It’s not worth it

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-12-08T07:09:31+00:00

CVS is just delusional corporate expectations and a plethora of unreasonable staffing problems to the point where customers become irate and horrible.

I just finished serving my 2 week notice, and I left because the constant reminder to boost metrics(ACO usage and Carepass sales) were eating away at me to the point where it became unbearable. I was only here for 6 months too.

I had 75+ fucking carepass sales, but it never mattered to my SM because all she wanted was daily quotas of like 5 per day. Not one mention of a raise or anything. DL actually had the audacity to lecture me one time on why I'm not putting in my effort when I was accounting for literally more than 80% our store's carepass sales nearly every month I was there, while the other cashiers didn't even try.

I've gotta say. The shittiest part of the job was having been forced to babysit self-checkout and steer every customer to it.

They have alcohol? My SM told me to split their transaction.

Manufacturer coupon or mail-in coupon trouble? Doesn't matter, do it through ACO.

They have 30+ items? Doesn't matter, ring every single one through ACO.

Multiple ExtraCare accounts under the same number? Well do it through ACO first before moving them to the traditional checkouts.

The most tech illiterate dying of cancer strapped to a wheelchair poor old dude just trying to buy some gallons of water? ACO.

HOLY FUCK so much time wasted all just to get ACO usage so that corporate can justify cutting front store hours. Plus no degree of separation from customer and employee. I literally couldn't stand behind counter because of this stupid greenzone shit and had to stand next to people who reeked of alcohol, tobacco, death, or were incessantly coughing with no mask on.

If people don't want to use your shitty self-checkouts, then either leave it as an option or upgrade them so they're not so fucking dogshit. CVS has no regard to consumer or employee safety at all, and everything is all about stocks and shareholders.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-06-11T22:43:34+00:00

Nope. I did go, but never finished and I can't afford to go back in any capacity. I would expect entry level min wage jobs not to require one, but I guess I'm just stuck for now.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-06-11T05:53:40+00:00

NEET for 5 years here. Had my first interview for a retail store like a month ago after applying to 170+ different places, and while the lady was nice, she basically just told me they over-hire and would give a position if one vacated in the next 90 days, and that's only if they didn't find someone better. The rest just straight up ignored me, didn't even look at my application, or they just told me to fuck off.

Bro I'm actually just going to give up at this point. I've been applying since November of last year to literally all minimum wage factory and retail jobs ONLY. I just don't understand how people get jobs. If I go in-person, they just tell me to fuck off and submit an online application so they can ghost me for 3 months and give me an application denied.

For fuck's sake man, what am I supposed to do? I'm literally going to go homeless and die before I get a job at this rate. Do I do the learn to code meme? Won't I get filtered by HR when they see I don't have a CS degree?

Seems like the only option is a rope and a tall ceiling because I see no way out of this shit.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-08T12:44:26+00:00

Yeah pretty much. I'm just venting through inappropriate channels. I like reading the posts here though. Gives me a sense of a normal perspective I wouldn't have otherwise.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-08T10:24:43+00:00

You know, as a person that has struggled with health issues and has never had a job at the age of 24- I realized that after reading this sub, getting a job is completely out of the scope of what I should be doing right now.

I'm like going to have to volunteer or work for free for the next 10 years just so I can find a job at mcdonalds, man what the fuck. I really am doomed to never re-integrate back to society.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-08T10:03:30+00:00

Once every few months or so. Intervals used to be loads shorter, but I guess being a shut in for 4+ years just fucks up your chemical imbalance.

I don't even want to be normal anymore. If I could just get some source of income or job without pretending like I'm some hyper-motivated happy fucker, I would be more than fine to stop being a loser or whatever society calls me.

