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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on June 22, 2026, 11:12:49 AM
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Pissed-off job seeker learned the hard way why she ‘keeps getting denied’ from minimum wage gigs
It's rough out there.
Struggling to land a decent-paying job in a post-grad's field of choice is a tale as old as time, especially in 2026 corporate America.
But failing to secure a restaurant server job, or any minimum wage job for that matter, is a new kind of hell that many youngsters are experiencing, especially one college graduate who took to TikTok to complain.
The 22-year-old grad complained to over 200,000 viewers, "If anyone out there is getting denied by jobs, just to feel a little bit better, I just got denied by a serving job in a restaurant with a bachelor's degree and I've actually worked in two restaurants for 'no experience.'"
"I'm trying to move in my career and placement jobs won't hire me," the frustrated grad added.
"Master's degree here. They. Are. Not. Hiring," one chimed in...
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The reason is because these companies know that you're not going to stay long in that position. As soon as you find a job related to your field of study, you'll leave.
I had that happened to me once... I was told by a HR of a company that I was over-qualified for the position because of my degree. I just didn't understand at the time but now I know why. Majority of businesses are not willing to spend the time and resources to train someone to just have them leave within a few months or in a year.
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No big deal. McDonalds always
train burger flippers to start off, even those
who don't speak English.