it just seems like it never gets any better. All I want is a job that pays me enough to live with a straight seven in the morning until 4:00 or 5:00 in the evening Monday through Friday schedule.
I just want an honest days pay for an honest day's work. I mean there are jobs out there like that, but when they advertise, my application is getting drowned out in the stack of like 200 other people who are competing for the same damn role. when the hell is the economy going to get better so I could finally get my damn foot in the door? how the hell am I supposed to buy a house when most jobs don't even pay enough to cover rent for a one bedroom apartment? when are we going to get those manufacturing jobs back and transition out of this stupid fucking low-wage service economy? I just keep seeing things getting more and more expensive and I really don't give a shit about all this political fucking theater when at the end of the day I'm still getting squeezed just as hard as I was under Joe Biden.
God is in control.
You are important to him.
Hold the line Pilgrim.
...wise dog...
It's VERY location dependent.
Money doesn't flow evenly around the country.
Instead it flows in "funnels" around particular locations and industries.
LOTS of opportunities in Texas and the Dakotas for instance... but many other places - nada.
Not only that, but many shoot out hundreds of resumes and get ZERO calls to interview.
I feel your pain fren. Nobody wants to say it, but we've been in an economic depression since 2009.
It takes a while for things to pick back up again AND that is going to come at a cost...
They're going to both lower interest rates AND devalue the dollar - or so I hear - in order to make USA production competitive and attractive to foreign buyers of our goods.
A LOT of people are hurting right now and have been for a long time. I know that's no consultation, but you are DEFINITELY not alone swinging in the wind.
Oddly enough, some of the food prices in Hawaii on the island of Kauai are the same price as food in Phoenix, Arizona area. Same with the gas. Make it make sense. 🤷🏼♀️ how can gas prices on the island of Kauai be the same price as what it is in Phoenix?
Don't tell Mazi. She will raise them.
That shitbird. My grandfather was a proud native Hawaiian before it was annexed and then he was a fiercely proud American and Marine and Korean War vet. Now anyone born or immigrated to the islands is Hawaiian. It’s fucking retarded
No eyed deer.
That's crazy...
Maybe prices haven't caught up in Hawaii yet
Eh, it may have a positive effect on production and exports, but it will diminish our buying power even more.
It's a notion I've been playing with for a while now, but they/we might have to do more than just devalue the dollar. Someone is gonna have to reset everyone's belief in what everything from a house to a car to a Playstation is worth.
Yup... I don't disagree...
Not very pretty held up against dirt cheap Chinese trinket prices...
Have to get the tariffs working for us again.
2018-2019 Was genuinely pretty good. Note that all of the traitors in congress were calling it a severe labor shortage, which it wasn't, it was just normalcy for once in 17 years. But it was brief.
It is going to get better, truly.
Now you didn't give much info about your age, circumstances, interests, etc. But that is really beside the point, right?
You live in America - where you can go anywhere you want, do what you want, say what you want. You see, I was in your boat many years ago, bummed out that I couldn't get a good job that paid enough. Then I got canned without warning and then had no money for the rent, gas, food or a car payment. After months of living on unemployment money, a friend invited me on a day trip to Haiti. Some mission trip to help kids.
My God, what I saw there curled my toes. Those people live in the sickest of poverty. Literally, shit everywhere, in the jungle. No water, no electricity, no food except what they could catch from the waters. It was so disgusting, the stench was great!. Old women peeing outside as people walked by. The lame had sticks for crutches and little kids running after the only white man asking for a dollar. Shanty towns everywhere.
IT CHANGED MY WAY OF THINKING FOREVER. And I returned home with new plan. No more complaining. I built a fire under me out of fear. I will NEVER get those images out of my head. I printed one hundred resumes and went to walking down the street thanking God I had access to a bathroom, and could buy a coke or food. By noon I had a job in some place that made telephone equipment, no experience and a good salary. I never looked back.
So please find some friends, some mates, anyone that can help you find the right direction and never forget, YOU LIVE IN A PLACE of FREEDOM and opportunity. Grab it.
Not OP, but I agree with you and that's what I did by applying to over 4,000 jobs over 10 years span and I've only gone on an interview once. Half of the jobs I've applied to, replied to my resume, gushed about my resume by saying that they loved my resume, they want to bring my skills to their company and all that.
