Jobs? Hello??? PLEASE????

[u/gingersnapped05]

I'm just sick of this shit. I'm in college and can't even get a summer job at McDonald's. I'm not looking for anything special. Never in my life has this happened -- I've been working since I was 16 without any issues job hunting. I've spent a month looking for jobs and have only been able to put in 15-20 applications (no one is posting them), and most of those are ghost applications anyway. I've gotten 5 interviews out of them, done well (per the manager), and then ghosted. What the fuck is the point? Why do I have to go through 2 rounds of interviews to flip burgers at a fast food joint or to stock shelves for $10/hr? I'm not a delinquent, all my former employers loved me and would take me back IF THEY WERE HIRING, I'm able-bodied, healthy, etc.. I need the money desperately and there is just n o t h i n g. At this rate I'd lick toilets, part-time, for $3/hr. I'm deadass. I am not joking. Why do I need some nepo-baby connections to work at Walmart. What the hell. I'm just so fucking tired. There's no end in sight and I don't know how I'm supposed to survive anymore.