Hello All —

I wanted to bring up a topic as a result of something that I constantly observe within the Jobcase community. It’s people that have reached a level of desperation and start begging for employment.

I understand that times are challenging for a lot of people and this post is in no way meant to be rude or disrespectful towards others, just to point out the obvious. Word of advice — begging for any form of employment out of desperation isn’t the answer. It isn’t going to increase your chances of gaining employment by making others feel pitty to want to just give you a job without you having to work for it. The expectation(s) that someone, anyone should give you a job is only hurting you because it’s a reflection that you’re at a point where you don’t want to try anymore. You might have given up whatever efforts as a result of this and now feel that you have no other form of resources to utilize so you resort to your own desperation to seek employment from anyone that’s offering anything. It’s poor marketing of yourself and you should want to value yourself far more than this being your answer to moving forward.

It’s understandable if you’re seeking employment resources, support or encouragement but to outright ask others for a job is you hitting that low point. You should stop and think about your situation. Have some pride for yourself and keep going even when you feel like giving up. Opportunities aren’t just handed to us or life would be much easier if it was, you have to get out there and face countless rejections repeatedly until that one door that opens is finally meant to open.

This should include those who feel like their only form of communication is telling others to pray and let the lord help. I’m not saying that I don’t believe in God or have some elements of faith, but projecting your religious beliefs onto others constantly isn’t going to change the wind to say either, especially if the other person isn’t religious or isn’t equally religious as you are or might be. It doesn’t mean that one shouldn’t pray or have hope that help comes along, it just means to be realistic in a world that’s moving faster than any of us can keep up with. The world is dark, cruel, and often disappointing but it’s also beautiful if you know how to look at it’s beauty through all of its negatives.

My point here is simple, the beauty is in the effort but it’s up to you on how much effort you choose to put into something. Minimum effort can produce minimal return depending on each situation or it bring a big reward. The only one you can depend on is yourself, and should you feel like you’ve reached a low then learn to think, learn to research, learn use whatever resources to keep yourself mentally going to keep that strong effort active. Life is not easy, it wasn’t meant to be easy but you wake up everyday with a new page to write your paragraphs, and it’s up to you to understand whether you want to continue or put a period at the end of your final sentence.

Going into 2019 should give you a much clearer perspective in things, and what path you want to create for yourself. If you refuse to improve yourself because “life is too hard” or you make the same excuses as you always have, know that expectation(s) lead to heartache — every time.

Think about this post should it spark your interest to comment. Best wishes for you all in 2019!