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submitted by BlindBear902
Does it bother any of you to be working in jobs that your overqualified for but no other places would hire you?
brumeloss 5 points 3y ago
I can't even find minimum wage, part-time work. I have a college diploma and two years customer service. I'm currently in university and am deathly afraid I will not be able to find a career once I'm finished.
ybs90012 2 points 3y ago
Would you consider starting a business or going self employed? You might be able to earn more money than having a full time job.
brumeloss 2 points 3y ago
No, I have no interest working for myself.
thatawkwardcosplayer 4 points 3y ago
Honestly yeah. I have multiple certificates in food handling and so on but I could only get a limited hour retail job
BlindBear902 [OP] 3 points 3y ago
Its also crazy to think that there are people who are so intelligent and because of unfair labor practices and lack of education in companies they are folding shirts for example not making what there worth.
thatawkwardcosplayer 2 points 3y ago
Yeah not to mention even the whole "min wage work needs to be higher" debate which is worth more than what it's paid
BlindBear902 [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Yeah it's just sad to think there are so many talented people in our community and there stuck doing retail because of lots of in equality in the work force.
thatawkwardcosplayer 2 points 3y ago
Yeah!! Like I don't mind my job but I'd rather be doing what I got training for
dunktheball 3 points 3y ago
I always heard there are incentives for companies to hire people with disabilities, but I think based on what I have read on here, they are still really likely to discriminate instead? The only work I have ever done is just programming on my own, ie not having worked for a company, so don't know how it is. Plus I am only legally blind, but even still in some situations it would be noticeable... mostly only if I need to read something.

Ironically, though, I'd probably be faster than other people at a lot of jobs because a lot of workers sure seem lazy now and slooooooowly do things.
achromatic_03 1 points 3y ago
Three things:
1) I worked in retail and it is a s\*\*\* show if you have a disability. Having also worked in a professional environment and looking back, I know the mountain of the difficulty of landing a job on top of the fact that getting a job in retail is going to put you in the worst position with a bunch of people who are going to do and say things every day that are a big middle finger to the EEOC. Furthermore, at that point, just being out of college, I didn't know what to do or if I had any rights or what HR was for! Hourly work with an emphasis on speed is also not great if you're VI! Now I work in HR, and I look back with anguish at those retail environments!
2) Working in an office, as a salaried professional is great, and being VI makes so much less of a difference in this environment. My company has almost 1000 employees and has several other employees with obvious disabilities, including at least one other blind person! However, I think I got really lucky getting these jobs, and that's so much of anyone's career trajectory. However, one thing that helps to find a supportive environment is to research the company's culture as much as you can, and going towards a not-for-profit or government job already helps to not have as much of a competitive cut-throat culture.
3) One thing I didn't know before working in HR is that applying for and getting a job is a numbers game. I used to think it was all my vision. I'm not saying it's NOT my vision, but that factors in a lot less than I thought because now I screen applications--so many applications. You wouldn't believe how many people have college degrees and are working retail! If that's your situation, you have to find other ways to stand out, like a cover letter or your app answers, and be extra meticulous in designing all of your materials. And if there's anything extracurricular you can do to show your interest in a field, do that thing and put it on your resume!
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