Play Nice Random Chat Thread VI

[Forever North]

Yeah, job hunting absolutely ******* sucks. I'm accustomed to it now but if you're not, it really sucks at your self-worth and piles on anxiety.

A couple of months ago I lost mine. I'd been contracting at a startup for months, it was a great company and provided products that I believed in. The team I was in were told that there was cashflow issues and then 2 days later it was all over.

I've applied for 20+ positions since, had probably 10 interviews but still no luck. I keep getting told that they like me but there's 100+ applications for every position and each time it seemed like there was someone that was a slightly better fit or had more relevant experience. You just gotta be patient, not let it get to you and keep on trucking. (Haha and yes, I realise that this reads as if I'm just using this thread as a way to reinforce the message to myself and yeah that's probably what I'm doing)

I was in a similar position back in 1990 when Victoria was an absolute economic basket case. Like it is about to become again unfortunately. Just finished uni and was applying for graduate positions left right and centre but kept getting knocked back, usual response from accounting firms was they’ve canceled graduate programs due to budget cuts etc. Collected over 150 knock back letters for a laugh. Not many of the guys I went to uni with kicked on with their chosen careers cause things were pretty shit. When things got better mid 90‘s firms were taking more recent graduates so I basically missed the boat. Still I kept on doing whatever I could find, warehouse work, cleaning, a packaging factory, 7-11 anything to make a dollar. Work was there for those that wanted to work, you just simply couldn’t choose. For around 4 or 5 summers though me and my mates would go on the dole and go surfing down the coast, for 3-4 months ‘annual leave’. Dole was easy to get.
Then went overseas for year and had massive ‘bender’. Came back broke and ended up at Crown for 5 years. Then applied as a mature aged graduate in the federal public service but just missed out. They only took the best 10% of the applicants and most jobs were in Canberra so was not too fussed missing out. Out of the blue got a letter from Customs asking if I was interested in applying so I did. They had gotten my results from the graduate test. Spent several years there and transferred to another government dept for more money. Hated it with a passion so quit after a few months and drove taxis for a while. Dad was a cabbie. Then a mate at the wharf told me there were jobs there and that you really didn’t need any qualifications, maybe just a criminal record, just joking…. Been there over 15 years now and pretty much ‘institutionalised’ now. We were actually having a laugh about it earlier today at work. Thought about having one last ‘career change’ a few years ago then covid hit so ain’t going anywhere.
Point I’m trying to make is even if you can’t find work in your chosen/prefered area do anything you can find as it can open up networks and other opportunities like it basically did for me. Working and earning a dollar gives you at least a sense of self worth (and off BF!!). It’s going to be an economic nightmare in Victoria in the next few years. Businesses big and small will be leaving and closing in droves. Confidence is absolutely shot here. There is no trust or certainty. The first thing company’s will trim is PR, HR and marketing budgets. It’ll also be their excuse to restructure and we all know what that means. The most basic of jobs will have many many applicants. I went through it unfortunately and I see the same similarities and circumstances again. Going to be a very hard next 5 years for 20-30 year olds. Not sure how it all works now but a safe, boring public service job would probably be a good idea. Maybe look into that.

 

[Engimal v3]

Been to the office maybe 4 times in 18 months now lol

 

[Tas]

 

[Nate7]

Thanks, mate, I really appreciate it. I would absolutely take you up on your offer if I wasn't getting interviews but that's not the case, and in fact I've actually had a few interviewers outright say that they really liked my resume and cover letter.

Generally speaking, I'm applying for entry-level gigs in comms and it's just so damn competitive with pretty much 100+ applicants for every position, and I'm sure the same can be said for a lot of industries. What's simultaneously encouraging and frustrating is that I feel like I'm close too. Like I've had one person effectively say that I was the 2nd choice and another that said I was a great fit but they went with someone who was slightly more experienced and therefore better suited the key criteria.

Are you able to use contacts to get a foot in?

Typically most jobs are filled either internally or "through contacts". The advertising is simply to pretend to show transparency, especially if it's the sector I think you're applying to.

 

[ferball]

Hooray for Amazon.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Ligma]

How to handle 2 casual jobs at once? Today I also accepted a Christmas casual job in the CBD so November - January.

How do I go around scheduling 2 rosters? Do I set, set hours for the fast food job (say Monday, Tuesday Wednesday) and then for the Christmas casual job (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

My mum says not to tell the fast food manager because he will make me choose one or the other. And to only tell the Christmas Casual job about the Fast Food.

