When I turned 13, my dream job was to get a job in the movie theatre (it was cliche for me, and i like the environment). So when I got my green card (card that give you permission to work). The following summer, I applied for "summer youth" and every movie theatre in New York City. The whole summer came and went and not one call from anyone. Throughout my teen years I was never picked for summer youth because "it's a lottery", that went on for 8 years
Fast forward to the future I'm 21, the closest I gotten to a job was the interviews. At this time I have heard every kind of excuse an employer can give me for why I didn't get the job (After finding out a high school diploma doesn't get you any closer to a job than a degree does, so 4 years of my life I won't be getting back).
2 Years later after High School my friend tells me about job corps, I remember my brother telling me something about this place when I was younger. So I went to apply there, I figure if they find out I went to job corps they have to hire me.
After 4 years of training in culinary arts, I was finished with a certificate of completion ready to get back into the workforce with a new attitude. After several months of the same results I was called by a job counselor
Turns out they forgot to mention that I needed certification to get any cooking position (4 more years wasted). So with no money and no certification I was back at square one.
Now I don't bother with the Job Market because now instead of excuses, I am OFTEN overlooked (regardless of how much knowledge I have) for a female.
Now I only rely on myself for income and have been making money all this time, I am often asked why don't I have a job. I tell them my story and to my surprise they expect me to waste my time with people asking me stupid questions.
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