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It’s not that nobody wants to work anymore, not a lot of places are hiring!.!.

Watching your vids make me depressed but then i realize others will feel the same so i feel happy

Saying like all the time and being a Valley Girl does not look great.

America: home of the low-wage, low benefits jobs.

Performance doesn’t matter much - relatives in the right places within the organisation matters a whole lot more.

Dont lie that you know something lie about how much experience you got in the stuff you do know

This is total BS! If you even make it up to being a manager they will transfer you all over the place so much that you'll eventually just give up and quit. They do basically the same for assistant managers too. Some of the managers might be making over a hundred thousand a year but there's little if any that make a half million. I don't think their district managers make anywhere near that much either. When I worked for Wally world years ago they would try to convince even their minimum wage workers that they would retire from Walmart with a 401k worth a couple million dollars. How many companies in the entire country are handing out half million dollar jobs to anyone, but especially to people with a high school diploma?

A lot of the reasons employees are treated as they are today is the result of "globalization". It was sold as a way for the West to compete, but it just dragged the middle class standard of living lower. Globalization was about accessing lower labor costs of exploited people outside the U.S. That happened because there is no longer a party that represents the middle class. All votes in Congress are for sale, no matter which party. Voter appathy & learned helplessness are the cause of that! Don't be apathetic. Support Ranked Choice Voting. This avoids the "Spoiler Effect" when a 3rd party candidate or independent runs. It also gives more voice to the Center and less to the extremes. Enough with the Red / Blue rage. Niether of those care what you think when laws are being made. Also fight for Campaign Finance Reform. Fight to overturn "Citizens United". All this leads to laws and policies that support large donors, not the working class. A balance needs to be restored.

I always found it so dumb that asking about salary is taboo during interviews. It's literally the main reason I want that job and need it. Interviewers can ask whatever they want about you but if you DARE to bring up salary they look at you funny. Ridiculous.

The reason the companies want on site? They ADORE controlling your life. That's what it all boils down to. If they pay you they want control over you.

the quality of workers at my job over the last 5 years is pathetic

My sadan is my pickup and rv, luckily its not my home ... yet!

Hey America. Just remember that you voted for this.

Dude let the video play than speak on it. Outlet it play a little longer . I am about to leave this video cause I want to listen to the video

Stop your winging and work harder.Unclog toilets for a living and you will make enough money to buy a small house.

@Life After Layoff and Brian. Gone is respect for each side. Why should I entertain sleeping in a one room shed with 4 others guys and no car for less than it cost to cover expenses for 6 months on contract? How about No?

Not an application interview but I once had the strangest exit interview. The district manager conducting it was not accustomed to female employees (auto repair and tire chain). That made sense, at the week-long training class for assistant/service managers that I attended (where I found out my store manager had been ripping me off on expense vouchers) there were 43 guys and 3 women. There were no other females in-store management positions in our district. He already knew why I was leaving, husband in the military and being transferred overseas (accompanied tour so the kids and I were going with him) so he launched into his favorite story (I'm guessing) about loyalty to the company and how when his wife was in labor he took her to the hospital and then went to work since "there was nothing I could do there". I pointed out to him that I didn't have the option of doing that since I was the one giving birth. While he was floundered about that I added that both times my husband was in the delivery room with me, holding my hand, helping me breath, feeding me ice chips, etc. He stopped, wished me good luck, and fled.

cooperation implies that both parties agree to work together. opportunities for who?

American markets are due for a serious correction. I worked for a company for 6 years and never called out unless I was sick which was rare. I finally asked for a vacation which they agreed too and 2 days into my vacation I was terminated. VETERAN COMPOST DC is the company. No im not bitter just a lesson learned, I will never let anyone put me and my family in that position again, now I have 3 businesses.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is rather interesting to look at when realizing that the carrot is just out of reach for so many people. Modern slavery is what the elites are pushing - perform and be important to the *company's needs* , or be unemployed.

I job hopped for almost a year after the place I was working for laid me off. Most places abuse probationary period's now because there are so many people looking for work. I finally did find a job that kept me and pays more than all the other ones. But I still know that I'm highly replaceable and could be let go any moment. Loyalty is dead.

Who cares. Its for the grandkids of current management

There is no loyalty today. And that goes both ways. The problem is employers expect you to be 100% dedicated and to give two weeks notice when you leave but they can give you your walking papers on a whim. Then walk you out like a perp. P.S: Leaving a job to take care of a dying parent or a young child should be rewarded and commended. Unfortunately, I’ve had to explain my resume gap and these reasons don’t seem to help. And I’ve had to take pay cuts just to get back into the workforce. Such bullshit!

Sometimd is about patients waiting for a job opening. I apply for a job. I didn't get an offer until 6 months later. This is guy picky with work. I remember did something funny of my resume. I don't smoke on the corner of my resume, it was good. Anyway, i take what ever i can. Not oicky

Wow you are so right on. I am going through losing my home of 24 years because the bank refused to take my payments and forced me into selling, or they were going to sell it. It has nearly killed me and did kill my husband. I was forced to sell to an investor due to the lien. I was current on my loan when they stopped taking payments. Foreign investors are buying all the real estate. They are selling our land out from under us. The American dream is dead. God help us all. You do not want to own anything though because they will torture you to death. They wait till you are old to do it though.

Thanks for putting realty in words.

Exactly this. You have a better chance of being promoted if you are going to dinner with your boss than if you are the hardest worker

I really (dislike) recruiters right now, and I am being kind. Why can't a recruiter just say 'you weren't chosen to move forward'. And stop it with the salary requirements. If you recruit a great/high performing employee and start them out below market value, expect them to leave for higher pay and not give the company a shot at upping pay or a promotion. Used car salespeople are higher up on the societal rung than recruiters right now. Sorry, most on here feel this way. I am sure you're a great person but man the talent acquisition department can fall off a cliff.

