Young South African Vents Frustration Over Job Hunting, Considers Paying Bribe for Employment

Young South African Vents Frustration Over Job Hunting, Considers Paying Bribe for Employment

  • A young South African woman expressed her frustration with the job-hunting process in a social media video
  • She complained about the difficulty of finding employment and jokingly asked for instructions on bribing someone to get hired
  • Many young viewers empathized with her struggles and shared their own experiences

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A young South African woman expressed her frustration with the job hunting process on social media
A woman opened up about being desperate for work. Image: @sandiswam
Source: TikTok

A young South African woman took to social media to vent about the struggles of securing a job.

Woman tired of applying for jobs

In the clip, @sandiswam_is heard saying that she is tired of applying for jobs with no success. She even went as far as asking netizens where she could get a job even if it meant paying a bribe.

“Job hunting is depressing bandla.. We’re tired of applying and following links. It’s too complicated, just give us a plug and tell us who to give a brown envelope and where to sign so that I can start work on Monday. I’m not picky,” @sandiswam_.

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SA feels woman’s pain

Many netizens responded to the video with similar sentiments, expressing their frustrations with struggling to find employment despite their job application efforts.

MaSithoko_Dlomo♥️‍ commented:

“This is sad, I hope something comes up soon❤️.”

User. replied:

“Sengikhathele nokukhala bandla (I’m tired of crying).”

Mahlangebi omuhle❤️

“Ngithi ngilinde nawe (I’m waiting with you).”

neliswa Zenani

“Ey ngikhathele ngempela (I’m also really tired).”

Nonhlanhla Khumalo commented:

“True sisi eyi bakithi sikhathele .”

Tshimangi was also ready to be plugged with a job:

“Yohhh. Nami I’m ready .”

ma'mkhasibe commented:

“I've been saying this yooo ay I'm tired.”

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Nothando Mthembu (Senior editor) Nothando Mthembu is a senior multimedia journalist and editor. Nothando has over 5 years of work experience and has served several media houses including Caxton Local Newspapers. She has experience writing on human interest, environment, crime and social issues for community newspapers. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an Honours Degree in Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, obtained in 2016 and 2017. Nothando has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: nothando.mthembu@briefly.co.za