"Associate" level jobs that require professional experience

When I was a new grad, searching for my first job, this enraged me like nobody's business. Now that I am more established in my career, this enrages me less so -- but also as someone who is considering a different career path, my rage is starting to boil again.

Here is a job listing's job requirements that I was interested in applying for... until I read this part:

Professional experience of at least 2+ years working in social media (can be PR/marketing/advertising related). We know many have personal experience in social media, and while this is a great learning area, we're looking for people that have managed brands professionally in the social space;


This, for an entry level job.

How the hell does one get 2+ years experience working in social media and still be in the market for an entry level job? Internships? And social media type jobs are a relatively new career path and generally speaking, most people who DO have 2 years experience in this area, are already up there because there's a lack of people who DO HAVE the professional experience.

And who's to say someone who has the "professional experience" is any better or more qualified than someone who is in the field but not directly managing brands' social media profiles?
Not to say those who whore themselves out in social media to gain followers are any more qualified and capable of working on social media strategies, but it's still a rather aggravating requirement to have for such a low level job.

Fuck that.

Seat stealers who should be happy that I am not a violent person

Or a violent person with access to things of a stabby nature. Hell, if I had a spork at the time of this incident, she would've been sporked to death.

This is what went down.

I was waiting for the bus for what felt like FOREVER in the cold and was in the front of the line. When the bus pulls up, I go to sit in one of the much coveted single seats. As I am turning around to park my kaboose and moving my bags out of the way to sit down, this dumb bitch LITERALLY squeezes between the space (about a foot) between my ass and the seat and then slides into it.

SHE STOLE MY SEAT FROM RIGHT UNDER MY BUTT!

As I stood stunned frozen that that shit just went down, too surprised and confused by what had just transpired (I've had to deal with seat stealers before, considering I take a pretty ghetto bus route, but never when in the midst of my butt lowering down to the seat!), I stumbled to a seat nearby. Still in shock and then eventual rage.

So I gave her a look of much disapproval and shook my head at her, and she (no joke) smiled at herself!

Right then and there, I had to hold myself back from punching her with my boney knuckles. But I didn't, because I am an upstanding citizen. Seriously, though, what a bitch. I usually delete these stealth photos off my phone after I post them here but this one I will keep forever so that if I see her again (and I thought I did two days ago but then analyzed this pic to realize it wasn't her), I will stare her down.

When other people with similar ideas get a book deal (and I don't)

My friend got me this book, I Hate Everything, for my birthday. I love it, because I can so relate to a lot of it.

But what the hell? Why does this guy get a book deal writing about the same things I hate and can verbalize in book form and I don't?

Not fair.

Leaving ski lift tags on years after the fact

See illustration above. The date on it said December 2010, I took the picture in January 2012.

The guy literally had one whole winter season to remove it but no, decided to leave it on for one more season.

Leaving these on, is it just laziness or just to show everyone "hey look at me, I went skiing/snowboarding!"? Really now!

Sleeping on someone's seat

I was sitting in that empty seat in front of her and then suddenly felt something squish up behind me. I was like WTF!! Then turned around, and her head is right there and she's pressed up against my shoulders.

WHO DOES THIS??? IF YOU WANT TO NAP, NAP SITTING UPRIGHT. DON'T LEAN UP ON PEOPLE! Ugh!

Pole hoggers

This guy was wrapping himself around the pole and I had nowhere to hold on to, could've rolled down the bus aisle for all he cared. I put my hand on the chair's rails and then he smushed himself into where my hand was.

Then I had to put my hand in the only spot of the pole I could grab, which was 1 inch from his head.

C'mon now! You're not a stripper and this AIN'T YOUR POLE!

People who hog two seats and oblivious to the dozens of people standing

Like this guy. Who, for the entire bus ride, did not move from that extra seat he was hogging.