I had to quit my job last year both for health reasons and because we decided to put our daughter in online school.
I was a video editor before all of this. I was already unable to find a job in my field for a few years because everyone marketing person’s boss told them to download a free editing app and just shoot it all on their iPhone. Doesn’t matter if it sucks, it’s cheaper. And by the time I’m back on the job market, they’ll use AI to do it. And it will still suck compared to what I can do, but they won’t care because it’s cheaper.
I’m turning 48 next month. I feel like I’m basically doomed to work shit jobs that I hate until I die.
The “labor market” is great for jobs paying <$15/hr. Go to your local gas station, dollar store, or restaurant and you’ll probably see a help wanted sign.
Over that and youre kinda fucked unless you have a niche role to fill.
Yeah, talking about jobs being created without any context on the types of jobs being created is meaningless. Great, there are now more part-time jobs paying minimum wage with no benefits and erratic schedules near me, just the sort of job creation I was waiting for so I could regress in my career.
Mass layoffs and closures of locations constantly in the news and the market is “humming along?”
“Labor market humming along” = Politician-speak for “as many or more part time low wage jobs with no benefits added than good jobs lost”
For those interested in discussing their job searches, did you know there’s a [email protected] community? Not terribly active at the moment, but given the discussion here there seems to be some potential interest
Thanks for sharing!
because they have to go through all the bullshit HR people come up with?
- tell us why we should hire you
- that is literally your job dummy
Yeah it all looks good when youre part of it. Standing on the outside looking in though is a souring perspective. Thing is, nobody wants to hear how hard the hard-hit have it
