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Commerce was a useless degree for me. What I believe matters more than some random anecdotal story that they heard some people gain work with a Commerce degree. Obviously they came from a  rich background with lots of opportunities in life. Biggest waste of time and most of the stuff I learned was useless to the real world. So many migrants use an easy degree like Commerce as an easy way to gain entry into the country and qualify for citizenship. Commerce/Business degree does not specialise in anything and is less useful than Engineering, IT or Law degree.  I put Commerce on par with Arts and Science as being a weak degree that does not specialise in anything, with limited employment prospects. 

There are no jobs that are suitable for me and I have not applied for any jobs for many years. I pretend to look for work and write jobs down and never apply for them. Why would I apply for jobs that I have no hope of getting? I never mentioned Commerce degree on my resume, because I believe it is a useless degree and irrelevant to most jobs and made me overqualified for those low entry unskilled jobs.

Last edited by Dark_Lord_2008 - on 15 April 2019

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I had a real life gamer friend with social anxiety who wasn't trying to improve his situation either, he was working as a night guard for pennies for several years, girlfriend obviously left him, he was depressed, now I'm afraid to contact him because I know he can't be doing good. I just think if he tried years ago he would be in a better situation now, he is living in one of the wealthiest cities of our country. But once he openly told me that he doesn't want to work, well who does?



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Deus Ex (2000) - a game that pushes the boundaries of what the video game medium is capable of to a degree unmatched to this very day.

Looking at a country that have under 5% unemployment rate claim it is the hardest place in the world to get a job, when we know there are countries on 15-30% unemployment rate is a bad taste joke.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

JWeinCom said:
I've been unemployed for about a month, and it's getting me more depressed than I usually am.

I was a teacher, but I just couldn't do it. It wasn't for me. Unfortunately a teaching degree doesn't allow you to do much else besides teach (my undergrad was in English) so I'm sort of shit out of luck. I'm looking to get into the legal world so I've been filling out applications for entry level paralegal work. That's usually a straight out of college thing, so I was hoping an advanced degree would give me an edge, but no luck so far. I may go to law school, but that means another three years, and I'm terrified of winding up in a similar situation 3 years from now, finding out that I'm not equipped to be a lawyer either.

The whole thing has me feeling like shit and scared out of my mind that I'll just never be able to work. Has me just about on the verge of a breakdown. Just needed to vent I guess.

Before starting or getting feed up with being a teacher you dreamed about it or was just a out of the moment decision? Because really a major in teaching with minor in English wouldn't have much use out of it. If you may want some tip, you may try some career as instructor, just need to learn the trade or subjects because the teaching methodology you already know. And an Instructor have much shorter contact with people and usually people that really want to learn that, so much "easier" to deal than teaching to young people.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Don't anyone in the area have an HR contact or some day work to have him hired so he refuse due to not wanting to work, but them he can't say no one would hire him?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Being stuck in a dead end job from the age of 15 or 16 for life at retail or fast food or cleaning is better than wasting time going into debt and studying a worthless college degree and not earning money. Having no debt and employment is better than being in debt with little or no chance of employment. College eduction is a waste of time unless you are a graduate from an Ivy college or from a rich family with connections to gain employment. Why would anyone go into debt for an education and face no employment?



Pemalite said:
Dark_Lord_2008 said:

I hate people gloating how easy their life. They have no understanding of the real world.
Commerce is a useless degree and I regret ever wasting my  time and effort with a useless education.
If education or training does not lead to you gaining employment it is a waste of time and effort.
I have endless time to reflect upon my life and ponder what I could have done from an impossible situation. A different course like Engineering, IT or Law may have lead to bette employment prospects. A trade apprenticeship like plumbing, electrical work, painting, roof tiling, brick laying, may have lead to better employment prospects,

No matter what anyone says it will not change the fact that I will remain unemployed for the rest of my life. Positive thinking and self help books change nothing, you are either employed or unemployed. 

Stop blaming everyone/everything else for your own shortfalls.

Your situation is entirely your own doing and only you can make something of yourself, life doesn't owe you a job, life doesn't owe you an education, life doesn't owe you an opportunity, life doesn't owe you single damn thing... And that's reality, that's life.

Sitting around complaining isn't going to change a single thing, start taking control, start taking responsibility. Make a plan. Move forwards.

Stop with the pity party, there are millions of people worse off than you are.

This only makes me more determined to continue my fight for freedom and equality.  I will continue my fight for freedom and equality. I will not let anyone like you stand in my way!  I will only do a job that I want to do not a lousy job that I do not want to do. I scored a free university degree that I will not have to pay off. I am going to make more noise and complain about things that are unfair and unjust. I will continue my fight for fairness and equality. 

It is hard trying to stay motivated while being  depressed, anxious and dealing with various issues. Long term unemployment makes issues in life feel a lot worse. Most of the time I have been too depressed, anxious, humiliated and ashamed to deal with the world. Most of my issues are inside my head and it is never going to change.

Last edited by Dark_Lord_2008 - on 15 April 2019

Dark_Lord_2008 said:
Pemalite said:

Stop blaming everyone/everything else for your own shortfalls.

