Okay, now this is kind of obscene. I actually decided to apply at a job where I had an inside recommendation, since I'm looking for something to fill the next 4 months until I'm into the welding school. The job was at WalMart. :| Let me be the first to tell you that I loathe their business practices and the stores in general, as well as the blatant consumerism that goes on there, but the needs of the family outweigh the needs of the cranky individual here. I can't find anything skilled in the area, despite my training, experience, and degree in computer programming, so I'm stuck with
Sprite wrote to All <=-
Okay, now this is kind of obscene. I actually decided to apply at
a job where I had an inside recommendation, since I'm looking for something to fill the next 4 months until I'm into the welding
school. The job was at WalMart. :| Let me be the first to tell
you that I loathe their business practices and the stores in
general, as well as the blatant consumerism that goes on there,
but the needs of the family outweigh the needs of the cranky
individual here. I can't find anything skilled in the area,
despite my training, experience, and degree in computer
programming, so I'm stuck with entry level stuff, and without
being able to go back into cooking (which I'm no good at anyway),
it doesn't leave much to apply for that I can find.
I had the inside track on the job, the guy said as soon as the
application was across his desk that he'd hire me. Want to know
the clincher? The damn automated screening survey weeded me out.
I didn't pass it, so I didn't get the job.
I used to be able to bullshit those things in my sleep and make
sure I'd appear like the perfect temperment for the positions. I
could make it seem like I'd even be happy fulfilling that duty
for the rest of my life. Now I can't pass one, what the hell?
Have the surveys gotten that much better, or am I just losing my
touch? Or could it be that even when I try, I just cannot now
muster the fucks to fight for my own survival in this horrible
capitalist system? I really don't know, and the whole situation
has me a bit down...
I guess the one perk that's occurred lately is that I'm getting
some paperwork from the job that I loathe but I'm on leave with
(hopefully permanent leave if I can find something else for this
last 4 months) that should verify that I'm receiving no wages so
that I can get my rent and my food allowance adjusted so that I
don't end up hungry and homeless with my son. :|
No offense meant to anybody who may work retail and enjoy it.
It's just not for me. :P I need something with variety and
problems solving or I go out of my mind. Unfortunately that's
something that's very much lacking in the entry level job pool
that I'm seeing in this city today. :|
Sprite wrote to All <=-
I had the inside track on the job, the guy said as soon as the
application was across his desk that he'd hire me. Want to know the clincher? The damn automated screening survey weeded me out. I didn't
pass it, so I didn't get the job.
What?!? Sounds to me like you need to *move*. You have a degree in the most sought-after skill set, and you're applying for a retail position so you can get by until you go to welding school? What is this, Shameless? :-)
Okay, now this is kind of obscene. I actually decided to apply at a job where I had an inside recommendation, since I'm looking for something to fill the next 4 months until I'm into the welding school. The job was at WalMart. :| Let me be the first to tell you that I loathe their business practices and the stores in general, as well as the blatant consumerism that goes on there, but the needs of the family outweigh the needs of the cranky individual here. I can't find anything skilled in the area, despite my training, experience, and degree in computer programming, so I'm stuck with entry level stuff, and without being able to go back into cooking (which I'm no good at anyway), it doesn't leave much to apply for that I can find.
I had the inside track on the job, the guy said as soon as the application was across his desk that he'd hire me. Want to know the clincher? The damn automated screening survey weeded me out. I didn't pass it, so I didn't get the job.
I used to be able to bullshit those things in my sleep and make sure I'd appear like the perfect temperment for the positions. I could make it seem like I'd even be happy fulfilling that duty for the rest of my life. Now I can't pass one, what the hell? Have the surveys gotten that much better, or am I just losing my touch? Or could it be that even when I try, I just cannot now muster the fucks to fight for my own survival in this horrible capitalist system? I really don't know, and the whole situation has me a bit down...
I guess the one perk that's occurred lately is that I'm getting some paperwork
from the job that I loathe but I'm on leave with (hopefully permanent leave if I can find something else for this last 4 months) that should verify that I'm receiving no wages so that I can get my rent and my food allowance adjusted so that I don't end up hungry and homeless with my son. :|
No offense meant to anybody who may work retail and enjoy it. It's just not for me. :P I need something with variety and problems solving or I go out of my mind. Unfortunately that's something that's very much lacking in the entry level job pool that I'm seeing in this city today. :|
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where I had an inside recommendation, since I'm looking for something to fill the next 4 months until I'm into the welding school. The job was at
Maybe checkout indeed.com and see what work from home positions they may have available to you.
