I'm just posting to get this out, so I don't mind getting any replies, but feel free to...
I don't really post much about the problems in my life because they usually get resolved quickly. But right now I'm just getting not only tired but annoyed that I seem to not get a job. I've applied to every place in my town *which is rather small and rather difficult to get a job in* and I've tried a lot of places in surrounding counties. I've been to 6 interviews at 5 places and one I got all the way to the 2nd interview but after that they never called me about getting the position, this was for UPS. The other 3 I've been to were for Wal-Mart *2 different Wal-Marts*, Krogers and Dairy Queen. Never heard back from them. Then I NEVER heard back from the ones I turned an application in to and some of them were hiring. I'm getting tired of filling out application after application and never landing my FIRST job and I've been trying to get one since I was 16....and I'm 18 now. And because of that I don't have any job experience and I do say I've done volunteer work. I've done plenty of those, which should say that I do things rather than sit on my butt all day not doing anything, but it seems that they don't care. It almost says to me that they don't want to give a person some experience in a way. It seems all the "popular kids" get the jobs the easiest. For me, sometimes I have a hard time answering the questions they ask me because I just don't know that to say and I feel it's just the way I look too. I refuse to wear makeup because it feels weird to me and I don't want to spend time putting on makeup and all. Also the fact that I AM overweight, even if it's just a few pounds, I guess it makes me look lazy or something. I don't know. And it's got to a point that my dad says that if I don't have a job by a certain date then I'm getting kicked out. HE doesn't know how hard it is for a person with NO job experience to get a job. He doesn't seem to realize that I've tried. I also get so nervous during a job interview that I don't speak clearly and that I get a stomach ache when it gets close to the job interview. There is simply no arguing with him, no trying to tell him your side of the story, which might be the truth because he thinks you're back talking. It's got to a point of me staying in my room until he leaves and something else that I don't want to talk about it. He scares me, my mom is the only one who really understands me the most which I'm happy about. And many places I've applied to more than once. I believe places like McDonalds I've applied to them at least 5 times already. Never heard back from any of the 2 McDonalds in my town. I'm completely tired and annoyed by all of this but I need to get some money to get gas, to save for school, get things I NEED like school supplies and any personal things. And so I can stop relying on my parents for so much money for trips with my venturing crew and youth group that I either want or love to attend. I feel like I've wasted so much time going to interviews and not getting the job. I know it's important to go to interviews but of the, I'm going to count 2 for one because the 2 were the same place, 5 interviews, I should have gotten one of them. And I absolutely hate it when people say to lie or whatever, to say something they WANT to hear during an interview because I can't make myself lie to an interviewer and I don't want to do so on my application because my dad wants to see them which I think he should just let me take care of it myself. I'M looking for a job, NOT him. I just don't know how I'm going to get one before the time comes on whether I get kicked out or not. gonk
I don't really post much about the problems in my life because they usually get resolved quickly. But right now I'm just getting not only tired but annoyed that I seem to not get a job. I've applied to every place in my town *which is rather small and rather difficult to get a job in* and I've tried a lot of places in surrounding counties. I've been to 6 interviews at 5 places and one I got all the way to the 2nd interview but after that they never called me about getting the position, this was for UPS. The other 3 I've been to were for Wal-Mart *2 different Wal-Marts*, Krogers and Dairy Queen. Never heard back from them. Then I NEVER heard back from the ones I turned an application in to and some of them were hiring. I'm getting tired of filling out application after application and never landing my FIRST job and I've been trying to get one since I was 16....and I'm 18 now. And because of that I don't have any job experience and I do say I've done volunteer work. I've done plenty of those, which should say that I do things rather than sit on my butt all day not doing anything, but it seems that they don't care. It almost says to me that they don't want to give a person some experience in a way. It seems all the "popular kids" get the jobs the easiest. For me, sometimes I have a hard time answering the questions they ask me because I just don't know that to say and I feel it's just the way I look too. I refuse to wear makeup because it feels weird to me and I don't want to spend time putting on makeup and all. Also the fact that I AM overweight, even if it's just a few pounds, I guess it makes me look lazy or something. I don't know. And it's got to a point that my dad says that if I don't have a job by a certain date then I'm getting kicked out. HE doesn't know how hard it is for a person with NO job experience to get a job. He doesn't seem to realize that I've tried. I also get so nervous during a job interview that I don't speak clearly and that I get a stomach ache when it gets close to the job interview. There is simply no arguing with him, no trying to tell him your side of the story, which might be the truth because he thinks you're back talking. It's got to a point of me staying in my room until he leaves and something else that I don't want to talk about it. He scares me, my mom is the only one who really understands me the most which I'm happy about. And many places I've applied to more than once. I believe places like McDonalds I've applied to them at least 5 times already. Never heard back from any of the 2 McDonalds in my town. I'm completely tired and annoyed by all of this but I need to get some money to get gas, to save for school, get things I NEED like school supplies and any personal things. And so I can stop relying on my parents for so much money for trips with my venturing crew and youth group that I either want or love to attend. I feel like I've wasted so much time going to interviews and not getting the job. I know it's important to go to interviews but of the, I'm going to count 2 for one because the 2 were the same place, 5 interviews, I should have gotten one of them. And I absolutely hate it when people say to lie or whatever, to say something they WANT to hear during an interview because I can't make myself lie to an interviewer and I don't want to do so on my application because my dad wants to see them which I think he should just let me take care of it myself. I'M looking for a job, NOT him. I just don't know how I'm going to get one before the time comes on whether I get kicked out or not. gonk
