So yea I come back from Malaysia and how much things have changed, or not changed. I now need to look for a job and work hard in my studies. I've been looking for a job since I got back nearly 2 weeks ago and no one has gotten back to me yet. I must have applied 15 different places in different locations and not a single reply. It's just surreal. Here's a few of my adventures.


So I went Superdrug, which apparently is the first place everyone goes to when they're looking for jobs. There is barely any staff at hand and tons of customers so I reckon I could land a little help. I ask this nearby woman if they have any job vacancies and she says no. I turn to look at the till area, which has about 5 tills with only 1 person frantically working there and a huge que with people growing impatient. I turn back to her and said "You sure about that? I mean over there looks a little, hmmmmm..." I don't think she got the hint. Bloody hell, these people actually NEED my help. Don't mean to sound arrogant but it does piss me off when stores are struggling to handle the workload and they're not interested in people ready to help them with the workload. Bring a doctor to someone who's got a broken leg why don't you and wonder why the guy is like "no it's alright I don't need your help." Bah fuck them, let them suffer and lose profit as a result, ain't my problem.


There was some store nearby called Silver Rivet, who had a job vacancy advertised. I went in and tried to apply for it and guess what? They won't accept anyone who hasn't had experience working in a "jeans shop." So my past experience of working in a martial arts shop is completely irrelevant, even though you just need 2 fucking brain cells to work in a jeans shop. I didn't know you had to be a clothes expert to learn how to stack shelves with clothes. "Er, blue jeans go on this shelf, dark jeans go on that shelf. Oh, it suits you, Sir! That'll be £29.99, thank you!" I think I'm more than qualified to take on THAT job, if I do say so myself. What difference does organising nunchuks and swords on a table have against sorting out some tops and bottoms on a table? Doesn't make sense.
Pfft, experience in a jeans store. It's no wonder I've seen that job vacancy there for the past few months. If there are any people who failed all their qualifications except GCSE Jean Wearing, then I'll be sure to tell them there's a small dark danky store with an obsession with Rihanna songs nearby that's interested in recruiting.


So I apply online at Sainsburys and they ask way too many questions, some of which are irrelevant to the job at hand, at least in my opinion. One example which I actually LOLed at is on one tiresome question they asked:

"What would you do if a customer came to you and explained that their car broke down?"
A. Get the manager to talk to them
B. Drive them home yourself
C. Ask them to wait in the Cafe with a free coffee whilst you contact local transport
D. Tell them to fuck off

Ok I forgot what question D was so I had to improvise on that, but what the hell does someone's car breaking down have any relevance to the job?! It's ridiculous! But I chose question A, because what business is it of mine if someone's car breaks down. I'm just there to stack the shelves and mop shit up, mate. I just hope it's the right answer as it would be the most logical thing to do. The manager deals with all the enquiries, I'm just there to do the grunt work. Why does everyone have to be a superhero in this world?

A few jobs I've applied for want retail experience. I happen to have that. Er, retail is moving and transporting stock, laying them out on display, promoting the goods, accounting, selling, etc right? Well I geuss I'm wrong because it seems to be not sufficient for the job at hand. What, stacking shelfs and transporting stock? I must have written something wrong or the recruiter must be as dumb as 2 planks of wood. Unless everyone has a discrimination against people who've worked in a martial arts store before. Selling boxing gloves, nunchuks, swords, I don't see what difference it is to selling clothes, jewelry or wet paper bags. Christ, what's wrong with the world today? Am I suddenly going to hamper my future career paths if I decide to work part time in a bakery or something, lest there be some employer who has a vendetta against yeast products??


How frigging hard is it to get a job?!? It's no wonder so many kids run around the street vandalising, mugging and whatnot these days.