It’s the Job of My Dreams, But I’d Have to Write a Cover Letter, So Nevermind A generous salary, a hybrid work schedule, robust PTO, and the ability to put that anthropology degree to use at long last. The commute: minimal. The employer: focused on work-life balance and making a difference. The work: rewarding and enjoyable. In short, I thought I had found my dream job, that is until I learned about the cover letter. In l…

She’s Got the Hardest Job in Soccer. Can She Keep Winning? A former World Cup winner, Cindy Parlow Cone is now working to help America realize its global soccer ambitions. Her legacy may be defined by a few games.

LPT Request: How to overcome feelings of guilt for leaving a job. Hello and thanks for reading. I am currently working for a very small family-owned company that I believe will become insolvent in the next 6-12 months. There isn’t anything I can personally do about it. I have been applying like crazy over the past 3-4 months and have secured a job working in an adjacent field that is paying me significant mor…

Should I leave my job for a 25% pay raise? My current salary is 112k + bonuses and I love the company. I enjoy the people I work with, we make great products and it’s generally a good working environment. I was offered 140k + bonuses + 20k sign on bonus. This company has a good reputation in the industry and I am excited about what I would be working on. There are still a lot of unknowns…

Signed an offer letter for a new job, quit my current job, then had the new offer rescinded 1 week prior to starting. Eligible for unemployment or not? Shitty situation… apparently the new company somehow just realized they didn’t have the budget. Looks like I may be able to get 1-2 months severance from them, but am still waiting on the details. As I start up my job search, would I be eligible to collect unemployment in the meantime? I was guessing no, but am not sure submitted by /u/…

LPT Request: Finding Job After College Hey y’all, this is a problem many of my peers are having as well so I thought this would be good to ask publicly as I am sure someone in a similar position has the same problem. It is impossible to find a reasonable job. I just graduated college and every job requires several years of experience. I’m over qualified for jobs like waiting tables,…

LPT Request: How can I be successful on a job interview while having problems with depression. I finally get a job interview related to my studies( mechanical engineering) but I feel really bad because I have doubts in my knowledge, my abilities, bad experiences in works places that I quit prematurely. I don’t even have a suit or anything formal anymore. I am kinda freaking out because if dont get this I gonna continue a horrible path wit…

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LPT: Don’t wait until you’re looking for a new job to update your CV/ portfolio, be constantly updating it all the time. I have my CV open as a tab on my laptop all the time and I always look through it and update it. At least every week I check my portfolio and update that too with any new tasks I’ve done. This saves the hours of work going through it all when you want to start looking for a new job, and also stops things slipping your mind! submitted by …

The Job Market Cools, but Remains Strong Also, the U.S. gives Ukraine cluster munitions. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

New job offer worth it? Currently working in Healthcare industry making 85k yearly based of 32hrs per week. Have to work 1 Saturday every 6 weeks for 4hrs. Grass is green . Management is chill. It’s a non-profit. 20min commute. No travel. Been there 5 years. Flexible use on PTO. Have not been denied yet. Get about 30 days. Have a 100k in fed student loans which should …

Job offer incorrect. Current offer letter sent over by potential employer states that I would be paid $2,696 per pay period, annualized at $63,350, which will be paid in bi-weekly installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices. which is wrong at annualized rate. The annualized offer is what was talked about the bi weekly pay period amount seems incorre…

No matter what I do I cannot get a job I graduated 2 months ago I have been applying for jobs for 12 hours every day which ended up being over 7500 applications. Yet, I got no answer from 7000 of those 450~ of those I got rejected 45 wanted me to work for free and 5 called me in for an interview but didn’t even tell me when to come. What am I supposed to do? submitted by /u/dp…

USFL standout Aubrey to vie for Cowboys’ K job The Cowboys signed USFL kicker Brandon Aubrey to compete with Tristan Vizcaino for the team’s kicking job during training camp.

Married & Spouse has new remote job. Should we sell 2nd car? 28M, Married. Spouse has a new fully remote job. My job is hybrid and I go into work 3 times out of a work week. I’m trying to gauge the feasibility of going from 2 cars down to 1? We live in a non-public-transit-friendly city, so that becomes a challenge with getting rid of a car. However, I could sell my car for $28-$32K (I have $16k left on l…

Ringo Starr on being Thomas the Tank Engine’s first narrator: ‘That was a really wonderful job’ submitted by /u/stroh_1002

Just started great new job, won’t make it until first payday So after being laid off from my old job three months ago, going through savings to make it through until now I have a good new job, pays 30 an hour with opportunities for overtime, trouble is my first payday is not until the 28th of July, if I dont pay rent which I won’t be able to do by the 24th I’ll be facing eviction from my current apartment…

Leaving job with a pension for one with a 401a. Leaving current job with pension that is not vested. I am currently planning on leaving my current job for one that pays a significant a significant amount more and has more room for growth. The only problem I that I currently am under a pension that I have been contributing 13.5% to for the past 8 years. I would not be vested until 10 years how…

LPT request. What should I do with 401k after quitting a job. I left a full time job after about a year of contributing to 401K and don’t really know enough about it or what to do. I know that the money was rolled into another company called fidelity and about 800 dollars of my money was lost due to this for some reason. Dies the money stay with fidelity until I get another job? There is a little over 1000…