I got fired from my last position almost a year ago, and ever since then life has gone down hill. We got evicted, had to move states, and now I live in one bedroom on an air mattress with my parents. After 15 interviews in 2 months, I had a 2nd interview yesterday and the manager offered me a position! And my dad has a 2nd interview at another place on Monday. They sent me the welcome email last night. I'm so beyond happy right now it feels like things are finally turning around for my family.

Keep in mind, my time frame of learning was just under two months and the expectation was for me to be ready to run the small family owned business for a week while the owners went out of town for a trade show later this month. In all that time, I was studying company engine parts, how they did day to day business, phone calls, emails, pricing, packaging, invoicing products, bookkeeping, online store, personal vendors, all on and off the clock. No one else to help me other than the business owner's wife who taught me at first, but started reverting to phrases like "I've taught you this once already" and "google it" if I didn't give her the right answer or asked any bigger questions to try understanding better. Then she called me in yesterday saying she appreciated my efforts, as they liked the dedication I had shown and had originally hired on someone for who (in their description,) was inexperienced but teachable. However, backhandedly said I didn't learn fast enough nor have the passion to keep me on and the termination was to be immediate. So, this small company is back down a person now and I'm currently out of a job. The only win I have out of this is their own trademark product comes from manufacturers overseas; so for the first and only time, I'm happy someone is getting hit hard with tariffs.

Good managers are rare these days.

Hello,

I been unemployed for over a year with no luck applying for any jobs. I have 5+ years dispatch / customer service experience but I burned out and ended up with a resume full of jobs that didn't last 2-3 months after my main job of 4 years. I was having existential crisis at age 30, I'm 31 now and 1.5 months ago started dating a beautiful girl who has 2 beautiful babies. We want me to be in the step father role but I'm too broke. I have like 1600 dollars left and I'm pretty much gonna run out of money any day here. I'm not even gonna have gas money to go pick her up anymore, let alone go on any dates. I'm depressed as you can possibly get. I am a failure, and no job will take me seriously. I don't remember it ever being this hard to get a job, it use to be as simple as getting a call center job and that was no problem. I have no idea what to do, I ran out of time. I failed her, and I hadn't had any intimacy in years prior to meeting her. She's gonna stick with me no matter what, but I can't even be myself knowing how badly I failed everyone. I don't want to be here, but I won't leave and abandon her. I need a way to make income, but it seems the competition is too fierce and I've fallen far behind with my perceived job hopper resume. I'm screwed

Update: 95 percent of you guys have been so helpful and so appreciated dearly in terms of ideas and encouragement. The other 5 percent who want to fixate on my relationship decisions and such are an odd bunch and are clearly not happy with their own dating lives. But I'm glad I made the post to get so many recommendations from the vast majority, thanks from the bottom of my heart :)

I finally FINALLY found a job, after months of zero work since December. I was one out of 200 candidates. Maybe it was my knowledge of basic fashion and the adhd meds, I don't know. The pay is 12 dollars an hour and part time stocking, but damnit I got a job. It's going to bore me to death but I'll do what I can with it. Hopefully next I can get work in RBT and pay my own rent.

I hope the rest of find a job and get through this too.

anyone else think this is weird? i applied for the same position a month ago and this wasn't on there..

Hi all. I am 27M and have been selling cars for the past 5+ years. I have no college degree. I have applied to hundreds, yes, hundreds of jobs and I can't seem to even get an interview. I don't have a criminal record or anything. I just think that nobody wants to hire a car salesperson. I tried going to a different dealership for a change of pace. However, I am quickly realizing it was not the right move. I was just so desperate for a change since I could not get a job outside of car sales. So I am just looking for ANY advice on what to do. I would love to have a career change. I would do pretty much anything that pays well. Has anyone gotten out of car sales and can share their story. Thanks in advice.

After college, I had two job interviews and passed both. One company offered me a position right away. The pay wasn't great, the hours were limited, and it came with a contract, but it was a guaranteed job.

