I hate my job but no one else will hire me Using the information you gain in interviews (i. I hate feeling like a terrible employee. No one actually checks and the job isnt rocket science. But then I foolishly let one of my clients talk me into working full-time for them. I then had more expensive insurance premiums with the new company and lost my 10% bonus. I had the exact same issue. The second one I have now is objectively better but I still hate nursing. No one in the office talks to each other, or so much smiles or says hi to anyone. I like heavy metal/death metal music the most. Yes. May 15, 2023 路 Is It OK to Quit a Job You Hate? It absolutely is ok to quit a job you hate, no matter what your reasons are. I can't believe I worked so hard in college to just end up spending 40-hours at a desk, answering e-mails and this is all my life is cut out to. I didn't complain because I couldn't lose my job, but this proves once again HR is never on your side. So true!!! Years ago, I had my own company. Was hired as manager but it was never announced to the teams. No thank you. I had a noob day doing a new-to-me process yesterday and I didn't know it walking in the door. Now, I regret my decision and constantly contemplate quitting my job to return to acting. This job was a major step up for me and I enjoy the work. They have no appreciation for my skills. The Covid bringing more and more into remote/hybrid freelance and contracting work, bc of too many shamers 'claiming' to be short-staffed, when they've really just gotten as bad a recruiting agencies posting fake want ads, to keep their numbers abridge. I could quit my job and take a few months break but then recruiters would start asking why I have a gap and some other bs. I feel my new boss resents my high salary. I got my masters and tried for a decade to get into my field (publishing/music journalism/magazines) — and just finally gave up and at 35 applied for a job in insurance because no one would hire me, (even for the low level receptionist jobs at the publishing house with a plan to hopefully move up). Sadly work is a necessary evil. I find myself more and more depressed each day I’m stuck at work because it’s so sterile and repetitive. Everyone thinks I’m deliberately not answering phone calls Adding onto this, interviews can also help you determine your value to a degree. I work from 8-5 and sometimes travel to the job site but never have to have my work phone with me after work. Oof, I hate my Job" Saddest case is one guy who 2 years ago quit to work for a professional theater. Graduated in 2020, have had three engineering jobs since then, have hated each one of them. Screw your job I know you want to be there for your coworkers, but they can say screw the job everybody needs to say screw their jobs,,,, Unless your job brings you joy, unless it satisfies some kind of purpose besides, just putting food on the table… your creator, put the food on the table. Not being in control of your time is what I hate the most. No job is worth sacrificing your health and happiness - find one you can at least tolerate. Pretty much, as of late, me and anyone I talk to at least in suburban Missouri has come to the conclusion of "if you do not have a job right now, it is It's nice to bond over things you have in common, but maybe going forward, don't mention that you have kids in an interview: Interviewers should not be asking these type of questions in the first place, and bringing it up yourself in an interview is shooting yourself in the foot: You're here to see if you're a good fit for the job in question, and mentioning family or non-job related things I was anxiety-free and riding on a high. There are no long-term jobs. Was not really getting any better paying callbacks, but one of my team members wives worked at a place that was hiring for stuff I went to school for years ago. No, me having a personalised voicemail isn’t going to do shit if no one calls me. But us being understaffed is NOT my I quit a decent paying job because of dangerous work environment and sexual harassment. i took the first job that gave me an offer, & i kinda Because basically now my one day off leaves the upper staff with exactly zero support after 5pm (were open until 8pm). You spend a huge chunk of your life at work — five days a week, eight hours a day. My manager loaded me with more work and made me look like an awful person in front of everyone because I’m struggling with amount of work recently. My friend recently got a job and my other friend turned to me and said "You're the only one on this whole table without a job" I've veen applying since my 16th birthday. 