I never thought I would be out of work for so long. At most, I figured a couple of months..nice vacation...get some things done. But, now I am entering the ninth month of this and it is worse than being pregnant!
At least with pregnancy, there is an ending in sight.
Not so with this.
My resume is all over the place. I have two different versions wandering about on the web. I have applied to heaven only knows how many jobs (it is in the 500+ ballpark!) and only had three interviews!?! Something is wrong there.
I know, you're going to say, "Well, the economy..."
That can't be the only explanation. I realize that hundreds of people are applying for the very same jobs I apply for, but come on...at least one of them must be interested enough to at least call and have me interview! But no.
So, here I sit, cell phone at the ready waiting for "that" call, web browser open, just in case they contact me via e-mail.
I've got a college degree - two in fact and working on a third. So it can't be education related. I have a steady work history - seven plus years at my last job. I even took a part time position in retail so that I could keep my hand in and not look like I didn't want to work.
I did all the right things, yet here I am.
I ended up having to move, lost the apartment I had been in for five and a half years because I couldn't pay the rent. I am facing losing my car because I can't make the payments. Don't even know if I will be able to continue with my education after the summer because I will have used up all my student loan monies.
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