Your situation is entirely your own doing and only you can make something of yourself, life doesn't owe you a job, life doesn't owe you an education, life doesn't owe you an opportunity, life doesn't owe you single damn thing... And that's reality, that's life.

Sitting around complaining isn't going to change a single thing, start taking control, start taking responsibility. Make a plan. Move forwards.

Stop with the pity party, there are millions of people worse off than you are.

This only makes me more determined to continue my fight for freedom and equality.  I will continue my fight for freedom and equality. I will not let anyone like you stand in my way!  I will only do a job that I want to do not a lousy job that I do not want to do. I scored a free university degree that I will not have to pay off. I am going to make more noise and complain about things that are unfair and unjust. I will continue my fight for fairness and equality. 

It is hard trying to stay motivated while being  depressed, anxious and dealing with various issues. Long term unemployment makes issues in life feel a lot worse. Most of the time I have been too depressed, anxious, humiliated and ashamed to deal with the world. Most of my issues are inside my head and it is never going to change.

So, does that mean if you do not get a job with any of the top 4 accounting firms then you will do nothing at all.  Exactly what are you declaring.  It really doesn't appear you are looking for change but instead looking for pity.  What exactly are you looking to accomplish.  What is the goal you are setting and the steps you are working on to accomplish those goals.  Are you expecting to be handed a good job or are you serious about working for it.  After reading a bunch of your replies, I am still wondering exactly what you are seeking to do concerning your situation or are you not considering anything.



Machiavellian said:
Dark_Lord_2008 said:

This only makes me more determined to continue my fight for freedom and equality.  I will continue my fight for freedom and equality. I will not let anyone like you stand in my way!  I will only do a job that I want to do not a lousy job that I do not want to do. I scored a free university degree that I will not have to pay off. I am going to make more noise and complain about things that are unfair and unjust. I will continue my fight for fairness and equality. 

It is hard trying to stay motivated while being  depressed, anxious and dealing with various issues. Long term unemployment makes issues in life feel a lot worse. Most of the time I have been too depressed, anxious, humiliated and ashamed to deal with the world. Most of my issues are inside my head and it is never going to change.

So, does that mean if you do not get a job with any of the top 4 accounting firms then you will do nothing at all.  Exactly what are you declaring.  It really doesn't appear you are looking for change but instead looking for pity.  What exactly are you looking to accomplish.  What is the goal you are setting and the steps you are working on to accomplish those goals.  Are you expecting to be handed a good job or are you serious about working for it.  After reading a bunch of your replies, I am still wondering exactly what you are seeking to do concerning your situation or are you not considering anything.

I am not doing anything. I gave up and have just done nothing with my life. I have no plan, I just drift through life and no motivation and no ambition. In my country you actually have to earn over a certain amount before you have to repay back student loans. I do not want to do cleaning toilets, labouring, factory, farm work, gardening or any job that requires hard physical work.  I do not know what jobs I want to do and interests me. I need to be passionate and enjoy what I am doing or it is not worth it. To be honest I did not really want to work in any accounting firm. I never applied for any graduate jobs because I do not have a passion or interest in accounting. I did not care that I did not find accounting job because it is boring and monotonous and I did not put any effort into my studies. 

Last edited by Dark_Lord_2008 - on 15 April 2019

Dark_Lord_2008 said:

Commerce was a useless degree for me. What I believe matters more than some random anecdotal story that they heard some people gain work with a Commerce degree. Obviously they came from a  rich background with lots of opportunities in life. Biggest waste of time and most of the stuff I learned was useless to the real world. So many migrants use an easy degree like Commerce as an easy way to gain entry into the country and qualify for citizenship. Commerce/Business degree does not specialise in anything and is less useful than Engineering, IT or Law degree.  I put Commerce on par with Arts and Science as being a weak degree that does not specialise in anything, with limited employment prospects. 

There are no jobs that are suitable for me and I have not applied for any jobs for many years. I pretend to look for work and write jobs down and never apply for them. Why would I apply for jobs that I have no hope of getting? I never mentioned Commerce degree on my resume, because I believe it is a useless degree and irrelevant to most jobs and made me overqualified for those low entry unskilled jobs.

Again with the assumptions.

No these people did not come from a rich background. In fact they were international students, who got jobs and then they become Australian citizens year later. No one to give them a leg up or anything Australia will not give you a citizenship without working. They had to work a minimum of 3 years to qualify and even pass english tests at a certain level to get bonus points towards their citizenship.

You know why they found work? because they do not have centrelink to fall back on as they were not citizen. They did everything in their power to find a job with a commerce degree.

Hell I know engineers who gave up job hunting who had the same attitude as you but in the end they still found some sort of work to support themselves and heir family.

In the end you have to start somewhere, it don't matter hat degree you have. Hell you may not even enjoy the work you studies for and that is fine. I seen people change career paths to something they like instead. They took pay cuts to start from the beginning and work their way back up. Sometimes in life you need to take a few steps back in order to get a run up to leap over a wall blocking you.