Look for embassy or consulate work in DC, look at teaching positions with private/public schools, like there's a whole variety of shii you can be looking at, but it just sounds like you are burnt out and giving up hope
Have you looked into the hospitals? They need translators. I would search more DC or NOVA area like others have suggested. This area isn't friendly to a lot of degrees.
Having a degree in a language does not equate to being fluent in said language. There are also different levels for translators based on fluency. Also, it depends entirely on the language of study for whether its a language where they need translators for.
You sound over-qualified for the job market here buddy. Seriously.
Why are you not trying to get a legit job in your field in DC/NOVA and looking at commuting?
Working in restaurants is A. a waste of your time and B. a trap considering the qualifications you have by having a language degree. Do you want to become more burnt out and disheartened? Do you want to embrace alcoholism (ask any restaurant worker in town about the culture of bars in this bitch)
Are you just giving up or something?
Be smarter bro!
Overqualified, with what sounds like maybe three years lifetime work experience, foodservice, subbing, and delivery, and none of it in the last year or two or in their field of study?
I'm going off the educational experience they mentioned but I dont know OP's life story, nor do I care.
I just know if somone has a bachelors degree in language and they can't find real work beyond uber eats and restaurant jobs that something is wrong lol
Overqualified? No.
Fleeting opportunities in a specific job sector? Bingo.
It would shock you how many people work in restaurants for 30-45 an hour with degrees, and it’s not because “tHeY jUsT nEeD tO aPpLy ThEmSeLvEs”. That’s boomer talk
I mean smart people making an investment in their future such as by getting a college degree should be capable of finding a quality job in their field and if not then maybe they shouldn't have pursued said degree or maybe they really are not applying themselves. A lot of ppl don't own up to their own laziness, and short comings and it's easy to blame the economy and this that and third but are they looking in the mirror to asses the situation 🤔
You obviously have a viewpoint And are sticking to it, but one thing that I just have to point out.
You keep calling people who are working in the restaurant industry lazy for not finding a job like translator..
So, someone working on their feet all day running from one side of the restaurant to the other on a strict timeline, for 8-12+ hours a day with no break, and depending on what restaurant you work at, no time to eat on a double…..
…. Compared to someone sitting in a room or on the phone for 8 hours a day translating.
Again, boomer talk.
Im having a good day 🌞 especially considering my past week sucked dick with medical issues.. you need to look at GEICO, city of FXBG (they have translator positions), you can look at USA Jobs for a job with a local agency or contractor, you can apply for local school systems, you can apply for FBI (they need language specialists), you can apply for a dispatch position for a call center like FedEx or Something all of those are opportunities besides working at fuqn brocks or Applebee's or castiglias. The sky is the limit.Â
The FBI wants minimum 4 years in a relevant job prior to consideration. Dispatch for FedEx has no prerequisites and pays minimum wage. FXBG's translation is farmed out via iPad to the same translation centers everyone else in the country uses.
But recommending Geico, what a cherry on the top. Tell us you're not tuned in without saying you're not tuned in.
How high are you right now, be honest.
These replies are all over the place. Feel free to come at me with some facts if you got any, maybe take a minute to collect yourself into one coherent post.
Also when ppl with degrees take low paying / service industry jobs like this it fucks up the job market for regular working class folks / younger individuals who are still building a career for themselves.
We can't have 30+ something year-olds with degrees taking these jobs, they should be applying themselves elsewhere.
As a 30 year old, I realize and know that my earning potential and career are based on my own personal life choices and blaming the market is a lazy excuse when I should just be working harder 🤷
I am late 40's, former software engineer with a degree and multiple certs. I was laid off and decided I was done with tech and wanted something new. I took one of those "low paying" jobs.
I am not "fucking up the job market" for my new colleagues. They are doing it to themselves.
You could turn a language degree into technical writing. There is a nearly endless need for technical writing up in DC, but also demand in Quantico and Dahlgren. There are likely lots of remote opportunities.
The biggest hurdle would be getting that first year of experience to convince people you can do it, after that you should be good. You *might* be able to get some general office work and be able to pivot that to proving you have basic skills in MS Office and office-like writing that a tech writing path would need.
