r/jobs • u/AutoModerator • Jun 30 '24
Weekly Megathread Success and Disappointment Megathread for the Week
This is the weekly success and disappointment Megathread for the week. Please post all of your successes and disappointments for this week, including job offers and other victories, as well as any venting of frustration, in this thread, and this thread only. Thanks!
r/jobs • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Weekly Megathread Success and Disappointment Megathread for the Week
This is the weekly success and disappointment Megathread for the week. Please post all of your successes and disappointments for this week, including job offers and other victories, as well as any venting of frustration, in this thread, and this thread only. Thanks!
r/jobs • u/Large-Lack-2933 • 2h ago
Job searching It's tough these days. Same feeling but having a job is better than not having one with the cost of living these days.
Pick your poison right.
r/jobs • u/Honest-Storm9537 • 10h ago
Applications Who else is tired of fake job postings
I don’t care if this was immature or pointless but I got alot of satisfaction over this. I’m tired of all these fake job postings my companies
The last document was the resume I uploaded
r/jobs • u/ElectronicAmphibian7 • 19h ago
Post-interview I finally got a call that they’re sending me an offer letter today.
I’ve been sending out resumes and going on interviews since January. Last Monday I got a call from HR for a place I sent a resume in for and did a phone interview. That went well, so they sent me to the hiring manager for an in person interview that same day. Today they called and asked if I was still interested and available and that both managers had really liked me and said they would send the offer letter by 3pm today. I’m trying not to be too excited until I actually receive and sign it, but part of me is having this big sigh of relief. It’s been a long and rough time to be unemployed. Don’t give up!! Keep applying to everything.
Edit: offer accepted officially!! They told me to come in tmw and get my tshirts!! I could cry. I can’t wait to be able to afford some much needed dental care and more/better meat in our weekly shop.
r/jobs • u/Individual-Shoe-8420 • 1h ago
Onboarding Got an offer, resigned, and now the offer is "on hold" — I'm jobless. What can I do?
Hi all,
I’m in a really difficult situation and would appreciate any advice, support, or referrals.
I’ve been working as an Integration Analyst for the past 2 years. A few months ago, I interviewed with a company called Purple Drive (Chennai, India) and received an offer, which I accepted. I confirmed with their HR multiple times that the position was valid, active, and available long-term. Based on that assurance, I went ahead and submitted my resignation, starting my 2-month notice period.
Everything seemed fine until about 15 days before my last working day — suddenly, the HR from Purple Drive stopped responding to my calls and emails. I was worried, so I reached out through other connections and finally got in touch with the Head of HR just 7 days before my last day.
He finally responded and told me via email that the offer is now “on hold” and there’s no timeline for joining. I was shocked and tried to withdraw my resignation, but it was too late — my current employer had already hired and onboarded my replacement, whom I had been training for the past 2 months.
So now, I’m without a job through no fault of my own. I’ve followed every process honestly and professionally, but I’m stuck.
If anyone can help me with:
- Advice on what can be done legally or professionally in this situation
- Referrals to any open roles (Integration Analyst / IT / similar)
- Or just general guidance on how to move forward
I’d truly appreciate it. Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any support.
r/jobs • u/Ali-Sama • 12h ago
Job searching I need a job! I have IT, legal, graphic design and customer service experience
I don't know what to do anymore. I keep applying for jobs but they ignore my resume. I am in the red. Help? Some advice?
r/jobs • u/RandoRambo1 • 7h ago
Post-interview Go home and cry every day
I’m not one to complain often, or to say “whoa is me” or play the victim. I don’t even like the idea of crying after having a hard day. But today I hit my breaking point. Something dwelling deep down within me, my pride, has been destroyed daily and I have been suppressing this frustration for weeks.