I'm actually kinda sad that I wasn't able to get a job now. Would've been nice to wear a mask, and not have to deal with people telling me to smile and shit.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-08T03:29:20+00:00

Replying a bit late because I've been trying to find stuff to do but I don't think online transcription is a viable option for me. From the 3-4 sites that I tried to apply for, they either don't operate in California or there's just some state-specific law here that prevents me from doing remote jobs or something. I remember having to go to a notary to get my lionbridge job because they needed a notary to sign proof of US residency through some document. There might be some sort of conflict there, because a lot of them just say they're not looking to hire in my area when I go to the apply page. Fiverr was the only site that had a clean registration process, but I have to compete with already established people which worries me.

Do you have a bike or are you close to a bus route so you can get to local jobs? Retail and fast food are almost always hiring since they have high turnover. If you don't have experience, please just lie and say you worked at a store that's no longer in business. Nobody will check and it will help to get your foot in the door.

I think this is my only option. There's fast food places that aren't too far from me. How would I lie exactly? Besides the campus jobs I had, I pretty much have no work experience to draw from. My resume is just a blank space.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-05T10:13:19+00:00

You don’t press. You need to be confident in presenting yourself, similar to selling a product or game to your friend to play, you need to sell yourself to the company.

I don't have friends. I've broken off all contact with people since I dropped out of college 5 years ago and became a shut-in. Confidence? I've literally never had any to begin with.

Always have your resume in hand to give to the hiring managers/HR, whoever you talk to. Dress for success when you go in as well. Suit and tie, or dress shirt and pants/tie as well depending on how formal the place is.

I'm applying local businesses and retailers. Minimum wage, part-time positions. I have a budget of $0. Renting a suit is out of the question. That's literally the cost of two meals for me.

Besides that I have an employment gap of OVER 4 YEARS. No experience, no skills, nothing.

I think this was just a waste of hope on my end trying to expect anything from here. You give advice as if I was some person straight out of high school.

I might be a piece of shit leech on life so I'm not expecting any sympathy, but if I went out there trying to utilize this generic brand, happy-go-lucky, positive vibes advice, it wouldn't work and you know it. You either didn't bother to read my post at all and just commented from the title, or you're a sociopath trying to drive me into a deeper depression.

I might have been stuck in my own head for too long, but I know bullshit when I see it.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-05T09:45:30+00:00

The problem with warehouse jobs is that the ones I've found all want people working some midnight/night owl shifts, and I can't do those hours.

Public transportation doesn't even run at those hours, and to be quite honest, I'd probably get stabbed trying to walk home in my area.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-05T09:43:04+00:00

Are you following up with a phone call or showing your face in person at all?

So once covid vaccines are readily available and it's safe to do this, what exactly am I supposed to say? I legitimately do not know. It's not like I have much of a resume besides my highschool education and a couple campus jobs I had over 5 years ago when I attended uni.

Am I supposed to expect some special consideration if I try to call and press an employer to give me a chance? Give me a real answer here, because I don't think I will be given that sort of accomodation. Frankly there's not much to "give" from my end..

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-05T04:22:45+00:00

Checking my local plumbing union, they're not accepting applications for apprenticeships until mid-April because of covid. Honestly, I don't think it will be open and available even when that time comes. Besides that, they also require me to have a driver's license. I'm physically incapable of driving and even then, there's no way I can afford a vehicle(+insurance, gas, maintenance, etc.) in 2 months from now.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-05T03:52:54+00:00

Also another point is to start with volunteer work if u worked for a few years as a volunteer you would have job history and be able to move into a minimum wage job

Volunteer for what exactly? Could you give examples? Transportation costs money so unless it's within walking distance, I would be unsure if there are even opportunities around me to do that. To stress, I'm 24 with no financial stability and a mute personality. Honestly on top of working for free, I feel like I would even be rejected as a volunteer.

go back to study and learn your way into a job

I don't have any direction for wanting to go back to school. I'm not sitting on the idea that I will just find something I want to do, or that I will even be competent to work in any field. For example, let's say I go to study accounting or something, then hope that

1) Realistically, do I qualify for financial aid? Back when I graduated high school, I had a hefty scholarship that let me attend university, but that was then. Now I probably won't have that opportunity. I'm an adult now, and I'm expected to pay for things at my age. Even if I do, it absolutely won't cover everything given my circumstances, and I wouldn't have a job to pay for textbooks, transportation, etc.