They invited me for a phone interview or in-person interview but then the minute I let them know I'm deaf because there will be a communication barrier if there is no sign language interpreter in place to assist us both with communication, that's the point where they drop the ball, "Oh I'm sorry, but my supervisor had just let me know we've hired someone else to fill in the position. Sorry!"
Apparently companies aren't hiring me because I'm deaf, despite my resume looking great, I had great skills and knowledge and my former co-workers can vouch for me as well as getting a lot of accolades from my former employer and I'm still not good enough because I'm deaf.
So that fire beneath me has gone out as I've lost hope. Like you, I've often reminded myself that there are people in worse situations than me but that also left me wondering if help is coming at all for us all, even for the homeless, the disabled and many others? Despite me thinking positive as best and as often as I could, I still have this nagging feeling that it isn't going to happen. I want to quash that feeling. I tried to grab that opportunity but it kept fleeing from me.
Pardon my sudden idea, but: When in doubt, write a book. A good book will sell. A novel? A textbook? A travelogue? A manifesto?
If one communication mode is shut off for you, use the one that you are good at, which does not require speech: writing. Your comment is very well spoken. Easy to read.
Or, write copiously for a lively readership, such as science fiction short stories. The readers don't care if you are deaf. They don't even care if you are terrestrial. There are about 3 major monthly magazines that publish SF short fiction. A running series on a common character has always been popular. I think there is a similar readership for detective stories. That was how Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their fame. (Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive. From him we got Philip Marlowe, the famous noir detective.)
If you know anyone who is a talented graphic artist, you might strike up a collaboration to obtain illustrations for stories. This leads to the idea of writing scenario and dialogue for comic books (but I have to say that I doubt there is much craft in the comic books of today).
I'll leave it at that. I just wanted to perk you up with a possibility that may not have crossed your mind.
Damn. I'm brutally crippled - lost my right shoulder so my arm just dangles , and sometimes my spine or neck locks up and I can't move for days. I had a business with my able bodied cousin but he abandoned and betrayed me for someone else he thought was better ; then came crawling back when he realized he wasn't - but by then I walked away to start my own business. I'm on track, but I lost 50k in GME call options so that really hurt , but again the way i respond to pain is to make myself do better and remove excuses. I tell myself everything works out for my betterment , because truly it does, if you have the right perspective and don't give up. we'll see how it goes. thoughts and prayers with you my homie, you have permission to selfishly pursue your goals and health - take no shit from anyone .
Hey fren, I encourage you to see yourself as a super hero with strengths others do not have. The biggest one is you understand deaf people better than anyone else. Maybe there are some opportunities that need your strengths as a deaf person. I bet you have great attention to detail and focus abilities. The way you see the world is different than those who can hear. That is unique and gives you an edge. Consider having a discussion with X.ai or your preferr3d AI agent. Explore ideas together and find one that ignites your passion. The more you pursue the things you love in life the happier you will be and the more effective you will be. Let your passion take charge and opportunities will come your way because you care so much.
Keep balance with daily prayer. Dwell on what you are grateful for in life.
You've got this
If ya live in the boondocks, you won’t find a great job. Lots of good jobs out there, some companies desperate, don’t be afraid to start at a lower level job and prove what a great asset you can be and move up as you can.
Dm me. I would like to try and assist.
I'm in the same boat as you. Still haven't started my career in I.T. since graduating college and getting a couple of certs and like you, my application keeps getting drowned in the sea of hundreds of other applications. I'm getting worried because of my age and my skills are already out of date. I would have kept up with my skills but back then, I thought it was pointless cuz I'm also deaf and it seem like companies are not hiring me because I'm deaf. I would expand on this but this is beyond the scope of the discussion.
I'm just hoping President Trump et al, will have a plan that will help every legal American citizens financially wise, including REAL job assistance, not the ones I got through vocational rehabilitation cuz they are useless. (Quick story: I asked vocational rehabilitation for job assistance and they found me a job interview at Target, which is 1 hour and half away from where I live. I told them I'm not driving back and forth every day just so to spend the majority of my paychecks in gas alone. They closed my case soon after and they didn't even warn me ahead that I may have to relocate. I do understand relocating but not for a Target job tho).
