I'll start off by saying I had put an application to this factory job almost two weeks ago and called them today asking if my application had been looked at yet. When I called today the hiring manager says I don't meet the criteria because of my work history (worked at another factory for 3 months) but the thing is I know of two people that were recently hired that had worked 1 week their entire lives and got hired because they knew someone there, and also one other person I know got fired on a Wednesday from another factory and put an application a week after I had put my in (the same day he was fired) and got a interview the next day because his mom works there. I have not only worked at a factory but have also worked at several fast food places since I was 16 but didn't think it would help me get hired because it's completely different work than a factory so I chose not put it. But the hiring manager said she didn't usually hire people who had that little of work experience but hired two people (one a week ago and the other like a little over a month ago) that have worked a week their entire lives. After I told her about me working fast food in the past I told her that I could re submit the application with the fast food jobs included but she said that where I hadn't worked since 2020( got laid off because of covid) that it wouldn't help and proceeded to ask me why I hadn't worked in so long, and I told her that I had anxiety issues before being laid off and after where I couldn't work for a while because of covid it got much worse and it took me quite a while to get over that and also I've had covid 3 times now. I honestly don't know what to do at this point because that was the only job where I live that you work a 5 day week and get paid pretty good all the other factories I refuse to work at want to work you 7 days a week and I won't do that because I like to actually have a life and spend time with my family. All the other jobs like I said either work you way to much or you don't get paid shit there's no in between other than this one I'm mentioning in this post. I'm honestly just fed up at this point and don't know what to do because rent here is getting crazy high compared to what it was 3 or 4 years ago. If you guys have any advice you could give me it would be greatly appreciated