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dawsongirl · 02-15-2004, 07:08 PM

I went to college, graduated with good grades...can't get a job without like 800 years experience. Who the hell is supposed to give me that experience??

I hate my job. All my demented boss trusts me to do is sweep. SWEEP THE

FLOOR! I'm supposed to be a secretary, not a damn cleaning lady. Now I know she thinks I stole $600 and stole (or something) a receipt. First of all, the guy who swears he gave me $600 is lying because I never saw the jerk. But as much as I deny ever seeing the guy, I know she thinks I'm lying. How could I possibly steal anything when I can only touch a damn broom???

So I look for another job. But guess what? I'm

back to square one.

I am so mad and frustrated that I have a headache. It was so much easier when I was in school.

Hollow · 02-15-2004, 07:11 PM

im never getting a job. and im never moving out of my house. because i am too stupid and lazy to do either.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 02-15-2004, 07:15 PM

Ugh, I never want to grow up. I wish I could go back to being 5 and stay that age forever. The older you get, the worse it gets.

Sorry you have to go through all of that crap, hope everything works out.

Czas na Zywiec · 02-15-2004, 07:53 PM

yea, I hate that. I was thinking of getting a job as a bartender (great pay, plus great tips) when move back to Chicago in 3 years, but every single ad I see in the paper for bartenders asks for tons of experience. how am I supposed to have "tons of experience" to qualify for a job if every job requires is?

Bang A Gong · 02-15-2004, 07:57 PM

Jobs suck.

fr00ti · 02-15-2004, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by safety pin
im never getting a job.

I said that once. Now I have a sucky one.

robyrob · 02-15-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
yea, I hate that. I was thinking of getting a job as a bartender (great pay, plus great tips) when move back to Chicago in 3 years, but every single ad I see in the paper for bartenders asks for tons of experience. how am I supposed to have "tons of experience" to qualify for a job if every job requires is?

lie

EricIdlefan · 02-15-2004, 08:06 PM

Well, this might not help but I am happy being an adult even though I got fired by jerky Wal-Mart because I know more now since I will be 30 in October than I did in the ages of 18-29 which I considered baby-steps!! But in a way, I didn't have responsibilities as a woman in her late teens and early twenties than I did when I was 24 and wanted my independence and learned responsiblity!! I wish in a way I was a 18-22 year old because those were the fun years for me!!

Hollow · 02-15-2004, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by .:mads:.
I said that once. Now I have a sucky one.

im probably gonna get as far as working at circle k.

Kazza · 02-15-2004, 08:28 PM

I had the same problem as dawsongirl and is so frustrating. Went to a million interviews and because of no experience; meant no work

. I was so fed up with all of it and kept telling the interviewers how in the heck I was gonna get experience if I wasnt given the chance to show off what I knew. They just gave me a look like I was talking a foreign language

but it's the truth if you think about it

vienna waits · 02-15-2004, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
yea, I hate that. I was thinking of getting a job as a bartender (great pay, plus great tips) when move back to Chicago in 3 years, but every single ad I see in the paper for bartenders asks for tons of experience. how am I supposed to have "tons of experience" to qualify for a job if every job requires is?

thats why you go to bartending school first.

Lady T · 02-15-2004, 08:32 PM

I know the feeling, after I graduated with a degree in business from a very good university; the job market situation at the time was very poor, I ended up working at the drive thru at Jack in the Box

..and now with experience I am now working at my own business and making decent money as a production manager...

Penny Lane · 02-15-2004, 09:19 PM

Aw Cathy, I hope things get better for you very soon! I know this won't make you feel any better but I never had to worry about things like that! I got married just a few months out of high school and I have never had to work outside of my home.(Raising kids and taking care of the house was work enough!)

But I have seen my adult kids having a hard time so I know what you are going through! Hang in there Sweetie! Things can only improve!

Brian · 02-15-2004, 09:40 PM

I know how you feel, Cathy, and I feel for you. I have been searching for a job since last June and there are not a lot of places hiring where I live. It has been frustrating for me. My brother-in-law hates his job because of the people running it. However, he has to work there for now because his degree was in engineering and he got laid off last year, plus he's got a child on the way. He was out of a job for several months.

