More Misadventures in Finding Real Employment
What did I apply for? Helpdesk. That usually involves repairing PC hardware or troubleshooting software, which I actually have experience AND education in, you know, in addition to database and web programming.
Hell, even today I had an in-law call me because she waited six hours and Windows 10 still wouldn't allow her to log in. Somehow I suspect the hard drive is the culprit given she's stuck on the login screen for that long (wouldn't be the first time, as I've had to replace a laptop hard drive for said in-law before).
Yet, I still got this message in my email:
Thank you for your interested in Blue Origin.
Unfortunately, I do not currently have a position open that matches your skill set but I would love to keep your resume on file and active for our future openings. We are steadily growing and will open more opportunities soon.
Again, I really appreciate your interest in Blue Origin and thank you for allowing me to review your resume.
Bullshit. If that's the case, then why post the position in the first place? This is supposed to be a booming start-up company? Bullshit, extraction racket is more like it.
Here's another laugh: My latest in a long line of employment specialists actually tried to get me a job as a cleaning assistant for 10 dollars an hour. No offense to people who clean for a living, but that's work I can't physically handle. You'd think my E.S. would know that given that I talked about that at length.
I seriously wish I had a real way out of this damned rut.
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What happened?
Before you talked about an opportunity to work on photo backup and restoration.
You seemed to be in an locality of our elders who absolutely love that shit.
Not trying to tell you what but I'm interested in what happened.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
No customers, that's what.
Modern education is little more than toeing the line for the capitalist pigs.
Guerrilla Liberalism won't liberate the US or the world from the iron fist of capital.
"Thank you for your interested in Blue Origin." ?
WTF is that supposed to be? Please tell me that is your typo, and not the actual response from a Human Resource department? Is it called HR, or simply OD now, Outsourcing Department. Or AID. Automated Intelligence Department, the greatest oxymoron of all.
Omfg never mind, that explains everything. Scraping the bottom of the humanity barrel for survival. Do you ever read HN? Bezos is the worst robber baron in modern history some days, according to his own employees! LOL what an asshole. Anyone who gets a paycheck from Bezos loses part of their soul, or they didn't have it to begin with.
Edit: deleted some projection. Sorry, I'm pissed.
good luck
Nope, that's the actual wording of the email.
Here's what they want for the position.
It's funny. Most positions seem to ask for 2+ years experience. Why is that, other than the fact that they don't actually want to hire anyone?
Modern education is little more than toeing the line for the capitalist pigs.
Guerrilla Liberalism won't liberate the US or the world from the iron fist of capital.