To start with I have a degree in parks and recreation have been doing this line of work since I was in high school and have worked since I graduated in May of 2020. Currently I work for one of the largest municipalities in my state makeing about 30k a year in the parks department.
Apparently I am still under qualified for a 40k a year job through the same city that I am currently working at. The reasoning was “we are looking for someone with more supervisory experience and more experience running special events”.
I have been a supervisor for every job I have had since leavring school and there has been no special events happening for the past 2 years almost.
I'm at a point of just giving up on applying because it's just draining to keep getting rejected for jobs I should be over qualified for. You can't even live in the city I work in for what I am currently making.
I really don't want to have to swap career paths but its depressing to feel like you gave nowhere else to grow and move up unless you move half way across the US.