I've been thinking positive here but it's hard, especially with my status as a deaf person and people keep "discriminating" me because I've always felt that people equates deaf people to mentally retarded people as they would be condescending when talking to me like, "You're a good boy, that's good! I'm surprised you can do something like that!"
Work for the govt,they need to hire handicapped people. And will have no problem accommodating you,at the right place.
Look on USA JOBS.
I applied to a few, including the NSA and they said I needed experience, despite the job description saying no experience required. I feel like there's a sign above me, invisible to me but visible to everyone else, saying, "This guy is good but don't hire him for whatever reason lol" cuz I feel like Life is playing a lifelong joke on me.
Keep looking and applying and take any job you can get,internal promotion and transfers are pretty easy. They pretty much have to hire a certain percentage of handicapped people. And they will not discriminate from what I have seen. Their was a deft guy at work and they sent some of his co workers to school to learn sign language to interpret for him,and then made him a work leader,to make themselves look good.....
I don't know if it will help or not, but have a look at this link. I asked Grok for some help and ideas.
Also - are there any "schools for the deaf" close to you, or are there clusters of kids around you that are deaf? You could always tutor or substitute teach to bring money in while you work on getting a better job.
I used to be really good friends with a girl in high school that was not deaf but the rest of her family was. All of them that went to college (including my friend) went to Gallaudet University in DC. I lost track with her when I went into the USAF, but I thought of her when I saw your post. I know one of her sisters had problems getting a job, but unfortunately I don't know what eventually happened.
Hopefully the couple of questions I asked Grok give you some info you didn't have - good luck!
Haven't looked at the link but I will soon, but just a quick reply to your comment.
Over 70% of deaf people in America are unemployed or already working at jobs that pay less and isn't what they went to college for. Over 90% of deaf friends I knew from college, are either unemployed or working below minimum wage jobs (or commission based jobs) but they are struggling big time. One of my friends are working 3 jobs just to support his family on top of his wife already working at the school for the deaf as a math teacher, which doesn't pay well. He majored in Graphics Design and he's really, really good at what he does, yet no one wanted to hire him.
To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if your friend's sister is also struggling to find a job, but I hope for her sake, she did get a job and pays well.
Yes there's one School for the Deaf which is 2 hours south of where I live but according to my wife who's from this state and other deaf people here, that school isn't a good school and has a lot of stigmas. A lot of people got hired then fired a few months later so I'd rather not take a chance working there.
Thanks and I will look at the link soon.
I worked with a deaf electrician, he was a great journeyman. Also worked with a colorblind electrician, that was kinda scary considering he'd have to ask the difference between purple and gray wires (high voltage).
Any interest in HVAC? it's interesting and pays well. You get good and work on industrial chillers and make even more. There's an app called Skillcat and they will get you online training, epa cert, and there's even some "scholarship" opportunities where they send you tools to practice with and when you're done they help you get interviews. If you don't qualify for the scholarship, the app is only 10 bucks a month anyway. I used it just to get my epa 608 universal cert for my resume, but I already have industrial maintenance, engineering, and chiller experience. May I ask, what your current background and experience are?
Not op, but HVAC is something I've recently been looking into since I wanna get out of my current field. Heard about Skillcat for EPA certification, but what else is there to do to get a start in the field? I don't see any HVAC listings on Indeed or other job boards for a helper/apprentice role.
I see lots of listings on zip recruiter for hvac. If you're genuinely interested in hvac, someone will hire you. You need to understand the refrigeration cycle, or at least want to understand it. There's a shortage of technicians pretty much everywhere last I heard. Get the cert, and do some of training on skillcat and put it on your resume. It's only ten bucks a month for skillcat and you can knock out the 608 universal cert in a few days of studying even if you're starting with no knowledge.
Just remembered one more thing: Johnson Controls always has hvac apprenticeship listings, at least in my area. They seem like a great company to get started with. They give you a truck/van, tools, and give you plenty of training.
Alright, thanks for the info!
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You're quite welcome, and good luck with whatever God has in store for you!