PashminaDietrich · 02-15-2004, 09:42 PM

Oh, boy.. in a way I've been there. I graduated college in '99 feeling like everything was right in front of me. But then I ran into the same thing you did: nobody will hire you without experience, and you can't get experience unless you get hired. I finally ended up with a fly-by-night temp agency. My first assignment? Shagging footballs at the NFL Experience booth at the State Fair. I jammed two fingers and nearly fainted. The next one wasn't much better: I was sent to the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America to do clerical work, but what I ended up doing was sorting sheets of stickers into packages of 25. I was pretty disillusioned for a while there, so I know where you're coming from. But don't worry: have faith in yourself and you'll bounce back.

02-15-2004, 07:08 PM	#1
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Being an adult sucks. I went to college, graduated with good grades...can't get a job without like 800 years experience. Who the hell is supposed to give me that experience?? I hate my job. All my demented boss trusts me to do is sweep. SWEEP THE FLOOR! I'm supposed to be a secretary, not a damn cleaning lady. Now I know she thinks I stole $600 and stole (or something) a receipt. First of all, the guy who swears he gave me $600 is lying because I never saw the jerk. But as much as I deny ever seeing the guy, I know she thinks I'm lying. How could I possibly steal anything when I can only touch a damn broom??? So I look for another job. But guess what? I'm back to square one. I am so mad and frustrated that I have a headache. It was so much easier when I was in school.

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Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	Ugh, I never want to grow up. I wish I could go back to being 5 and stay that age forever. The older you get, the worse it gets. Sorry you have to go through all of that crap, hope everything works out.
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EricIdlefan USA 250th! Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	Well, this might not help but I am happy being an adult even though I got fired by jerky Wal-Mart because I know more now since I will be 30 in October than I did in the ages of 18-29 which I considered baby-steps!! But in a way, I didn't have responsibilities as a woman in her late teens and early twenties than I did when I was 24 and wanted my independence and learned responsiblity!! I wish in a way I was a 18-22 year old because those were the fun years for me!!
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Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	Aw Cathy, I hope things get better for you very soon! I know this won't make you feel any better but I never had to worry about things like that! I got married just a few months out of high school and I have never had to work outside of my home.(Raising kids and taking care of the house was work enough!) But I have seen my adult kids having a hard time so I know what you are going through! Hang in there Sweetie! Things can only improve!
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02-15-2004, 09:42 PM	#15
PashminaDietrich Oh no, she's baaack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: north of Arlen, south of Southfork, and stuck in the middle with you... Posts: 1,733	Oh, boy.. in a way I've been there. I graduated college in '99 feeling like everything was right in front of me. But then I ran into the same thing you did: nobody will hire you without experience, and you can't get experience unless you get hired. I finally ended up with a fly-by-night temp agency. My first assignment? Shagging footballs at the NFL Experience booth at the State Fair. I jammed two fingers and nearly fainted. The next one wasn't much better: I was sent to the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America to do clerical work, but what I ended up doing was sorting sheets of stickers into packages of 25. I was pretty disillusioned for a while there, so I know where you're coming from. But don't worry: have faith in yourself and you'll bounce back.
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02-15-2004, 07:11 PM	#2
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	im never getting a job. and im never moving out of my house. because i am too stupid and lazy to do either.

02-15-2004, 07:53 PM	#4
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	yea, I hate that. I was thinking of getting a job as a bartender (great pay, plus great tips) when move back to Chicago in 3 years, but every single ad I see in the paper for bartenders asks for tons of experience. how am I supposed to have "tons of experience" to qualify for a job if every job requires is?

02-15-2004, 07:57 PM	#5
Bang A Gong Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 16, 2001 Posts: 545	Jobs suck.

02-15-2004, 08:28 PM	#10
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	I had the same problem as dawsongirl and is so frustrating. Went to a million interviews and because of no experience; meant no work . I was so fed up with all of it and kept telling the interviewers how in the heck I was gonna get experience if I wasnt given the chance to show off what I knew. They just gave me a look like I was talking a foreign language but it's the truth if you think about it

02-15-2004, 08:32 PM	#12
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,361	I know the feeling, after I graduated with a degree in business from a very good university; the job market situation at the time was very poor, I ended up working at the drive thru at Jack in the Box ..and now with experience I am now working at my own business and making decent money as a production manager...

02-15-2004, 09:40 PM	#14
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I know how you feel, Cathy, and I feel for you. I have been searching for a job since last June and there are not a lot of places hiring where I live. It has been frustrating for me. My brother-in-law hates his job because of the people running it. However, he has to work there for now because his degree was in engineering and he got laid off last year, plus he's got a child on the way. He was out of a job for several months.