Random Fail: First World Problems

**jmc** · 2014-02-02 14:59

Climate, and I have some family in south west Florida

**Airenn** · 2014-02-02 15:52

If climate's the reason, you are definitely picking the wrong state. Florida climate sucks. Fuck that heat and humidity.

**Ksandra** · 2014-02-02 16:23

He lives in Boston. Basically anywhere outside the north east is going to have paradise weather.

I'd move if I were you jmc. Holy crap my health has gotten so much better since leaving CT. I used to get strep throat every winter, haven't had it in 5+ years now.

Convinced my parents that when my mom retires they'll come stay with us during the winter months. PEOPLE WERE NOT MEANT TO LIVE IN THAT SHIT WEATHER.

**Guitarman** · 2014-02-02 21:22

I can't get a job because I don't have training. I don't have training because no one will give me a job. I can't get a job because....

After about the 500th rejection I want to just give up.
http://static.themetapicture.com/med...g-computer.jpg

**arus2001** · 2014-02-02 21:41

Originally Posted by Guitarman

I can't get a job because I don't have training. I don't have training because no one will give me a job. I can't get a job because....

After about the 500th rejection I want to just give up.
http://static.themetapicture.com/med...g-computer.jpg

It's the circle of life~

**Melena** · 2014-02-03 23:20

Originally Posted by Airenn

If climate's the reason, you are definitely picking the wrong state. Florida climate sucks. Fuck that heat and humidity.

Agreed. Wife is from Florida and she will only go back if we are going to Disneyworld

**Kohan** · 2014-02-03 23:25

Originally Posted by jmc

Really considering moving to Florida.

That's all, figured it was enough of a fail.

Considering that you were here for our talk about how terrible it is, you're right. It's definitely a fail. I'm sorry.

**Pirian** · 2014-02-03 23:45

The only reason you should ever move to Florida is if you're over 60 and Jewish

**Anoat** · 2014-02-04 00:27

Originally Posted by Guitarman

I can't get a job because I don't have training. I don't have training because no one will give me a job. I can't get a job because....

After about the 500th rejection I want to just give up.
http://static.themetapicture.com/med...g-computer.jpg

This, and other reasons, are why so many have given up on the job market.

**Melena** · 2014-02-04 00:33

Originally Posted by Anoat

This, and other reasons, are why so many have given up on the job market.

During the dot com crash after I got let go from EA, was trying to find some form of entry level tech job, had one I was perfectly qualified for except two things. BA in computer science and fluent in Japanese. Ten dollars an hour. 6 months later it was still unfilled.

**jmc** · 2014-02-04 00:37

Originally Posted by Melena

Agreed. Wife is from Florida and she will only go back if we are going to Disneyworld

Originally Posted by Pirian

The only reason you should ever move to Florida is if you're over 60 and Jewish

What if I don't have a soul? Good enough?

**Guitarman** · 2014-02-04 01:10

Originally Posted by Melena

During the dot com crash after I got let go from EA, was trying to find some form of entry level tech job, had one I was perfectly qualified for except two things. BA in computer science and fluent in Japanese. Ten dollars an hour. 6 months later it was still unfilled.

That and the posting Anoat posted are what fill me with so much rage. I mean 9/hr for a Bachelor's? REALLY? Fuck you. i hope those are never filled just because of the sheer audacity.

**Qeomash** · 2014-02-04 03:33

There are two possibilities:

They are dicks and hope to snag someone for really cheap.
Expecting someone to have the guts to talk the salary up.

If nothing is better at the time, I would still apply for it and ask if the salary is negotiable. If it is not, tell them what a comparable job is being paid in a comparable area. If it is still non-negotiable, tell them to go fuck themselves.

**NynJa** · 2014-02-04 10:45

Originally Posted by Melena

During the dot com crash after I got let go from EA, was trying to find some form of entry level tech job, had one I was perfectly qualified for except two things. BA in computer science and fluent in Japanese. Ten dollars an hour. 6 months later it was still unfilled.

Reasons like this is why unemployment is so fucked up

**Aksannyi** · 2014-02-04 10:54

My least favorite part of looking for jobs is that jobs are often posted and left up well after the positions have been filled. I realize that they're trying to collect data on potential candidates for the future, but I didn't need a job in the future, I needed the job right then.

I really hate the new way job hunting has evolved. Sites like careerbuilder and monster have made it so impersonal. It used to be that you would find a job listing and call for information, and maybe set up an interview/appointment to fill out an application, but now it's just "submit your resume and wait, and don't call us - - - ever - - - and pray for the best."

**Tokitoki** · 2014-02-04 11:16

Originally Posted by Aksannyi

I really hate the new way job hunting has evolved. Sites like careerbuilder and monster have made it so impersonal. It used to be that you would find a job listing and call for information, and maybe set up an interview/appointment to fill out an application, but now it's just "submit your resume and wait, and don't call us - - - ever - - - and pray for the best."

It's more like "know someone in the company or never hear anything back from them ever again." I was lucky that the civil engineering department at my school has good relationships with local engineering/construction companies and the chairman was forwarding our resumes to those who were asking for students that were graduating. The plethora of other applications I sent in went completely ignored. I only picked up this job as the next class was graduating a year later.

If anyone is just out of school/just graduating I would highly suggest speaking to your professors and the chairpersons of your departments to see if they have heard from anyone looking for graduates. If you are not coming out of school or your school does not have a relationship like this, it's a nightmare. I have friends who graduated in 2010 that are still looking for real careers.

**Pirian** · 2014-02-04 11:27

Originally Posted by Aksannyi

I really hate the new way job hunting has evolved. Sites like careerbuilder and monster have made it so impersonal. It used to be that you would find a job listing and call for information, and maybe set up an interview/appointment to fill out an application, but now it's just "submit your resume and wait, and don't call us - - - ever - - - and pray for the best."

It does suck, but with the advent of the internet there are literally too many potential candidates to screen all of them if they call. I've really only seen this to be true of "entry" level jobs, though. I did some work a while back with some corporate recruiters, and the jobs that they placed for had such a small pool of applicants across the entire country that they didn't limit their applicant search to those actively looking for a job.

A personal connection is always going to get you a job quicker, but nowadays you don't make that personal connection directly through the person directly looking for the job, but rather in a confidant of that individual. Every single job opportunity I have gotten has come from networking connections. In my opinion, THAT is where the individual needs to be spending the bulk of their time when looking for a new job.

**AidenCarby** · 2014-02-05 15:57

Ugly argument with the woman....looks like this chapter is coming to a close :/

**Kang** · 2014-02-07 13:33

The company I do freelance writing for just instituted a three strike policy and I got my first strike on the very first thing I wrote.

**Laugana** · 2014-02-07 14:13

Wait, so are they actually backdating the new policy? Wow that sucks. If that's the case, there's no recourse or is there anything in it that stipulates on when the articles were written?

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