I'm done trying to be an honest goody little two shoe when the corporate world is dishonest at it's core. I'm sick of being so damn lonely and miserable while I try to build references and job experience while relying on donating plasma and other people's help. I want to do things that I enjoy but I can't without money. I'm fed up. I've done nothing but work and work on trying to build myself up so somebody will hire me but I have yet to have anything to show for it.

If something doesn't go my way soon I will just get some burner phones and pose as my own references. I will then lie about my experience and have those "references" who I will list as former employers be my "proof" I am also contemplating purchasing an ebook I saw online called "The Machiavellian guide to writing resumes, cover letters, and job hunting" which explains in detail how to lie and deceive your way into getting a high paying job and how to avoid everything that might get you in trouble.

Call me rash, but life is too short for me to continue being miserable while my youth continues to waste away. I am already half way through my 20s and I have yet to do anything meaningful with my life and it hurts while I see so many successful people driving their fancy cars and living their happy little lives while I continue to be unhappy. It's not fair!

Screw society and screw capitalism! If somebody won't offer me a job in 2 weeks I will take matters into my own hands.

This is all.

[LiteraryLark]

Most entry-level jobs and fast food/retail don't give two sh*ts about references. Seriously, not that big of a deal. I've worked at dozens of jobs and not one person called any of my references. Again, try the temp agency. Why didn't that work for you? You never said why. If you're that desperate for a job, you'd try the temp agency again. My mom started out in temp without having any job experience. That's what temp agencies are for, to get experience. They don't care if you don't have references or have never worked that's the whole idea of a temp agency. They make money by finding you a job. It's in their best interest to find you work and they'll work with you to find a job.

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Most entry-level jobs and fast food/retail don't give two sh*ts about references. Seriously, not that big of a deal. I've worked at dozens of jobs and not one person called any of my references. Again, try the temp agency. Why didn't that work for you? You never said why. If you're that desperate for a job, you'd try the temp agency again. My mom started out in temp without having any job experience. That's what temp agencies are for, to get experience. They don't care if you don't have references or have never worked that's the whole idea of a temp agency. They make money by finding you a job. It's in their best interest to find you work and they'll work with you to find a job.

I guess I went off the handle on this post and I'm sorry. Been depressed the past couple of days to the point that I have been barely able to get out of bed so my stupid feelings are probably being reflected here.

I will explain what happened then since you're curious. I have some small amount of computer/tech knowledge and I did go to trade school at one point for desktop support although I didn't do too well at it mainly because I was stressed out from my home life (my narcissist mother was alive controlling me and making my home life a living hell as usual back then) so I barely got a passing grade and never finished. Furthermore, I don't wish to work in the IT field at this point as I find it too stressful dealing with all of the calls and people and what not and I am perfectly happy with doing something entry level since I am unconcerned about pay so I tried to go to the temp agency for some data entry or office work.

I waited about a month for them to find something for me and when they finally did, they asked me how fast I could type. I told them the truth which is somewhere between 70-80 WPM and they had me do a test to verify. I opted to do the test at home and because my PC was having some issues at the time and being a slow piece of crap (I think I needed to replace a part in it or something) my test clocked me at 52 WPM so I chickened out assuming that they thought I was a liar or something and dropped contact. Stupid of me I know but I have issues.

If they really don't care about references all that much and they have something entry level I could do I guess I can give it a try again. I will still need a new resume though if I try to do something other than data entry or office work which I was going to rely on the DRS for but since they are taking their sweet time to get back with me I guess I can simply wait until I see my case manager on Monday and talk to him about it.

[LiteraryLark]

I'm glad you're giving it another shot.

I went to the temp agency twice. The first time was 9 months ago. I got as far as receiving job offers when a FT job came up. 9 months later after losing my job, I went back and they gave me a job offer on the spot. The catch is, yes, they have job offers, but there's more to it. Some jobs will accept you right away, sometimes they want interviews and drug tests. I'm still waiting to hear back, but if the job says no, the temp agency will find me another one.

But I need a track record, as I've never been at the same job for more than 6 months...and I've been working since I was 18. If I can stay at the temp agency, then two years go by and maybe I've worked two weeks here, two months there, it doesn't matter when applying for future work because then I can say I've stayed with the same company for a few years.

AND! AND! AND! There is also the possibility of being hired on FT if a particular job likes me from the temp agency! That's how my grandma spent her life-long career at KJ. She was a temp agency for a few years and then she worked at KJ temporary and then eventually they liked her so much they hired her FT and she spent the rest of her working career at KJ.

