I’ve been at my current company for way too long. They’ve abused me, they’ve discriminated against me, and they’ve been jerks. But it’s a job. As someone with no family to lean on and entirely on my own at 24, I can’t just quit, especially with how the economy seems to be going.
I’ve been applying to jobs for months. Almost daily since March, with multiple hours being spent sorting and applying to work the last month. I just found out that the friend I was living with is very abruptly selling their home and moving. I’m not bitter over it, but I am terrified of things. I had some interviews in a new city and have been excited and hopeful. Also, you know… they’ve been my last shot before I become both homeless and stuck in a terrible job in a week, instead of just stuck in a terrible job.
I interview and am expected to be on time. And I am, out of respect of everyone’s time. But they get to be late. Every recruiter has been late that I’ve interviewed with recently. They get to know nothing about me because they’re “busy” but I’m expected to be the company’s fan club President. They know I’m young and interview me for leadership or management roles but somehow come back expressing that I’m too young when they knew that before. They say they’ll reach out or they say they want to move forward in the hiring process and then absolutely fucking ghost me even when I try following up because I’m that desperate. I get that I can’t tell recruiters “please hire me so I’m not homeless”, but is that the only way to get them to care? Christ. I’m trying everything I can here. Y’all are dicks.