 

[Evolved1]

Been to the office maybe 4 times in 18 months now lol

Been to the office 4 times this week. Not sure if that's good or bad. I like a split.

 

[gokangas]

How to handle 2 casual jobs at once? Today I also accepted a Christmas casual job in the CBD so November - February.

How do I go around scheduling 2 rosters? Do I set, set hours for the fast food job (say Monday, Tuesday Wednesday) and then for the Christmas casual job (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

My mum says not to tell the fast food manager because he will make me choose one or the other. And to only tell the Christmas Casual job about the Fast Food.

You might not need the second casual if the hours are good with the first. Don't make it too complex.

 

[Evolved1]

How to handle 2 casual jobs at once? Today I also accepted a Christmas casual job in the CBD so November - February.

How do I go around scheduling 2 rosters? Do I set, set hours for the fast food job (say Monday, Tuesday Wednesday) and then for the Christmas casual job (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

My mum says not to tell the fast food manager because he will make me choose one or the other. And to only tell the Christmas Casual job about the Fast Food.

One job afternoon shift. The other job day shift. I've seen it done, but it's a helluva effort.

 

[Ligma]

You might not need the second casual if the hours are good with the first. Don't make it too complex.

I want to do it because it’s really good experience because of the company ahahaha and I love money too much

 

[Ligma]

One job afternoon shift. The other job day shift. I've seen it done, but it's a helluva effort.

Yeah I was thinking about splitting the days up instead

 

[Evolved1]

Yeah I was thinking about splitting the days up instead

Yeah, I think that's preferable. Don't overload yourself, mate. It's not worth it.

 

[Ligma]

Yeah, I think that's preferable. Don't overload yourself, mate. It's not worth it.

Thanks mate, appreciate it. Im hardly doing anything after uni as im doing a new course, so im willing to grind

 

[Evolved1]

Shit, I didn't realise this is a North thread. I'll see myself out.

 

[DesertRoo]

sh*t, I didn't realise this is a North thread. I'll see myself out.

 

[Ligma]

sh*t, I didn't realise this is a North thread. I'll see myself out.

HAHAH you’re one of the nice ones!

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Thanks mate, appreciate it. Im hardly doing anything after uni as im doing a new course, so im willing to grind

When do you start the fast food job?

If you start it soon, you should get an idea of your weekly shifts before the other job starts.

Work around that, but your Mum's idea sounds good.

 

[ferball]

How to handle 2 casual jobs at once? Today I also accepted a Christmas casual job in the CBD so November - January.

How do I go around scheduling 2 rosters? Do I set, set hours for the fast food job (say Monday, Tuesday Wednesday) and then for the Christmas casual job (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

My mum says not to tell the fast food manager because he will make me choose one or the other. And to only tell the Christmas Casual job about the Fast Food.

Listen to your mum.

 

[Ligma]

When do you start the fast food job?

If you start it soon, you should get an idea of your weekly shifts before the other job starts.

Work around that, but your Mum's idea sounds good.

In 2 weeks when the store officially opens. Yeah my friend also told me it’s none of their business, thanks spooder

 

[Ligma]

Listen to your mum.

Will do papa ferbs, maybe I’ll get my mum to tell you to not sleep in front of the fireplace hehehe

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Will China Bail Out Evergrande?

Even if it does, the real estate giant’s crisis doesn’t bode well for the economy.

foreignpolicy.com

 

[VineySMASH]

Hello North. Interested in thoughts and feelings toward [PLAYERCARD]Ben Brown[/PLAYERCARD] this weekend? Wishing him well? He's such a great bloke that he's fast become one of my favourite players at the Dees, and his form has come good at just the right time. Made me curious, knowiing how well loved he was at North, if there's still a soft spot there?

 

[Swallow_Wood]

Hello North. Interested in thoughts and feelings toward Ben Brown this weekend? Wishing him well? He's such a great bloke that he's fast become one of my favourite players at the Dees, and his form has come good at just the right time. Made me curious, knowiing how well loved he was at North, if there's still a soft spot there?

Don't really care tbh.

 

[VineySMASH]

Don't really care tbh.

That's a shame, I was of the impression that the Roos really loved the bloke. I always thought if Chunk had left the Dees for a flag elsewhere I'd be barracking for him regardless (even if he had joined Collingwood) in the finals.

 

[Flawed Genius]

That's a shame, I was of the impression that the Roos really loved the bloke. I always thought if Chunk had left the Dees for a flag elsewhere I'd be barracking for him regardless (even if he had joined Collingwood) in the finals.

Not a North player. Couldn't care less