49 votes, 37 comments. Im 18 next month. This was me at my last job. I’m losing motivation at applying to jobs too. The only job I’ve ever liked was the job where I did virtually nothing and had no one over my shoulder. I'm not sure how to remedy the situation because this was my only career choice. I can't bring myself to do anything but the bare minimum to avoid being confronted about it. No job is fun every minute of every day, but life is too short for a job you hate. I did and she said, “wow your job sounds awful!” So don’t assume there is something about yourself you have to “fix” here. I’ve experienced this. I went private, look for consultant jobs and they pretty much pay you double or triple, immediate benefits and immediate pay, no Phoenix crap. That was the only job I ever got fired from. I left my toxic job too after being completely berated, bullied and belittled. I stayed there until they closed, made bank and absolutely loved the people both co workers and guests. I never even disclose autism on my application or Absolutely agreed. You need to make sure you avoid quitting one bad job just to end up in For me depending on the role, I adjust my answer. I hate going to work in the morning. . The people I was supposed to be "managing," were in charge of training me, and my job was basically data entry. Does this describe you: you hate your job, you’re miserable, and you wonder why no one will hire you? I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Retirement Answer Man, hosted by my good friend Roger Whitney. Maybe it is just the consulting world and my current job, but I look at environmental science jobs and just feel tired and sad now. No one wants to invest in anyone over 40. I've gone through this pattern before. He promises the job will be reformulated to include new stuff, but I don’t see it. Well, I could be working on my house more but my frustrations with my job revolve around how my authority has fallen and my responsibilities have increased. Oh my gooooooooooooooood I did the exact same thing. Every job has been a shit job with no end in sight. But just because you get along well with the interviewer doesn't mean anything. thanks for sharing this man, im in a similar situation currently. Well other then the friend that got you the job, no one else matters. Got to the point I don’t have time to take a break to rest and eat. He tells me to tell the other managers. Quite honestly a future employer would not care what happened. I’m so sick of people telling me why they think I don’t have a job. Successfully. No one would listen to me or connect with me when things affected my area or fulfill my requests. I never apply with a resume because I have so many gaps from my past when I was mentally in a hole hopping job to job. Right now I'm holed up in the bathroom and my dad is yelling at me through the door. Staring at a computer screen all day, analyzing budgets and numbers on Excel. Workday, for all it requires me to make a bazillion stupid accounts that I will never use or even think about again, is pretty quick to use and does a decent enough job of importing from my resume. I feel so worthless and rejected. I feel like I sabotaged myself too much being too scared and staying at some toxic job because nobody else will hire me. But I hate the job in itself. I started off applying more for entry-level jobs in my field, but now I'm applying to anything I can find, from retail stocker to cashier to receptionist. This was at a previous job, but I hated it so much that I used to dread every hour that passed after 5. Without it I surely would have had a panic attack and embarrassed myself like all the times before. I hate my job and my manager from the bottom of my heart. At my job such personality tests like the MBTI are frequently used but never before a hire. Good riddance. I had a scheduled interview at McDonald's but no one interviewed me. funny because most of my coworkers quit due to “boredom”. im 19 & the only reason why i took this job was cause i work for my dads business, but business is usually slower during late fall/winter & he wont be able to afford to pay me around then, so he insisted i get a new job. Outside of work is my free time to do whatever I want. It is a office job. I see my colleagues, supervisor It would be no problem to do these things If I worked with someone else who could keep the office open and help customers while I clean or do maintenence or my security checks, but instead when my manager is here, which is rarely, instead of holding down the office - she'll just call me to come back up here. I've been applying to several jobs, all not food service, and I haven't heard back from any of them because I don't have any relevant experience. It's a project management position in IT. I despise my job but nobody else will hire me All of my work experience has been food service and I don't want to ever do that again in my life. I did 3 internships and had no responses. The bottom line is, I had the talent to become an actor but didn’t pursue it due to short-sightedness. Don’t matter about your boss or coworkers, sucks that place is run the way it is. Ever since then, no job has ever hired me. When you have skills & experience, no one wants to hire you because you will not stick around When you are in your 50’s, no one wants to invest in you because you won’t be around long. Nope. What job postings you think are out there, are probably fake. I worked for almost 9 years at my former job in a management role before I finally had enough. If you can actually get a temp to hire job that pays well, that's great; the shitty thing about temp to hire jobs is that 1) companies will often keep you a temp for as long as they can so you you don't get healthcare, days, off, etc. I’ve only had one job as a summer camp counselor in 2018, but then that summer camp closed the next year. Sounds like one of my old bosses. See full list on customersfirstacademy. I just don’t know my next step