College is an investment, I've seen people going back to school for a masters, got internships than got hired than again I've seen the opposite as well.

I was fired from a job a couple years ago. I had enough money saved up to retire, so i did. Since then, ive been repeatedly contacted by recruiters to come work at the same job. I enjoy trolling them.

a lot of places i’ve worked the negative folks are the majority and ones in power, negativity mistaken for camaraderie often. looking on the bright side usually gets me ostracized

Welp I think we're getting close you revolution time

I've been a remote worker since 2019 and just this past April was laid off from my job at a fully remote company. Based on who was let go I'd say location was the biggest factor because I brought in 74% of all new business revenue in 2023 but they kept the person who brought in 24%. The difference is I'm the only person in the whole company based on the west coast while my teammate was in NYC where our company's US HQ is located. It's possible gender played a part as well as my team was already 80% female and the only ones let go were men. I don't think gender was intentional. I think it was subliminal. So I've been actively job searching for 2 months now. I'd estimate less than 10% of the open roles I'm qualified for are full remote. The rest expect you in the office at least 2-3 times per week. Further, 90% of those roles are based in SF/bay area and NYC so if you're not local to those areas you're immediately disqualified. In my industry if you're not based in those 2 areas and you're between jobs, you either need to move or change industries. It's beyond frustrating.

Looking forward to moving to a 3rd world country. India here i come.

Im Gen X and worked in corporate america straight out of HS. Ive never been fired but I always hated the way companies could just ruin a life in an instant. I saw people who were middle management for 20 yrs at a company get fired that day because his salary was all of a sudden too high. Ive seen sales people be dropped, marketing staff. No notice. I always felt this was wrong and it should be law that companies give notice of 30 days and in return employees give the same.

There is another "cure" for the housing problem. They could build affordable housing. Lots of it. But right now they are not incentivized to do so, because people and corporations are making a ton of money on high-end luxury homes and rentals. It's driving up prices across the board.

FYI for you younger folks... I'm a 55 yo GenXer, I've been dealing with bad employers and jobs for over 40 years (been working since I was 15). This is nothing new. The days of "work at company X until you retire" died way back in the late 80s and early 90s. Bad employers and jobs have been taking advantage of workers for quite a long time now. My generation has somehow tiptoed through the minefield of this BS since most of you were either little kids or not even born yet and we're still here, dealing with the same crap as we were 25, 30 and 40 years ago that you are all thinking is some new crazy phenomenon. We've been dealing with real life BS since we were early teens, now you guys know what it's like to have to be an adult... Welcome to the real world. Enjoy!

Because the worker is getting hosed. Subinflation increased while executives take all the gravy. Not only do we pick the wrong people for leadership, but we incentivize antisocial behaviors of them.

Thank you. You have put the foundation for me and I am sure for alot of other people, I needed this.

Toxic manifest off a company toxic backstabbing co workers under payed over worked under staffed jobs narcissistic bosses power tripping you no appreciation is the reason. I think when people worked from home exposed all this..

Somebody please talk him out of sputtering.

People need to start buying from the small mom & pop companies again, avoid the big ones whenever possible, even if it's slightly more expensive.

It’s more than that. When I was in college, it was easier to not work and collect food stamps and Medicaid. I should have done that and dropped out. I was much better off when I had the government assistance. Now they just tax my paycheck and I do t have much left over for anything.

In my experience, the most reliable sign is how quickly you hear back from them. I always heard back very quickly when they were interested enough to where it would ultimately end up in an offer. Slow means lack of interest.

I have the potential to be so much more but all i can get is low pay retail jobs.

This whole thing of encouraging people to get internships is tone deaf and ridiculous. Those internships are going to be just as pick or possibly even more picky in choosing the applicants than when applying for real jobs. Additionally fewer and fewer companies will even do internships so there is only a very small percentage of college students who are going to ever get internships. I am older than most of this videos target demographic, I am almost 30, but the thing that most ruined the job market for all generations and especially gen-z is the massive outsourcing of jobs that happened during and after Covid. I know this all too well as someone who got a degree in Computer Science and I have 5 years of work experience in the field at this point, with 2 years of that at a Fortune 500 company that I got laid off from because they laid off 85% of their local staff because of Covid. I can't get a job in that field at this point because all the jobs for this level of experience(mid-level developer, QA, data analysis, etc...) have all been outsourced to foreign countries where the amount they are paying workers is something you can not compete with at all. For the smaller scale companies that are still hiring developers in this country, there is still the same amount of people looking for these jobs but far less companies that will hire for those positions. This makes people desperate and willing to take lower pay in spite of their skills and years of experience. Hell even senior developer positions are starting to be outsourced. Basically what I am saying is, the job market is fucked and it will not fix itself without government intervention, but we all know that no matter what happens they will not intervene. I don't even work in the tech field anymore, I work as an insurance analyst for a company that analyzes bank loans.

Obviously interviewer knows you gone lie about everything so what’s the point of asking questions

I like the above young Bro. He has a very "Don Rickles" Style Attitude about being bluntly honest. Not that long ago, such an attitude was looked at as attractive in a "Business Hiree". Not so much nowadays. Now they want a person who comes off like an "Unemotional Robot". Which is utterly stupid of course....AND NO, I DON'T WANT OUR ABOVE BRO GIVING UP HIS PERSONALITY JUST TO GET HIRED !

UNION'S, UNION'S, UNION'S. We need UNION'S !

This year has been hellish. Several months of searching for senior-level jobs, and getting nearly no interviews. Night and day compared to three years ago and hugely demoralizing at this point in my career