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How has the job search been for you guys? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 days ago by shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I’ve had a hard time landing and keeping jobs despite having more than enough skill to go around. What have your experiences been? I think I just need to get better at selling myself and working with others

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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago

Terrible, dehumanizing, awefull. The entire process of applying for jobs is one of the absolute worst things society ever made me do.

I did in the end find a good safe job with an open minded manager that respects me and my colleague for our individual expertise and accomplishments.

I am not paid well, there are plenty of grossly better paying jobs within my industry. I don’t care. I know that was the compromise for job security and to me highly valued stability.

I am never doing that ordeal again. I am never applying elsewhere. They would need to drag me from the desk i have now. And they better find me another in house function to do because i am showing up to do my work the next day, wether they keep paying me or not.

(I work in the logistical background of a non profit IT helpdesk, with plenty of freedom, input in our procedures, room to script/program tools that benefit coworkers)