what is going on ???
to those out there struggling to find a job right now, i wish you the best of luck!
so i moved back to CA in november and wasn’t able to transfer from my previous job (that i absolutely LOVED). i’ve been applying NONSTOP to so many places, i feel like hundreds at this point, and none of them are ACTUALLY hiring! they’ll post a job opening and i’ll apply as soon as i see it but then it’ll either say “job no longer open” or i’ll hear absolutely nothing after applying. i didn’t think it would be so impossible to get a job, ESPECIALLY right before the holidays!! now it’s after christmas and new years and im still struggling to find a job. a lot of places i’ve talked to say they won’t be hiring until march or april for back to school and i just can’t wait that long, these pockets NEED money. i’m completely in shock about this and so are my friends and family. i feel there’s really nothing i can do differently and to just keep applying and hoping for the best.
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I was having the sameeee problem!