Most job responses I get is they’re not hiring anymore due to restructuring. Aka they just go for pure profit increase while overworking the understaffed employees. No more remote interviews either. Tons of requests to do one sided video interviews. And the pays appear lower than they were during the main pandemic, even though all prices have gone up since. I’ve no clue how I’ll find a job, yet alone one which will cover my expenses just to exist. And the employers catch on and push abusive shit. My current job has unpaid overtime. I’m leaving, but I’ve no clue what fate holds.
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Document the unpaid overtime as best you can, and when you leave, send what you can to the dept of labor, or whoever oversees that stuff.
The unpaid overtime is in my contract.
Depending on where you are, it still may not be legal. Law overrides contracts.
Also depends on the position type. If he’s salary exempt, no OT pay. These are typically like a management or executive position.
Just because it is in your contract doesn’t make it legal!
Realistically it could be worth checking your local laws regarding it and potentially speaking to a lawyer as some will do a free consult to see if you have a case
Where I am they can indeed do that as long as your average wage never drops below minimum wage.
So it’s definitely worth checking local laws.
Apply for civil service jobs.
It may take a while to get hired, but it’s so much less drama than private industry.
I am. One rejection. One interview with no followup. Waiting for a response from another. It’s a dream for me to be a public servant but I’m not sure how close to reality it ever will get.
The library in my area has a job seekers center. They have lists of all civil service jobs. Apply to everything you can.
Depending on the size of the organisation or how it’s funded if it’s public sector, then it may well be the “restructuring” that’s holding it up - and by that, I mean there are probably teams and managers screaming out for funded posts to be filled, but a blanket ban on recruitment may be in force while someone with a fancy title figures out the shit state of their staffing affairs.
I’ve had times when I’ve had 40% of my team’s positions open, and when I’ve asked for authority to recruit for already funded posts (probably for budget reasons), I’ve been knocked back because “nah fuck you, we’re waiting on the staffing review being completed”. I don’t really give a fuck about the future plans, I’m wanting to recruit for the posts we have now!
It’s frustrating friend. Shit doesn’t make sense.
I gave up the job hunt and started my own business. I still have no income but at least my fate is in my own hands.
Hope you manage to hang on to your current job as long as tenable! And hope your next job comes down the pipe soon.
