Unemployment burnout

wausauguy wrote:couth11 I agree about the online applications. I realize I should be happy to do all the work filling out the online applications, but doing it over and over and each seems to want extra information.

Lately I have noticed that they want detailed information on unemployment collected. As if they would not already s gap in employment history. It is downright mean that they want me to detail my weeks of unemployment.

Human Resources needs to be renamed, more like inhumane. As I write this I feel bad about the negative I am writing about. Still, this is the harsh reality. I took college courses in HR, and the professors and HR theory are mean spirited and this is where many managers learn.

When I started taking night courses in HR I had this idea it was about helping people grow in their jobs, well the company I worked for was in hard times in the most of the 1990's. I watched how the best were leaving or even let go. So I got out in 2003, landed a job with a company I wanted to work for since I was a kid and toured the building. The dream turned into a nightmare, after 5 years and a 3rd boss I was made to feel worthless on the job, and I should not take it personally as the economy was the issue, long story, but my accounts were more difficult. Then I got to experience the being let go first hand in 2009 at a much bigger company.

phjohan wrote:The title says the symptom and there appears no help for recovery. There is help for AA, drugs, gamblers, however not for job seekers burnout. Even the career center appears ignorant to the problem. What do you think?

nfpexec wrote:I'm so tired. I have no more fight left in me and I am a tough NY girl but this recession has sucked the life out of me. I dont want to say it out loud but i dont see any job coming along anytime soon. Its been 2 1/2 years. How did that happen? Is it age, bad credit report, being a 99er WHAT? I've exhausted all resources, borrowed from everyone, lost most of everything including my pride and self esteem. I feel like nothing, a total zero, non-productive person. I sleep till 11, up to 3 or 4 am tossing and turning. I get up, check for messages, read job postings, never go out unless absolutely necessary. I dont see anyone, dont talk to anyone. I fully expect to look in the mirror one day and see no reflection. I am fading away, becoming irrelevant. How will i ever recover. I dont think i can anymore. I dont think there is hope. I've tried to put a positive spin on this but I can't. It's delusional. I'm fooling myself. I feel so sad, depressed, lonely. I can't describe the depths of my unhappiness. I'll never work again. How will I live?

couth11 wrote:Does any one else grit there teeth when they are asked to submit their resume online AND fill out a form asking for almost the same information that is on your resume. Not to mention the bizarre questionnaires.

I have seen some that are just wasteful. One test involved preferences. I could only choose between the primary colors (I don't have a preference among those. I happen to like purple, and shades thereof- does that disqualify me? ). There was also a shape preference question. One asked how often I stole from employers.

One (and this was for a general office clerk position (non accounting) asked questions involving geometric and algebraic formulas, some calculus, etc. I did fine on the algebra, but usually people in my age range haven't taken these courses in years, and this is a good way to rule out older people. I couldn't remember the geometric formulas, unfortunately.

IMO, there is a serious problem with human resources if employment is dependent upon any of these silly games. Also- any job hunter who needs to rely on the internet at the library or a workforce center has 20-60 minutes to job hunt, network and conduct business in. They have to spend money to get there. They cannot afford for their time to be wasted.

wausauguy wrote:Couth and all I have meant to message here and just let you know my dad passed away June 30th. Thank you for the kind words and at least I had freedom to be there and be able to participate in arrangements, I had some fear that I would start a job and then not be able to take off for funeral, picking up family at airport and such. But, I really need a job, not just for money but to feel like I am contributing, to get rid of the fears of being destitute.

Anyway, I need to go. Thanks for listening as always.

John

wausauguy wrote:I should be thnkfol. I had an interview for a challenging job, right? The thing is it would be management beyond my experience and the bigger issue....no health insurarance, and not even 401k. I will take the job if offered the opportunity.

But, the worry of no health insurance is big for me.

Also, the job is over 20 miles from my home, my car is over 11 years old. It is very odd how while I live in the biggest city for nearly 200 miles it seems the opportunities and job postings are for the smaller communities. My city is small in the scheme of cities at under 40,000 but my last temp job was basically in an unincorporated township. Something is very messed up with where my city is shoving money if we have no jobs, but yet one of the highest property taxes in the state.

I am glad this last week is basically over, it was the first that I had no company since my dad's death and while at first I was happy to not have to take people anywhere or just relax without doing something with someone it also leaves me feeling things just are not right, I mean everything...everybody is going there way...and my dad is gone.

Thanks as always for listening.

John