For those of you looking for a job (to help pay for business and personal expenses) and are having difficulty finding one...you must read this!

[Tyrhanosis]

Hello my fellow Fastlaners,

I want to share some useful information with those of you who are working on building your business and need supplemental income from a side job (like a part-time job), but are having difficulty finding one.

I saw this Reddit post about 5 months ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/15hg0yl View: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/15hg0yl/unemployed_workers_vs_job_openings_by_us_state/


If you understand basic supply and demand, you will know why it's much better to reside in a blue vs a red state. (Ironically the colors are almost flipped in terms of politics)


My experience, as someone living in a deep red (according to that map) state is that the employers basically expect you to treat them like some sort of God.

To be worshipped at every opportunity.

In fact, I recently applied for a job that normally requires no experience (an unskilled, not specialized labor type job), and the owner invited me in for an interview. He told me he got 90 applications in the span of 2 days. He even replied to 30 of them and discovered that 90% of them replied back, which means they are not bots.

They are legitimate applicants.

I keep hearing, esp. from not-so-bright people on LinkedIn and the mainstream media that there is a "labor shortage." There is no labor shortage. This is 100% an employer's market, and if you need a job to help pay the bills/keep your business running while you are still trying to get a consistent revenue stream, you will need to take this into consideration.

You'd be MUCH better off living in a state like Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma etc. (If you can stomach the weather...Utah and Minnesota look pretty good and aren't "in the middle of nowhere")

Wishing all of you good tidings.

 

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[socaldude]

My experience, as someone living in a deep red (according to that map) state is that the employers basically expect you to treat them like some sort of God.

I remember one time I went to apply for a job (in California). My friend asked me to tag along because he was invited for an interview. He said hey let’s check this place out they are hiring, you can apply too.

Long story short the hiring manager(a lady) was super pissed that I was even there. She started going off on me. Super angry and crazy woman.

Me and friend walked out like f*ck that place. And this was for a minimum wage job. LOL

 

[Tyrhanosis]

I remember one time I went to apply for a job (in California). My friend asked me to tag along because he was invited for an interview. He said hey let’s check this place out they are hiring, you can apply too.

Long story short the hiring manager(a lady) was super pissed that I was even there. She started going off on me. Super angry and crazy woman.

Me and friend walked out like f*ck that place. And this was for a minimum wage job. LOL

I feel like SoCal has always been pretty bad in terms of job seekers vs jobs available. It's everywhere now in California. I just read a story about a Physical Therapist Assistant with 7 yrs exp who moved to Sacramento with her BF and she couldn't find a job after 7 months. She started ranting on Reddit and the community told her the job situation in California is beyond atrocious.

10 years ago, I remember finding a job was not very easy but it was still doable. Today it feels like almost every job sector is extremely saturated (with the possible exception of healthcare).

Today, I wanted to make some extra money on the side by doing DoorDash (which I know is bad cuz wear and tear and all that stuff). I waited over an hour at peak lunchtime (noon to 1) and got zero orders / pings.

The "Learn to Code" crowd finally got what they wanted...

I'd work the oil rigs in the Dakotas if my physical body wasn't so weak and prone to illness... D:

 

[socaldude]

I feel like SoCal has always been pretty bad in terms of job seekers vs jobs available.

Yeah, it has always been that way. I struggled a lot here in California. It’s like a banana republic economy.

Very bizarre and dystopian-like economy.

You can teach yourself a skill where people call you and you don’t need a contractor’s license. That’s one way to escape the job economy.

 

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