I'll kill you.
Let's be honest, if you can't find a job right now, you don't actually want one
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I'll kill you.
And of course it doesn't help that entry level jobs now require what premium jobs would.
They want you to have a masters and 3 to 5 years of experience for a job that would have required a bachelor's ages ago.
There's literally no city in America where you can afford to live comfortably on $13 an hour
And who the fukk wants a retail or fast food job that you can't even pay your bills with?
Plenty of homeless people out here that are gainfully employed.
Unless you want to live in a hotel Or a motel. Or live in a car till you save your money up.
Dwayne_Taylor
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For some reason i cant post links today. But you should check this article. It would be difficult to rent a room for 600.
Also 250 for transportation means no car. You couldn't do insurance and gas with 250 let alone a payment.
Here’s how much the average 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom rent is in America
Nationwide rent prices continued to climb in August 2022, according to a new report. Here’s a look at how much renters are paying on average this month, and when the market could level off.
Rents across U.S. rise above $2,000 a month for the first time ever
A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.
www.npr.org
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Buddy
FAIA (Foundational African In America) 😤
Especially in this “Great Resignation” or whatever? I applied for this job I was hoping on, there’s a good amount of overlap with what I’m already doing. In the 2nd interview, they said the opening has been around since last year & they don’t know when it’ll be filled so I took the hint that I’m not getting picked. Sure enough, they reposted it 2 days ago
At my current job, this management position has been open for A YEARAn opening for MY position has been open just as long
Prior to that, My partner over my region left and I spent at least half a year carrying the entire load and filling in on some of his duties cause they “couldn’t find” anyone
It’s not rocket science and they’re only paying $40k. The shyt’s ridiculous. I understand doing your due diligence but I been wondering for the longest wtf is going on. I don’t job hunt a lot though so maybe I’m just now catching on to how petty it could be. It’s like they want perfection rather than seeing a candidate with room for growth.
And make us suffer in the process.
They turned that managers office into a damn storage closet and still post the opening
These companies be bullshyttin
DJ Paul's Arm
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I’d rather door dash all day than work fast food but Target starts at $18 an hour I heard.
My nephew goin back to Howard and when he was back home in Iowa over the summer, he stacked some good money working at Target.
FeverPitch2
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$13 an hour is $27K before taxes. Most apartments require you to gross 3x the rent.
So that's roughly $2200 a month.
Say the avg apartment in an avg city runs $1000 a month. You'd need to make $3000 a month to qualify.
The problem is not available jobs. It is jobs that pay a living wage.
Wages have lagged behind inflation for a long time.
Some people are working but are still not able to afford living expenses.
No one wants to work but still have to scavenge to survive.
So if you cant survive on what you're being paid, then the job is not worth having.
The pandemic showed a lot of people just how much these companies don't care about them.
It's not that people are at home chillin. They're seeking better jobs.
Until these companies accept that and learn to part with some of their record profits, the service sector will continue to be understaffed.
So that's roughly $2200 a month.
Say the avg apartment in an avg city runs $1000 a month. You'd need to make $3000 a month to qualify.
The problem is not available jobs. It is jobs that pay a living wage.
Wages have lagged behind inflation for a long time.
Some people are working but are still not able to afford living expenses.
No one wants to work but still have to scavenge to survive.
So if you cant survive on what you're being paid, then the job is not worth having.
The pandemic showed a lot of people just how much these companies don't care about them.
It's not that people are at home chillin. They're seeking better jobs.
Until these companies accept that and learn to part with some of their record profits, the service sector will continue to be understaffed.
desjardins
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You're right and it's at every level, not just fast food and retail
Last time I put myself on the job market I got the most offers I've ever gotten while looking
I was turning down offers from companies who previously wouldn't even give me the time of day for an interview much less an actual offer
Some companies froze hiring recently but if the stock market is any indication then hiring should be heating up again soon
Last time I put myself on the job market I got the most offers I've ever gotten while looking
I was turning down offers from companies who previously wouldn't even give me the time of day for an interview much less an actual offer
Some companies froze hiring recently but if the stock market is any indication then hiring should be heating up again soon
KevCo
Bond's gun spoke once....
Pretty much any restaurant, not even fast food, will hire you in my area with little experience needed for at least 20/hour. But this industry sucks so 
Don't nodoby wanna work fast food or retail
I mean if they are desperate to get a job then get a job at fast food or retail while you still searching for a better job. It's better to have a job til you find a better job. What you got to lose?
Money Be Green
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I rather work ups or fedex
In every state there is somewhere to rent a room 600-700 with shared liveing spacesFor some reason i cant post links today. But you should check this article. It would be difficult to rent a room for 600.
Also 250 for transportation means no car. You couldn't do insurance and gas with 250 let alone a payment.
Here’s how much the average 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom rent is in America
Nationwide rent prices continued to climb in August 2022, according to a new report. Here’s a look at how much renters are paying on average this month, and when the market could level off.www.fox13news.com
Rents across U.S. rise above $2,000 a month for the first time ever
A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.
you can live somewhere with public transportation
like I said you arent gonna have the best lifestyle
putting 2000 a month as rent is laughable
I would say more than half of americans are not paying 2k for where they live
as a single person you can life off 13hr and be brokely comfortable
Don't nodoby wanna work fast food or retail
When I was in high school/college I'd have loved to find any job paying 13/hr, retail or otherwise.
Even when I got a part time tech support job in college it was only 10/hr and I thought that was good at the time.