The second company had a better offer on the table-higher pay and full-time work—but it came with a catch: I had to complete a two-week onboarding process before they'd officially hire me. The onboarding was paid, and it felt like a chance worth taking. So, I took the risk and turned down the first job.

Unfortunately, due to bad weather and delays, that two-week process stretched into a month. When it was finally over, I didn't pass. And by that point, the first company had stopped hiring.

Now, four months later, I'm still searching for a job. My savings are running low, loan payments are starting to hit, and I'm preparing to move back in with my parents just to stay afloat. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that in this job market, you simply cannot afford to take risks. It's brutal out here.

I'm 25, unemployed, and can't even afford to take my girlfriend out for a decent night. It's hard not to feel like a failure. I took a chance trying to aim higher, and now I feel like I'm starting over-worse off than before.

I am from California and moved for a new job in NYC. everything went great, I got a sweet offer with a sweet sign up bonus. it's a hybrid role but it would've been a great career move for me.

then I broke my apartment's lease, sold my car and some other stuff, and got an apartment and signed for it and everything in NYC. obviously I went to NYC for a bit to find a place.

got to NYC about a week before my new job start date to furnish my apartment and all that. then BOOM! the Friday right before the Monday I was supposed to start, the company sent me an email saying they are withdrawing the job offer. now I'm jobless, living off of my savings and possibly might have to sell my stocks at a loss just to survive while trying to find a new job

I’ve been laid off and out of a job before, but this market is just insane to navigate. What has been working for you guys to land a gig? I’ve been ghosted after a few rounds of interviews, gotten dragged along with the promise of a possible contract for months, rejected and even contacted after a month of ghosting with an ‘update’ that the job is being reevaluated. I’ve been looking at roles that pay less than half of my prior jobs and I’m still unable to get an offer, even with my years of experience. Maybe I need to just change my approach? What’s been working for you all?

As the title says, a year and a half ago, I was job hopping from food to retail to warehouse jobs. I dropped out of high school and got my GED. I quickly found out that a GED will only go so far. Pay wasn’t great, neither were the hours. So what did I do? I went to vocational school, committed a year and a half, and then got my LPN certification. Travel LPN makes up to $60 an hour. I’m only 19.

I highly recommend the healthcare industry. You’ll never have trouble finding a job.

Edit: I got my certification for free. I went to Job Corp, got my CNA, went to advance training for LPN, and I’m thinking about going to their college that they pay for, for my RN license

i’m a recruiter at a staffing agency and just had my three year review. needless to say i got ripped a new one about all the mistakes i’ve made “over the last year”. it blindsided me because this was the first time out of the four reviews i get a year that im hearing anything bad about my work. never had any other warnings or talkings to’s. no actual physical evidence was brought my way from my manager, just rattling stuff off. i asked her for physical wrongdoings and said “you have a good understanding of the mistakes you’ve made”. she said i have 30 days to improve or i will be let go. i’ve never once had this happen to me before, and in my life never had performance issues at any job. advice?

Just curious what industries people wouldn’t accept a job offer in IF you already have a good paying job that you like. I’m in a relatively safe industry, but potentially have an offer to work in a different, less “safe” industry, but it’s more money. I’m just curious what industries people wouldn’t avoid right now. I know that no industry is immune to a recession, but some are worse off than others.

I graduated in ChemEng five years ago. After graduating, I went straight to the master's program, but after a year (despite passing all the subjects and qualifications) I dropped out due to complications with the advisors and switched to the chemistry program (I spent another year) and decided to quit for good (I couldn't connected to the program). I then spent another year looking for a job, but couldn't find one. After that, I had health problems and spent half a year just recovering. Then, since August 2024, I've been trying to look for a job and I can't find one (I'm calmer now than I was last year, but I still feel like a failure). It's very difficult as I don't have any experience, just an internship I did just before graduating.I always had a huge desire for R&D, particularly in pharma. I don't know what to do. I feel discouraged, confused and hopeless.

Hi everyone!