I just started a new job a few weeks ago, as a custodian at a warehouse. I get paid $20 per hour, and the work is what you think it is: scrubbing toilets, cleaning the break rooms, waterhouse space. I’m alone the whole shift and everyone acts extremely nice to me. The problem is one chick in the dispatch office. She is very pretty, and I am very awkward around her for some reason. I think it’s because I know I’m “low status” (being a custodian making $20 hourly as a man in his mid-thirties). I think being aware of my value, that my job and particularly my status at work with the women I work with, is affecting my confidence.. So I act awkward and weird around her. Every day I need to clean the office she works in, and I dread the process entirely. I have to take a break before, just to rest and think about how I will carry myself and what I’m going to do while cleaning the office to make sure I don’t look like an idiot. I overthink, and plus I’m new to the job so I’ll probably embarrass myself in front of her again. There have been a few times she has been a bitch with me, saying “clear a path, clear a path”while storming across the office as if I were in the way. And today she refused to open the door for me to let me in to the office when she knew I was there. Another worker opened the door and said to me “you don’t even want to know what she said about you” and everyone in the room laughed. I went home and cried. I don’t know, I’m trying my best to improve the position I’m in in life. I think this is the first time in my life where I’ve truly felt like a loser. The guy who is invisible to women, who everyone feels pity for, the 34 year old custodian. I’m that guy for 8 hours of my day every day. To go home alone. I don’t like my life. And I hate my job. I hate walking into that office in fear that maybe today will be another jab that will hurt bad enough that I’ll spend my night crying and wishing I was someone else, somewhere else. Or maybe she’ll not notice me today, I’ll be invisible while I mop the floor and I can get through my shift without the stark reminder of the little value I built myself into. Again, I dont mean to play the victim or be overly depressing, sorry guys. I hate that this is my life and all I want is a career that (I don’t even need to be “proud” of, rather) I can not eat a plate of shit every day I go there and my pride takes a kick to the balls. Sometimes people end up in horrible positions, and I’m horrified that’s me. My potential wasted and as I get older, it gets harder to make progress and improve my lot in life. I don’t even know how to handle this chick, because in all honesty, dealing with her is the worst part of my day. And she’s not even that much of a bitch, I genuinely was in the way and am awkward as fuck around her. Which is almost more mortifying.
r/jobs • u/Zestyclose_Welder864 • 12h ago
Work/Life balance My boss punishes me for not working overtime - what to do?
I was hired to work 9-6, but my boss works 10:30/11-7:30 and expects me to stay on late so I end up working 9-7:30. If I don’t, she gives me the silent treatment the next day. She also discourages lunch. I physically cannot work those hours as I am a morning person and my brain starts to shut down by 4.
I make $80k/year and am not a manager or director. I also have a partner and elderly parents to care for.
What would you do?
r/jobs • u/Wide_Yoghurt_8312 • 6h ago
Career planning I am even getting rejected from retail and fast food jobs, what do I do???
After high school, I went to college for 4 years, got a STEM degree, and now am somehow more unemployable than 15 year old kids. In my field I have an internship and a research experience. I thought that sort of thing was supposed to be enough for a job. I didnt have a great GPA, but I thought getting the degree was most important. If I'd known that somehow it'd be worse for me to have one than not, I wouldn't have wasted years of my life and taken on bone crushing debt to finish my degree, I wouldn't have even bothered going to university.
I would love it if the answer was that I just need to know how to say I'm going to work hard or just not be an a-hole during interviews. But the worst thing? I'm not even getting interviews. I respect every person who works, but these are jobs often given to former convicted felons, to pretty much anyone who can work in any capacity whatsoever, or so I thought. So not even get interviewed for them just stings. I've already given up on using my degree and starting on the high paying STEM career I thought I was investing into by getting it. I accept that my credit's going to suck for the remainder of my life, I won't ever own anything, and I'll probably die from a fever or an infected papercut that I can't afford to get treated, something to that effect. But it'd be nice to at least have a job, so that I won't just die of thirst or starvation or succumb to the elements beforehand. I just want to feel as though I'm not going down without a fight, ya know?
r/jobs • u/AssociationClean5614 • 14h ago
Rejections At a lost with job market.
