Job seeker commits suicide !
By Gany15k
@Gany15k (1673)
India
May 20, 2010 3:19am CST
I got a mail from my friend and then searched in Internet and found it as true..
Her name is Vicky Harrison.She killed herself after she was rejected for 200 jobs.I got shocked after reading the title of the mail..Because I never heard of someone dying because of not getting a job..
Then I found the full detail here...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267953/Job-seeker-Vicky-Harrison-commits-suicide-rejected-200-jobs.html
But really it is sad..I too searching for a job.But never thought of dying because of not getting job..And will never think also..But she have attended 200 interviews and not selected in one means it is very bad..
She died after taking massive drug overdose..Her mother said: 'Vicky found it humiliating that she had been out of work for so long and couldn't take it any more'
I have attended some 20 interviews I think.But will never do these kind of things...
Hope I get the job soon..What do you think of that girl ?
She made a mistake and took decision without thinking..Her mother should have taken care..Very sad..
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34 responses
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
20 May 10
Hiya Gany,
I also heard about that one and thought it was all very sad. That is a lot of interviews and it can get you down too. Sometimes when people are so depressed like this Girl they cannot seem to see any other way out of their dilemma. But killing herself was not the answer. I don´t have all the answers either. There are helpful people who try to find other People the right Job but I don´t think it always works. Such a shame though. Having a Job is everything to some People and they give it all they have got.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
20 May 10
What a tragic waste! I, too, have been looking for a job for a long time and it's very discouraging but I would never think of taking such desperate action. For someone with little life experience, though, the future must seem very hopeless. People like Miss Harrison are so common, a horrible consequence of the greed and selfishness of our "leaders" who have misused our tax money and ruined our economy. I feel they are partially responsible but so are we all for not taking a more active part in our governments and demanding accountability. I hope she has found peace.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
20 May 10
Hi, Gany15k. This is very sad. I know that I have been turned down for a some jobs, but not 200. I guess that she was very depressed. She wanted so badly to be able to work. This is pitiful. The economy is just that bad for someone to take their own life. I admit that it is very stressful living in this day of age where things are really moving slow. But, I am not going to kill myself no matter how hard that life gets for me. I am very sorry to hear of this. I am also feel so sorry for her mom. She lost her daughter because she was so depressed of not getting hired for a job.
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
20 May 10
she's most likey not the first,how hard time is now a cop i was talking too said there been alot of that and other issues like couples fightings more then ever
@vandana7 (100282)
• India
20 May 10
Hi syankee, I agree fights increase!
I hope and pray she would be the last. She could have tried for a job abroad! She would have easily got a job as a teacher in foreign countries. She could have held on to the job till depression was history!
Its two factors I think. One is dynamic thinking, and another is willingness to hang on. If they are there, people can survive anything.
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
2 Jun 10
This is a very sad news, Maybe Vicky is very hopeless. For sure it is not only Vicky is suffering form this. I can't imagined 200 jobs and she was rejected that really hurts me. Maybe she did not analyze herself in every rejected job experience. Because in every failure we experience, we have to analyze ourselves. We have to think what on area we made a mistake. Or maybe we ar enot the right person they are looking for. If in 200 jobs Vicky is rejected then it might have something to do with her personality or maybe the job doesn't fit her experience and degree. Maybe Vicky is only focused on looking for job, not a career. I know she is being frustrated on this part that is what it happened. Maybe she just keep it with herself and she felt alone that is why she killed herself. Sometimes i think of taking my life when problem is becoming bigger and I am very hopeless bt that is a cowardly act and it is not the solution to my problems.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
20 May 10
It is very sad but can't help but feel like she may have other problems to. I can't believe anyone would have that many interviews & not get hired at one of them. I hope u find you a job soon. I know they are hard to come by but so many people want to start at the top instead of working their way up. I don't think u can start at the top myself no matter how qualified u are. Have a good one.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
20 May 10
This is such a sad story. What is so unbelievable is that after 200 interview know on hired her. That is crazy. I bet these people who didn't hire her are feeling sick to their stomachs now. There had to be some type of job that she could have done. What a shame with her whole life ahead of her. I also can't believe her parents nor her boyfriend could see the road she was going down that would lead her to do something so drastic has killing herself. I wonder if this will make employers rethink rejecting someone for a job.
@Gany15k (1673)
• India
20 May 10
Yes,her parents should taken care of her and motivated her..She missed a life.But 200 interview is very bad..I can't even imagine attending 100 interview..It is difficult for her too..so that she made the decision...anyway I hope this should repeat in future in other job seekers..
@anuraa32 (2446)
• India
26 May 10
This is so sad. I mean look at what the rejections had done to her confidence. She had become so desperate that she just wanted a job. It could be anything. She just wanted to word. It is so sad to see such an amount of desperation set into an youngster. My heart goes out to her family. And I feel lucky that I did not have to suffer too many rejections (Touchwood). God bless her soul.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Feb 11
A situation like this is a very sad situation. I know that I would be very frustrated if I had had that many interviews without getting a job. I know that I would be depressed about the situation. However, I don't think that I would ever be that upset about a situation that I would want to take my own life. The reason for that is because of the fact that I know that my life is valuable and I know that it is worth living even if I don't have an income.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
20 May 10
You know it's really unnecessary to kill yourself because of these things but you can't really blame her. People have different ways of how they perceive rejection. She was a bright girl and so it's kinda puzzling why she was never accepted for any of those. I just hope that this does not set an example for other job-seekers who are feeling depressed because of rejection. There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
@nehmer (607)
• Philippines
5 Jun 10
man that is a sad news. i never heard from it too.. i hope that people misunderstood her and did not gave her a chance to prove that she is worth a job.. im also a job seeker and i thnk that it is sad to know her story :(
@supermario69 (57)
• Philippines
20 May 10
She had a short disposition. God has a good purpose for every person. That girl focus his attention on her situation, got depressed and take her life away as a means of escape, rather than focus her attention to GOD's purpose and promises. She never thinks that light comes after darkness. She miss God's blessings.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
21 May 10
I disagre. She thought about it and she saw no way she will ever get a job so she killed herself. I can totally understand it. If you work is the Only place you receive self worth and you can't find a job, your life would seem meaningless. Good Luck on find ing a job.
@turandotty (228)
• United States
22 May 10
I know the feeling... I have applied to 100+ jobs and got only 6 interviews, and of that I only got one job offer. It's not something anyone should take personally, so many qualified and intelligent people are out of work right now. Also people get jobs 90% of the time because of their connections.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
22 May 10
hi gany,
it does happen. sad to know, but its true. these people become very depressed and their confidence in themselves are totally lost.
if we look for a job, we just need to be patient. and always have the positive outlook.
have a nice day.
ann
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
22 May 10
That is very sad. I think many people don't truly understand how bad things are. And what makes it worse are the Morons who point fingers and say, "you are not looking for a job!" or "you are not looking hard enough," or they say other stupid things without knowing all of the facts and circumstances. And many employers don't care because they have many humans to choose from.
@arakawaii (270)
• Philippines
21 May 10
Sometimes when you feel so depressed, insecure, unloved, then you got the feeling that you're good for nothing, no use at all therefore you come up with killing yourself. I'm not saying that I've done this before but there's this one time that I felt my mom doesn't love me, that she hates me among her children then I got this thought around my mind that what If I'm out of her life, will she be happy? something like that.