Kinda more of a vent than anything else, not really looking for answers, just wanting my frustrations with the job market to be heard. Off I go to do 5 more applications that I'll be lucky to even hear back from.
So thankfully my parents been supporting me enough to not get evicted, but I have been unemployed and barely surviving on ubereats driving for months now because i cannot get a job that pays more than my last job.
I've applied to so many jobs. I've interviewed with so many jobs. And all of them make comments about the fact that most of my resume is pet related. Because god forbid a young person start out working with something they are passionate about. Nevermind all the professional skills I've learned in these previous jobs that can absolutely be applied to literally any other entry level profession. I know sales, I know scheduling, I know cash handling, I know basic management. But who cares, I worked with cats and dogs. I apparently can't be taken seriously. I can't even be hired as a fucking bank teller. I cant be hired to other similar retail jobs.
I've wanted to leave pet work because there's really nowhere to go. Animal work pays with brownie points of “oh don't you feel good helping out our 4 legged friends”, and working in that world can be a serious draw on your mental health. I can't even watch wholesome rescue videos anymore because I've seen too much animal suffering and don't think im cut out for rescue myself.
I just don't know what to do. I can't even get hired at petshart, where I've worked before, unless I'm just a cashier again, when I used to be lower management. Nothing in the pet world pays more than 16 an hour unless you're a manager, and I literally can't survive on that. Nobody can. And try as I have to get hired at any other specialty retail with higher pay or commission to be earned. Nope. I can't. Dog food sales are clearly inferior to cell phone sales or mattress sales. Fuck you, you're not qualified.