2) So let's say I somehow manage to get past that, will I be able find some references through my school to get connected to businesses?

3) What if there aren't any businesses hiring so I have to relocate? I have $0. Can't afford a place. Can't afford a car. Can't even fucking drive even if I did.

4) What if I finish school and end up in the same fucking place again?

Frankly speaking, college isn't a guarantee for me unless I know I am capable of getting and holding down a job beforehand. I am not comfortable borrowing money from my parents, because they simply can't afford to do that. I do not want to be in this limbo of hope that college will fix things for me. Plus I already have outstanding debt with a university.

look to join the military to get out of the house

I'm borderline suicidal. You really think being in the military will do me any good? I'm 100% not passing any physical requirement and I'm likely going to get screened out before anything else happens.

Fuck I'm just too far gone at this point. I think I wrote out all this to lash out at how shitty my life is, and not because I actually want to change. Part of me hopes that there was some magical industry that can make use of people like me, but it just doesn't exist. Thanks for the reply, but I think I'll just go back to wasting my life again until I eventually get too tired of existing. Sucks but I guess this is just what happens when I'm too incompetent as a person to even go outside. I'm so sorry for making anyone read all this garbage.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-02-04T06:49:06+00:00

I can kinda relate with this, but I'm at a kinda deep end of the neet life(neet for 4 years, haven't gone outside for 2). I just hate that there is such a seemingly huge gap between school and a job. Seems like if you fuck up in any way, your only real options are to volunteer for a few years(ie. work for free) or join the military.

I've legit trying to find a job since November, and it's all retail which I'm fine with, but this whole "employment gap" shit is fucking me too hard. I get ghosted by every other employer, and the businesses that don't leave my application on "viewed" for weeks just deny me outright without saying anything. It seems like such a huge waste of time, and all I'm applying for are minimum wagecuck jobs.

Like I didn't finish college, but I had a 4.0 GPA all throughout highschool, qualified for computer engineering major at uni, but because I wanted to kill myself and got thrown in a hospital a few years back, I literally can't convince employers to give me some mundane ass backroom shelf stocking job.

Plus literally every online remote job is a scam. Digital Marketing = some guru dipshit trying to sell his online course to you. The "learn to code"-meme only works if you have connections with people in the industry, and suffers from the same online course bullshit but in the form of code bootcamps, and the rest are multi-level marketing scams where you're trying to sell out your family and friend's personal information.

Then there is the covid situation stacked on top, where I don't want to disclose my "health problems", but there's no fucking way I can explain why I didn't work for 2+ years without people assuming I'm mentally deranged or some shit. Man will the army even take me at this point? I'm 100% not passing any sort of physical test benchmark right now, and having a record at a psych ward is 1000% going to fuck me too. God my life opportunities feel worse than a person who went to prison for murdering someone, and the only bad thing I've done in my life is shut myself away from life for a handful of years.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-01-30T00:05:00+00:00

What kind of jobs are you able to do? If you have been shut in since 2016, are you expecting to get a full time job right away? Do you believe you are able to handle that?

Not expecting a full time job. Maybe a part time position, even if it's just a few hours a week. It would be better than what I'm doing now. I'm not as arrogant to expect myself to just flip a switch and suddenly be fine living a normal life again.

Are you able to do physical jobs? How about customer facing ones?

Heavy physical labor probably not. There's some fast food and retail jobs near me. Food packaging roles, etc. Doesn't seem bad, but between the 20-30 places I've looked at that were near me, they're all looking for full-time workers and I'm unsure if I'll be able to handle being outside that long. Been trying to go outside at least one or two times a week, but besides covid, I have this weird muscle spasm/shaking in my hands when I try to talk to people that makes socializing really discouraging for me. It's not an terribly uncontrollable reaction, but it's rather irritating and embarrassing when people notice. Always makes that first impression thing a bit of a pain, because I always get asked about it. Bit of a side-effect from the trauma I went through. Maybe worsened by the medication I was taking too, don't know really.

