I would say like holy fuck, but I’ve been looking on and off for a way out of my night shift job for 2 years, I’m well qualified in my field but I’ve barely got a couple interviews. Not sure if I’m doing something wrong but I don’t think so just seems like everything’s fucked lol
Yeah everything’s fucked. I’m currently working retail but I have a computer science bachelor’s. I’ve been considering doing a pivot to teaching but everything’s so terrible now that idk if it’d really even be any better.
Lemme give you a personal example of how fucked everything is:
I was fired from my cyber security job back in March 2025. The only interview I got with a real human was with this one IT repair company that repairs school laptops. The interview went pretty well. Y’know, aside from the interviewer looking at my resume before asking me why I was applying for the job as I was overqualified. He then followed up with, “Is the job market really that bad now?”
I did my best to answer in a way that made me seem enthusiastic for the job, but deep down I knew he was right, and that I was overqualified for the job. Needless to say, they didn’t move forward with me.
That was July 2025, and I haven’t found a damn job since.
If we don’t get tribunals for every single fucker who fucked the economy sideways, there is no hope or future for this country.
Yeah it’s not much better even in New Zealand lol. I feel very sorry for anyone just getting out of high school, if I’m in one of the cities and I can’t find another job in my field with my qualifications and work history, what chance does a high school grad have??
everything not related to some grift (ai or ai adjacent, ice etc) or dod/dow or exploiting healthcare seems to be in a slump right now in America
i wonder why, is it the stupid high fuel input costs or the fact non billionaires are so broke most spending is only immediately essential, or that no one wants to buy American goods post tariff and cutting all quality assurance post dodge fucker
Jimbo@pawb.social 2 days ago
I would say like holy fuck, but I’ve been looking on and off for a way out of my night shift job for 2 years, I’m well qualified in my field but I’ve barely got a couple interviews. Not sure if I’m doing something wrong but I don’t think so just seems like everything’s fucked lol
Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Yeah everything’s fucked. I’m currently working retail but I have a computer science bachelor’s. I’ve been considering doing a pivot to teaching but everything’s so terrible now that idk if it’d really even be any better.
lemmyng@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Lemme give you a personal example of how fucked everything is:
I was fired from my cyber security job back in March 2025. The only interview I got with a real human was with this one IT repair company that repairs school laptops. The interview went pretty well. Y’know, aside from the interviewer looking at my resume before asking me why I was applying for the job as I was overqualified. He then followed up with, “Is the job market really that bad now?”
I did my best to answer in a way that made me seem enthusiastic for the job, but deep down I knew he was right, and that I was overqualified for the job. Needless to say, they didn’t move forward with me.
That was July 2025, and I haven’t found a damn job since.
If we don’t get tribunals for every single fucker who fucked the economy sideways, there is no hope or future for this country.
Jimbo@pawb.social 2 days ago
Yeah it’s not much better even in New Zealand lol. I feel very sorry for anyone just getting out of high school, if I’m in one of the cities and I can’t find another job in my field with my qualifications and work history, what chance does a high school grad have??
baines@lemmy.cafe 2 days ago
everything not related to some grift (ai or ai adjacent, ice etc) or dod/dow or exploiting healthcare seems to be in a slump right now in America
i wonder why, is it the stupid high fuel input costs or the fact non billionaires are so broke most spending is only immediately essential, or that no one wants to buy American goods post tariff and cutting all quality assurance post dodge fucker