Looking for a job in the 50's/60's vs today (pics)

[Suit]

OP

You forgot the evaluation questions.


Would you ever steal? No.


Have you ever taken something that wasn't yours? No.


You find a bag of money with $500 on the street, would you take it? No.

















































































Your family is held hostage and the only way to free them is to steal $100 million dollars and give them 50% of it, would you do it? Yes











































































































































We are sorry, but we are going with another candidate because you said yes to a question about stealing.

[frutistafreeze]

One time I had an interview with 8 people sitting on the other side of me. All I wanted to do was

[Achilles87]

This.

Also:

More technology = More education required



Brb getting a $60k/year tech job out of high school.


Things are bad, but you're simplifying things way too much.

lol no

Pre the industrial revolution you actually had to be a skilled craftsman, now a-days your average job could be done by any half retarded *******.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

lmao, the second one (to the right) is my dad.....

[AmazinJason]

Pro-tip: Companies always list the qualities of the IDEAL candidate. You rarely get someone who meets all the criteria. Never rule yourself of a job because of one criteria you lack.

If the job says 3 years of experience but you seem to meet every other requirement, then apply. Odds are this is a junior level position anyways and you likely qualify.

So true.

I got a job right out of college back in June and I remember when I was applying for the job in March or so, I was reading the qualifications online and I was confused as hell with about 80% of the things they listed. The only qualifications I remember meeting were "graduating this year with a bachelors in math, statistics, economics, business, or related field" and "has intermediate knowledge of all microsoft office programs (excel, access, sql)". All the other chit, I didn't know.

[Suit]

lol no

Pre the industrial revolution you actually had to be a skilled craftsman, now a-days your average job could be done by any half retarded *******.

I also like how he thinks 60k/year means something.


But who was rising prices with static wages?

[entershikari]

That's Juan Doe

reppd

[aevn]

these new 'tests' to see if youre the right for the job are fukking ridiculous

brb tell us about a random experience and how it made you a better person
brb 10 stages before phone interview
brb if you were a fruit what fruit would you be
brb have to have dedicated your whole life to joining their firm

[MusclePunisher]

Sorry do not know this feel. Have worked at Macys, Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, Office Depot, Abercrombie and Fitch, Johnny Rockets, California Pizza kitchen, a pool company.

[engj]

One time I had an interview with 8 people sitting on the other side of me. All I wanted to do was

My current job had this, I had to sell myself to the owners/directors of the company.


Its total bullchit for an entry-level or intermediate position.

[XTA]

lmao, the second one (to the right) is my dad.....

It's the same picture.

[vodka69]

lol that feel when you are a programmer
no employer will ever ask me about my weaknesses or that bullchit

[mattvdh]

Lmao, that first post was gold. Perfect description.

Looking forward to the baby boomers to retire/die so we can get their jobs. Those bastids outnumber us 2:1, so once they're out, we'll be in the money. hang in there bros, we're gonna make it

[Miccollo]

There are jobs, but they are specialized, which many Americans are not. Jobs in health care are booming for the most part, but they require a degree, again something that a lot of Americans don't gave/have in something unrelated to anything solid in the job market. Right now, IT, Medical, and practical (electrician, mechanic, etc), are the jobs with the most growth. This of course differs where ever you live in the US. I'm currently working on my PTA (Physical Therapist Assistant) certification/associate, the main reason being that not only is it a good job helping people, it has high security and growth right now. Not to mention here in California the average is between 60k-70k a year w/ benefits, and for a single guy who lives in a suburban city that's more than enough.

The struggle of course is in finding part-time work now, as I've been bouncing between odd jobs here and there for the past year. Just hoping my FA doesn't run out before my program ends.

[Massthetics4u]

Only way I got a job is because I knew the boss. Sad but that's how the world runs nowadays. It's sad and sometimes I hate living (no suicide or anything)

[mattvdh]

You could also create a thread on the complexities of modern dating compared to the 50's. You've got to be Schwarzenegger in his prime riding a velociraptor with buckets of cash pouring out of your pockets to get a 4 these days

[momo5]

The reason it's like this now is because you have alot of tards graduating college , drunk and partying with degree's but don't know sht. YOu have colleges advertising by showing girls in bikini's and saying they got the best party's making degree's even more worthless unless you go to a prestigous school that advertises creating strong and smart individuals, aka schools like harvard.

