u/RiddyReddit333

I'm really hoping a recruiter, someone from HR, or a hiring manager can help me here.

My last corporate job was Sept. 2024. I was in an IT role that became obsolete. My boss tried throwing whatever type of work he could at me just so I had a job, but after 4 months, I finally quit. I qualified for and took unemployment.

Since then, I've been looking for the same role but to no avail. However, bc I need money and I don't like sitting around, I took two seasonal positions that equaled 11 months worth of work. Do I put those silly little, embarrassing jobs on my resume, or just leave the gaps? Here's what it would look like:

Sept 2024 - Apr 2025 - out of work (this is real, couldn't find work)
Apr 2025-June 2025 - Piddly Seasonal job
July 2025 - Apr 2026 - Piddly Seasonal job

My bigger concern is looking like I decided to just goof off for a while, rather than just show a big gap.

Please know, I have no disrespect for those with mental health issues. I have some general anxiety, so I'm not calling the kettle black, but gotta ask, does it seem like everyone has ADHD anymore? Is it just the younger generations? Are humans just wired toward that as time marches on due to cultural or world issues? Seriously, I feel like many use it as a cop-out.

I help people on another subreddit, and most are Millennials or GenZ. It's a career sub and I really enjoy knowing I've given some decent advice just based on my years of practical experience. (Not saying I know everything, but as we know, some things just come with age.) About 75% of the time, they mention they have ADHD, thus why they can't do this or that. Is this real, do we all have a little of it and only some focus on it? I'm having a very hard time empathizing any more, and have decided to disengage.

Let me start by saying that I am so sorry for all the people here who are caregivers of LOs with this GD disease. I do not know the 1/2 of it, except what I hear from you and a couple of friends who care for their family members. May you find comfort and peace, in some way, every day.

Because of this, I'm reluctant to even vent here. I don't take care of anyone with this disease or any disease. I do, however, have a friend of 30 years who is experiencing many symptoms. She is more family to me than I've ever had and I feel like I'm losing her. As bad as it is to say, it would be easier if she would just die. That, I could handle.

I miss "her" so much. I've lost the one person in my world who's been there through thick and thin and have no idea what to do about it, especially b/c she's still alive, but is forgetting who I am.

I also feel extremely helpless b/c I live 2500 miles away. She has a bunch of wonderful people to help her and I've offered, many times, whatever help they need. Still, I feel useless.

This is really just a vent. I've been so, so sad and since December, when all this came about, I think about it and cry constantly. And what's worse, I think about my own cognitive decline more than I probably should.

Anyway, thank you for "listening" and for being there for your LOs.

-Grateful

A report on MSN just indicated that Computer Engineering and Computer Science majors are among the 5 majors with the highest unemployment rate. Right up there with Fine Arts and Performing Arts. Seriously?
What hope is there for us?

37 College Majors Unemployment Rates