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RE: Rough Times? It's surely not some evil forces milking me.

It's all depends on the situation. Sometimes job that seem to be not-for-me at all can push us in right direction.

When I first came to UK I took first job that I could find, just so I wouldn't eat up all my savings. It was sadly mind - numbing job that required looooong commuting. It was soul- crashing, not gonna lie.

But! I met there a guy who pretty quick become my friend. And he was on life cross roads too. We both encourage each other to find better job. We would send to each other job-adverts if we came across something for other party.

Pretty shortly we started to compete with each other jokingly at first:
-So how many CV's you sent yesterday? I managed 10!
-You are such a loser! That's nothing! I sent over 15!

But we become actually active in that regard. With this positive mindset I've found job in less than 2 months, and my friend 2 weeks later!

So yeah... 'not-so-great-job' helped me find 'real job' and! very good friend.

I wish you perseverance in pursuit of the goal @kenechukwu97!

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That's a very inspiring experience and I'm grateful you shared this in here. I also had to apply for those not-for-me jobs and it's not easy to do that in a place like Nigeria. I always tell myself that I hope to get opportunities in more decent countries, but previous attempts didn't generate positive feedback.

Being in the labour market isn't an easy thing. Life itself isn't easy too. I hope to get an offer in a working environment where I will get the due return for my work. That will make it easier to build my future.

When you are ambitious, life kicks your butt a lot more often than those who don't take on challenges. Once you accept this fact - life will be a little less frustrating. If everything is going smoothly - you are going in the wrong direction:)

Warm regards!