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

  • Lussy [any, hy/hym]
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    6 days ago

    I’ve been effectively unemployed for 20 months and I just secured a job with the government as the walls are being closed in by Elon and Vivek.

    I would have really advised you to seek a government job and get good at applying on USAjobs because you don’t have to play nearly as many stupid games as you do in the private sector. But there’s a real possibility that’s going to change with Trump in charge.

    Dems suck but really, Republicans do make everything shittier

    • Alisu [they/them]
      hexagon
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      6 days ago

      I'm not in the US, but republicans will make South America shittier too I'm sure