JobHunting #CareerAdvice #AvoidTheseJobs
🌍 Considering Job Locations
After graduating, you’re planning to mass apply to jobs all around the globe. Growing up in the Middle East and living in Europe has prepped you for adaptability. But where would you not want to work? Let’s explore!
💼 High-Stress Environments
Stressful workplaces seem to drain your energy and productivity. Avoid:
- Investment Banking: Long hours, high pressure, minimal work-life balance.
- Emergency Medical Services: Extremely stressful, emotionally draining.
Pro Tip: Look for roles promoting a balanced lifestyle. 🧘♂️
🏢 Toxic Work Cultures
Positive environment equals positive productivity. Watch out for:
- Companies with High Turnover Rates: Indicator of low employee satisfaction.
- Poor Management: Leads to unorganized workflows and low morale.
✅ Check company reviews online before applying.
👎 Unstable Industries
Job security is crucial. Avoid industries that are:
- Volatile: Oil and Gas, often impacted by fluctuating market prices.
- Declining: Print Media, replaced by digital platforms.
Tip: Tech and healthcare often provide more stability. 📈
🗺️ Unsafe Locations
Safety should be a priority. Be cautious of:
- Conflict Zones: Areas with ongoing conflicts or political instability.
- High Crime Rates: Cities known for elevated crime rates can be risky.
Advice: Research current safety reports about potential locations. 💡
💸 Low-Wage Areas
Fair compensation for your skills. Avoid:
- Regions with high cost of living and low wages: Your paycheck won’t cover basics.
- Companies known for underpaying: Often they try to exploit fresh graduates.
Idea: Look for companies that value fair compensation. 💰
🏙️ Limited Career Growth
Opportunities for growth fuel long-term careers. Avoid:
- Dead-End Jobs: Positions without clear advancement pathways.
- Small Companies with Stagnant Roles: Limited role evolution.
Encouragement: Seek out roles with clear career trajectories. 🚀
Final Thoughts
Mass applying to jobs globally is a bold move! 🌍 The world is your oyster, but smart choices will ensure a fulfilling career. 🌟
Happy Job Hunting! 🎉
Youll need to be more specific on what kind of places you don’t like
But here are a few reasons you shouldn’t go to these places
1. Don’t come to Bay area (non-sf part) if you like city fun, high cost of living, and boring weather
2. Don’t come to NYC if you hate crowd, always waiting in line for stuff, Noise, and high cost of living
3. Don’t come to Portland/Seattle if you hate bad weather and long nights in winter
4. Don’t come to Austin if you hate the south….. Okay I’m kidding. Actually I think Austin is great but only because I’ve never lived there
I would never work in defense because I don’t want my work to kill people.
>Where are some places you would advise against and why?
There isn’t really a right or wrong answer here. It’s entirely personal. I recently saw a job at Rumble, the conservative social media. I would never ever work there. But I am sure there are plenty of MAGA folks who would love to work there.
I wouldn’t want to work anywhere with a boss or anywhere that had clients buying stuff.
>Where are some places you would advise against and why?
There’s a lot about personal tolerances that make this answer vary. That being said I would pretty universally advise against going to places you cannot easily leave.
By this I mean places with depressed tech salaries and low networking opportunities. If you dislike the place, you have neither the money or the social capital to find opportunities in other metros.
The answer to this would be pretty specific to you, what you value, and what you prioritize in your career. We can only really give you our own personal preferences.
I personally choose to avoid any sort of social media company. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, etc. I think social media is one of the worst things to happen to society in recent history, and want no part of that world.
Other than that I don’t think I have any industry-specific issues. I wouldn’t even mind defense.
More generally I avoid any company with a poor WLB. WLB is the #1 priority in my career, no amount of money would convince me to take a job that has a bad WLB. I don’t work over 40 hour weeks, I don’t work weekends. These are non-negotiables, so I don’t want to work at a place where the expectation is people work overtime when arbitrary deadlines are getting missed.
So that basically throws any Elon Musk company out the window for me. Some peope live for that kinda stuff though, to each their own. That’s why this is a question whose answer is very specific to you, not us.
Amazon
You literally could not pay me enough to work in any Silicon Valley tech company. Finding better ways to bombard people with ads for shit they don’t need sounds absolutely soul crushing.
At this point, give anything and everything a shot, you recently graduated and are still young and you will find out what you actually like! You should try India, the USA is outsourcing all of their jobs to India right now. You will find 10 tech jobs in India for every 1 tech job in the USA.
For comp, only premium plus USA locations. Second, a major city that’s not primarily tech, where there’s a real diversity of industries. Third, a place with first-class arts (music, dance, museums, etc).
So… NYC, lmao.
Odd question but getting a work visa to the US is hard. What makes you think you can do it? Not trying to discourage you but curious