here. No, my gut feeling after an interview is usually right. I made a lot of mistakes, then they discovered the machine wasn't calibrated correctly. But there's nothing. In 2017 I lost a percentage of my salary to be replaced by a bonus that has only rarely materialized - it has not been granted often enough to offset the percentage that was taken. No one will seem to hire me, not even Walmart. Pfffff screw that, after the way they treated me. The one department head that was nice to me, I told him as a courtesy, Tonight is my last shift. They let me know that they requested an exit interview with HR where they mentioned everything that went on and that it was all unfair, the response from HR was that they took too long to bring it up and that no one else had complained. In one session she asked me to describe a typical day. Nov 15, 2018 路 The interesting parts of my job have gone to others, and I’m left with the boring parts, which frankly aren’t even a full time job. I don't care about NFL, NBA, or whatever the fuck sales prospects always want to chat about. However this job is not challenging me nor do I see many opportunities for growth within this company. 50 is in the grave. Now I'll pro It’s honestly terrifying for me to think of going through the process of getting a job again should the security of my current one ever be threatened. I couldn’t stop crying every morning. I am now working as a project manager for a electrical subcontractor. I have my N+, A+, and I'm working toward Sec+. true. Your story is so close to mine. I quit after a year for further studies. I answer calls and emails and go to meetings. I went pretty fucking far in several job interviews, as in I talked to the people who probably would have offered me the job on hand, except i fucked up and became a bit shady, especially when they started asking why I wanted to leave my current job. So overall it hurt a lo Right there with you. Head to our… If you still want to apply to places like ross though, just straight up lie about previous experience. Oct 16, 2024 路 Do you hate your job but can’t quit? Whether it pays well or you just don’t know what else to do, find out what steps you can take toward a solution. And he backs me when others are being unnecessarily difficult. They won't even listen to you, you owe them nothing. No way to prove they're discriminating, but I know they are, especially cause one of them still has the job posting up after telling me they went with someone else. I used to enjoy going to work. For those of us who hate our jobs, we instantly think, “My job gives me anxiety, should I quit?” That seems like the best solution, doesn’t it? However, it’s not always the most responsible one. Be glad you have a job and all those shit-eating-grin slogans are actually true. I (30m) have had a semi-successful career in Agency Recruitment sales. My next dream job - which I imagine I will again only spend some years doing before moving on to the next dream. I've resigned myself to that it's me. Except I have been in my job 10 years. I have been an RN at my second job for about 6 months. 1. Even though my small company has no metrics as no one here has any experience in the software package. Oh you thought you had energy? Work is in 5 minutes, just kidding! And it was due to the socially toxic environment. That would be a non-starter for me. I've stopped using my resume and I'm just applying at places that don't require them. " "See? They're making me do all the name tags for the event. I tried to get a promotion when one of my old supervisors got moved around. ) can help you have a conversation with higher ups at your current job and leverage to demand a raise, more PTO, and things like that. The most recent place i applied (a unionized steel mill) had me get a physical and drug test all of which i passed and 3 days later are not answering my calls or reaching out to me. This is my first job after graduating from college and I was struggling to find a job so I just took the first one that was offered to me. Bullshit. Even for internships, they choose candidates with previous work experience (who have done internships before), people just join because they are running out of money or having career gaps. Nov 18, 2021 路 Aging “I’m Over 60 and No One Wants to Hire Me" Older job seekers should use their experience, perspective, and connections. This is how hard it is to get a job in America. Best decision of my life. "See? He's making another cup of coffee. This is my 3rd IT job and I don't remember hating my old ones like this. I don’t want a 3 month stint on my CV and my notice period is 3 months! Even if I resigned now, I’d have to work until July. They all sound the same to my current job or too similar. Menial work. I don't care about the TV these people watch, I like Japanese anime and manga the most, and like to cosplay in my spare time. If it's for an IC role, I highlight my traits that make me a good IC. The work was similar, albeit less moving parts. I get to live out many dreams during my life. One didn't give me any reason for not hiring me despite multiple requests (later, I found out they gave the job to a grad student); another told me I was not experienced enough (later, I found out the job went to someone who was twice my age but only has 1 degree). Oof, I hate