I'm feeling shitty right now, and just need to vent.
The announcement said that it was a museum assistant position. I was so excited and relieved to find this job, because the hours were great, the work was right up my alley, and I'd hoped to transition to my career that I went to school for, so I can finally get out of my shit kitchen job and be a professional. I have a bachelor's in art history, and a masters in library science, so I was confident I'd at least get an interview.
But nope, I was almost immediately rejected because I didn't have specifically an art or history or museum master's degree. That was literally the only reason I wasn't considered. In addition to kitchen jobs, I have been working part-time and volunteering at museums for the last six years. But I guess experience means zilch, and I'm back to square one. It feels like I'm going to be stuck in limbo forever, with student debt payments looming.
The job market absolutely sucks ass, and I feel so hopeless right now. Back to baking boxed cakes and slinging Sloppy Joe's.