[ESP]/ [ENG] About how frustrating it can be to get a job in Venezuela

in Catarsis3 years ago

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Saludos amigos de la comunidad Catarsis. Espero que tengan un Viernes de maravilla y que inicien un fin de semana de mucho descanso y tranquilidad, este domingo aquí en Venezuela se celebra el día de las madres ❤️ como he comentado en varias oportunidades, tengo la dicha de tener tres mamás maravillosas y espero por sobre las circunstancias poder regalarles un día especial. Hoy quiero hablar sobre uno de esos temas de la adultez que me tiene un poco conmocionada, no sé si es algo que sucede en todo el mundo, toda Latinoamérica o solo aquí en Venezuela pero estoy un poco en shock y me cuesta lograr asimilar lo difícil que es conseguir trabajo y lo ligado que está eso a tener contactos

Greetings friends of the Catarsis community. I hope you have a wonderful Friday and that you start a weekend of much rest and tranquility, this Sunday here in Venezuela is celebrated Mother's Day ❤️ as I have commented on several occasions, I have the joy of having three wonderful moms and I hope above all circumstances to give them a special day. Today I want to talk about one of those issues of adulthood that has me a little shocked, I do not know if it is something that happens all over the world, all Latin America or just here in Venezuela but I'm a little shocked and I find it hard to assimilate how difficult it is to get a job and how linked that is to have contacts.


A veces desearía haber crecido hasta los 16 y vivir eternamente en esa edad jaja, creo que en ocasiones muchos deseamos eso porque es verdaderamente frustrante la situación. Yo perdí mi trabajo remoto y he estado tratando de conseguir uno así sea bajo modalidad presencial, me sorprende lo difícil que es, una situación que he analizado conversando con otras personas que también están buscando trabajo pero tienen de 39 años en adelante es que ya pasar de esta edad es considerarte "mayor" para ser contratado, lo cual es absurdo porque eres bastante joven a esa edad pero la mayoría de empresas ahora quieren que tengas entre 19 y 26 años ¿La razón? Sinceramente no logro entender el porqué, quisiera poder estar en la mente de estas personas para poder comprenderlo

Sometimes I wish I had grown up until I was 16 and lived forever at that age haha, I think sometimes many of us wish that because the situation is really frustrating. I lost my remote job and I have been trying to get one even if it is under a face-to-face mode, I am surprised how difficult it is, a situation that I have analyzed talking to other people who are also looking for a job but are 39 years old or older is that if you pass this age you are considered "older" to be hired, which is absurd because you are quite young at that age but most companies now want you to be between 19 and 26 years old, the reason? I honestly can't understand why, I wish I could be in the mind of these people to be able to understand it.


Ahora, si tienes entre 19 y 26 te piden una experiencia tremenda, o sea que o comienzas a trabajar a los 14 para adquirir experiencia o simplemente no podemos considerarte. Además, tener contactos te hace estar por encima de cualquier persona que esté mejor capacitada que tú, nuevamente un poco absurdo pero así se manejan las cosas. Para mí cualquier trabajo es bastante honrado pero también soy consciente de que hay tratos que son inhumanos y los he notado más que todo en las tiendas, como presionan a las chicas que están ahí y a veces hasta las gritan, hace poco tuve una situación muy incómoda pues estaba yo pagando en la caja de una cafetería y estaba la supervisora gritando a la cajera por no haber respondido un mensaje. En ese momento ella se voltea y respetuosamente le pide tener esa conversación en la oficina pues no había necesidad alguna de hacerla pasar esa situación frente a sus clientes

Now, if you are between 19 and 26 they ask for tremendous experience, so either you start working at 14 to gain experience or we simply can't consider you. Also, having contacts puts you above anyone who is better qualified than you, again a bit absurd but that's the way things are handled. For me any job is quite honest but I am also aware that there is inhumane treatment and I have noticed it mostly in the stores, how they pressure the girls who are there and sometimes even yell at them, I recently had a very uncomfortable situation because I was paying at the cash register of a cafeteria and the supervisor was yelling at the cashier for not answering a message. At that moment she turned around and respectfully asked her to have that conversation in the office because there was no need to make her go through that situation in front of her customers.


