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[Suicune's Fire]

I think the growing trend is companies don't want to invest in their employees anymore and just want to be as cheap as possible. A lot of things are getting scrapped, such as pensions, 401ks, benefits, long-term careers with the company, and so on just so they're not officially on payroll and aren't a part of the budget. Also, companies don't want to train their employees or invest in their health and future. They just want them to come in the door already knowing everything they need to know, or they expect them to pay for their own training prior to taking on the job.

I'm not a fan of networking either. I've gone to networking events, and they've never helped me. I know the goal there is to find someone who has a nice, high-up position so they can help you get your foot in the door, but every time I've gone to these things, people just talk about themselves and don't really care about your personal situation or they don't have a way of helping you. So in the end, I've wasted hours of time just listening to how other people got lucky.

I also hate the "it's not what you know, it's who you know" quote they like to drop everywhere like a dog dropping a poop. Pft, then what's the point of college and training? Is it really better for me to just be a clueless social butterfly on Facebook and not actually know anything useful?

There are so many annoying double standards and irrational expectations going on with job searching. Really, it makes me sick and the whole process makes so little sense anymore. :\

Oh, for sure. That happened to me in a job. They hired 15 year olds and started giving them all the shifts instead of giving them to the 20 year old. xD It's a shame. =/

Networking helps in many areas, but they're better for the creative fields. THAT'S when you want to network. Funnily enough I only got this interview because I knew one of the managers. xD

I know right? xD It's not always true, obviously, but it's annoying when they push that it's the most important thing, only to be like "TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT!!!" Mixed signals. I did a games design course for two years and that industry is about what you know and who you know. But knowing people is key in that industry. That, or making your own games and somehow being really good at it, then getting attention for it.

BUT!!!!!!!!! GUESS WHAT! I have a trial thing on Tuesday. :D And Sam has an interview on Tuesday as well! XD I got a call the day before yesterday and she told me that on Tuesday I can come in and have a look 'behind the counter' to see if it's what I want to be doing. And she said if all works out, then I'll start getting put on shifts. :] So yeah, pretty exciting! I can finally get teh moneyz!