u/Switch-user-101

I'm asking this coming off the back of being rejected from >200 jobs from seek. These jobs always pose stupid requirements like "must have x years of experience" for a basic retail job, or "must have a full license and car" for a tutoring job (I'm literally trying to GET A JOB TO BUY A CAR HOW DOES THAT WORK, why can't L plates or ptv suffice as long as I ensure I get there promptly), or the worst type is easily is the jobs that pay you minimum wage but put 20 different interview stages just to reject you at stage like 18/20, like it is not that serious.

Recently I started uni in 2026 so I've been searching for a casual job, but it feels like because I'm 18 employers don't want me essentially because "18 =inexperienced and a liability since they aren't trained and we can't rip off because we're forced to pay them adult wages" so unlike a lot of my peers who had their jobs prior to 18 (primarily in the restaurant/ fast food industry) these just don't want to hire. And it also feels like 18 is too young for more professional entry-level jobs like being an accountants payable manager or such (I'm currently studying Law and Commerce at University, majoring in Accounting for my comm degree) so I'm genuinely unsure what jobs to even apply for.

I currently tutor students from my old HS (3 students, 5hr/ week) but because of things like school holidays and student timetables sometimes their need for tutoring fluctuates and I'm left with literally 0 income (basically guaranteed for a couple months/ year because of school holidays) so I'm not too sure what job to even seek out anymore, or how to do so. Even with tutoring experience and technical hospitality experience (volunteering at an essentially impromptu cafeteria for the homeless) I'm getting rejected from tutoring jobs and the hospitality industry.

Sorry if this post gets a bit rant-y but I'm genuinely clueless on what to do now given the quantity of jobs I've applied for and only hearing back from about as many jobs as I can count on my fingers, just to get rejected on the next step and not even make it to an interview.

I assume they run tests before you trade in a console right. So would it be reliable for the guy i’m buying the ps4 from (found on marketplace) to give it in to ebgames to get a trade in estimate and then for him to sell it to me after declining the offer (obviously not inside the store)but after having ebgames ensure everything runs prior to the sale happening outside of the store in private? Has anyone tried this? How comprehensive is ebgames testing? How long does it take?

I have an apple music subscription so i can listen to albums in the highest quality available (at least when studying at uni) so I know the airpods don’t support lossless but i heard they’re actually very good sounding for a pair of mainstream earbuds so im wondering if that good sounding quality is better than the moon drops and/ or if the wired aspect alone would make it a noticeable difference between the two in regard to quality. The main genres of music I listen to are rap and rnb (like frank ocean). i’m just debating whether the purchase of the moondrops would be worth as I already own the airpod pro 2, use case would mostly be sitting down studying at home/ at uni (i still plan to use my airpods for commutes and whatnot, but im getting sick of charging them often).

Basically wondering if investing my first thousand or so in the SNP 500 would be safer and higher grossing compared to a bank account that offers 5% interest per annum compounding monthly (ANZ). I'm a bit lost on where to go in terms of actually putting my money into the SNP500 though (such as platforms that facilitate this) and am hesitant in how much fees these platforms would charge, the ease of "cashing out", and also the potential impacts of Australia's capital gains tax. In the past year the fund grew by almost 25% so my 1000 would've become 1250 but post fees realistically say I decided to cash that out today how much would I be taking home? In comparison with a bank account which is 5% interest but obviously no fees tied to investing or capital gains tax (at least to my knowledge) plus the free and easy removal of money to use for personal expenses at my own discretion. Sorry if this is all fairly basic stuff but I'm only 18 so I'm a bit lost at the moment and my parents have no idea as they prefer investing in real estate.

Basically I'm trying to expand my hobbies into the camera space as well. Currently my biggest interest is in watches but I just want to be made aware of the general consensus of this community in what camera is (as close to) universally heralded as being the cheap but quality pick no one can go wrong with irrespective of their budget.

Basically I finished the base game's story probably a couple months back, started the DLC but didn't feel that engaged so I stopped playing maybe like an hour in. I just felt a bit sick of it and felt like the actual story ending was a good enough end. I have xenoblade 2 on my backlog so should I look into starting that or wait until I can eventually be bothered to play and finish the DLC for the first game? Is there any important lore or context or anything I may miss by skipping the DLC until when/ if I can be bothered

Had the mac since march this year, this is my first mac so I don't know if this is normal but I'm not sure why this is occurring. I feel like my mac use is fairly stock standard uni student stuff, close it up, put it in a sleeve, put that sleeve in my backpack and then go to and from uni with the laptop. I'm always at the very least moderately if not pretty careful with my bag and my devices so I'm not sure why these imprints on the screen have started occuring. I don't use a screen protector or keyboard cover or a macbook case as I've heard these may contribute to these happening but why has it happened without them? Is it worth taking into apple or is this just a normal thing that happens with macs, I feel my usage has been nothing out of the ordinary from what a normal uni student would do with their mac. I don't have apple care so yeah if its a qc issue with my specific mac I may take it but I don't see how this could potentially be a user issue and I'm quiete concerned if it IS a user issue as I've only had the device since March. Any thoughts please lmk! (fyi I didn't include a photo because it's super hard to catch on camera but I try to send it if it is really necessary)