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The job market is a joke. Job interviews are like a root canal.

Sounds like a cool job. I might pass this on to my daughter! TY!
 
instagramsci said:
The medical transport paid a little more than PCA, but even then not enough to drive my own car. Especially with the extra insurance and having to probably get it detailed.
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I use my own truck, but I get paid from the moment I leave my house until I return to it, plus mileage, plus reimbursements (which my co. loves, because none of it's taxable as income).
 
reinaert said:
I forget that wages decrease as latitude decreases.
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I'm from Pennsylvania and honestly wages were never great there either. I was a lifeguard in my early 20s and never got a raise at min wage for 4 years (federal min wage, places were still getting away with paying $7.25/hr until covid)
 
Things are a lot harder now from what my kids tell me. Companies seem to have the upper hand and people easily come and go. I know a lot of people who have started their own gig selling their crafts and such to get out of the rat race. You have my sympathy for sure!
 
instagramsci said:
I'm from Pennsylvania and honestly wages were never great there either. I was a lifeguard in my early 20s and never got a raise at min wage for 4 years (federal min wage, places were still getting away with paying $7.25/hr until covid)
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So, NH here. No state min. wage. But, Dunkins and McDs start around $16, because covid made a lot of 'essential workers' a whole lot more certain of their value, and all of So.NH shares a labor market with ME, VT and MA which have better minimum wages.

It'd be silly to seriously suggest you come north, but as I wrote earlier, the starting for Union Laborer in the Boston market, and because of MA prevailing wage standards, is about $45 with the bennies.
 
The person who interviewed me for that store did that thing where they complain about no one wanting to work anymore. I tried to tell her as gently as possible that the low wage probably has more to do with no one wanting to work here. I think she still wanted to hire me after that (she dangled a slightly higher wage, and a "path to management")
 
I’d get out of Virginia.
 
If I become so destitute and desperate (and my partner decides she doesn't want to support me monetarily anymore) I could probably swing a full-time position at my old job. Last I checked they're hiring for it again lol
 
Irredentist said:
Because it usually doesn't pay well enough to justify the toll it takes on your body.
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I'm getting that vibe. I know a lot of jobs that can take a toll, and I know a lot of retired construction workers in great shape for their age as well without all those issues. I think some of that is hype to be honest, and of course there's some truth to it. Depends on how you treat yourself through your career.

I think the money is pretty good, but, maybe I'm out of the loop! It's not something I'd recommend over a doctor or lawyer but, if you don't have skills, and need to make a living and not just a partial living it will do the job. It's what I do tho, so, of course I'd suggest. No harm meant.

I didn't realize it had this bad a rep. lol No wonder these jobs are in demand! I can see the reason we need to make it easier to immigrate into the U.S. now. It's true, nobody wants to do these jobs.
 
instagramsci said:
I have yes
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That's a good start then. Right now it's a candidate's market due to low unemployment.

Employers might be seeing some red flags in your employment history.

Examples would include several jobs in a short period of time or lengthy unexplained employment gaps.

You are getting offers though so something is working for you.

The advice I give people who are unemployed is that they make the job search their full time job.

Keep sending hundreds of resumes but also drop off unsolicited resumes. If you have a mall hit every retailer.

Good luck!
 
My kids are having similar problems as you are. I think us older Americans harken back to the ease we had getting jobs. Having kids in their twenties I've now realized those days are gone for them.
 
Ginger Ale said:
My kids are having similar problems as you are. I think us older Americans harken back to the ease we had getting jobs. Having kids in their twenties I've now realized those days are gone for them.
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I got my 1st job at thirteen because I asked to work and lived a half mile from the farm. Once I had the farm job, it was easy to get a school year job working for the town. It's definitely different now.
 
Ginger Ale said:
My kids are having similar problems as you are. I think us older Americans harken back to the ease we had getting jobs. Having kids in their twenties I've now realized those days are gone for them.
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My parents are both boomers (born in 53 and 57 respectively) and I keep them in the loop as far as my job search goes. They tell me it's nothing like it used to be
 
reinaert said:
I got my 1st job at thirteen because I asked to work and lived a half mile from the farm. Once I had the farm job, it was easy to get a school year job working for the town. It's definitely different now.
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If I still had lifeguard certification (had it in my teens to mid 20s) I'd probably have a job down here by now
 
Allan said:
That is shocking. Have you had a pro look at your resume?

Recruiters (and I've done it) spend a millisecond on a resume - dumping it into the 'no' pile for easily fixed red flags.



Why didn't you accept either?
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More often a AI computer scans resumes for key words before a human looks at it. Packing in key words pertinent to the job can be a helpful strategy. I kept my resumes to one page. Its meant to be a tease.
 
Ooh...another thought is a school bus driver. I know around here they're starting at something like $25/hr and there are sign-on bonuses because they are so short-staffed. I'm not sure if you'd need a different type of license, but something worth looking into perhaps. (If you can deal with driving around a bunch of kids LOL)


I'm in South NJ - even WaWa here is starting at something like $16-17/hr and they're also always hiring, including for management.


If you aren't tied strongly to your location - a move might also be something to consider.
 
Another thing I've considered but I'm not really comfortable operating a full-size bus. Smaller bus, maybe.
 
If you go to an interview, don't bring any children or pets...can you believe some people do that?
 
I don’t think the market is the problem if you’ve applied for 500 jobs over the last two years and you’re still unemployed.
 
It's easy to send a resume to hundreds of places on the internet. The problem is that it's a low-probability event. You must do other things, as has been recommended in this thread.
 
Irredentist said:
Because it usually doesn't pay well enough to justify the toll it takes on your body.
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Right. Common sense.

Which she would know if she had actually attempted to do any of it.

I dont know how anyone that posts here all day every day even has time to run a big time construction business. Must be multi talented. I wish I were multi talented.
 
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