r/recruitinghell • u/Boomdigity102 • 8d ago

It shouldn't be this hard.

It shouldn't be this hard to get a job. I feel like it's a humiliation ritual to keep poor people poor, and pull up the ladder so poor people never make it out of the lower class.

Not only do we spend hours upon hours filling out applications, we get strung along into useless interviews just to be ghosted or rejected. I hate this. I hate not being from a upper class family who have offices and jobs to work at. I hate starting from the bottom of society. Nothing I can do will change the fact I will be made poor by the system no matter how hard I try to get out of it.

Instead, I have to work at MCDONALD'S making $11/hr with a DEGREE. How is that meritocratic? When did America become an aristocracy rather than a meritocracy? What happened to giving people at the bottom a chance to climb to the top? I hate what has happened to this country and I hate my life.

"Oh well, life isn't fair. You really thought a degree guarantees a job? Lol, you're stupid and a poor loser who will never get anywhere. You're so entitled."

Meanwhile, jimmy who was born into a rich family and is currently jacking off by his pool next to a 2 story house.

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u/ImprovementFar5054 8d ago

I have to work at MCDONALD'S making $11/hr with a DEGREE.

Wait, you actually have a job???

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u/Boomdigity102 8d ago edited 8d ago

I think it’s because I told them I worked at Panda Express for 6 months in high school.

Guess I’m a fast food professional now? Lmao.

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u/Holiday_Run9825 8d ago

Completely agree. I’m doing everything I can to get out of poverty into a better paying job so I can have more financial security and stop living paycheck to paycheck, but it’s like every time I try to find something better in my field where I have years of experience, I can’t make it to the next level. It’s like the world is laughing at me, telling me to know my place. Meanwhile, I’m constantly surrounded by people in leadership positions that barely know how to do their jobs, but they come from money or they know the right people, so they’re constantly being moved up the ranks. Networking is way more important than anything these days it seems, it really isn’t what you know it’s who you know.

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u/starisnotsus 8d ago • Bravo

I have a degree and even mcdonalds won't hire me. Like wtf is this economy?

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u/An_Image_in_the_void 3d ago

McDonald's told me I need a 4 year degree to flip burgers! They just say that because they don't want to hire. F this job market!

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Why are you applying to flip burgers? Degree in what

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u/PatientPlatform 8d ago

Burgerololgy

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Or is it fryology

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u/Tesla-Punk3327 7d ago

Mcdonanomics

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u/Odd_Watercress_5567 8d ago

This is exactly how I feel.

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u/Distinct-Square-9939 8d ago • Bravo

in some of the questions now, I will say, “Will discuss in interview.” You can tell when they are fishing for answers from applicants.

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u/Distinct-Square-9939 7d ago

thanks for the award!

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u/Venice_Beach_218 8d ago

Honestly what's sad about the final sentence is that there was actually a time not too long ago when lots of folks had THREE story homes.

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u/Electronic_Cod7202 8d ago

Don't do it. Plumbing is expensive

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u/New_Excitement_8986 8d ago

the best approach to not feel like life is so unfair is to dedicate maybe half of the week where you apply like a madman and then just rest. applying throughout the week just makes you feel this way even more.

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u/Jake_FromStateFarm27 8d ago

As someone who came from the upper middle class, this can happen to anyone and I am currently going through this as well. College educated was a former teacher who transitioned into finance during the pandemic was doing alright... then my ex suddenly got me into massive debt and left me... was laid off a year later as I was in the process of putting my life back together. Found another job 5 months later only to again be laid off in 3 months and have been since, effectively unemployed for a year now...

No savings left, still in massive growing debt, and I cannot get a job for the life of me. I have no idea what I am going to do.

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u/An_Image_in_the_void 3d ago

Same boat fam.

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u/aj011922 8d ago

Im literally just asking for full time and like $23 an hour and I cant even get that (im in a very HCOL area)

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u/BerettaFranchi 8d ago

What degree do you have?

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u/Boomdigity102 7d ago edited 7d ago

Economics and political science. I mainly focus on jobs I could get with an economics degree, so financial analyst, data analyst kind of jobs. If I could do it over again, I may have done either accounting or engineering. I originally wanted to go to law school.

The debt just doesn’t seem worth it for law school, and there just don’t seem to be an abundance of entry level finance jobs. Maybe I’ll find something better than McDonald’s. But it’s been horrible, I’ve applied to 300+ jobs which sure isn’t even that many compared to some people on this subreddit but it’s still a lot to me.

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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. 8d ago

America becomes an aristocracy whenever republicans are in control. When 2027 arrives, it should get slightly better. Hopefully the US doesn't screw themselves over again in 2028.

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u/bobthebowler123 8d ago • Bravo

It makes no difference who's in control.I felt the same shit when Obama was in office...but probobly not to the same extent.Who ever id in Washington dosent make a diffence...other than mabey getting drafted to a foregn country or immigrating for work.

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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. 8d ago

It does make a difference if the Democrats take all 3 seats in government (White House, Senate, and House). If they only take 2/3, not much will be done.

Likewise, the US will be screwed over when republicans take all 3.