Entonces, para mí ha sido muy desalentador, yo no tengo el capital para iniciar un emprendimiento pero definitivamente si consigo trabajo y además tomo lo reunido de Hive definitivamente trataré de iniciar mi propio emprendimiento, porque para mí es muy desesperante toda esta situación. Me he estado repitiendo constantemente afirmaciones positivas para disminuir mi ansiedad en torno a este tema y atraer energía positiva "todo va a mejorar", "vas a lograr tus objetivos", "vas a poder brindarle a tu familia las mejores condiciones de vida"... Tengo fe y confío que será así, porque me estoy esforzando, le estoy poniendo corazón a mejorar y quiero que todo lo bueno sea no solo para mí sino para quienes me rodean, así que de todo corazón espero que así sea ❤️

So, for me it has been very discouraging, I don't have the capital to start a business but definitely if I get a job and also take what I have gathered from Hive I will definitely try to start my own business, because for me this whole situation is very desperate. I have been constantly repeating positive affirmations to myself to reduce my anxiety around this issue and attract positive energy "everything will get better", "you will achieve your goals", "you will be able to provide your family with the best living conditions".... I have faith and trust that it will be so, because I am making an effort, I am putting my heart to improve and I want all the good to be not only for me but for those around me, so I hope with all my heart that it will be so ❤️

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Unfortunately with so many sanctions on Venezuela it doesn't allow for capital investment into the country to tap into its rich resources. In addition Venezuela focused heavily on oil and didn't diversify into other industries enough so when demand dried up due to sanctions, a lot of people who found their work in that sector and supporting sectors were out of work.

As for Latin America, many of these countries have debt way over their heads, forcing the country to either tax citizens higher or raise inflation to cover their debt obligations, when you do this you slow down the economy, you can also see an example of this in Greece.

As economies get weighed down by paying national debt, there's less money to go to developing industry and thus expanding the job market

Venezuela focused heavily on oil and didn't diversify into other industries enough so when demand dried up due to sanctions, a lot of people who found their work in that sector and supporting sectors were out of work.

Reading this brings Nigeria to my thoughts. The same situation is on Nigeria as well.

The economy and sustainability are too deep issues, exactly, Venezuela should expand its economic activities and there has been an attempt to do so by reactivating sectors such as tourism, but it is still difficult to solve the issue of jobs and economic improvement 😖😖

Absolutely, it won't be easy, but Venezuela have a chance to copy the Russian model, by charging for their oil in bitcoin or turning their oil reserves into bitcoin, while individuals have the chance to switch over and use bitcoin the same way El Salvador has, its now about creating your own opportunties, no ones coming to save any of us

Jajaja sí.Puede llegar a ser complicado buscar empleo en Venezuela. Es un país extraño el nuestro

Si, demasiado 😖😖😖

most companies now want you to be between 19 and 26 years old, the reason?

Yeah, they know that at that age, the person would not have much needs or may yet to be married as someone of an higher age. So they can pay little salaries to them...

Now, if you are between 19 and 26 they ask for tremendous experience, so either you start working at 14 to gain experience or we simply can't consider you.

This too is common in my country in Africa. And it's funny when they ask for young age but yet ask for longer years of experience.

It's crazy, sometimes it doesn't seem to make sense. For example, a young person between 19 and 26 should not have so many responsibilities but many young people of that age are the ones who carry the expenses of their household precisely because of the age problem when it comes to providing work. It is crazy that the situation is like this 😥😥

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Siento que todos estamos lidiando con una situación similar justo ahora, bueno, al menos a mi me esta sucediendo, sentir que no estas solo en esta lucha de algún modo me tranquiliza... Lo que yo hago es escribir mis objetivos a corto y mediano plazo en una lista y además intento escribir respuestas a los pensamientos negativos que surgen en las crisis de ansiedad, esto me ha ayudado muchisimo.

Ese detalle me ha ayudado mucho, tratar de ver lo positivo, tratar de entender que el entorno no nos la pone fácil. A veces tenemos que darnos cuenta de que no es que no estemos luchando por lograr nuestras metas, sino que, tenemos muchas cosas que nos retrasan el progreso, le estamos poniendo muchísimo empeño y corazón, un paso a la vez. Un abrazo 🌻

Creo que todos estamos un poco en esa situación, personalmente yo tengo ya 22 años y ya en camino a lo 23 y me siento en desventaja por el mismo tema de edad, siento que a mas que pasan los años mas se reducen las posibilidades de que te contraten, cuando debería ir mas en relacion con la experiencia, la capacidad y las facilidades que tiene uno para el trabajo en cuestión, pero bueno.

Me alegra escribir esto ya sabiendo que conseguiste un trabajo de lo que te gusta y estas aprendiendo del mismo, a pesar de que muchas veces uno toque la puerta y no le abran a uno, indiscutiblemente una de ellas si te dará la oportunidad, eso dice un primo mío bastante optimista :) ¡Saludos!