure I didn't make a mistake, just that they were passing up free work.
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rotflqtms_ 21
They probably don't want to have to train you, or are afraid of you making mistakes if you're not qualified to do the job. You will most likely need to be babysat while you learn the ropes, and that's more work for someone, and if a mistake happens (especially life threatening) that's a big lawsuit for them, and you're not trained. When I was in high school, I had wanted to volunteer at a hospital, but the time I got out of school after my team practice didn't work for them, so I got rejected. I didn't think of the extra work it would be for another person to make sure I didn't make a mistake, just that they were passing up free work.
griddy24 18
This doesn’t even seem to make sense
alycion 39
Have someone look over what you are sending or do mock interviews to see what you are doing wrong.
WeirdUS 30
Depends what you were applying for. Certain jobs require some prior experience or general knowledge. They would still have to show you the place, and hope you don't need someone watching over you. Justice because you are working for free doesn't mean anything especially if they need a paid employee to train you that takes away from others doing a job.
Jonkbaby 23
aim higher, start applying for paying jobs that you want