my job. When I was searching for jobs, I felt like I'm having 'do not hire me, I'm fresher' written on my face. 12 votes, 42 comments. You do everything right in an interview: you make eye contact, speak clearly, show enthusiasm for working and answer questions in a coherent way, and they still turn their backs on you. When you’re stuck in a job you can’t stand, it consumes you. I tried for like 20 jobs the last 3 years. Good for you, in starting your business (despite the hiring faas) That's about what it's come down to lately. Does anyone have any advice? I'm thinking about just calling it quits. We are too old. You get trained anyway so dont worry about that. EDIT: The job gods answered my call for And on the other hand, my team loves me and completely unexpected; the company loves me too :/ My boss (who also hates this company, but doesn't feel like the market is interesting for him) adores me. No one's replying. Since I basically was pushed into the role by default, the head of the location didn’t see a point in giving me the job title or the pay bump. Since day one, I've learned that hasn't been the case. What I did is change my mindset. I once hit REALLY off with a company (the manager, team and HR) but they offered the job to someone else in the end. I don’t care about marshalls, it was just a money grab for me. And here's a quote that has helped me a lot since my 20's: "You can't control what's going to happen or what people are going to do, but you have complete control over your reaction to it". . Each day I get more and more to do. Less money but no touching people, no legal liability for what other people do outside my control, no one breathing down my neck about documentation or training, no one calling me to pick up shifts, and I never have to call and beg anyone to come in and work (the bane of my last few jobs as nursing supervisor). Second biggest mistake of my life! (Biggest relates to my personal life, but that's another story for another day. Never went back. The last job I had was a serving job and I can’t be in that environment right now. Every job rejection feeds my depression like "I told you no one wants you, ypu useless prick" 馃檭 I’m only about 3 years into my career and was worried that if I was sitting around without much to do >50% of the time, I’d eventually be 10 years in but not competitive with my peers who would have the same years of experience, due to the lack of meaningful work available at my old job The new role is one I thought I would enjoy but I 95 votes, 99 comments. With that said, your job is likely your main source of income and, as the widespread prevalence of job dissatisfaction shows, there are lots of bad jobs out there. He supports my judgement and decisions. Taleo, on the other hand, can go die in a fire. I hated it. I was never invited to the meetings where these things were discussed and resolutions decided on. My brain mental health wise hit like the eject button on my career. My experience may be very different if you're a target minority or white person (I'm a male Muslim brown Asian with an obvious name that prevents me from hiding it, so I am fucked both for diversity and good ole boys club) - but as someone with two degrees including BS in compsci, A+, Sec+ and Net+, I got like 4 interviews over 3 years of searching for $17/hr - $22/hr job. I hate it, in fact. Don't get me wrong, I'm still looking in my field, i just haven't found anything I like at. No phones answered, no patients looked after, etc. It was the brutal transition. Here are a few realistic fixes. My last day at my toxic job, my manager literally screamed and yelled at me because I didn't want to train someone in five minutes on a task after I spent my last two weeks training others to do the task. Philip Brandner, the Founder and CEO of Career BaseCamp, puts it this Been out of work for 5 months now trying to finally get work in my field since I finished my bachelor's in the spring of 2020 but no one has been willing to give me a chance. May 9, 2024 路 Loved Monday mornings and loved my job for over 30 years. Unfortunately getting a job with no job is harder than getting a job with a job. This is usually how applying for a job goes for me: I apply for the job online or in person. No, I’m not “not answering my phone enough”, no one is calling me so I have no calls to answer. I'm currently working for delivery apps to make ends meet. First thing that will make this worse is leaving with no backup plan. I'm not sure what happened exactly, I understand fully remote is going to be brutally competitive, but to your point, I get the vibe every employer is Joining the working world was like a brick over the head. I even applied for retail jobs. This is not a discussion. The money is great and typically ranges from 150-200k… For me my biggest struggle is two things. I was OK’d for my one day off during the week and I’m putting my foot down. e. I spent four years in undergrad and looking for a professional job is nearly impossible. You shouldn’t have to put up with it for others sake. Typically after two months, I'm already job hunting. With very little training. The bad company offered me $13k more to stay, so I lost that much immediately. 