"Horrible capitalist system"? Are you in the wrong country?
Is that one of those behavioral surveys with 100 or so yes.no questions about your feelings about various topics? Where they supposedly cross- reference answers against each other?
The job market has gotten strange with recruiters who ghost candidates after getting one oor two interviews into the process, an AI screening chatbot I was invited to discuss my qualifications with, automated surveys, "Behavioral Interviews", where each candidate gets the same questions written by a third party (with no chance of finding out about a candidate's specific qualifications) and an environment where I as a hiring manager didn't have the final say in hiring.
Sprite wrote to Gamgee <=-
"Horrible capitalist system"? Are you in the wrong country?
Yes.
Welder eh? I was a welder for a number of years. What school are you planning to attend? What welding process do you want to pursue? Check out my welding page at http://heliarc.sdf.org. Stick with it. It sure beats working for Walmart the rest of your life. As far as jobs go, any welding job you apply for will give you a welding test. They don't care about all the BS other jobs want to know. Your "bead" (weld) tells it all. Good luck!
Check out Mturk.com if you need some extra cash. You can work and go to welding school at the same time.
No offense meant to anybody who may work retail and enjoy it. It's just not fo
me. :P I need something with variety and problems solving or I go out of my m
ind. Unfortunately that's something that's very much lacking in the entry leve
job pool that I'm seeing in this city today. :|
Welder eh? I was a welder for a number of years. What school are you planning to attend? What welding process do you want to pursue? Check out my
I'm going to be going to Lynnes Welding Training. It's a small school in Bismarck, ND, and Fargo, ND (I believe). I'm not sure how big the one in Fargo
to single parenting, etc). Although I've heard that pipe welding is a bit trickier to master. I guess after the first month or two in to the program you
I hear Venezuela is nice this time of year.
to single parenting, etc). Although I've heard that pipe welding is a
bit trickier to master. I guess after the first month or two in to
the program you
I worked in retail when I was younger. What drove me mad about it was that it was not predictable... I worked the registers so maybe that is why. Anyway, now that I have been in IT for 25 years, I am really longing for something that is predictable. I am really tired of working on "projects" where you are at the whim of management that does not understand what they are managing, and the whim of the gremlins in the machines.
You need to look into what welding jobs are available in your area. Are there any factories in your area? Factories employ a lot of Mig welders. It's one of the easiest processes to learn but pays the least. Anyone can learn Mig welding in a day or two. Tig welding is used in sheet metal factories. If you can learn to weld aluminum you can get paid well TIG welding Aircraft and Aerospace industries. If you have alot of building construction going on learning ARC welding is your ticket into getting into the Iron workers union , steam fitters union or plumbers union. ARC is hard to learn and takes years to master but pays the most. Good luck and don't sweat the small stuff.
I'll do some digging and try to learn a little more about what's going on in the area. At least it'll give me some more information on what to focus on for the most benefit in training here. I do know an iron worker around
I'll do some digging and try to learn a little more about what's going on in the area. At least it'll give me some more information on what to focus on for the most benefit in training here. I do know an iron worker around
Re: Re: I've been beaten by Wal*Mart
By: Gamgee to Sprite on Fri Dec 20 2019 20:44:00
I hear Venezuela is nice this time of year.
Chile would be my choice on that continent, preferably.
Sprite wrote to Digital Man <=-
North Dakota really is the worst. I mean there's probably some
places that are worse, but I could have a software engineering job
pretty damn easily in other places in the country but here they just
don't care.
Dumas Walker wrote to SPRITE <=-
I am really tired of
working on "projects" where you are at the whim of management that does not understand what they are managing, and the whim of the gremlins in
the machines.
Chile would be my choice on that continent, preferably.
I've been to Chile and it is very nice. Great mountains.
Remote work is all the rage, have you looked into some of the job sites catering to remote jobs? Ideally, the cost of living is lower where you are and you can provide your services at a lower cost.
I only suggested Venezuela since you are against "horrible capitalism"..., and Venezuela is of course a socialist utopia, so I thought you'd like it there. I'm sure the government there would provide for all your needs, free of charge.
