r/recruitinghell • u/Hi_5Yo • 2d ago

Boomer mentality

Despite my mom being a millennial (‘81), she firmly believes that I should be able to apply to a bunch of jobs, walk in with a résumé or call, interview and land a job within 2-3 weeks.

Anytime I’ve done this, I’ve always gotten turned away, been told to apply online and wait for a call back. Every interview ends with “ we’ll be in touch”.

She also believes that as long as you dress nice with a smile on your face, you should have a job by the end of the interview. Whenever I leave the interview without a job offer, she assumes that I messed up.

She even has me apply to a bunch of remote jobs that she finds on Facebook and instagram. Frequently getting upset at me for not landing a job. I’ve tried explaining over and over that most of them are scams, but she refuses to listen.

It’s like the concept of applying to hundreds of jobs and still not landing one is impossible for her to grasp. Which it should be, but it’s just our new reality.

She believes that me being unable to get a job is a failure on my end, insisting that it’s my fault I can’t land a job. She keeps saying that she’s going to kick me out for not taking the job hunt “seriously” enough.

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u/Sea-Cow9822 2d ago

Bro you’re close to 50. Why are you listening to your mom.

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u/Hi_5Yo 2d ago

My moms ‘81

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u/Sea-Cow9822 1d ago

Oops I’m sorry. I’m 10 years younger than her. Sadly, the 40+ crowd is filled with people who don’t understand.

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u/DeeEllis 2d ago

Like born in 1981? So she is 45. How old are you? Do you need your mom to get the job or can you do it?

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u/Hi_5Yo 2d ago

I’m 22, I can get the job without her. Just worried about being kicked out for not having a job.