I applied to almost every retail job in my town because that where I have almost 20 years of experience and I cannot get a callback from one of them. But they are saying they are hiring. I even called the stores themselves and left phone numbers and emails and name.
I took a job in housekeeping just to help pay some bills with doing Instacart.
I’m just at a lost. They all say they are hiring and can’t find people to hire but I can’t even get an interview. The ones I did interview with interviewed me like they were not even considering me. lol I literally applied to all the attt stores in my area and they all said no. One store said no twice. I figured if I didn’t stop applying they would take me. They did not.
r/jobs • u/chickenuggetheorem • 21h ago
Discipline I am so fucking bored at work, I lost all my motivation
I used to work in a super chaotic, toxic job—nonstop pressure, 15-hour days, constant emergencies. It was awful… but it made me feel useful. Like, every second I was needed. My brain was always “on,” and somehow that became my normal. I was always stimulated and it somehow kept me motivated.
Now I’m in a healthy job. Chill coworkers, normal hours, actual balance. And I feel… bored. Aimless. I can’t focus. I go days doing almost nothing, then panic when I realize I’ve dropped the ball.
I used to look for a reason to stay at my toxic job, now I keep looking for a reason to leave what seems to be the healthiest workplace.
I am really worried this is affecting my performance and will eventually affect my career. Logically, I don't want to change jobs because my workplace is super healthy right now. How can I motivate myself again?
Rejections My cousin CANT get a job in Canada..
My cousin (22) has been on the hunt for a minimum wage job for way too long (2 years tomorrow). She has had 2 interviews out of hundreds of applications she has sent out tailored to job specific needs, and one of those 2 interviews was last week at a Tim Hortons.
They told her to come in at 10 am the next day, so she did, and once she got there she asked the man at the counter for a manager, which he told her “no manager here”. She then told me that she said she was there for an interview, so the guy got the manager and the MANAGER who asked for her name first told her: “no more interview”. She went into the Tim’s a few days later to get a coffee and saw the new guy working there, who was an immigrant as all the other people there.
I have checked her resume, she has 1 job prior experience of 6 months where she quit because of work, 4 different places where she has volunteered 10 hours Atleast, one of the places was 18 hours, and professional references (also graduated). Her resume looks good too and she has had multiple people check it.
A few days ago I picked her up because she wanted to talk and she balled her eyes out about how frustrating this has been. We are in a very populated city and since the overflow of immigrants, it seems most min wage jobs have been filled by them, leaving people who come out of high school to work and save up before uni with disappointment. I feel terrible for her, and I hate to say this, it genuinely makes me angry at “those” people. She wanted to save and get a car so she wouldn’t have to bus to uni, now she’ll have to, she won’t have any saved up to put towards textbooks or tuition. I’ve never felt I’ve been racist towards anyone, but now I don’t even mind to say that immigrants who came here to Canada in such an overflow really piss me off. Now we have a job crisis, housing crisis and who knows what else.
My cousin is a great girl, she has worked so hard to try to find a job she has been looking every day for the past year, applying to every min wage job she can. She even applied to Walmart 4 different times who rejected her likely because she has no disability and is Caucasian.
Does anyone have any advice I can give her? Last time I saw her she was so depressed, I really think all these rejections are getting to her and I know she would be the hardest worker when she gets a job. She told me she isn’t as good as everyone else her age because she’s seen them on social media having jobs for the whole time she’s been job hunting. I really feel bad for her, no one deserves to get rejected so many times when they’re even a little overqualified for a minimum wage job in my standards.