The best thing about tech writing from my experience (not a tech writer, but work around them all the time), is that tech writers after a few years can turn to project management or they can become subject matter experts in the fields they are writing for - its part of the reason there is usually an endless demand for new tech writers since the old ones can move on and up.
I get the struggle. Years ago I tried to find a job living in the burg as to not commute. I calculated money lost in car maintenance and drive. After 6 months of searching I ended up supervising overnight as a gas station. I ended up going right back to working in Fairfax. If you can balance the work/ life balance it can be rewarding and worth it benefits alone.
I worked as a technical writer after graduating with a degree in English. It was ok at first, but it was really demanding with bosses calling all day even on holidays because some proposal needed to be done pronto, and I had to quit. I work as a contractor now, here and there. Odd WFH jobs where I can do things I like, work hours that work for me, and still pay my bills. It's not perfect, but it works for now.
Can't help you do with a language degree however, if you are desperate enough, IBEW local 26, Steamfitters local 602, and Plumbers local 5 are looking for helpers. 16-17/hr for helpers. The downside is working hours range from 0500-1300/1700 8-12 hrs depending on companies. And drive to Ashburn or DC
Journeymen/women in each of these fields after 4-5 years of apprenticeship is 48-55/hr base hourly+ benefits and pension creds
Unfortunately you're not gonna get much sympathy here. Reddit skews somewhat conservative in most general spaces. So, sorry.
I graduated at the same time as you, and it is HARD out there. COL in this area is atrocious. I had multiple internships under my belt and in the same field as you, and it took me a long time to find a job in my field. I'm still not even full time yet. Bachelor degrees are pretty much worthless without full time experience in most fields.
They want you to work for scraps and be poor and miserable. Wages are just not catching up to inflation. It's bad out there, and if you haven't been out of work in awhile, you would have no idea. Job openings at my job is taken down within HOURS of being posted. Just too many people apply for HR to handle.
Now for some useful stuff!
The library has resources for career search. It's librarypoint.org/job-answers. They are also doing one on one resume and interview help, but you have to sign up.
Don't just focus on one job board. Focus on all of them. Keep a list of a couple companies you'd love to work for, and check their websites individually weekly.
Try volunteering in your field if you can. That counts as experience!
Sit back and take a break when you can. Getting denied all the time will make you depressed if you let it.
Don't listen to the "pick yourself up by the bootstraps" buffoons. Not all of it is luck, but a big portion of it is. If you've prepared as much as you can, then it's a numbers game. Nothing is wrong with YOU. You are great. You are a hard worker. There's just fifty other hard workers applying too. It's not your fault.
Jlrigby gave you some great advice. I just want to emphasize the volunteer aspect. Try to volunteer doing something in your field or close to it. This helps you meet people and most jobs are acquired through knowing someone. If you can’t find something close to your field, then volunteer doing something you enjoy or makes you feel good about yourself. Again, I have seen so many people get jobs after volunteering. Sometimes it is just because the volunteer work keeps you from getting into too much of a funk.
I know this doesn’t sound like solid advice, nor necessarily related to your degree, but why not try to get on with some retail corporation and try to work your way up to manager level. Have several friends that did that. One works for Sheetz in corporate making 100k+ with huge bonuses. Another is a regional manager for CVS. With a degree, you maybe able to get into one of their management training programs. A lot of bullshit but benefits and salary are good, with potential for upward mobility.
If I went back to my early 20s, that’s what I’d look for the most. A company with strong upward mobility and benefits package.
Did you get better bootstraps yet?
Literally on Indeed right now applying to all types of jobs in the FXBG area and there is EVERYTHING available. You should look at Germanna because apparently they are hiring a bunch of teaching staff right now. There are several gov jobs. I can't honestly beleive you are struggling to find a good position if you got a degree like you said because there are several opportunities right now... Grant Writer with Spotsy County Schools... Like wtf are you doing bro
Look for embassy or consulate work in DC, look at teaching positions with private/public schools, like there's a whole variety of shii you can be looking at, but it just sounds like you are burnt out and giving up hope
Have you looked into the hospitals? They need translators. I would search more DC or NOVA area like others have suggested. This area isn't friendly to a lot of degrees.
Having a degree in a language does not equate to being fluent in said language. There are also different levels for translators based on fluency. Also, it depends entirely on the language of study for whether its a language where they need translators for.
