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[-] Mac@mander.xyz 43 points 2 days ago

If i wanted to be jobless, sure. lol

[-] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 days ago

Thank you.

People who post shit like this seem to think the streets are littered with such a rich variety of job offers that we can pick out the best ones like we’re shopping for avocados, completely oblivious to the fact that the vast, vast majority of us need a job right fucking now to survive, and are going to happily snag the first offer we get no matter what evil fuck it’s for.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 days ago

Remember post COVID how people were quiet quitting and CEO's were talking about how workers had too much power?

I remember.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago

That's why they're so desperate to make AI happen

[-] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

I think that was before mass firings because the CEOs think that the ai will save us or at least overworked employees will that have to save the company. Trying to apply for a tech job right is terrible.

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[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

I've been there, too. I ignored warning signs because I was desperate, and then wished I hadn't later. Saying that you will accept any job that comes your way is a good route to getting fucked over.

You might think that you need the money, but it really isn't worth it when you lose your job a week later and your temp agency won't answer your calls anymore. There are some crazy, toxic workplaces out there.

[-] OshagHennessey@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

You're right. Better to lick the boot. Don't even think about saying anything that might even be slightly uncomfortable, just accept what they let you have and be happy, right? Fuckin scab

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

You’re talking mostly to Americans here- what else do you expect?

[-] OshagHennessey@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

I'm an American. I'm kicking fascist ass every single day. And every pansy crying about how "it's too hard" has no idea how hard things are really gonna get if they keep taking it lying down.

Unless you're an American, and unless you're fighting too, shut the fuck up. No one needs to hear from you.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

If you were kicking fascist ass every day we’d know your name.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If licking boots is the only thing keeping someone alive, maybe don't berate them for licking boots. It must be really nice living rent free in your mom's house but many of us have to choose between having jobs or being homeless

[-] OshagHennessey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It must be really nice living rent free in your mom’s house

Nice projection, loser. I paid off my mortgage on the house i didn't inherit and now I support my wife, a child, and two dogs on a business I built.

You're a little cry baby piss ant boot licker, and nobody asked or cares what you think.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sure thing bud. You definitely didn't lick any boots on your way to success lmao

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Incorrect.

If licking boots is the only thing keeping someone alive, they have ZERO excuses not to fight back.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Jesus Christ. Listen to yourself. "The only thing keeping someone alive" means the alternative is death. Do not fucking tell people that they have no excuse not to fight back when fighting back kills them.

We're talking about employers being dirtbags here. This cause is not worth dying on the streets because you can't hold down a job. You serve your species better by tolerating minor transgressions so you can more meaningfully fight against the larger ones. Any individual donating $5 to charity is helping mankind infinitely more than you will if you intentionally bomb every job interview to the point where you have to survive on said charity.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Every day, more posts from Americans revealing that they never believed the bullshit “values” their country’s been dining out on for 200 years.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every day, more posts from lemmings revealing that they're utterly politically illiterate. I'm some kind of hypocrite because I'm not willing to literally end my own life in the name of moderately better employment practices?

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Not a hypocrite, just complicit.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The “elite” don’t have any more power than what you give them. At the very least, shut the fuck up if the only thing you can think to say is negative, defeatist garbage.

[-] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

If nobody ever questioned anything, nothing would ever change. Be the change you want to see, and stop shitting on people for actually standing up for something.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I don't think they're shitting on anyone, just acknowledging that this is a very good way to not get a job

And if everyone maintains that mentality, then nothing will ever change.

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Whether that's true or not, there was no shitting to be found.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago

To be clear, that "mentality" is not wanting to die starving on the streets

No, that mentality is subservience.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sure. I'll be a good little subservient peon, in my warm house with my food, and you can starve outside in the cold because you made yourself unhirable in protest against a system you would literally rather die than engage with

Boot isn't food m8.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago
[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Because it makes a prospective employee look petulant and disagreeable

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I don't see that at all. Any employer who reacts negatively to a simple question like that would be sus. Why would anybody want to work at a place that saw feedback as a threat?

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I love that you're offended because of my comment about me not having job opportunities.
Social media in a nutshell, tbh.

Maybe not everything is about you, hmmm?

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Do you ask any questions during an interview?

[-] Mac@mander.xyz -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No, I've never interviewed for a job that i was willing to not get.

You know, little opportunity and all.

Calling something out ≠ offense.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago

I don't have many job opportunities so this doesn't really apply to me lol

STOP SHITTING ON PEOPLE

That's much better, you're right.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It behooves you to ask the interviewer some questions, too. It helps to give you an idea about whether or not you want to work there.

There were definitely times when I had a bad interview, I still got the job, and I wished that I hadn't. Don't ignore warning signs because you're desperate! Sometimes it's better to have no job at all.

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

For the people that can't afford not to take the crappy job, sometimes it's best to just take it but keep looking for something better. Not everybody has money in the bank to be picky about employment.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Not sure about you, but I don't think having no job would be good for me.

That's why you accept the job and continue to apply/interview

[-] Mac@mander.xyz -1 points 1 day ago

Absolutely!

...If you have skills.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Don't be so sure. Honestly, even if this question would have made me feel uncomfortable in the moment, I can tell you that it would elevate my opinion of any candidate I was interviewing because it's actually a very thoughtful but also important thing to consider. I actually can't recall at the moment anybody ever asking something like this in any interview I've done -- normally it's the basic stuff like "do you like working here" or "can you walk me through your typical day" kind of questions.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

I'm sure that in your interviews youre actually evaluating the candidate. My interviews are just to make sure I'm willing to actually show up.

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