[SimonAdebisi]

Top lelz in this thread. Jolly good show, chaps.

[stokehouse111]

Some posters have mentioned it but it needs to be said again, its WHO you know.

Talk to your parents friends or your uncle or a family friend or whoever it may be, there will be positions and if they know you, guess what, you skip the whole ludicrous HR song and dance and you just go straight in, maybe a token interview where both parties know you're going to get the job and its more of a casual chat really.

Last job as research assistant (45 per hour) my sister left the position, recommended me, had a 5 minute chat with the lead researchers, got job.

Current job, volunteered at a school to build relationships, when the science teacher left, got a phone call from principal asking if I wanted to be the science teacher. BRB no science degree, no interview (technically they were supposed to advertise the position etc etc, but no fuks were given)

Go out there and network people!!!!

[DasWunderBrah]

these new 'tests' to see if youre the right for the job are fukking ridiculous

brb tell us about a random experience and how it made you a better person
brb 10 stages before phone interview
brb if you were a fruit what fruit would you be
brb have to have dedicated your whole life to joining their firm

strong this. fukking service job of peace

Sorry do not know this feel. Have worked at Macys, Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, Office Depot, Abercrombie and Fitch, Johnny Rockets, California Pizza kitchen, a pool company.

oh dear god.

[Dan916]

I applied at Trader Joes, they took us in the backroom, and we had to do 40 LONG DIVISION type of math questions, all on paper. Took well over an hour.


Do you know how fking hard long division is years after you've done it?

My brother who is a manager/director, told me that it takes 72 applications on AVERAGE to land your job.

[The_Albatross]

I don't know why everyone thinks that the 50's and 60's was one big, free gravy train.

Perhaps because it was the golden age of American capitalism...

[Dan916]

Remember, they can pay some Romanian guy to do the same work you can do for 1/6th the cost.

crappy economy is crappy.

[WAviking24]

Got a good paying career straight out of college crew checking in

[ectobruh]

fukking repped. drives me insane

[FairyGorl]

I agree op back then men wouldn't ask stupid **** like "do you have std's, hiv, hur-hurpess? dur dur yatta yatta yatta!" you would just let em in and move on to the next. 21rst century is very hard now

[Bunpitsu]

so much phucking truth ITT.

During college I applied for a warehouse job moving boxes, nothing more. Had to do TWO WEEKS of classroom training (phucking lol), a week of manual labour training (how to lift- as if I didn't know already), followed by a CRB check (a check which YOU sometimes have to pay for) and two interviews.

Guess what? I didn't get the job. What a load of phucking schit.

also, my grandfather has told me about the routine when was left school in he mid 1950s. He said you'd go into a building in the city advertising jobs, and you'd be lined up with a few other guys going for the same position. The manager would ask you things like 'are you good at maths?' or 'how's your written manner?' If you said yes to those questions, you'd be asked to come in the next morning to start A.S.A.P

sucks so much ass today

[SystemTrend]

Some posters have mentioned it but it needs to be said again, its WHO you know.

Talk to your parents friends or your uncle or a family friend or whoever it may be, there will be positions and if they know you, guess what, you skip the whole ludicrous HR song and dance and you just go straight in, maybe a token interview where both parties know you're going to get the job and its more of a casual chat really.

Last job as research assistant (45 per hour) my sister left the position, recommended me, had a 5 minute chat with the lead researchers, got job.

Current job, volunteered at a school to build relationships, when the science teacher left, got a phone call from principal asking if I wanted to be the science teacher. BRB no science degree, no interview (technically they were supposed to advertise the position etc etc, but no fuks were given)

Go out there and network people!!!!

Not sure if srs

[WalkingPharmacy]

i think the current system is the way it is because we allow it to be the way it is and people are in general lazy and keep the standard of hiring the same. we put up with this sht because we think everyone else is content with the way it is, but in reality, everyone else think its also sht. basically the entire system is sht

[Future24]

Grow up wanting to be a lawyer.

Go to law school.

Get a job paying 30k out of law school after 200k debt taken on.


Back in the day you go to law school, you made it in life.