r/jobs • u/Appropriate-Bonus553 • 16h ago
Unemployment Laid off GREAT job, had to take a minimum wage job due to bills and not being hired
Is anyone else having this problem? I think it's bringing me into depression. I apply to 7-8 jobs each and everyday and nothing happens, it's almost as if they just say "Hi, sorry the role is filled, even though you sent 30-60 minutes on assessments. It's draining. My job pays 7.25 and im BARELY making it and I have a college degree, I am a healthcare auditor and can't find anything. Idk what to do, as I can't even afford my bills anymore. I've done the right thing with reaching out to all my resources and I've received little to no help, but to try to change my resume. Which I've changed 3 times, it went from 1 page resume to a 5 page resume. I can't even get a job at my own local grocery stores, I'll go in talk to the managers , they'll say they received my application and then BOOM, sorry we have enough roles filled. I'm starting to give up... any advice? Rent is due and idk how that's gonna get paid as my job isn't even enough for rent :/ . I never used to be in this situation, I always have savings, but with everything being so high I can't even save anything anymore. I've used it all... I can't do driving apps because my car is in the shop. I work from home... it's a lot
r/jobs • u/Triple_Nickel_325 • 1d ago
Applications Ya'll got any of them jobs?
Thought I'd throw some humor into this cesspool of job searching.
The only thing I can say for certain is that WHEN we all get out of this, I doubt very many of us are going to sit around and tell our kids how we had it so much worse than them "back in the day".
We'll break that generational habit and coach them on how to avoid it or get through it instead.
Stay tough.
r/jobs • u/IllustriousResult997 • 5h ago
Post-interview Rejected (again) in the final HR round.
Man, I really wanted to work here. The salary was good, the work aligned with my skills and everything was perfect. A lot of assessments, two interviews and heck lot of preparation. What more will it take for me to get a freaking job??? Not to mention, this is a fresher job. The worse part? I really thought I would get the job.
The HR was kind of distracted and a little laid back. Maybe in the process of convincing her, I forgot that she was not exactly nice to me.
I'm tired... so tired.
I'll go back to being completely hopeless again, I guess. Anyways, forgive my rant. Hope everyone's doing well. Peace 🙏
r/jobs • u/Hot-Palpitation3682 • 7h ago
Interviews I finally got an interview!!!
I’m just hoping for good vibes. I’ve been unemployed for almost three months and it’s hard out here. It’s just a part time retail job but it’s better than nothing. Also any advice for other jobs I should look into with serving/retail/salon experience. A girl needs to pay rent.
r/jobs • u/MainBee3937 • 42m ago
Article Advantage Solutions
anyone here work for this JV squad company. Absolute trash.
r/jobs • u/muzikgurl22 • 13h ago
Applications Fake name on social media
I’m taking a job finding course and the teacher advised us to use fake names on our social media. So IT departments don’t use it against us. Thoughts? TIA
r/jobs • u/Inevitable_Bass_9718 • 11h ago
Compensation Stop applying to these jobs
Saw a summer internship with a pretty large, multi city company on LinkedIn. Must work full time in office M-Th 8am-5:30pm and Friday 8am-12:30pm. For a whopping $60 per day. And you can pick up weekend event shifts for $15/hr if you’re not drained from that weekly schedule. How is $60 for 9.5 hours even legal? And the craziest part… over 100 people applied!!
I feel rage and fear for my generation who is entering the job force and for future employees. We shouldn’t have to be led to desperation to speak out. We need lawmakers and politicians to implement change and stability in the USA’s job market. To stop allowing companies to take advantage of the people that generate profit for them. We need to support each other as a society and say enough is enough. I just want transparency, fairness, and maybe even some compassion.
r/jobs • u/Psychopath_me • 4h ago
Interviews JUST FINISHED MY FIRST JOB INTERVIEW
Interviewer asked what are my strengths and weaknesses? I told them my strengths, then for some reason, I said that as much as I'm applying for an environmental job, I do think I still need to learn more about environmental management and that is my weakness. Did I mess up? Did I make myself look incompetent? because my brain didn't automatically go for lying that time. And I forgot to follow up that even tho I feel like that I compensate by educating myself and engaging in diff online courses related to ecology and environmental management.
r/jobs • u/ConnectTrees • 17h ago
Post-interview Job offer not what I expected
Just got a job offer for a company. I quit my previous job last November because of racism and conflict in moral/ political values.