7K votes, 191 comments. Clearly everyone here is as disillusioned as me, and he can't be pulling his weight because he's always by the kettle. I feel like such a failure - all my friends have jobs, make an income, and can afford to go out at the weekend. how much other companies would be willing to pay you, hours, etc. I just want to cry and give up on everything. /r/jobs is the number one community for advice relating to your career. No job is worth your health. Any new money grab jobs, I wouldn’t mention my Jun 7, 2017 路 I hate sports, for example. Finding a new job really sucks right now unless you are looking for blue collar or service. ; but at 21, if you can get a temp to perm job in an office that pays decently (15 and higher) to build up a I'm slowly but surely coming to this realization, that I'm just not passionate about a 9-to-5. Mondays are the hardest. I also feel like the I’ve been applying nonstop at other companies and NO ONE will hire me. Great post! Reply Plus my parents won't let me quit without having another job lined up, so I don't have any options there. ) I worked for 12 years since then in corporate--at various companies. I’m not sure what to do. I should've waited for a better exit opportunity but I made a rash decision. If it's for a manager or leadership role, I play off of those strengths. They expected me to make zero mistakes on a specialized, temperamental machine. Sometimes you luck out that way Coworkers also are ok, again not really bonding with them like my last job but I can talk with them and go along nicely. I've done so many volunteering jobs but not enough apparently. My interests are in things like political science, anthropology, and journalism. One of my best server jobs in my 20s was in a locally (NWGA) owned pub that I did a paper application for from a friends recommendation. I stayed in my job for a miserable 8 months before I quit with nothing else lined up. One of the zoom interviews wasn't even for the job I applied for!! They were like oh sorry this happens a lot, and you have no experience for this job. I'm in my late 30s now, and I thought this part of a job would get better. This is me to a T, even have prior management and team lead experience. I also feel no motivation and just do the minimum, because I get paid the same regardless. Other coworkers had no problem getting problems solved Feb 27, 2024 路 10 Actions to Consider if You Hate Your Job So Much It Gives You Anxiety. Then when I didn’t love it anymore I retired slightly early and love this life even more! Definitely find a job you enjoy, makes life so much better. But the way it's used for us is so that we can get a better understanding of each other's personalities and work styles. But at the same time I can’t stick it out any longer, I truly hate this job. I have enjoyed working there, but now Im starting to look for something more meaningful to me. I would suggest working a temp job while applying. he loved the job but last week came over to me asking about how the post office was doing and saying the theater isnt working out and he might have to go back to the post office in order to still have a steady job with benefits. My money’s running low rent is due and i’m about to be flat fucking broke. I hate that as workers we had a little bit of power, a little leverage, a little flexibility and hope for a little bit of time, and corporate America literally schemed and hustled to take it all away. I have technician experience i apply for technician jobs i get no replies. I had an interview last week that I haven’t heard back from and everyone else just rejects me or ghosts me. 4M subscribers in the jobs community. 7 years later I have not recovered. 6 months later, I still hate my job so much. If you still want to apply to places like ross though, just straight up lie about previous experience. It had not been my dream job while studying, but at this point in my career it was my dream job. My problem is that my mental health problems I've recently experienced lined up perfectly with my burnout at the job, so I got ADA coverage for intermittent time off (1 shift per week) while I was going through therapy and so I think I tanked my foundations for moving up based on just prior experience. I've managed to schedule about 15 interviews with 7 Eleven but no one's ever been there to interview me. The hate they have towards freshers is just ridiculous. Edit: on a side note, I have a tendency to hate people too, and this is what I've learned: I too am one of those hateable people with all the same flaws, and the hatred towards my species is a mirror of my own experience; so the more I learn to be ok with myself and look toward possibilities instead of faults, the more I am ok with the species I’m not the sort of person who wants to dedicate every second of my life to my job and the stress is killing me. Lots of jobs we are expected to aspire to are actually miserable. Call me lazy, but sitting in front of a laptop all day is making me miserable. Posted November 18, 2021 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk I even had a few lines in a production film. Literally no where I apply to will hire me and I'm sick of it. Jun 19, 2020 路 There are few things more frustrating than trying to find a new job when you're unhappy, but realizing that no one will hire you. Only 4 interviewed me and it was always a no. Aug 11, 2020 路 The first one was