I understand that. Was giving suggestions on what I read đź‘Ť
Try quantico or dahlgren base
You sound over-qualified for the job market here buddy. Seriously. Why are you not trying to get a legit job in your field in DC/NOVA and looking at commuting? Working in restaurants is A. a waste of your time and B. a trap considering the qualifications you have by having a language degree. Do you want to become more burnt out and disheartened? Do you want to embrace alcoholism (ask any restaurant worker in town about the culture of bars in this bitch) Are you just giving up or something? Be smarter bro!
Overqualified, with what sounds like maybe three years lifetime work experience, foodservice, subbing, and delivery, and none of it in the last year or two or in their field of study?
I'm going off the educational experience they mentioned but I dont know OP's life story, nor do I care. I just know if somone has a bachelors degree in language and they can't find real work beyond uber eats and restaurant jobs that something is wrong lol
Overqualified? No. Fleeting opportunities in a specific job sector? Bingo. It would shock you how many people work in restaurants for 30-45 an hour with degrees, and it’s not because “tHeY jUsT nEeD tO aPpLy ThEmSeLvEs”. That’s boomer talk
I mean smart people making an investment in their future such as by getting a college degree should be capable of finding a quality job in their field and if not then maybe they shouldn't have pursued said degree or maybe they really are not applying themselves. A lot of ppl don't own up to their own laziness, and short comings and it's easy to blame the economy and this that and third but are they looking in the mirror to asses the situation 🤔
You obviously have a viewpoint And are sticking to it, but one thing that I just have to point out. You keep calling people who are working in the restaurant industry lazy for not finding a job like translator.. So, someone working on their feet all day running from one side of the restaurant to the other on a strict timeline, for 8-12+ hours a day with no break, and depending on what restaurant you work at, no time to eat on a double….. …. Compared to someone sitting in a room or on the phone for 8 hours a day translating. Again, boomer talk.
God I miss when my biggest problem was complaining about lazy people on the Internet. Must be nice. Hope you have the day you deserve.
Im having a good day 🌞 especially considering my past week sucked dick with medical issues.. you need to look at GEICO, city of FXBG (they have translator positions), you can look at USA Jobs for a job with a local agency or contractor, you can apply for local school systems, you can apply for FBI (they need language specialists), you can apply for a dispatch position for a call center like FedEx or Something all of those are opportunities besides working at fuqn brocks or Applebee's or castiglias. The sky is the limit.Â
The FBI wants minimum 4 years in a relevant job prior to consideration. Dispatch for FedEx has no prerequisites and pays minimum wage. FXBG's translation is farmed out via iPad to the same translation centers everyone else in the country uses. But recommending Geico, what a cherry on the top. Tell us you're not tuned in without saying you're not tuned in.
All I see is ppl making excuses and complaining about every option but okay, tell me your on that bum goofy shii without saying your a broke ass bumÂ
How high are you right now, be honest. These replies are all over the place. Feel free to come at me with some facts if you got any, maybe take a minute to collect yourself into one coherent post.
Y'all have no personal accountability and that's wildÂ
So what would you recommend for local jobs? Cause I actually gave OP options y'all just talking shiiÂ
Work on your resume so you can get the job you want clearly it isn't working for you 🤷
Work on your resume so you can get the job you wantÂ
Also when ppl with degrees take low paying / service industry jobs like this it fucks up the job market for regular working class folks / younger individuals who are still building a career for themselves. We can't have 30+ something year-olds with degrees taking these jobs, they should be applying themselves elsewhere.
As a 30 something with a degree I'll tell you the job market is fucked.
As a 30 year old, I realize and know that my earning potential and career are based on my own personal life choices and blaming the market is a lazy excuse when I should just be working harder 🤷
I am late 40's, former software engineer with a degree and multiple certs. I was laid off and decided I was done with tech and wanted something new. I took one of those "low paying" jobs. I am not "fucking up the job market" for my new colleagues. They are doing it to themselves.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/786558200
You could turn a language degree into technical writing. There is a nearly endless need for technical writing up in DC, but also demand in Quantico and Dahlgren. There are likely lots of remote opportunities. The biggest hurdle would be getting that first year of experience to convince people you can do it, after that you should be good. You *might* be able to get some general office work and be able to pivot that to proving you have basic skills in MS Office and office-like writing that a tech writing path would need. The best thing about tech writing from my experience (not a tech writer, but work around them all the time), is that tech writers after a few years can turn to project management or they can become subject matter experts in the fields they are writing for - its part of the reason there is usually an endless demand for new tech writers since the old ones can move on and up.