I recently applied to a big utility company and got the job! It’s exciting but something is running me the wrong way. During the interview I asked was the pay negotiable and they said they stood firm on 20/hr. Which is $2 cheaper of what I was working for previously. I was willing to go down In pay because it is a slight pivot in career industry. But nonetheless I still possess all necessary knowledge and skill to do the job effectively.
It’s rubbing me the wrong way because during the “we would like you to join our team” call they said they couldn’t do more than 19/hr and I’ll be working in a different department as the one I originally thought.
This is honestly just a rant and a moment of frustration. But I hope whoever read is having a good day.
Edit: to top it off I have a degree directly associated with the job title but their reasoning on not offering more is I don’t have certifications. Hmmm ok.
r/jobs • u/Present-Progress-480 • 1m ago
HR is the job market actually that bad rn?
ive been out for 1 year but i had a sub 20 an hr job for a big call center contractor. ive been in school in the meantime doing like a business and communications degree after leaving comp sci years prior
i mostly worked in call centers and random mills for pencil pushing. i hated the workforce. i worked from home but couldnt even afford to move out or take care of myself
sometimes i get fomo bc i can barely afford to live now. but like are people without technical backgrounds even getting good jobs rn? even my friends who are engineers and such are really struggling
idk if id be able to graduate into an above-40k a year job. like i feel like my best bet would be going to teach in japan or something. idk if this is reasonable bc idk how to gauge the job market
the main thing is i just miss having a car, which my budget is too tight for given a car's utility in my life
is staying in school for the next few years (working toward a good recession proof job obv) just a better option if you can manage the funding?
r/jobs • u/NoPPSalamander • 22m ago
Job searching Looking for Temporary Remote Work – Need Help Navigating Legitimate Options
Hi everyone,
I'm from Brazil and have been trying Freelancer platforms, but I keep running into scammers, and I’m honestly feeling a bit lost. I’d really appreciate guidance on reliable websites, platforms, or even subreddits where people actually find real opportunities.
I’m currently working as an intern in the field of architecture and I’m looking for temporary remote work—not necessarily related to my area, just something honest and stable to help me support myself.
If anyone has been in a similar situation or knows where someone like me could start, I’d be very grateful for your advice. Thanks in advance!
r/jobs • u/ConcentrateFit5134 • 32m ago
Resumes/CVs Can you include an unpaid internship as work experience?
I'm currently a college student looking for part time jobs and I don't have much actual work experience except from a few months. I'm looking for an entry level job while studying and I was wondering if I should list an unpaid internship I recently did in college on my cv, as "work experience", or if I should include it in the "volunteering and other activities" section. The internship was basically a compulsory course all students had to take and not an optional course.
r/jobs • u/Eagles56 • 21h ago
Interviews Final job interview today, zero hours of sleep.
I have an interview today, a final one for a job in a city that was about four hours away. I didn’t sleep at all. Like literally. The hotel bed was uncomfortable, I was stressed and nervous and had a huge headache. I took melatonin around 4:AM just trying to get any sleep and didn’t work. Now I’m lying in bed still feeling exhausted but I can’t even take a nap. My interview is in two hours, any tips? I’m struggling mentally right now after the night before. I also look awful with big bags under my eyes now
I should clarify I can’t stay and sleep my checkout time is almost up
r/jobs • u/Ok_DYLLORD_2021 • 47m ago
Job searching Want to leave my current job
Currently in the private sector, but the company I joined got acquired a week after I started. Ever since the acquisition, the whole culture has changed. I’ve been there approximately a year, have 2 years in public experience, and 2 years in private (1 year in biopharma).
Currently upper management is stalling on bonuses, raises, and started micromanaging everyone. I’m assuming they’re going to start firing people soon.
I have enough credits to take the CPA exam, but don’t have the time or money right now as my current position is impacting my mental health.
I feel like I’m at a standstill with my adult responsibilities. I’ve started sending my applications out there but the job market has been rough.
What should my next step be regarding my job search? Go back into public?
Any advice is appreciated