I graduated my master last summer of 2024 and since then I have been searching for a job in the Netherlands with no luck. My current stats are now 500+ applications, 10 (Hire-vue Interviews), 2 Interviews from 2 different companies, but sadly none of them went through. Im now currently in my last three months of my zoekjaar and I wanted to reach out to see if anyone has any advice or leads which could be nice for me to explore.

In regards to job Searching, I have explored:

LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, company/job fairs, checking of the IND register sponsors site, cold messages, and referrals (around 7).

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For context about myself:

I studied at the University of Twente from 2018 to 2024. I did my bachelor's in Creative Technology (2018 - 2021) and my master's in Interaction Technology (2021 - 2024). During my time at the University I also took part in various committees, associations, and student teams thus, I have various extracurricular activities that I do besides university. I have a background in Rapid Prototyping, Project Management, Embedded Systems, Product Development, UX Research, and Design Thinking. Given my broad background, I try to place my feet in every door I can find: Business/data analyst, project/product management, Software/embedded engineer, UI/UX. My Dutch is currently B1, and I am actively learning.

I understand that my Creative (and Interaction) Technology background is quite a 'niche' according to the industry and it is making it extremely hard for me to even explain or even to even align them to their job descriptions. I'm very confident in my communication skills so I know I will do well in interviews. Yet getting through that initial HR/ATS screening is the most difficult part of all. Some comments I get include that: "you are too technical for this creative role" or "you are too creative for this technical role". A pain, but I completely understand their concerns. It also does not help that I have a bachelors and masters without any 'real' work experience. Most company do not consider (leading) student teams work experience, whether you work for external clients or not.

As a non-EU, I dont feel that I have the luxury of choosing a job I (even barely) like or passionate about, rather I am simply finding a way to survive in Netherlands. Part of me has already accepted that I will have to go back to my home country. It wont be 'the end of the world' or anything since I see it as an opportunity to restart and try a different path, however the job market back home isnt pretty either. I know some connections who have also been unemployed for almost a year, struggling to land a position. The plus side is that I get to be close to my family, which would be beneficial for my mental health.

My plan in the next three months is still to look for positions while also slowly taking care of all my affairs in the situation that I have to go home. However until that time comes I want to still push and try to find something here while I can. I would be open to any suggestions or leads, or maybe if anyone has connections in any company, I would highly appreciate anything that all of you might have to offer. Thank you so much in advance guys <3

Gonna rant about this because I am fucking fuming right now. Recently, after two rounds of interviews I got an offer to work for a company. I asked them if I could give my current company a month’s notice since as a supervisor, that is what is asked from me as per my employee handbook. They said that would be a non-starter for them, which is fair and I expressed my willingness to work with them on that. They then said they will write up a final offer for me, after which I gave my company notice.

Today, they called me back and I was expecting an offer from them. Instead, they said that the month’s notice was a big point of concern for them, and that they would be extending the interview process and will reach out to me if they decided to pursue me as a candidate.

Am I missing something here? My interviews went extremely well, I exceeded the preferred qualifications for this position, and they straight up told me they were writing up an offer for me. I am incredibly frustrated and upset right now and feel completely blindsided, and I am wondering what I should do moving forward.

I am leaving my current role for a high paying lead role. Upon resignation my manager became bit emotional and asked what did he do wrong? Salary was bit low, I told him but he couldn't do much. He is a very nice human being, I am feeling very down moving to the new job which starts in 2 weeks. Manager matters, good human being matters in a job. I am not sure what is waiting for me in my next role but I will definitely miss my current firm. Not sure how can I handle this situation! :(

I work in a niche industry, and I got a job offer from a competitor. It's 10k pay cut with 8k sign on bonus, and it is fully remote. My current job is 100k and fully in person. I started job searching because I don't like this industry, and I only interviewed with the rival for practice.

I was thinking about turning this job down, but I was in a meeting with my boss this week. He was trashing another competitor, and he said "Their works are shoddy. If you are working there, you might become a legend, even though you are not here."

