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hyliagirl42 · 2 years ago

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Companies: we need workers so bad!! Theres a worker shortage and we desperately need people please apply please work for us please please please

Me: ok sure what do i need to do to apply

Companies: ok so you need 3 years experience in this exact job so we dont have to train you!!

Me: uhhh no but i have 4 years retail experience and this job I want is literally just slightly higher paying retail

Companies: ok do you have a masters degree

Me: did i mention this is basically higher paying retail?? Why would i have a masters degree for this specific thing, all it involves is talking to customers and pointing them to places and maybe cleaning or working a register. All of which i have 4 years experience doing

Companies: well then sorry but youre not qualified, you need experience AND a masters degree

Me:

Companies: WHY WON'T ANYONE WORK FOR US WE NEED WORKERS SO BAD

Me: I'd be a great worker if you'd be willing to spend like a week training me but go off I guess

#i dont see why i would need a masters degree for like working the children and teens section of the library #correct me if theres something im missing here but like #mostly i need to be able to clean and shelve books and tell people where to find books #maybe give book recommendations #maybe help people navigate the website or get help with their own personal devices #thats mostly what librarians do right #this isnt only about my local library btw its about several other unrelated jobs mostly that involve customer service at a front desk #but literally tho ive been a library aid for like 4 years and have done retail also for 4 years #and back in high school i apparently checked out the most books of anyone in the school (3 daily)#i can give recommendations for books in the children and teens section easy #especially manga thats also in the teens section #literally i think i would be so good at this job why do i need a masters #i get it if theyre worried about me not being bilingual but come on #and the other jobs again just stick me at the desk and give me like 1 or 2 weeks training and I'll prolly be good to go #please just give me a job i just need somewhere i can work long term while working on art on the side #is that too much to ask #sorry if this is negative or sounds like a vent post i just think its annoying that everyone complains about a worker shortage #and then turns away applicants with bachelors degrees just cuz they dont have experience with their one specific job #idk i dont get it

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