Job Fairs are a complete joke

I just came back from the second job fair I've attended in as many days, and it amazes me how worthless they are.

For starters, half the exhibits aren't actual jobs, they're for-profit career colleges or other such job training programs. I spent years studying computer science, only to find out shortly afterwards that my degree was worthless. And you want me to fall for that shit again?

The exhibitors themselves seem clueless, too. They seemed almost unprepared to respond to any specifics I asked them about available positions. It was just "go check the job listings on our website." At least a couple of them were places I had already applied to. I asked if they were looking for specific skills/qualifications/etc., and they really had nothing to say. Likely because their only position in the company is to stand at booths, and they don't really know what's going on.

And it's all the same industries. Construction, finance, and security. Of course, all the military branches are there. And the police. You've got a bright future ahead of you if you're willing to be an active participant in the destruction of society, for the sake of property interests.

One of the tables was for a network installer, which seemed promising. Except it's really a sales position. And I have this problem where I actually want to help people who are experiencing product issues, instead of giving a half-assed answer, trying to upsell, and then passing them off to the next rep who will inevitably have to deal with whatever issues the new service causes.

I suppose I could have put more effort in. But navigating a crowded room in order to make small talk with people with nothing to say does not mesh well with my neurodivergent ass.

Times like these make me feel like I should give up on looking for a "day job" and try something like content creation. But at this rate, I'll probably put something together just in time to get screwed over by whatever content platforms are left.

Sorry for the rant. I'm tired and pissed off, and I thought that writing my thoughts down might be more constructive than just sitting on it.