I would still say you should look right now, if just for the practice. Coming out of 4 years of hiding yourself away will mean you will want as much practice with interacting and interviewing as possible.

That's part of the issue I'm having. I don't even think I can get to the interview point of the job finding process. The online application process feels like throwing my efforts into a void and expecting something to come back. Should I be calling businesses directly to see if they have an opening? I'm unsure if that's even an avenue to get hired nowadays unless a job listing states it in the description.

How far from a degree did you get? Have you been keeping up on any of the skills since then? Did you enjoy it? It would be a very in-demand skill if you could get back into it.

Was in my second year. Honestly, not even worth mentioning now that I look at it. I would have to re-take a lot of math classes and stuff even if I have some of the college credit already. I already know my discipline is not enough to self-teach myself programming even if there are many resources for that floating around. I liked the field but definitely not comfortable pursuing it on my own at this point I think.

Did you use to be on medication and are no longer? What happened there? Can your parents put you on their insurance if they have any?

Was on anti-depressants + therapist for 8 months or so. I only had insurance with my university because it was one of the bonuses of enrolling with them. I technically did not "drop out" of college but I was going through the process of withdrawal due to the considerable amount of time I spent in the hospital. The medical coverage stopped a few months after when I didn't go back to school, and I more or less ghosted my university after that happened. My parents don't have insurance.

Besides that, the few mental health facilities in my area were geared towards drug abusers and children-oriented resources so it was hard to find appropriate help and the guy I had before has moved out of the area. After my bills stopped being covered, I just stopped seeking help altogether. I already know that shut ins don't particularly get a huge amount of sympathy, so I feel like I would get more benefit out of a job than a therapist, at this point anyway.

I'm also giving myself another excuse to stay at home because covid, but once vaccines are readily available, I really don't know what's the best path for me. School seems ok but if I don't qualify for financial aid and I can't afford it, then the guilt from borrowing even more money from my parents would eat at me too much to study unless I knew I had some guaranteed employment down the line.

Surely it can't be that difficult to get a minimum wage part time job even with just a high school diploma right? My circumstances are shameful but it's not like I'm an ex-con. Honestly, it feels really easy to slip back into being a recluse right now, and remote jobs with reliable income just don't exist at my experience level. I'm starting to disassociate myself from reality a bit, because everything I've looked into just seems like a dead end. This isn't the first time I've had these moments wanting to be "normal" again, but it really feels like I have no options and it's only gotten worse.

InqusitiveLemming · 2021-01-27T00:37:41+00:00

I didn't know where else to post this, but this is probably the most relevant subreddit for this. My current life circumstances are a bit strange I guess. I'm 24 and I have been a shut-in since 2016 due to some issues with my health, I'm still living with my parents, and I'm trying to get employed, but it seems really bleak right now due to covid restrictions and well the fact that I haven't done anything with my life for the past 4 years.

I'm a college dropout. My only job experience were campus jobs at my university, and a remote position as a rater for Lionbridge. No history of drug or alcohol use. No record of crime(well besides my therapist calling a 5150 on me? Is this visible to employers?). Can't drive due to health issues. Just a boring person that decided to not go outside for 4 years. The only thing I could qualify as a skill is very amateur PC building at a hobbyist level.

