I was so mad that my undocumented relatives were able to take advantage of the broken system to make $60K a year tax free, while I struggled to make $48 before taxes. Now that I am claiming unemployment due to covid, I don't feel the need to try hard.
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You know that’s wrong. Pull yourself out of it.
I have been applying to 8-10 jobs a day for 3 months. Got only 1 interview. The businesses are slow or reluctant to hire in most of the big cities in Illinois at the moment.
I think it just got worse in Illinois. Maybe relocating is a good idea.
If I had the cash surplus to move, I would. I have been applying outside of the state to no avail.
I am sorry, Pede. Keep your chin up. The recovery is happening.
Job hunting sucks because a lot of it is market conditions that are out of your hands so there’s a point of diminishing returns and it’s hard to know where that is. If you’ve been looking for a while, set a time of or say 4-6 hours a week job hunting. Divide that further into networking, working with coaches or mentors to Identify and improve your weak spots, and some following up with leads. Don’t pitch more than a few resumes a week into job sites, it’s very low return work. Then sit down and figure out what you want to do with the gift of time until things turn around on the job front. Find something positive you want to do - learn a new skill; etc - and work on that so you have positive progress towards something and that will feel better and ultimately help.
You know it’s not a long term solution. I know things are tough but they’ll turn around.
I hope so, I am starting to really lose hope and starting to question my worth. In a pretty fucking dark place rn.
I'm so sorry you're going through this, and are feeling the way you do. If you don't mind me asking, what line of work are you in?
I work in data reporting, any industry.
They left.