After months of applications (in person, online, recruiter, temp/day jobs) I’ve officially lost all hope and am considering kms. I moved to Phoenix from Tennessee in September of ‘22 on a false dream from a guy I thought was a close friend. He was working as a BHT in the valley and offered me a … Read more
I’ll keep the story brief, and names vague, but recently (about a month and a half ago) I started working at a commercial HVAC retailer as a service technician for a particular brand of VFDs after separating from the navy. I was originally hired to work on the three lines that they sell less of, … Read more
Hello, I’m a nurse in the UK. I’ve done my role for 2.5 years, my colleague has done the role for 4 years now. We have check lists in surgery which we have to sign off at the end of a working week, to which the nurse who’s in there the week after would normally … Read more
I started a new job at the end of May. I was really excited about this new opportunity. The environment, the perks, everything seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. But from the day I started, it’s been chaos. Absolutely no on-boarding, no training, I was briefly shown how to do certain job … Read more
Hello reddit, I’ve never posted to this website before but I need help. In short: I am bad at being a worker and I feel stuck. I am a mid thirties Australian woman who works in community services. As far as the actual work is concerned, I am competent. This is not where my issue … Read more
A few weeks ago I was shortlisting for one of the roles I manage and noticed a lot of the repeated errors that people seem to make over and over, even with the inclusion of AI. For example, there’s obviously a lot of people having ChatGPT or Claude write their personal statements and yet it’s … Read more
Context, I work in a corporate vet clinic and I’m a veterinary assistant. I’ve been at this clinic for over 2 and a half years. For about a year and a half I’ve been picking up the slack of my shift leads (there’s 2) and being “pretend shift lead” (basically assistant manager of the clinic). … Read more
I graduated with my MPP in May 2024 and have spent the better part of this summer having my heart absolutely broken at the state of the job market. Since April I’ve been sending dozens of applications and cover letters into the digital ether (I’d estimate around 100-150 but maybe higher or lower, I lost … Read more
Single / Mid-late 20s / Reconsidering everything. I had spent the last 5-6 years only focusing on school and work, making sure to always be best at everything I do just to find out that even if you graduate with the highest possible honors getting your foot (and keeping it) in today’s job market comes … Read more
I had an interview with the CEO of a nonprofit this past week. I feel the interview went well; the interview ran over on time because we were chatting and as she followed me out to the lobby she was still giving me information about the job, the pay & benefits. It’s a small nonprofit … Read more