So there is hope! Please give it a shot. If you hate a job, stick to it until the contract is over, then you can decide from then what jobs you're looking for and hopefully you'll end up in a lifelong career thanks to temp. And it'll look good on your resume to work for a temp agency while getting all kinds of skills that future employers will love.

I really wish you the best and tell me how it goes. You deserve the best.

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

I'm glad you're giving it another shot.

I went to the temp agency twice. The first time was 9 months ago. I got as far as receiving job offers when a FT job came up. 9 months later after losing my job, I went back and they gave me a job offer on the spot. The catch is, yes, they have job offers, but there's more to it. Some jobs will accept you right away, sometimes they want interviews and drug tests. I'm still waiting to hear back, but if the job says no, the temp agency will find me another one.

But I need a track record, as I've never been at the same job for more than 6 months...and I've been working since I was 18. If I can stay at the temp agency, then two years go by and maybe I've worked two weeks here, two months there, it doesn't matter when applying for future work because then I can say I've stayed with the same company for a few years.

AND! AND! AND! There is also the possibility of being hired on FT if a particular job likes me from the temp agency! That's how my grandma spent her life-long career at KJ. She was a temp agency for a few years and then she worked at KJ temporary and then eventually they liked her so much they hired her FT and she spent the rest of her working career at KJ.

So there is hope! Please give it a shot. If you hate a job, stick to it until the contract is over, then you can decide from then what jobs you're looking for and hopefully you'll end up in a lifelong career thanks to temp. And it'll look good on your resume to work for a temp agency while getting all kinds of skills that future employers will love.

I really wish you the best and tell me how it goes. You deserve the best.

Thanks. At this point I will do any job no matter how crappy it is to build experience and start saving up some money. I just have to work through a couple other challenges that are holding me back (poor social skills, poor interviewing skills, and poor resume building skills) but I am willing to give it another go this week. I'll have a talk with my case manager Monday and see if he can help me at all.

The reason why I am in such a rush to find work right away is because my long term goal is to start my own business doing some kind of online goods resale or refurbishing electronics and appliances but doing so takes money and as such I want to save up as much money as possible while I am getting most of my living expenses paid for me.

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend

Thanks. At this point I will do any job no matter how crappy it is to build experience and start saving up some money. I just have to work through a couple other challenges that are holding me back (poor social skills, poor interviewing skills, and poor resume building skills) but I am willing to give it another go this week. I'll have a talk with my case manager Monday and see if he can help me at all.

The reason why I am in such a rush to find work right away is because my long term goal is to start my own business doing some kind of online goods resale or refurbishing electronics and appliances but doing so takes money and as such I want to save up as much money as possible while I am getting most of my living expenses paid for me.

Laborer might be good for you if you're not socially inclined. Where I live there are wineries that use laborers picking grapes. Seems like basic stuff to be a laborer if you don't mind the physical part. I learned most of my interviewing skills through google, but your case manager might be able to help you find places that can teach you how to build your interview skills and perfect your resume. I know you definitely want to put your trade school skills on your resume.

Laborer would actually be perfect for me because I need to start getting in shape anyways since I can't seem to motivate myself to work out at home or go to the gym lol.

I do have a good resume built around finding a technical job though which includes my trade school experience but I see it being out of place when it comes to something non technical such as general labor.

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend

Laborer would actually be perfect for me because I need to start getting in shape anyways since I can't seem to motivate myself to work out at home or go to the gym lol.

I do have a good resume built around finding a technical job though which includes my trade school experience but I see it being out of place when it comes to something non technical such as general labor.

Well, when you go to the temp agency say you'd prefer a laborer position. I'm guessing that's probably the easiest path to get a fast job, and the labor jobs is all the same wherever you go so no big surprises.

Hm, I'll think on that one, I always try to relate my experience with what I'm applying for even if it's completely nothing I've done before. I've BS'd a lot of interviews just to make myself look good without actually lying. The thing is, you need to be positive wherever you're applying. Now I've got two terminations on my back and I have to move forward by turning that into a positive thing which is horrifying to me. Just think, is there anything you've learned in school that could possibly relate to your job? I'm guessing with laborers, showing up on time is huge. Did you attend school every day, were you always on time? That's a good thing to say at an interview, never missing work is huge.

I was told by the career coach at DRS that I talked to last month that I should make a resume which highlights my skills rather than experience since I don't have a lot of experience to begin with and it feels better doing it like that than simply recycling my IT resume for general labor.

I don't know though I will talk to my case manager on Monday about it.