Finding a job has been hell for me, too. I finally got a job (I haven't worked since November 2008) at a Wal-Mart. Now, I clearly applied for all of the following: Cashier, Sales Floor, Stocking (taking items from the back room and putting them on the shelves), Electronics and Groceries.
I'm a fairly weak person...pretty skinny, and you can look at me and instantly tell I can barely lift my own weight. Considering all this, plus my experience as a cashier, sales rep, and pretty much customer-associate interface, you'd think I would have gotten hired in as a cashier or something?
No. I'm warehousing. Lifting extremely heavy boxes all day. Boxes far heavier than I can manage...all day. What really kills me is that I was told they needed more warehousing staffing tan they needed cashiers, yet during orientation, I was the only ICS guy while they hired four cashiers. If they desperately needed more ICS, then why only hire 1 while the cashiers are now overstaffed? PLUS, one of the new cashiers is this 6'3, 200 lb plus athletic-type guy! Not to hate or anything, but COME ON! Clearly HE needs to be back in the warehouse! He has the muscle to do this kind of labor! My weak-ass needs to be in HIS position!
F***in' sucks, is what it is. And I need this job, so I just have to deal with it.