Today, I was turned down for a job as a cashier at Best Buy. I worked like hell to get into and then graduate from one of the top Telecommunication schools in the country. I spent all my time with extracurriculars to help my resume instead of partying like my friends. I can't even be a cashier. 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 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 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 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, at the one job interview I got after months of applying, I was rejected for what turned out to be a phone customer service role, because I "wasn't technical enough." Previously I worked as a website developer and I have a computer science degree. 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, I was unsuccessful in getting a job at a supermarket. The same supermarket I used to work at. I now have a degree but can't even get a job at a place I used to work. FML
Today, after graduating from culinary school, I was turned down by Chipotle, Jersey Mike's, and McDonald's entry-level jobs because I didn't have enough experience. FML
Today, my application for a holiday role at a department store was declined because I was "not as qualified as some other candidates." I worked this exact same job at this exact same store last year. FML
Today, I was rejected from a restaurant that I wanted to work in during summer break. I asked the reason why I got rejected and the manager told me that I'm not extroverted enough to communicate with customers. I'd applied for the kitchen job. 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
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perdix 31
You sound like a driven individual that will give a sustained effort to excel. You are clearly not Best Buy material. Take your rejection as a compliment.
hottpinkicecream 0
its the damn economy, not your fault...
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stone_light 0
theres a reason why. telecommunications blows, get a real major
asmidiske 0
...I'm not sure why everyone seems to be missing that the OP went to a university with a strong telecommunications program rather than a literal "telecommunications school" which teaches nothing else. I might (truthfully) say that I go to a top photojournalism school- it means that my university is known for its photojournalism program, not that it's the only thing it offers. I'm also not sure why people are griping that telecommunications isn't a "real" major. Unless you're planning on graduate or professional school, it matters that you have a degree, not what you have your degree in. You can work in an office equally well whether you majored in telecommunications, English, or puppeteering. Anyway, the bottom line is that Best Buy's hiring system sucks. Every step of it, from the strongly biased pre-employment test to their inability to actually conduct an interview, makes it increasingly clear that they don't care in the least about their employees. You're better off without that job.
apathysettingin 0
Just gotta say, I work for Best Buy, and they make their hiring process hard for a reason: So a bunch of dumb asses don't walk in and steal everything. Also, Best Buy works hard to take care of the employees that actually care about their job, the idiots who try to get a free-be, of course they don't care about them, who does? But the people who actually try get taken care of. It's not a matter of who you know, but who you are.
Thhe 0
it's called the economy. get over it.
HUCTONFUNIKS 0
It's likely because you are pompous. Your post makes it sound like you believe yourself to be better than your friends and therefore entitled to the job. As an interviewer for my company, I would assume your lack of tact(most likely because you didn't party and learn how to interact properly) got your application ignored. The economy isn't the reason you couldn't get a job.
HUCTONFUNIKS 0
I hit enter before rereading. I meant it's likely you did not get the job at Best Buy.
telfie 0
Wait, really, so I can tell companies that I went out and got wasted with my friends and tried to pass out on the lawn? I kid. Or do I?
nofyourlife 0
what is telecommunications? p.s. i went to a top school to become a biologist, and i have good a job. hint hint.
AsAlwaysAndrew 0
Seriously? Go party and shut up. YDI.
smaty 0
overqualified
isayfmlalot 0
I used to work for Best Buy. About... 70% of the stores, you have to know somebody who works there to get hired. So don't worry about it too much... if you did know someone in the store and still couldn't get you in, then they didn't work hard or did nothing for you. Friends... bah...
bbygirl88 0
I feel you, i actually work in one...but yeah! Agree try something totally better!
killerpenguin247 0
I was feeling sorry for the poster because who hasnt been turned down for a job? but then the poster as well as some comment made me feel otherwise. if you went into the interview with this attitude the interviewer probably caught on that you felt you were better than the job. "I cant even be a cashier" like it was the lowest job he could think of. which also brings to mind that this was probably his attempt to getting his first job, since all his extracurricular time was spent padding his resume he probably didnt have to work a job while going to school. Some people work their butts off as cashiers or "whatever" to get into schools while other work as hard as they can and can never afford "higher education" Now I have never worked for best buy or anything but some people work very hard at being "cashiers" either because it's the only job they can get or for other reasons. If the "real world" worked where everyone got what they deserved due to how hard the work and how earnest they were all the "good" people would be rich and have dream lives and all the "lazy bad poor people" would die off making us a better race. Hard work and trying to make yourself a better person is good but in the end all it entitles you too is to continue to work hard and keep going.