Economys killin' me.

[halfassedjedi]

me and my girlfriend are trying to move out of our place but I need a better job to afford where we want to move and there are absolutely NO jobs hiring that are worth even applying for. Its ridiculous.

Im finding awesome paying jobs, like $16-20/hourly, but theyre all either part time or less, and some even seasonal!

Is anyone else in a similar predicament?

halfassedjedi Reviewed by halfassedjedi on 11-13-2008. Economys killin' me. me and my girlfriend are trying to move out of our place but I need a better job to afford where we want to move and there are absolutely NO jobs hiring that are worth even applying for. Its ridiculous. Im finding awesome paying jobs, like $16-20/hourly, but theyre all either part time or less, and some even seasonal! Is anyone else in a similar predicament? Rating: 5

[IAmKowalski]

Worse - I'm living in a city with around 17% unemployment. There are no jobs, seasonal or otherwise. I've been signed up with three temp services for months now - they've yet to send me a single job. The only jobs that I've been able to find so far, I'm apparently "overqualified" for. WTF? I've put in hundreds of job applications and heard nothing back - in the last seven months, I've had a total of 4 interviews.... and no job offers.

I'd LOVE to be living somewhere where a $16 - $20 an hour part time/temp job wasn't even worth applying for!! Hell, I'd be thrilled if I could land even a couple weeks of seasonal work. Unfortunately, I have a home and mortgage here, I'm two months behind on the mortgage but struggling to keep up - so I can't leave for someplace with a functioning economy. I'm stuck here waiting for things to turn around.

Shit... I don't even know anyone who makes $16.00 an hour... let alone $20.00!

[halfassedjedi]

I actually just found a neat job at a shooting range that I applied for. Maybe theyll let me pop off rounds after my shifts over for free! thatd be kinda cool.

[mjmomma]

Best of luck to You and Yours: it's tough all over.
I spent 3 months diligently job hunting and finally landed a position that I'm happy with. But I do feel your plight and know how difficult the economy is on everyone right now: the hardest possible job is actually looking for one.

My advice to ANYONE looking for work is to use those online search engines for employment; (monster.com, hotjobs.com, (your city's name)hasbetterjobs.com, etc. BUT: be sure to create a separate email acct. specifically for those sites. I've stopped my search for well over half a year now and they still send updates despite the fact that I've deleted my acct. and asked them several times to stop sending alerts my way.

[the image reaper]

tell me about it ... it's starting to get crowded, out here in the woods :wtf: ... :jointsmile:

[Dutch Pimp]

gun sales are up

[TheChameleon]

I actually just found a neat job at a shooting range that I applied for. Maybe theyll let me pop off rounds after my shifts over for free! thatd be kinda cool.

Doesn't sound right that you can walk in off the street and get a job around firearms. Did they do a background check?

[the image reaper]

Doesn't sound right that you can walk in off the street and get a job around firearms. Did they do a background check?

why would you need a background check to 'work around guns' ... criminals don't need anything to steal guns, and use them in crimes ... :wtf:

[Mississippi Steve]

me and my girlfriend are trying to move out of our place but I need a better job to afford where we want to move and there are absolutely NO jobs hiring that are worth even applying for. Its ridiculous.

Im finding awesome paying jobs, like $16-20/hourly, but theyre all either part time or less, and some even seasonal!

Is anyone else in a similar predicament?

Just be happy that you don't have being a business owner thrown in the mix. Gross reciepts are down 90%, and the IRS just sent me a letter that I have to pay them an additional $4500 by Dec 31 :wtf:

[Sandm4n]

one word FUCKK i want a job ive been looking for 2 months.. and nothing!!