Traveler report: Avoid Jamaica!

Just returned from a trip to Jamaica and if anyone is considering vacationing there, I advise against it! It is super expensive and very close to third world and mostly sketchy/dangerous in most areas.

You could stay in an all inclusive and be locked in at your compound if you want to stay safe, but if you think about it.. what's the point?

Doctor's Cave Beach as one example gets crowded pretty quickly even on days without cruise ships coming in. If a cruise ship or two came in I pity anyone hoping for relaxation there.

7 mile beach seemed to be nicer with cooler, finer sand but again... full of annoying vendors scamming you every chance they can get, meaning you won't really be able to feel like you can relax.

If you're not convinced and you are thinking about renting a car in Jamaica, here's more advice: DO NOT RENT A CAR IN JAMAICA AS YOU WILL GET FLAT TIRES or perhaps get killed or kill one of the crazy motorcyclists that buzzes by you.

All I'm saying is there are much better options than Jamaica if you want a beach. Think long and hard about your decision.

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u/wildmonkeywrangler — 3 months ago
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The fastest way to get a job is sadly, knowing someone already working where you want to apply

Many people seem to be using the same approach when job hunting - polishing up their resume and sending it out to hundreds/thousands of companies hoping to get an interview.

If they are lucky enough to get an interview, hopefully they'll luck out some more and get hired.

Company I work for recently laid almost everyone (and will likely collapse). But while I did work there I noticed something which explained why it may take the average person months or years to find a job.

Most of the new job listings they had were posted internally first and after a couple weeks, would then be posted publicly. No surprise, virtually every hire was someone who already worked there.

Really put things in perspective for me when applying for jobs. It is far easier for a company to hire internally than it is to hire someone brand new.

Also noticed a lot of people that got promoted were people that shouldn't have been promoted and their biggest qualification was nothing more than being buddies with the decision makers or good at brown nosing the boss.

Anyway, if you're not having luck with the usual approach, I'd suggest first finding a company you think you would enjoy working at. Ignore whether they are have job listings or not.

Then, somehow figure out a way to become buddies with someone who works there. Do they all go out on Fridays to a certain hangout for happy hour? Coincidentally show up to the same hang out and bump into them accidentally.

I'm sure there are several other ideas for out of the box ways to get your foot in the door - but the most important thing I want to point out is how grim the whole system is for external candidates in the first place.

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u/wildmonkeywrangler — 4 months ago