A recent comment got me thinking (and it was good, I agree). I can’t stand it when people think you’re involuntarily employed for a REASON. I don’t quite understand how someone would think someone else is unemployed by choice. In the recent interviews i’ve had, the question often comes up, because it has been a year (dear god) since I was actually paid for any work I did. I wish I knew why i’m not getting jobs, so as to explain to the recruiters/hr reps/secretaries who don’t even care, that I’m unemployed because I haven’t been hired by anyone yet….I mean, doesn’t that make SENSE?
I’ve abandoned this thing lately because I have found “work” although it does nothing for my pocketbook, only my brain. There are worse things in life, I suppose, but in this American society, a job is nothing unless it is attached to a 401k (which you’ll never be able to touch cause it will be dried up by the time you’re ready to use it), a salary (all of which will be spent on clothes
and transportation to and from said job, and perhaps a company car (which is micromanaged, meaning you have to record the mileage and not use it for “recreational” “non company” use)…these are all things, for some crazy reason, I’m drooling for. A job to me is perhaps like a giant croissant stuffed with chocolate and dripping with butter. It looks soo good, and the first bite is like heaven, but if you eat one every day you’ll probably have a heart attack. You can stop eating croissants if you want to, but once you have a job, its tough to get your “freee timeeee” back (the kind everyone is so jealous of me for having). Everyone says the same thing “oh, enjoy this time in your life, you’ll never have it again.” HOW does one enjoy being shackled by unemployment, a lack of income, and subsequent social outcast?
Here are some links to a few good job searching/networking sites
jobfox.com
linkedin.com
craigslist.com
bah