Dumas Walker wrote to SPRITE <=-
I am really tired of
working on "projects" where you are at the whim of management that does not understand what they are managing, and the whim of the gremlins in the machines.
Funny, I'm tired of keeping the lights on and looking for project work.
Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-
I've been to Chile and it is very nice. Great mountains.
Probably not 100% relevant to the thread, but I've been to Brazil
a few times. It's the only country in South America I've been
to, but I think there are a lot of good people there. They have
a very friendly and hospitable culture. Of course, like any
place, it's not perfect.. Many products there are very expensive
(at least partially due to high taxes on imports), and it seems
like it's often difficult for people to afford good housing.
Also it seems there's a lot of political corruption there, or
perhaps people there complain more about it. Around 2011-2012 or
so, I heard about the Brazilian government re-locating a slum in
Rio De Janeiro to get ready for hosting the olympics, and many
people were loudly complaining that the Brazilian government
seemed to prioritize something like hosting the olympics over
helping its own poor people. Also, there was the scandal with
their previous president Lula providing (illegal?) funding for
their Petrobras oil company.
Sprite wrote to Gamgee <=-
I only suggested Venezuela since you are against "horrible capitalism"..., and Venezuela is of course a socialist utopia, so I thought you'd like it there. I'm sure the government there would provide for all your needs, free of charge.
I'm against _horrible_ capitalism. Corrupt capitalism. _THIS_ capitalism. I didn't say anything about capitalism in general,
though I think a system that's not based on human greed as a
supposed 'virtue' would probably work a little better for the
99%.
needs of the family outweigh the needs of the cranky individual here. I can' find anything skilled in the area, despite my training, experience, and degr in computer programming, so I'm stuck with entry level stuff, and without be able to go back into cooking (which I'm no good at anyway), it doesn't leave much to apply for that I can find.
I had the inside track on the job, the guy said as soon as the application w across his desk that he'd hire me. Want to know the clincher? The damn automated screening survey weeded me out. I didn't pass it, so I didn't get job.
What?!? Sounds to me like you need to *move*. You have a degree in the most sought-after skill set, and you're applying for a retail position so you can get by until you go to welding school? What is this, Shameless? :-)
clincher? The damn automated screening survey weeded me out. I didn't pass it, so I didn't get the job.
Is that one of those behavioral surveys with 100 or so yes.no questions about your feelings about various topics? Where they supposedly cross-
Re: Re: I've been beaten by Wal*Mart
By: Nelgin to Sprite on Fri Dec 20 2019 11:26 am
Maybe checkout indeed.com and see what work from home positions they may have available to you.
Check out Mturk.com if you need some extra cash. You can work and go to welding school at the same time.
Re: Re: I've been beaten by Wal*Mart
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Sprite on Fri Dec 20 2019 06:40:00
Is that one of those behavioral surveys with 100 or so yes.no questions about your feelings about various topics? Where they supposedly cross- reference answers against each other?
Yup.
Gamgee wrote to Sprite <=-
Sprite wrote to Gamgee <=-
"Horrible capitalist system"? Are you in the wrong country?
Yes.
I hear Venezuela is nice this time of year.
Sprite wrote to Gamgee <=-
I'm against _horrible_ capitalism. Corrupt capitalism. _THIS_ capitalism. I didn't say anything about capitalism in general, though
I think a system that's not based on human greed as a supposed 'virtue' would probably work a little better for the 99%.
Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
In 2009, I was looking for work and was contacted by a couple people at
a company in a town they said had a low cost of living, and so they
said the company would pay about $30,000/year for the job they were contacting me about. I thought that would be a rather low salary anywhere.. Even if that was a low-cost town, that would have been a significant pay cut for me at the time.
Dumas Walker wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
Well, 90% of the time I am working OT on a project, it is because
someone f-ed something up... not by accident but because they took the project down an path everyone knew was idiotic and they (too late)
finally change course.
Our projects seem to be all set up to burn people out and ruin careers (but not of those who managed it). We are about to start another one
and I am not looking forward to all of the BS. If you are planning a bunch of OT from the get go, you are planning it wrong.
I always shake my head when I hear a project manager blaming a project overrun on the guys on the ground. If the work takes longer than you thought, or there were unforseen delays it's not the worker's or the weather's fault. Your poor planning caused it. They'll try to dance around it, of course.
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