Issues with jobs because I cannot drive

Reply 40

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Most of us worked hard for our degrees and our careers, and we also haven’t alwyas been able to get the jobs we wanted straight away. And you are also not the only one who can’t drive and has to put up with a commute. Time in a different sector will not “look bad” on your CV, it will give you transferrable skills you can use to your advantage when you apply the next time round. If you are feeling lonely, join some clubs so you can meet up with people

Reply 41

StriderHort

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by Admit-One

Just thought I’d add then when I did get a job with a 2hr round commute, (due to not driving), it was for data entry. So, quite far removed from my dream job.
It wasn’t so much a choice to get the bus for a crummy role, it was a necessity.

Same, I grew up in a small town with little to offer so any half decent job I had to probably commute a walk/train/bus/walk combo for with all those daily costs, that's just how it was.

Learning to drive later in life I can get why some employers prefer this, I'm pretty much never late or at the whim of train delays, bus breakdown, strikes, holiday, out of hours etc.

Reply 42

wanga_wanga

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by Admit-One

Just thought I’d add then when I did get a job with a 2hr round commute, (due to not driving), it was for data entry. So, quite far removed from my dream job.
It wasn’t so much a choice to get the bus for a crummy role, it was a necessity.

crummy made me laugh!

Reply 43

wanga_wanga

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by StriderHort

Same, I grew up in a small town with little to offer so any half decent job I had to probably commute a walk/train/bus/walk combo for with all those daily costs, that's just how it was.
Learning to drive later in life I can get why some employers prefer this, I'm pretty much never late or at the whim of train delays, bus breakdown, strikes, holiday, out of hours etc.

you're never later from driving?

Reply 44

StriderHort

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by wanga_wanga

you're never later from driving?

Not impossible, but in my exp it happens a LOT rarer. Traffic comes down to leaving at the right time and knowing your journey while with public transport so much is outside your control, Same deal goes for walking or cycling to work, assuming you leave on time there's very little to go wrong.

Reply 45

Mimi3032

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by StriderHort

Not impossible, but in my exp it happens a LOT rarer. Traffic comes down to leaving at the right time and knowing your journey while with public transport so much is outside your control, Same deal goes for walking or cycling to work, assuming you leave on time there's very little to go wrong.

I drove on the M25 for work and no matter how I tried to time it and how early I left, I would always end up in traffic whether it was just 30 minutes or 2 and a half hours so I was basically always late 😅. I think there are still factors outside your control when it comes to driving. But I agree with what you said about walking or cycling there's not really many reasons for lateness then. I mean unless you get hit by a car 🥲

Reply 46

effectivedragon

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An update, I am STILL struggling... I simply don't have the credentials for a job thats not in my field... and I am being continuously ignored or rejected and this is demoralizing for me... in my desired sector I had the credentials and my CV was praised to the heavens and probably would've got that job if it wasn't for this stupid medical condition meaning I can't drive... but I am being continuously rejected for anything else as I simply am not prepared... how can I solve this...

Regarding other stuff that was said, regarding why I didn't cycle to that job... lets say the roads from the station to that place aren't exactly that cyclable... (VERY hilly and not all on tarmac unless I took a massive detour...) and on the subject of joining clubs so I am not lonely... there is simply none around for my age, its all for kids and teenagers... I used to be part of a great one when i was a kid, but there is nothing for adults...

Reply 47

effectivedragon

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Guys i am really struggling... lets say I still do not have a job. I've tried a lot to even go for basic jobs such as retail. However with the being unable to drive, I feel like I am searching for a needle in a haystack and all the ones I have been able to apply for I've been bloody rejected... How the hell does one so easily get a job in these, my peers seem to... yet I keep getting rejected! I did some research as to why this could be as many have said there is nothing wrong with my CV, and some say because all my credentials are obviously geared towards my desired field (it had to be this way to have any chance of getting this), that they aren't going to take me because I am going to leave as soon as an opportunity in my desired field arrives... but what the hell do I do then since none of the jobs in my desired field I can get to?! Of course not every job is like that but I am already searching for a needle in a haystack just finding something I can get to... Online work is a route I REALLY don't want to go down as then I feel like I will be throwing away a chance of any social life since I am dependent on work to meet people since theres literally NO opportunities to do so for people my age (I've been searching for years for opportunities) even tho I applied for a couple... and got rejected...

As far as my desired field goes... in the past couple months, I got contacted by probably the most perfect job I have found so far. But again the issue... I can't bloody get there! And the lady I was working with (extremely nice) really wants me to work there and again I got a job offer that I couldn't accept because I can't get there! I've been told to keep in touch and as soon as a way I can get there is sorted then hopefully there will be something for me, but that may have to wait until I have a way of getting there or live in the area (which I don't really want to do as living in an area thats hard to get in will be hard to get out of and do anything and also I can't afford to move out until I've started work)...

So what the hell do I do? I've tried talking to careers advisors, they've not been much help, they just suggest things I have already exhausted and failed, I've tried applying for PIP or any kind of support, since my condition is not anything that affects my independence I've been rejected for that... I really need a job soon otherwise I am going to lose all my paid subscriptions and stuff... and I feel like I am being treated like a lost cause... surely there HAS to be a way I can remove these limitations... as trying to find work with these limitations quite clearly is not working... I have been trying for many months with no luck... so what the hell do I do I feel like I have exhausted all options?! Who do I speak to since the careers advisors I've spoken to just advise stuff I have exhausted... I need a job and fast! Like this condition is NOTHING! Why is it limiting me so much it feels unnecessary

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