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Anon needs a job (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 66 points 4 months ago (11 children)

So tired of telling the older crowd—including my parents—that shit no longer works that way...

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I'm pretty sure it actually does work this way in many places. Young people these days barely have any social skills and that just clashes with the boomers that are running things. So if someone confident and charismatic finally comes along, they'll likely get the job. But I'm also not in America and Americans tend to be pretty loud and outgoing anyway, so it may not be true for the US.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I didn't get a single respone to hundreds of applications i sent online. A local business asked if I wanted a job after some comments I made. The ladies in the office threw away my resume and cover letter cause it was too much for the boss to take in. I got the job after an in person interview with the boss.

    I realize i got pretty lucky but small towns and local family businesses absolutely still operate on the "smile and a handshake" technique. I even got my apartment in the area without a job through a similar in person interview and handshake with the landlord.

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  • [+] -25 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Nah, it does. Service industry though, or independent retail. Get a stack of CVs, pound that shoe leather. Bars, restaurants, smaller shops, cleaners, gardeners are all good candidates. Be prepared to work a shitty job. Turn up and smash it. Next job will easier to acquire

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  • [–] 55 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You mean the bars that are shutting at 2 per day?

    The restaurants that are being replaced by Deliveroo?

    The shops that are replacing humans with computers or are so small they're only hiring 1 or 2 people out of a pool of thousands?

    The jobs that the government is paying £3k per business to employee under 24s therefore locking out anyone above 24?

    Or the gardening jobs which entail cutting down any chance of wildlife surviving within our gardens and then spraying the desolation with herbicide?

    Apart from a cleaner I've done all of those jobs in my time, and it's not like it used to be. I've also been on unemployment relatively recently and that system is utter bollocks, which gives you nowhere near enough to buy groceries let alone pay rent, electricity, etc. Not to mention the waste of time going into the job centre every 2 weeks to be told to keep looking.

    Get with the times old man, it's not like it used to be. At least not in Scotland, where we're both based.

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  • [+] -8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I know someone that did this in Fort William just last year, and Edinburgh this. I'm not saying it is easy, and this is just annecdata. But it does still work. Requires a cheery disposition I will add too, and less ageism

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Historic Environment Scotland is doing hiring rounds right now for Edinburgh based positions. Heard through a friend's brother. I'll see if I can find the link.

    Found the link, but looks like the "not much skill required" jobs have been filled.
    Know HES gets a pretty bad wrap with all the (warranted) negative press, but I know a few folk who work there and it sounds like a reasonably decent employer, and bottom grade pays better than minimum wage. 🤷

    https://ekov.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/jobs

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    What if you are 1% too disabled for those lines of work?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Sir, we dont take kindly to hard work around here.

    /s

    It really depends where you are. Also, I'm not sure I'd want those shitty jobs when tbh, I have a lot more value to offer than stocking shelves. Even in my current job which is very specialized, I'm always wanting to learn and grow more.

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