$20 hour where I live for no skills. Deep South. Lower cost of living than most places. Best and wealthiest community in the state by last evaluation. Hint 🦀
I feel this. Just like most middle class people we are barely keeping afloat. groceries, gas, utilities, fucking car and home insurance, property taxes all way higher than ive ever paid but my income has barely moved. im a licensed healthcare worker, so is my husband and we now struggle to make it every month. i have ZERO issue paying back my student loans and up until covid id been paying without issue and sometimes extra, but those payments are now killing me in this economy esp since some of the programs have been rolled back. I just wish that those programs had been left in place and not axed first thing while we transition through this economy. Hoping things get better soon, trusting the plan.
Learn a good trade like aircraft mechanic, or something similar.
https://www.spartan.edu/info/tulsa/aircraft-aviation-mechanic-school/?
I'm a truck driver with several years of experience and a clean driving record based out of Logan Utah. I'm trying to find local work that I can do while I work on my mechanical engineering degree. I'm just really frustrated because I mean there are local jobs here and I'm applying it's just the job hunt always always always sucks. I was trying to get a job at ABC supply Co and SRS distributors because I mean I'm not afraid of getting out there and actually putting in some manual labor but when I went in for the interview it was like holy crap my application was sitting there in a stack of other applications on the manager's desk right in front of me and it was like an inch thick
All the drivers want a local job like that. And their are a lot of people who can drive truck..... I would look for companies,that don't need a full time driver,but your license would put your name at the top of the pile.....
With driving, some labor, and that area. I would suggest calling the towing companies around there, the semi truck does need a CDL.
You have to get to know people and get referrals.. go to the local diners, make some friends.. talk to people… we’re all 2 degrees of separation from someone who knows someone who knows the company owners etc Trust in God..pray always, step by step, use your wit and wisdom, you’ll get that job.
Hit up excavation companies, tell them you want to learn to operate heavy equipment and you don't mind using a shovel if necessary. Dirt workers are always getting DUIs and shuffling equipment around is half the job.
"Learn a good trade "
...wielding...
NDI is also very good,if you are smart and don't mind a slightly physical job.
https://www.spartan.edu/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nondestructive-testing/?
If you are out of work,you can get free training,from a lot of state and federal programs. Talk to your local trade schools they usually have programs that train for local employers.
Replying to this since it is a good suggestion for the right candidates. If anyone is interested in this path feel free to message me. I would be willing to help and a tremendous resource to utilize. Its not easy but can lead to excellent opportunities. This industry is my background with over 30 years experience and I can help anyone looking for a job in these fields.
I'm an aircraft mechanic myself and getting close to retirement. NDI is a very good field,for a young man.
Indeed it is. Its been turned into a commodity type industry over expertise over the years unfortunately. However its still a viable path for someone to take even for middle aged people. Ive worked on many aircraft components and on aircraft over the years myself. Rivet, Rivnut inspections with ET and UT, RT on cast wheels, heli blades, leading edge wing wraps etc. etc. :)
I transfered to NDI last year for a few months,took the eddy current test and had a perfect score. But the management was all jacked up and I didn't like they way they worked. So I went back to sheet metal. We had way more fun working and the pay was the same for us,and it might even have dropped me down several grades when I got certified. IDK
thats unfortunate. Congratz on passing the Eddy Current test. I dont know if they provided the 3 part standard test or not, i.e. ASNT Level II ET test, but its not an easy test to pass, to certify, unless you know what you are doing and understand the theory behind the method. I was essentially the Level III in 9 methods for organizations I worked for and contracted with. Also for ET I moved on and did advanced Eddy Current inspections, (ECA) eddy current array and (PEC) pulsed eddy current, for about 8 years and can be very lucrative because its not inundated with certified techs yet, or wasnt at least.
Not one word about salary. How much do these guys make? $12 an hour? $20 an hour? More? Less?
Lots more. It's like printing money. It takes a lot of time and money to get certified. You also have to work the oil field,for the big money.
