I love blogging. Blogging gives us a chance to rant. Ranting’s good, it’s healthy, it’s freeing! So, here is my rant…er, blog…about becoming one of the thousands of Americans who got the old pink slip.
A little bit about me- I am, well was, a marketer. I have tons of cool experience! Web design, graphic design, writing. Sounds fun, right? Well, I have just been laid off from my cozy comfy job, due to the economy. I know there are lots of other folks like me out there who are in the same boat. It has to get better, right?
My Momma always told me "there are jobs out there for those who want to work". I think for the first time in my life, this might not really be the truth. Even the ever-present "help wanted- door greeters" sign is suspiciously missing from my local Walmart. And while Mickey D's might be hiring part-time burger slingers, I really don't want to go from my 45K a year job to $8 an hour if I can help it. I'm not lazy, and I'm willing to do just that if I have to, but let's hope for the economy's sake that I won't have to, (I sure won't be contributing to the economy much under those conditions). And before you all yell at me, I appreciate anyone who is out there working for a living no matter what the wage, I just would prefer to use the skills that I spent tens of thousands of dollars and many classroom hours learning, while I DID work lower-paying jobs to get myself through. And I don't think it is good for our economy if we all fight over lower-paying jobs. For sure, it still means too many of us, skilled and unskilled, will be out of work.
So, feel free to rant, rave, complain about what has happened to you and your employment status, especially if it was due to the economy. Perhaps eventually, we will be able to help one another secure new employment. Hey, I'm willing to give it a shot!
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As long as businesses and the general public are motivated by fear, hiring and spending will continue to decline. It's a really scary situation, and as a small business owner in the beginning stages, this has been a devastating turn of events so I'm forced to seek corporate employment.
ReplyDeleteI have 17 years of experience in the field in which I am seeking employment. Because I came from a prestigious company, other employers immediately deem me over qualified and that is so frustrating. Maybe they use that excuse because they think they may have to pay me too much but they don't give me a chance to make that decision. I'm not greedy, I just want to work.
Another thing I found out in my job search is that even if you are willing to do the lower paying jobs, there is so much competition for them, you don't have a chance. Your higher qualifications label you as a "flight risk". They're not wrong about that because as you said, you'd rather be using your skills so as soon as something better comes along, you're gone.
I do have an interim solution that may be helpful. The US Census Bureau is hiring at a starting pay of $15 per hour. It's temporary and the hours are not guaranteed but it's better than nothing. You can google the US Census Bureau to learn more.
I think checking nto the Census Bureau makes great sense! However, I'm still concerned about skilled workers take unskilled positions, (if they can get them, and as you say, we are definitely "flight risks"). If we take unskilled jobs, what happens to those people who truly are unskilled, and need to work as much, if not more than we do?
ReplyDeleteWe all hope for better, and keep plugging away at monster.com, Craig's List, careerbuilder, and all of the other job sites out there...along with all of our new "colleagues"!
It truly is becoming much harder to find employment I keep applying,but so far no luck at all. Nice Blog by the way.
ReplyDeleteThomas, thanks for the thumbs up on the blog. The stress of constantly looking for a job to no avail is what drove me to starting it. That and hoping that I can help others reduce their stress over the same issue! Feel free to rant, and also let me know WHEN you get something, and of course, HOW you got the job!
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