It's possible that I might have misheard him since he sort of mumbled toward the end, but it fits the pattern of how I have been implicitly treated. He likes to trash former coworkers I was close with (can you guess why they left?), I have noticed I am often left out of client meetings, and he has promoted a colleague that's very rude to me. At best, I am being under valued, and at worst, I might be on chopping block. I am scared that leaving a job and applying again so soon to leave this industry might look bad on resume.

In this subreddit, I’ve seen many posts saying directly contacting the manager will have more chance than applying through the system (or maybe Easy Apply in LinkedIn).

If you are going that way, will it irritate the manager by spamming their inbox? Will there be any good reason I can mention when I contact?

Hi everyone, I recently got a remote job in sales about a month ago.The team has about 10 sales development reps and everyone is very nice, but we literally just cold call all day. I recently got a new job and start the 21st. However, commissions are paid out the 14th. Other people on the team have quit within a few weeks with no notice. Do you think given the job it would be ok to quit without notice after commissions are paid out? I don’t want to be unprofessional, but I have also only been there a short about of time. Tyia!

I’ve been trying to leave my current job for months. It’s unnecessarily stressful, below my skill set, and doesn’t fit with my long-term goals. I’ve had a really hard time on my job search.

I was recently offered a job. It’s a much better fit with skills and my long term goals. It is also a a pay cut of around $25,000 in base salary. It’s a non profit, so I’d also be missing out on other income like RSUs and my yearly bonus would be much smaller. To be fair, I can’t stomach the idea of staying at my current job long enough for my RSUs to vest.

If this were last year, I would be more comfortable taking the pay cut. My wife and I can handle the decreased pay without changing our lifestyle too much. With the current state of the world, it feels much safer to stick with a higher paying job that I hate than take a risk on a lower paying job. I want to wait out the chaos, but I feel my relevant work experience is fading further into the past and my technical skills are getting less sharp.

Does anyone have any advice for thinking through this decision?

I don’t know how it looks from the recruiter side but with nearly everything getting imported via ATS, how important is it that my resume remain one page? If it eeks over a couple lines, is that still frowned upon? Do recruiters still look at actual resumes?

Serious question. I’ve been through layoffs, sudden budget cuts, and silent restructures—all without warning. No thank-you, no severance, just “good luck out there.” But somehow, every job description still wants someone who’s “dedicated,” “committed long-term,” and “willing to go the extra mile.”

Why is it still taboo to treat jobs like jobs instead of relationships? Why are we shamed for leaving for better pay or work-life balance when companies would replace us without blinking?

I’m not trying to be cynical, I just want to understand if this “loyal employee” mindset still has any place in today’s workforce—or if we’re all just pretending

Hi all, I just want to rant real quick. I keep replaying this conversation and I think it'll help to vent it out.

I have been looking for another job for 10 months. meanwhile, my current position becomes more and more unbearable. I work for a public dog shelter. There is lots of useless and out of touch oversight from county commissioners. Not to mention that my direct supervisor has had a "hands off" management style until I took over a leader position and began pointing out exactly how disorganized and far behind standard daily practices were. Then she began realize that the last leader didn't do jack shit.. the last leader was chosen for a promotion over me as well. Smh. I still was not given the same respect she was despite having more experience and proven my work ethic.

I pointed out to my boss that I couldn't take it anymore several times. I told her I felt unappreciated and that we don't actually have enough staff to maintain standards now that the bar has been raised. I actually got docked on my review for that conversation and didn't receive any recognition for most of the changes I put in motion. It really killed my desire to make things better. She did absolutely nothing to takes interest and help.

Well I finally found another job. I gave a 3 week notice. She says nothing to me about it. I go to her office to touch base about it. She shits all over my new job. Tells me "she isn't mad, this place is a revolving door." Lady, I've been here for 2 years, dealing with understaffed and double standards the whole time. All of our staff is outside of probationary periods. I really don't think she knows what a revolving door of staff looks like. Clearly she is upset I'm leaving and is scrambling to fill my shoes. Calling past employees and begging them to come back. When they refused, she decided to abolish the leader position entirely... fucking crazy. It's going to be a shit show and tbh I feel bad for the animals I look after and the other staff.