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Keep that Head up! It just wasn’t meant to be, and that’s okay! We have so many things set in our minds, and we have this idealogy that if it doesn’t go as we planned, then everything was for nothing and it’s all ruined. The truth is, it is far from that. I have been in your shoes, only with trying to find a place to live, and being turned down due to the other applicants being chosen over me many times. I felt stuck, hopeless, like nothing is going my way and I will never be able to find a place to call my own. Until one day I fianlly did, and after the long wait, I now have a place to lay my head at night. This will also happen for you, this job wasn’t meant for you because there is another one out there that is. And with patience, it’ll find you and you will be so happy you never stopped searching! Keep going you’re almost there!
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- 3y
When I finished uni I applied for loads of jobs, dozens in fact. I got a lot of straight rejections, some first interview rejections and a couple where I got to the final stage and didn't get it. Was very disappointing not to get them and for all of them I was applying to be an actuary. Somewhat as a punt I applied to IBM for an IT role (I did maths at uni and had a fair amount of IT passion from home). Got the job and have now been in IT for 13 years, 3 with IBM, 10 with my current employer and about to move on to a really exciting new role in a couple of weeks. Really glad I didn't get those actuarial roles now! Moral of the story? Sometimes disappointments turn out for good.
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I’ve been job searching for so long and this is the first time I’ve been this close
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@dudebro Did you get any feedback from the interview? Take it as progress, you got closer than ever before!
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It’s not just about how the interview went, it’s also about experience vs. someone else they interviewed for.
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I went online today playing a social game & couldn’t rlly talk to anyone. there was this one girl that started talking but then my wifi started acting up. it’s rlly hard to talk to ppl online bc it’s tiring having to put up with rude ass people. yeah, I can do in person but I also struggle with that too. the online friends I have don’t rlly talk much and I guess it makes sense bc everyone is busy with life but man. I’ve been feeling quite lonely as of late and idk how much I can hold on. it’s like I’m losing touch with the online ones. I don’t have any irl since 17 & I am tired. idk man I just wanna disappear and spawn in another world or jus be happy. I think I might quit my job and pursue a design job at home depot thru networking bc that’s a plan B I have. that’s if I can even land the job. I think I might take a break from college bc idek what I want atp. I feel like I’m slowly dying inside from this loneliness. I am trying everyday. this feeling is soooo ass
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This past week I realized I have not friends. It makes me feel lonely. I’ve been homeschooled my whole life, so my only social life would be work or church. I don’t have a job right now due to medical reasons. But I feel like such a fucking loser right now. The voices of my family and myself are making me feel horrible. “You couldn’t even kill yourself right.” Is what my brother said. He told me I need to grow up and realize that nobody gives a fuck. I feel like there’s something wrong with me. Am I really just a sensitive piece of shit? Am I just being dramatic? I feel so lost right now. I can’t stop comparing myself to others who seem to be doing so well. It’s not like I haven’t been searching for a job. They’ve all turned me down. I’ve gotten help and I know my resume is great. Maybe my dad is right that it’s really just how I am. People are hired because of the way they are. I am not outgoing or friendly or approachable and it makes me hate myself so much. I know I can’t kill myself. I can’t put that financial and emotional burden on my family. I’m already enough of a burden as it is. I know that I’m “never a burden,” but the truth is I am. My mom even admitted that I was the most burden of a child and it makes me feel so guilty. I wish they didn’t love me. It’s so selfish and horrible to say that. I know there’s someone out there who deserves my life and family more than I do. I deserve punishment and failure. But I want an answer. It’s impossible to know the future. Am I right? Am I really destined for failure? If only I got that answer I’d be relieved. It’s not the ideal answer, but it’s still an answer. I don’t have to try anymore. It’s fucking tiring. I know I’m not alone. I just don’t know anymore. Maybe I need to realize that this is real life and life’s not fair.
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- 17w
I have a job doing social media for a company that prides itself on making diverse titles, but I messed up. I made a post about Arab American Heritage Month for a book about Ramadan, but I looked at it today, 22 hours after I posted it, and saw that 3 people commented that the creators aren’t Arabic and that we were wrong to assume all Arabic people are Muslim. I feel like a huge idiot and so awful that I made such an egregious error and hurt people. I don’t know what to do. One of the authors reached out to me and I responded with apologies but what if I get fired and what if this makes me a terrible person and a racist. I changed the post and decided to ask my boss tomorrow (Monday) how to respond to the comments but what if I’m making the wrong choice and everything is worse now. I’m trying to spend Easter with my family (a trip that’s already insanely difficult for my ocd) but I can’t stop checking my phone and ruminating. Please help
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