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"We're a family here." - Corporations to their employees
- Thread starter an anarchist
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My primary job is a recruiter for a logistics company in Ohio. I can count the amount of weeks in the last four years that I didn't have positions available on one hand.
As far as what one is looking to do, I would say if one is unemployed, anything within reason to earn a paycheck. Get a job now. Upgrade later. I just had this conversation with my daughter's baby daddy. A week later he was hired at Walmart.
How many fingers do you have on said hand?
That's my general opinion, too, though people that have a bit of a cushion in savings or other means sometimes choose to ignore that step.
I would suggest you see out employers that have jobs listed and actively apply. If you wait for applications to come to you, you'll get a lot of scam emails. I just looked at Amazon DSPs in your area and counted at least 5 that are hiring delivery drivers.
The usual.
an anarchist
Your local loco.
Some people may have restrictions the make it harder to access employment. It doesn't come easy for all. I am trying to "Get a job now" but simply wanting and trying to does not guarantee it like it seems you are implying.
I had a job lined up to be a "Peer Support Specialist" in the behavioral health field. I just started bipolar medication and am not at a proper dose, and have anger management issues. So my very first interaction with a client almost ended in a fist fight and I took my leave. This is why I cannot be a cashier in town. I'd fight at my job if I saw the wrong person.
All that I can do is restaurant work. I'm overqualified for fast food, they won't hire me they hire high schoolers. The restaurant market is crowded with cooks and dishwashers like me. Managers have told me they get hundreds of applicants per opening.
So I am trying to get a job now. It's just not happening. But not because of a lack of effort.
I'm not sure that's what we're discussing here, though.
I had a grandmother with three fingers on one hand, so it always meant an even lesser amount for her.
I have a neighbor with no fingers on one hand, but he seldom speaks to us.
I had a pretty easy time getting my most recent job too. Just not THAT easy!
I don't have a car or even know how to drive. I couldn't afford a car even if I could drive seeing as I have literally no money at all. I have been applying for active job listings. One recruiter ghosted me on the phone interview and that was it.
This is entirely inaccurate.
Most fast food restaurants open at 6:00am and close at 11:00pm or after. High schoolers can't work during school hours, and they cannot legally work past 11:00pm. It's rather easy to get a fast food job especially at this time of year when kids are going back to school.
I know this because I was a district manager for a fast food chain and had 20+ years in the field.
I'll admit it went much easier than even I expected.
an anarchist
Your local loco.
Well either way I see high schoolers working there but none of the fast food places hire me despite my applications and 6 years of food experience ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I've had more than a few drivers that depended on public transportation. However, not knowing how to drive would certainly be a barrier.
Being limited on abilities and/or qualifications can certainly indeed make the job search more challenging. Once you do have a job and get situated, I would make learning how to drive a priority.
an anarchist
Your local loco.
I think the thread got a bit derailed with this topic here.
Let's steer the conversation away from whether or not it is easy to get a job.
They may just recruit from that age group.
At my old job, they tended to recruit at colleges, so that was the age of most of their hirees. They did sometimes get older people applying, though, and they were hired if qualified.
As to why they passed you up, I do not know.
I apologize for that. I was just following the progression of the thread. I'll shut up now.
I'm going to learn how to drive anyway because I plan on driving myself out of this crappy state within a year or two. I just want a little part time job to support myself in the meantime but that seems too much to ask for. They don't want cashiers anymore. A lot of these jobs listings are fake, as well (meaning they don't intend to actually hire for the position but it's to make the company look it's growing).
Honestly I think that kindness and love are more important than some extra money in one's paycheck.
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Sorry about that. I was literally trying to see if you had some tips or something. Lol.