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In America we've got these things called temp agencies. You walk in from the street and tell them "I have no experience and no skills, I haven't worked in many
by lupusreal 3y ago
In America we've got these things called temp agencies. You walk in from the street and tell them "I have no experience and no skills, I haven't worked in many years and I'm on drugs but I need a job". Then they say "Certainly sir, here is a list of positions we have. Here, let me highlight the ones that don't require a drug test."
Within a week they'll have you at one of these jobs and your new boss will be genuinely surprised when you actually show up, "you have no idea how many people just never show up and only apply because somebody forces them to. If you can consistently come into work we'll hire you full time."
If you can actually show up you can get a job. It won't be your dream job but it will be a job and they'll be thankful to have you. So why do we need the government involved in this?
(BTW before anybody tells me I'm wrong, the above is from my personal experience.)
- tiahura 3y agoWork! How regressive of you!
- cousin_it 3y agoCool, and here's the personal experience of hundreds of people in just one reddit thread from yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/18zr2o4/why_does_no_one_want_me/ https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/18zr2o4/why_does_no_o... I see no reason to trust yours over theirs.
- lupusreal 3y agoPeople apply for the jobs they want, when they should be applying for any jobs they could conceivably do. When I went through this the job I landed was pulling boxes off the back of trucks onto pallets. That OP wants a job in food services and for some reason can't get one. He should try applying to the kind of jobs he doesn't want. If he can establish himself as a reliable worker at a shitty job, he'll have a much easier time applying for the jobs he does want.
- tiahura 3y agoThe abject failure to develop a sense of agency in large sections of society is disheartening.
- Ferret7446 3y agoFrom my personal experience, all of the people who say they can't get a job actually have terrible work ethics and a fatal lack of self-awareness. Also, people who type like in your post, with all caps, emojis, poor punctuation even more so. Lack of professionalism and lack of good work ethic are strongly correlated.
- helf 3y agoI am IT at a factory and we use several temp agencies and this is literally how we handle it lol. Surprise they show. Full time hire by 3 months.
- lupusreal 3y agoPrecisely. Being able to show up regularly is the most important qualification. If you can do this, you can get work.