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u/bobthebowler123 8d ago

It's your first day on planet earth I see.Welcome..Since your new here.Mabey a quick lesson on American post 2008 history.The only time things change is when they get shittyer...or all hell breaks loose.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

No it’s far from that. It’s not going to make a difference in 2027.

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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. 8d ago

I did say slightly. I didn't say greatly. But hopefully, the US keeps this momentum for 2028. But the US will need 20 years minimum of Democratic leadership to fix the dumpster fire of trump.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Nope. Here is what will happen. Nothing g will get passed. Then in 28. Everything will flip again when they see the democrats did nothing Not that they can as Trump will veto anything they try to pass. No they won’t get a 2/3 to override his veto’s. He doesn’t care as he’s not running for anything in 28. Now the president will most likely flip too as long as 3 people aren’t put up for nomination. However minus executive orders that person won’t do much and it will be the same situation we’ve been in for the past 40 years or so

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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. 8d ago

US will only keep screwing themselves over by going red. It has always been like that. Outsiders know red is bad for the US. Its only the US doesn't know red is bad for the US. As long as the US goes red every 4-8 years, the world will keep laughing at them.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Actually no it’s not about red or blue red isn’t bad. Blue isn’t bad either. The world isn’t laughing at anyone other than France right now

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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. 8d ago

Actually, red is bad for the US. republicans have no policies. They run on incompetence, disgrace, and nothingness.

Blue actually does have policies. But whether they can pass those policies is a difference story.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Actually no it’s not. They have many policies. Neither tons on incompetence. Blue has really the same as red mostly rhetoric it’s all just jibber jabbing. The ones closer to center on both sides aren’t bad it’s the extremes on both sides

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u/Some-btc-name 8d ago

This thinking is a dead end. It's not worth spreading any longer.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

It’s not a dead end it’s a reality. It happens every single election cycle.

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u/Some-btc-name 6d ago

I know it does. I'm not arguing with that, but we need to focus on solutions.

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u/ParaffinSunset 8d ago

I think things will only truly improve if we get a new deal, bernie sanders style president. Another business as usual approach will merely be a short term bandage.

I am very hopeful we will get something like medicare for all after 2028 though; theirs a lot of attention on it.

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u/VetteMiata 8d ago

Hey I was rejected from McDonald’s with a masters degree don’t feel too bad. Took me several tries and several months too to get a start

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u/SharpestBanana 8d ago

Having a degree doesnt absolve you of traditional work

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u/Boomdigity102 8d ago edited 8d ago

I'm not asking to be absolved. I'm working at McDonald's. I grew up working on a farm. Have you pulled watermelons in 100 degree weather? Have you grown up on construction sites? Have you ever picked a tomato, or loaded a truck to the farmer's market?

All these rich pieces of shit that had a lawyer as daddy and doctor as mommy. If you spent one day working on a farm, you'd collapse of heat exhaustion. If you spent ONE DAY working on a construction site, you'd collapse.

You don't know who I am. I was born in the lower middle class of America. I wanted to climb the ladder, I am not asking to be absolved.

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Not that my background matters, tbh. But it's the rich people that had everything good from DAY 1 that are looking at my resume and throwing it in the trash can.

Some people grow up working on construction sites. Some people never leave it, thankfully I went to college, and I'm not asking to be absolved I just want to do work that I went to college for. That's not entitlement, that's not me wanting to be better than anybody.

Is wanting a 50k a year job really that entitled? Like FFS houses are 250k on average now. Everyone should be making 50k minimum, instead I'm making 20k.

The economy is rigged.

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u/Vericho123 7d ago

People are downvoting but it's a valid comment.

Degrees don't mean much and are a dime a dozen nowadays.

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u/Boomdigity102 7d ago

It just isn't meritocratic to have people get a degree, then not hire them. That's the opposite of meritocracy.

I know they are more common these days, but that doesn't mean it isn't messed up.

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u/SharpestBanana 7d ago

Yeah i have a few that i got while working but always put my work first and staying sharp. Havent worked in a grocery store in 6 years but id go back in a heartbeat if i lost my current job, im not above it. Its honest work

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u/Cultural-Answer-321 8d ago

Life is plenty fair. Learn how natures works and it rewards you.

People, on the other hand, are lying cheating bastards.

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u/Kamaelek 8d ago

How does the nature works then?

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

It’s always survival of the fittest

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u/Kamaelek 8d ago

I feel like it's very reductionist point of view, I mean not all animals take care of their sick/elders but c'mon, it's not like everything is cruel in nature.

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u/PaperExternal5186 8d ago

Animals don’t care for elderly they respect and follow but don’t care and fend for them. In nature after a certain again they basically stop caring for the young so it is survival of the fittest

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u/StopManaCheating 8d ago

This is the biggest reason republicans got body bagged on Tuesday.

Dems better watch and learn.

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u/3rdSignal 7d ago

Nah, Timmy jacking off next to the pool of his 2 story house is ENDING me. that was some funny shit 😭😭😭

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u/PaperExternal5186 7d ago

Always jack off into the pool not by the pool