I feel similar, i think in my case its a lot of age discrimintion combined with AI destroying everything it touches. 25 years in the trenches of tech and this is different than other cycles nothing genuinely new is really being created and companies are all just eating each other alive, its gonna just be every man for himself I don't think many large corporations will survive.... the economy will likely never improve IMO, but at some point companies will be forced to re-hire a certain amount of people who actually still understand code so they can fix the mess they've made with vibe coding.
Plenty of jobs for vibe coding out there but they see my age and skip me immediately even though I could use all the same tools lol.
What happened to all those jobs that were supposed to be coming back to the US due to the tariffs?
Without knowing where you are, what your situation is and what type of job you do, it is hard to answer your questions in a meaningful way. Sorry this might get long, wishing you the very best, keep the faith - I know it's hard when money is tight but most of us have been there and we have survived.
In 2021 because of the economy, covid politics and rising costs, our entire family sold out, quit our jobs and left an area our family had lived in and thrived in for generations. It became more and more expensive and less and less "pro citizen", you were even required to register a garden.Our kids were harrassed in school and pulled out of class by health dept workers because they were not vaxxed to be questioned about their parents. Eventually enough was enough and we were out......
It was scary to jump into the abyss but we did our research and moved to a red state with zero state income tax and chose a rural area with pretty low housing costs and good schools. We stuck together and helped each other out while transitioning. Everyone was able to get pretty good jobs and eventually everyone was able to branch out a bit and find our own way. We are all happier and life is not as hectic. Once our neighbors found out we were moving here to join their world and make it stronger not change it - we were accepted pretty quickly.
There is a need for blue collar workers everywhere here. Contractors are paying pretty generously and providing on the job training. Check out some of Mike Rowe's stuff.
https://mikeroweworks.org/
I have read the whole thread. From what your replies say you seem to have mechanical skills or interest. My questions are these. Why limit yourself to a straight day shift schedule? Why go after a engineering degree? Are you willing to move to another location. My experience is this. I was going to be an engineer, went a different path, only got a two year degree in trades. I lived in Wyoming, desert, small town, cold as hell. Worked shift work my whole career. My advise , based on my experience, is that one cannot be to picky especially when first entering a field. Experience must be gained and a resume built. Be willing to do some shit work to get to the good stuff. Be willing to live in shitholes in order to get to nicer areas. Be willing to suffer now to enjoy your future. Most of your work competition does not want to do shit work or do shit jobs. With overtime I made way more money over my life than most of the engineers I worked with and I did not have the college debt that they had. I am now retired. Two pensions and growing 401K's. No mortgage, no debt. Believe me when I say I suffered and compromised to get here. What are you willing to compromise and suffer through to make life better for yourself and your loved ones?
if I'm being honest it's because my schoolwork takes a certain amount of time and mental energy. I want the day shift because of the stability it offers and the regular schedule. I don't want to drop out of school because quite frankly why I want the engineering degree is because I want to go further than just a bachelor's. I want to go into research for material sciences or theoretical physics and so in the long run I want to get a PhD. I need the stability for it. I can't take a shit job that's going to have me working 12 to 14-hour days 5 to 6 days a week because I need that time for homework and studying. I can't get anything done if I don't have any time to sleep. there's tons of manufacturing jobs here and tons of companies that are hiring engineers and a number of government contractors who have their headquarters in the area who do lots of designing and research. so I really want to go into engineering because my passion lies in new technology and the desire to basically implement some of the big ideas that I have. I am constantly simulating high concept technology in my head and using AI and I would love for the opportunity to have the resources to make some of these ideas a reality. things like a sort of chemical catalyst that could create a true alloy of ceramic and metal, one that bonds at the atomic level. or possibly a sort of building material that has carbon fiber nanotubes in it that is like concrete and flexible and you can print it out but it also has like some kind of nervous system in it and it's vascular so it behaves kind of like bone but the capillaries can deliver a kind of reinforcing gel into any cracks that happen as a result of impact and the gel could be like a non-Newtonian fluid that hardens into a metallic lattice that reinforces the structure that you build with it automatically. so like self-healing concrete that actively responds to cracks and impact and get stronger The more it's hit. I get other ideas like this all the time and I would really really like to get to the point where I can have the opportunity to explore these things and even if I can't bring my ideas all the way to fruition then I'm sure that I'd be able to make discoveries along the way that would be extremely useful.
