Get a Job 2016

Will Davis’s post‑college life kicks off with ambitious plans and sudden obstacles. Fresh out of school, the millennial dreams of landing a real gig in video production with LA Weekly are crushed when downsizing eliminates the internship‑to‑job promise. With mounting pressure from his parents and his success‑driven girlfriend Jillian, and the rent looming on the house he shares with three roommates—Luke, Ethan, and Charlie—Will is forced into a rapid, uncertain scramble. He asks his father, Roger Davis, for money, only to discover that Roger has just lost the steady job he held for three decades. The scene is set for a string of rough choices that test loyalty, ingenuity, and resolve.

In a bid to stabilize his finances, Will takes a night manager position at a seedy motel. On his first night, he makes a fateful decision: he allows a pimp named Skeezy D to use the motel for his prostitution ring. The arrangement backfires when police crack down, costing Will his job and casting a shadow over his future. The motel becomes a microcosm of the life he’s trying to escape—gritty, precarious, and ripe with the kind of bad luck that begets even stronger drive.

Meanwhile, the roommates chase their own fragile ambitions. Luke believes he’s landed a shot at being a stock trader, but the reality is a lowly, and poorly treated, office clerk position. Ethan pours energy into a questionable mobile app idea called iStalkU, chasing momentum that stubbornly refuses to materialize. Charlie slides into a sixth‑grade chemistry teaching role, trading one comfortable routine for another set of challenges.

A beacon of hope appears when Will interviews at a reputable executive job placement firm and impresses the hiring manager with his portfolio and vision, landing a role as a video resume creator. Roger, still sliding, finds himself blaming age for his misfortunes and continues to search for a foothold in a changing job market. Ambition flickers back to life for Will as he climbs, first earning a promotion with a manager who embodies narcissism and demands perfection. Yet the personal life around him remains unsettled: Jillian loses a job and moves in with Will and his roommates, tightening the household’s financial and emotional knots.

The turning point comes when a video Will posts of Skeezy D goes viral, drawing interest from a startup that offers him a fresh opportunity. With this new attention, Luke’s stock trading dream persists in a rough arc—success seems possible but not guaranteed. Charlie begins coaching the school basketball team, discovering a sense of purpose beyond classroom duties. Ethan faces a harsh reality as he struggles to pitch his app to the legendary Warren Buffett, learning that persistence must be coupled with real traction.

Roger’s hopes pivot again when he seeks an interview at IBM, living in a cafe‑lined world of tech dreams and faded glory. Will, sensing his father’s frustration, films a drunken rant about his own job skills and quietly repurposes it into a video resume that unexpectedly becomes a lifeline. Roger narrowly avoids arrest for harassing the IBM hiring manager, but Will’s intervention clears a path to an interview and a renewed sense that his father can still land the job he longs for.

With Jillian’s steadfast support, Will ultimately makes a bold choice: he declines the promotion and other lucrative offers in favor of starting his own video production company. The gamble pays off as his company finds footing and grows, proving that passion, timing, and a little risk can redefine success. Luke begins to find solid footing as a stock trader, Charlie recognizes the harm in a participation‑trophy culture and finds renewed motivation, and Ethan finally sees his app catch the right wind.

In the end, the film sketches a hopeful picture of a new generation negotiating the fine line between aspiration and reality. It suggests that community, adaptability, and a willingness to redefine success can turn a rocky start into a durable, satisfying career. The characters’ journeys converge on a shared truth: resilience and collaboration can transform insecurity into opportunity, even when the odds seem stacked against you.