400 Jobs
400 Jobs
Jean Francois Millet, Becheurs, 1856
During the months of April and May, 2024, I’ll apply for four hundred jobs—including general inquiries for paid opportunities—in solidarity with my colleague, Susan, a Masters student in Electrical Engineering. For extra accountability, I’ll update this page as I complete and send applications. I probably won’t finish four hundred by June, but I’ll do my best and keep going thereafter. The goal is to find a gosh-darned decent job, if it takes the rest of my natural life to do so.
Feel free to forward advice or listings to thelaboringheart@gmail.com. I live in Ithaca, NY (though I may have to accept the necessity of relocation) and can provide my education and work histories upon request.
1. Stick and Stone Farm, Farm Crew Member - no reply
2. Wegmans, Food Service Worker - application cancelled as I did not respond to the automated interview-scheduler fast enough
3. Ithaca Farmers Market, Zero Waste Project Assistant - zoom interview, “thank you for your candor,” decision pending
4. Home Depot, Customer Service/ Sales Associate - ‘conditionally hired,’ seemingly by AI, as I’ve not had contact with any human being
5. Cornell, Temporary Grounds Worker - rejected outright