>"me and your father have been talking, and we think

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>"just hand in an application"
>"did you call them to follow up?"

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>Talk to people and visit places even only to try and get voluntary work
>They take my number and tell me they will call if they need anyone
>Basically code word for fuck off

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>" I didn't go to college and I did alright for myself."
>"Don't you care about getting a girlfriend, son?"

>>37993694
Meh. You joke but my parents gave me this advice and it always led to getting an interview and getting the job.

>>37993905
This.

It's almost like OP never had parental guidance and is just realizing it.

>>37993593
dealing with people is hard enough, building lots of fake relationships with them whichs main content is wagekeking is hell on earth

I don't know how people can stand doing this to the point where it becomes their main purpose of their existence in their twenties

>>37993593
Kek I'm really liking all the recent boomerposting

>just walk in there, ask to see the boss, look him in the eye, shake his hand, and tell him you'd like to apply for a job there

...to which he'll reply "you can apply online like everyone else" and call security to escort you off the premises.

>tfw you never got these pushes, instead, one day your mom randomly, rudely goes, "when are you getting a job?"
i think i was like 16 when she said that.

>>37993694
Eh, this is honestly how it works.
How else do you even plan to check if your (on-line) application was properly delivered?
Shit that doesn't work is probably going in person or making demands or whatever the fuck

>>37994910

An increasing number of employers are putting "no phone calls or emails" caveats on listings nowadays. Following up on seen as desperate and aggressive, especially for higher positions.

>>37994943
then we're fucked pretty much?

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>>37994866
>>37994943
That's nonsense. You just have bad work ethic.