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

[The Chillosopher]

"Excuse me sir, I saw the help wanted sign out front, are you still looking for help?"
"Yes, we're looking for someone who can head our new department. We'll pay you enough to support an entire family. Can you read and write?"
"Yes sir."
"Great! You start Monday!"

Now



"Hmm, this job pays $9/hr, I guess it's kind of related to my Master's Degree in Organic Chemistry. Hopefully they call in the next few days."



or



"Hi John Doe. We received your application and would like to arrange 3 phone interviews before meeting face to face".
"First Question: Tell me about a time you had a mysterious dream. What happened and what do you think it meant?"



"Alright John Doe you did great with the phone interviews. Next is phase 1 of 3 for our face to face meetings. Tell us about a time you felt embarrassed. How did you handle it?"



"Alright John Doe, we felt good about you after all three in-person interviews. Before we go any further though we need you to write an essay explaining how you embody the values of this company."



"Congratulations John Doe! You got the job! Before you start, you'll have to participate in a two day company orientation as well as two weeks worth of training. After that you will start on Monday and will be on a 3 month probationary period so we can evaluate your skills and see if you're worth keeping."

[Ted Nugent]

theres a good bit of truth to this lol

[leanjordan]

That's Juan Doe

[i666]

good job society.

[Notsogifted]

The awkward moment I've just done 2 weeks training followed by a 4 judge panel interview for the NHS and didn't get the job.

Back on dat dere waiting time. Tis bullchit.

[ChadTsunami]

I know and hate these feels all too much

[T-MC-G]

It's next to impossible to get a job that pays more than $60k without having an employee referral, word of mouth hookup.

[Centrelinkbrah]

It is an employers market thanks to globalization, deunionization, corporate greed and lost of our purchasing power through inflation

[jasonjb]

so true about the interview process, some HR questions are just so stupid now days.
Gov jobs have the most ridiculous interview process. I had to drive an hour and a half to to a small town because their located there not the city everyone lives in, take a whole day to do 2 tests that take 30 mins. Then do a phone interview and then drive back to that chitty city for a face to face interview. Whole process takes 4 months, efficiency, not even once. And that was just to be put into a pool of candidates for when a real job opens up, where you have to do even more interviews and tests

[Rebounds45]

isn't John Doe a pornstar? I heard his name from a documentary, he killed himself apparently.

[novawildcat25]

That's Juan Doe

fukking LOL

yeah things were simpler back in the day

[bertstare101]

I liked how john doe changed from second to last pic

[Ragana]

That's not how it worked, at all.. You people are delusional.

It worked two ways:
A- you finished high school, got a factory job and worked it for the rest of your life. You made a comfortable living, raised a family but never got rich.
B- you went to college and had a dad, uncle, family friend, etc.. in the company that gave you a middle-management position in which you moved up from.

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

[Bongos]

employers are the biggest trolls ever now

[LordBroski]

Lmao too true. Rep'd.

[Johnnyfalcon731]

Brb getting fired/laid off three days before probationary period ends ( insurance,benefits begins) .. Farking scum bags
Brb you show up and work hard everyday.. Lay you off and they hire someone for 2 dollars an hour less to save money..
Brb working on 500,000 jobs
Brb getting paid $25/hr
Brb boss only shows up to collect his check

[PervedOut]

isn't John Doe a pornstar? I heard his name from a documentary, he killed himself apparently.

Was found hung in a closet I believe

no pun intended

[The Chillosopher]

That's not how it worked, at all.. You people are delusional.

It worked two ways:
A- you finished high school, got a factory job and worked it for the rest of your life. You made a comfortable living, raised a family but never got rich.
B- you went to college and had a dad, uncle, family friend, etc.. in the company that gave you a middle-management position in which you moved up from.

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

Either way the hiring process was much easier for both. You didn't even need a high school education to work in a factory. I've met guys who started working at GM when they were 16.

[BIGrob84]

Too much real life.

[Engineer_Guy]

[lostchiekurs]

I don't care I do job which probable did not exist 10 years ago - SEO and in this niche demand is huge for specialists so I cannot complain.

[DozerDane]

So true. These employers are out of control with requirements because they can be. The educational inflation these days is insane. Need a fukking bachelors degree to work at Arby's.

[Uncle-Phil]

That's not how it worked, at all.. You people are delusional.

It worked two ways:
A- you finished high school, got a factory job and worked it for the rest of your life. You made a comfortable living, raised a family but never got rich.
B- you went to college and had a dad, uncle, family friend, etc.. in the company that gave you a middle-management position in which you moved up from.

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

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.

[aStRoRdInArY]

fukking so many feels

trying to find a minimum wage job to just pay for groceries at college, and i feel like im trying to apply for a position at the NSA

brb 100's of questions
brb tons of interviews
brb weeks of training
brb "ok you are not prepared to put clothes on the shelf at Kohls"

[ManletBrahh]

unless you are a female or a minority (better yet if your a female minority). Then employers will bend over backwards to hire you.

[Neg_Train]

fukking so many feels

trying to find a minimum wage job to just pay for groceries at college, and i feel like im trying to apply for a position at the NSA

brb 100's of questions
brb tons of interviews
brb weeks of training
brb "ok you are not prepared to put clothes on the shelf at Kohls"

I'm sure their are justifiable reasons for this process.

Perhaps to screen out applicants who the company doesn't want.

Idk what those factors are though...

[The Chillosopher]

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.

Not really. Every generation has "the latest technology".

I bet you an 18 year old could work a tech job out of HS, but employers don't want to train them. They want employees to pay for training (i.e. schooling).

One of the biggest problems is companies not taking the time/effort to train their employees.

[Ultraviolence]

The system is ****ed, drastic change is needed or it's going to get worse.

[Neg_Train]

Not really. Every generation has "the latest technology".

I bet you an 18 year old could work a tech job out of HS, but employers don't want to train them. They want employees to pay for training (i.e. schooling).

One of the biggest problems is companies not taking the time/effort to train their employees.

Employers market right now.

For every 1 person you train, you can easily hire someone more dependable/experienced immediately.

[BendinSteel]

I remember after I graduate college I worked at Target for a while, the hiring process was ridiculous

2 Interviews and a computer questionnaire just for a ****ing stock position