Short answer: When the taxes go down.
Bingo. When the corruption is gone, we will pay almost nothing in taxes, greatly lowering living costs.
Trucking opportunities should be getting better since they aren't letting illegal aliens take the jobs any more. Can you move to a port city?
salt lake City is supposed to be a major shipping hub but quite frankly the industry still treats drivers like crap.
What about Hostling? It’s a lot better than it seems on the surface.
If you working for a carrier as a OTR driver and it goes under, you have to go through the tedious and occasionally humiliating process of finding work again. But if that happens and you’re a hostler, you don’t even notice it because there’s always other carriers bringing in their trailers. You’ve always got work.
Work is constant, pay is half decent ($22+), a lot of them are 4 days a week at 12 hours a shift (plus overtime so you’re getting at least 8 hours O/T every week) so you get 3 day weekends. There’s no dealing with DOT, traffic, weigh scales, dispatch, brokers, lack of parking spaces at rest areas & truck stops, you’re home every night, etc etc etc etc.
$6 for a Bag of oranges, $50 to fill up half a tank..just gotta be rich to live now.. or be a lying cheating demonrat which is like selling my soul so I stopped complaining and just focus on making money..don’t even bother watching the news anymore and stop wishing.. take care of yourself and your family..it’s the only thing you can control..most importantly pray a lot and let God’s grace, protection,and blessings be upon you so you can do ALL things! And survive in this Mad upside down world.
I've been there and it feels, in a way, hopeless, but it's not. You're a U.S. citizen, it's easy to move, and if you have no usually worthless degree ... multiple gig jobs are always available, as are trade schools which now accept Pell Grants and US education loans thanks to Trump (just as long as the trade schools are Title IV eligible and formally accredited). You have choices, albeit some may be hard depending on if you have a spouse, children, home, land, etc. At 55 and being a world traveler for 30 years, I know of no other country that has the same.
I guess it's dependent on where you live and what your skill set is. Things are booming in lots of locations.
Same boat bro. I just want to be able to afford to leave the house for a fun activity or collect some guns and not be financially strained by such relatively small purchases.
for me it's that I want to have a hobby like being able to go to the gym. like being able to afford to eat out once in a while. or hell to be able to go and take some singing lessons and to go to this MMA gym that's here in town and try it out. I'm willing to work 50 hours a week but everybody wants me to work 60 or they won't hire me. if I work 60 then it's a dead end job because I won't have the time or energy to do literally anything else. why not just kill myself at that point?
There's a reason Trump was indicted over inflated real estate value. Precedent set. Watch what happens.
Fren, hope things get better for you. We’re definitely in this mess together.
Also, what I learnt is the most important thing about a job is WHOyou know..there are so many small and medium sized businesses out there who are having a hard time finding reliable, sane, smart, good, loyal, and trustworthy workers .. if you can be those things then you’re an asset waiting to be found and hired.
Another problem with jobs is that people without a degree are automatically disqualified for the job.
I'll give you an example. My daughter wants to go the federal law enforcement route, but cannot yet (due to her age) attend the police academy. In the meantime, she still wants to work for the federal government, specifically in the National Park Service. There was recently a job posting on usajobs.gov for what was basically a "tour guide" position at a park in the state we live in. She applied and was turned down because it required a degree. WHY would a "tour guide" position require a degree?? And if they don't care WHAT degree, any ole' degree will do, then does it really require a degree? Our government needs to end that requirement for those types of positions, and then corporations need to follow suit. My husband is scared to death of being layed off from his job of many years because he has no degree (he went the military route) and cannot be hired in today's "degree required" environment, even though he has many many years of experience and is earning a 6-digit income.
Back to my daughter - she was attending college but dropped out because she was pursuing a degree in a field she was no longer interested in, to save herself time and money. Smart, in my opinion, but that's neither here nor there. But by not having a degree, she's job limited to the likes of the McD's and Walmarts - and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with working there, but those jobs aren't going to progress her in her career path. Again, in her mind, a waste of time. Personally I believe any position dealing with people in any capacity will help her in her future line of work. But a job with the government would get her started with her countdown timer to retirement from federal service. Too bad for her, no degree.
