Seriously, I wanna go begone every time I read some carrer growth opportunity bullshit. It’s either a job or it isn’t.

I really despise anything remotely related to linkedin or whatever kind of creature dwells in that place. Can everyone do this stuff? Like, is this really how everyone gets a job? I can’t deal with all this pretending, everything requires having a linkedin profile, but not only that, you gotta sell yourself somehow. And I don’t even use social media.

Well, I have a bachelor’s degree from a good University, I’m good at what I do, here’s a portfolio. But no, I have to prove I deserve to be selected as a producer of wealth for my potential boss by pretending to be someone else. Can’t we all just be practical about this shit? I have to keep trying to put myself into boxes and trying to fit with a sort of profile that I just can’t and don’t know why.

Am I autistic? Like, do I go get a diagnosis and maybe that will help? Do I go do something on my own? Then I have to figure out what an then sell it, and I’m bad at that. I don’t know what to do and I’m tired of trying. (I was almost crying while writing this paragraph).

Honestly though, I just wanted to rant and this is one of the few places I feel safer in. Thanks for reading my angery rambling

    • Alisu [they/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      I have to wonder, do they even end up hiring actual good candidates or just people who are good at cheating this system?

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        I think it has to be nepotism. Literally every job is getting the Hollywood treatment and I wouldn’t be surprised if just to flip burgers teenagers needed to viciously compete with each other in some burger flipping competition and only be paid in “exposure”.

        Sauce: I am meeting with a job coach as an autistic person and even she was confused on why I’m unemployed. There’s a good chance that you’re completely fine and your only crime is not being rich, and not having any rich friends/family.

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        People who are good at cheating the system. Also remember a lot of times the chatbots weeding everyone out is the point. Then they can claim the position can’t be filled.