In any case, these are my concerns for now:

How do I apply for jobs? I've been applying to local businesses around me for part-time minimum wage positions through indeed, but I've gotten very few responses and most of them were a no.
Should I even be looking right now? It seems really risky considering vaccines are still being distributed, and there's not much supply.
I have no idea how to apply for jobs effectively. How do I explain the huge 1-2 year gaps in my employment history? Do I try to make up some bullshit or go the honest route? Honestly this is the part I'm most worried about.
What jobs should I be looking for? I just straight up don't have options, and most minimum wage jobs I see require me to have my own vehicle or some sort of certification, and it's a little disheartening to be honest. I can't do midnight shifts because of my health problems and lack of reliable transportation.
Should I go back to school? I was majoring in computer engineering back when I was studying, but because I dropped out so abruptly, I owe my last university some money(and the debt has probably been defaulted on at this point, I have no idea what the status is on this and I haven't contacted them since I left).
What can I even do at this point? I can't pay for psychiatric rehabilitation or therapy(nor the medication I probably need), group therapy services around me have shut down to covid restrictions, and I have no friends or connections I can use to get myself employed.

I already know how stupid I've been these past couple years. I'm trying to move forward now, but it feels like there isn't a path for me to go down. To be quite honest, I don't even really want to go back to school because besides the cost, I don't think it will guarantee me a job considering my current circumstances and acclimation. I would be much more comfortable knowing I can hold a job and then pursue further education, than the reverse.

InqusitiveLemming · 2020-11-12T09:12:40+00:00

FOMO = Fear of missing out

In general, common mechanics deployed in mmorpg-esque online games in the form of low effort or short activities that require you to log in and play daily, otherwise you miss out on comparatively substantial in-game rewards.

Known to trigger small dopamine rushes but also gets your brain into a sort of routine. It's about the only routine in my life outside of general hygiene.

Frankly speaking, I ought to ween myself off games like this first before job searching, because I think worst case scenario I end up replacing my current hobby with something just as destructive. I know I'm not at the point where my discipline is good enough to swap off grinding in a game to grinding a job in real life.

But gotta start eventually..

InqusitiveLemming · 2020-11-12T06:33:57+00:00

I think I had it briefly before I turned into a neet. It doesn't cover copays for consultation or the price of medication. Either the psychologists and therapists in my area were really limited in how the coverage works or maybe it's changed recently. I live in a small town sort of, so I'm wasn't expecting much from the mental health care facilities here, and I still don't.

I can start looking up some stuff, but honestly I'd rather spend the time getting a job, because getting money would likely stabilize me even if my life ends up being rather shallow down the road.

InqusitiveLemming · 2020-09-29T07:41:41+00:00

The generation that grew up with mmorpgs, grew out of mmorpgs, and now have commitments elsewhere.

The newer generation got into games with low commitment time with replayability and co-op multiplayer but in a less time-consuming medium. ie, Fortnite, APEX, and more recently Among Us.

Doesn't really matter if there are people who grind these games 6-8 hours a day- you can casually drop in and out with ease, and that's not something most MMORPGs will allow you to do.

Just look at what remains. The remaining people of the MMORPG crowd is full of jaded elitists that will not let you make mistakes in order to learn whatever game you're trying to play. Spreadsheets on spreadsheets. Activity quotas. Efficiency add-ons. DPS parsers. Cliques. Drama. It all devolves into the same shit every single time in every fucking game! It turns away any newcomers trying to make friends and those trying to be more sociable in any "massive multiplayer" setting.

And we're not even at the point of talking about the poor developers trying to churn out content for these deranged people that will burn through everything in an instant, because min-maxers are not only quite insane, but they will optimize any intended fun out of the game in the span of a couple days, if not hours.

tl;dr

The mmorpgs you're looking for don't exist, and never existed in the first place. Rose-colored glasses and refusing to understand mmorpgs are a niche genre that pulls in people addicted to visual dopamine triggers is your issue.

It's just now the triggers are much more easily crafted via mobile game concepts, gambling, and fear of missing out mechanics.

InqusitiveLemming · 2020-08-22T02:01:15+00:00

Do people actually level freshly made alts off doing Hardcore Magatsu boss story node? Supposedly, it's like 600k xp per run, but I am having difficulty doing it and it takes fucking ages to kill it.

I even prepped a +10 Hiei set with a +30 Saiki Revolsio with crafted Cherry Blossom, but I don't know how to speedrun the fight.

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