completely terrible: poor staffing, high ratios, etc. I'm not sure if IT is not the career for me, or if my current job is just killing the passion. They all think I’m lying. Also while I’m grateful to have it, I still hate my job and it sucks that finding a new one is next to impossible. Instead of quit, be ok with being fired. I mean, I certainly wouldn't hire me. 8:00 pm stressed me out because it was close to 9:00pm, and 9:00pm was close to 10:00pm, so on and so forth. With my current job, if I've ever wanted to get no recognition and feel truly like a cog, this is it! BUT I like my manager and the compensation package, while everything else sucks. I hold a job at the level I had my first job just more fancy I applied to teach at several colleges. I decided it was time to go when my mental and physical health were being negatively impacted and people in my life could tell. Yesterday was the breaking point. Meanwhile he is rewriting job descriptions (with no input from others). The fact that I couldn't self start and just get it done made me feel like a terrible employee. I fucking hate my job. My father was laid off in September due to his former employer basically not wanting employees from our state anymore. I sit at a desk in air conditioning. It wasn’t the career as I had thought. I get it, completely. com Hate Your Job, Miserable, and No One Will Hire You. I’d rather be bored than hate my life man. I learned so much! When my boss returned, though, he questioned every bit of progress I made and told me he was going to ask my stakeholders questions that I “failed to. Most places aren't hiring anyway. Every single place near my house is trying to hire, to the point that even my work will just hire anyone at first sight and it is not the only place, everywhere in town is in this same position. That company sucked. Now I have a shitty retail job where my boss is controlling, and I can't even read a book while no one comes into the store for more than three hours. It is paradise. Then the economy crashed. I was desperate at this point and it really saved my ass. I ended up losing quite a bit of money tbh. You are not alone though! There are plenty of career fields outside of engineering which love to hire engineers. I landed my last job with the help of an Ativan my sister gave me. There are no career jobs. I keep getting told to Home Lab or study outside of work. I was scarred from my first job, but told myself I would give it 6 months to regroup. Post covid syndrome, heart problems, nervous system disorder, and now 5 known herniated discs in my neck and back- one of which is quite new and causing a lot of pain/worry. If I have sme, I also highlight that and anything else that they were interested in about my background during the interview and play it up more. I have been working here for a month and I already hate working at my job. I’ve even tried places outside my area without a car or a bike, but they don’t get back to me either. 10 years ago they’d always waste my time, pay for my flights to Ottawa to eat dinner with them only for them to not hire me because they just want a free meal reimbursed, big waste of time. These jobs were mostly fast food and retail jobs. If I never even get close to 6 figures, that's fine by me. I'm like I do for the one I APPLIED FOR and YOU called me for an interview! He's like everywhere's hiring . If super pissed and disappointed because everyone I interviewed with said they liked me, my attitude and how I presented myself, said I did well in the interviews but nope My Second real job and I realized it's not my jobs issue, it's the fact I hate working in general. And then there's me with £5 to my name who scrapes by through completing online surveys. However, the financial instability led me to abandon acting, finish my degree, and secure a traditional job. My mind wanders and let's all the shit going on in the world/ my anxiety about how poorly I am doing at my job get to me. I don't work at my job to go do work at home. Contrast that to maybe 6-7 years ago, I decided to seek other opportunities (I stuck with my current job as the CEO countered with a 70% raise) and when I put in my notice I had a pick of 3 jobs. Being a noob still sucks. Not being bilingual in English and Spanish is keeping me from being able to apply for a lot of jobs I know I’m qualified for. Taleo is the only one I hate more. I’m 52. I’ve been there. No one can relate to that in my field in sales. It's really fucking depressing. ” I was back to feeling terrible. And I’m getting tired of employers posting job ads for one thing and the job description is for something else. I was there for almost a year, which is a record for me. At my first retail job around your age i knew the manager and he literally told me to lie and make something up so he could hire me. If you look up jobs nearby, the closest one is an 18-minute drive and it's usually something like scrubbing toilets with your bare hands (which my previous job actually had me do). I'm unreliable, I'm lazy, I'm the opposite of punctual. A 6-figure job can be taken away from you for no good reason anyway. Whenever I can manage to keep that in mind, it calms me right down and lets me think my way through the problem, no matter what's happening. Gas stations, grocery stores, McDonald's, etc.