I think our government has become "of, for, and by the degree'd people." A new kind of discrimination.
Sorry for the rant.
People with degrees are now more likely to be unemployed than those without.
For every job availabilty that requires a degree, there is fierce competition between those that have a degree. So that right there makes it very difficult to get a job.
But then when they apply to a job that DOESN'T require a degree, they're deemed overqualified and don't get those jobs either.
So yes, while the jobs that don't require a degree are often dead ends, they're still jobs, and there is a hell of a lot of them out there. And while most of them are most likely dead end jobs, many of them also promote from within. As an example, my roommate in college got a part time job at Walmart working the jewelry department to help her pay for college. She got her BS in some Biology field. But all through college she kept getting promotions and getting more hours to work. By the time she graduated college she was one of the assistant managers. She kept doing that job while applying for jobs related to her BS in Biology. All of the jobs she was able to get didn't pay nearly what she was earning at Walmart so she kept her Walmart job and kept looking for better biology jobs. Then she was promoted to manager. Then after a year or two of that she was offered a positon for assistant district manager. She just retired after working for Walmart for ~30 years. She was some sort of high up Executive Manager in the corporation. For all of those jobs above assistant manager of our local Walmart, she needed a degree. Didn't matter what it was in, just as long as it was a BS or equivelent (BA) or higher. Amd through all of it, they routinely promoted from within the company.
Sorry for everyone who’s having trouble. Hope something comes everyone’s way. I’m just glad I’m retired and not dealing with all this.
Amen.
One way or another, Create your own employment. I've been doing this my whole life. You'll be surprised at what you will find.
Make kites and sell them on the beach. 🪁
Reading this, it seems like you could be Bert from the Mary Poppins movie🐸
Almost all genuine permanent changes to domestic policy have been blocked, so I would not expect huge changes because of the election.
I'm not certain I follow you. We already have control of the House, the Senate, and the Oval Office. What do you think is going to happen with the elections that suddenly unblocks policy change?
Republicans have the Senate, conservatives and MAGA apparently(considering they have not passed any conservative policy and have been blocking most of Trump's appointments) does not. We only have the Oval Office and Trump is concerning himself with foreign policy matters.
As far as elections go, we need to oust enough of the swampy Republicans in primaries to put fear into them, and probably get state legislatures to pass anti-corruption legislation at the state level.
If we Democrats gain the house, our best bet long term is if Trump vetoes nearly every funding bill to remove the incentive for corruption, but that will hurt short term, and so Trump probably won't do it.
That's the issue, though. It's tough to tell which Republicans are actually RINOs until they're in office. We can easily be voting out swampy Republicans just to be voting in even swampier replacements.
You can't get someone decent unless you take the chance, and at least the new person will know they can be ousted.
The old person knew they could be ousted as well. Knowing they can be ousted doesn't seem to be much of a deterrent, looking at all the RINOs we have in office.
They are rarely ousted, that is the problem. They stay there until they are literally senile and are controlled by their unelected staff.
And that doesn't show much promise of changing this election, from what I'm seeing.
Yes, we all know what SHOULD be done. But that's usually a far cry from what happens in reality.
Other than knowing that it should happen, what are you seeing that would signal that there's going to be a big difference for the upcoming elections?
I'm not saying your wrong. I'm genuinely curious about what you're seeing that I'm not.
Imagine how bad it needs to get for 95% of brainwashed blue-haired lefties to say "Dam, the government really is scamming us by overtaxing us and wasting it. And most government programs aren't necessary"..... That's how bad it will need to get. Q has no choice but to allow everything to get worse, to shake people awake.
It depends on where you are, etc, etc. But expect things to pick up in the summer. I think that we will see 7% growth in the 3rd quarter.
Try the railroad. Pay is great with great benefits
A White male says he has submitted over 300 job application, he can’t get a single call back
So he tried an experiment, he updated his resume to have a common Indian last name ‘Singh’
He says he’s already gotten 3 callbacks
This is discrimination based on race and it’s happening everywhere to White people
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2050560943466107258
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/06/adp-april-2026/
As long as this entire evolution ends the fed and irs along with liberal politics and policies, ill suffer almost anything.
Keith Kalfas…check him out.