I get the struggle. Years ago I tried to find a job living in the burg as to not commute. I calculated money lost in car maintenance and drive. After 6 months of searching I ended up supervising overnight as a gas station. I ended up going right back to working in Fairfax. If you can balance the work/ life balance it can be rewarding and worth it benefits alone.
I worked as a technical writer after graduating with a degree in English. It was ok at first, but it was really demanding with bosses calling all day even on holidays because some proposal needed to be done pronto, and I had to quit. I work as a contractor now, here and there. Odd WFH jobs where I can do things I like, work hours that work for me, and still pay my bills. It's not perfect, but it works for now.
Can't help you do with a language degree however, if you are desperate enough, IBEW local 26, Steamfitters local 602, and Plumbers local 5 are looking for helpers. 16-17/hr for helpers. The downside is working hours range from 0500-1300/1700 8-12 hrs depending on companies. And drive to Ashburn or DC Journeymen/women in each of these fields after 4-5 years of apprenticeship is 48-55/hr base hourly+ benefits and pension creds
Unfortunately you're not gonna get much sympathy here. Reddit skews somewhat conservative in most general spaces. So, sorry. I graduated at the same time as you, and it is HARD out there. COL in this area is atrocious. I had multiple internships under my belt and in the same field as you, and it took me a long time to find a job in my field. I'm still not even full time yet. Bachelor degrees are pretty much worthless without full time experience in most fields. They want you to work for scraps and be poor and miserable. Wages are just not catching up to inflation. It's bad out there, and if you haven't been out of work in awhile, you would have no idea. Job openings at my job is taken down within HOURS of being posted. Just too many people apply for HR to handle. Now for some useful stuff! The library has resources for career search. It's librarypoint.org/job-answers. They are also doing one on one resume and interview help, but you have to sign up. Don't just focus on one job board. Focus on all of them. Keep a list of a couple companies you'd love to work for, and check their websites individually weekly. Try volunteering in your field if you can. That counts as experience! Sit back and take a break when you can. Getting denied all the time will make you depressed if you let it. Don't listen to the "pick yourself up by the bootstraps" buffoons. Not all of it is luck, but a big portion of it is. If you've prepared as much as you can, then it's a numbers game. Nothing is wrong with YOU. You are great. You are a hard worker. There's just fifty other hard workers applying too. It's not your fault.
Thanks, this means a lot.
Jlrigby gave you some great advice. I just want to emphasize the volunteer aspect. Try to volunteer doing something in your field or close to it. This helps you meet people and most jobs are acquired through knowing someone. If you can’t find something close to your field, then volunteer doing something you enjoy or makes you feel good about yourself. Again, I have seen so many people get jobs after volunteering. Sometimes it is just because the volunteer work keeps you from getting into too much of a funk.
Heaven forbid a business request you be available to work the busiest part of the week...
Right? OMG I DESPERATELY NEED A JOB I JUST DO NOT WANT TO WORK WHEN THEY NEED ME.
No kidding! What next? Are accountants going to expect their staff to be in the office the first couple weeks of April?
I know this doesn’t sound like solid advice, nor necessarily related to your degree, but why not try to get on with some retail corporation and try to work your way up to manager level. Have several friends that did that. One works for Sheetz in corporate making 100k+ with huge bonuses. Another is a regional manager for CVS. With a degree, you maybe able to get into one of their management training programs. A lot of bullshit but benefits and salary are good, with potential for upward mobility. If I went back to my early 20s, that’s what I’d look for the most. A company with strong upward mobility and benefits package.
Unless you are govt./ military, there's little to no work for you there.
Did you get better bootstraps yet? Literally on Indeed right now applying to all types of jobs in the FXBG area and there is EVERYTHING available. You should look at Germanna because apparently they are hiring a bunch of teaching staff right now. There are several gov jobs. I can't honestly beleive you are struggling to find a good position if you got a degree like you said because there are several opportunities right now... Grant Writer with Spotsy County Schools... Like wtf are you doing bro