JOB MARKET
A couple of years ago, I was out of a job and the market wasn’t any better then than it was now. Every day, I scoured the Internet and sent out my resume to dozens of openings. I rang up more than a few temporary staffing firms and went to meet with them and other staffing firms that might offer more permanent work. Still, I got nothing. I’d call back the staffing firms to remind them that their job was to find me a job and that I was available. I did some freelance writing on the side and had some money saved up, but that was going to run out eventually. And I couldn’t keep bothering my parents for money. They have to eventually retire and stop working sometimes. So how do I spend my days? For one thing, it’s definitely nice to sleep in every single day. I have plenty of time to hit the gym and still do all my errands and catch up with friends. I’m more than able to find things to do to fill up my time, but I am somewhat ashamed when people ask me what I do for a living. I just want a job that will pay me enough to get by so that I don’t’ have to worry. I don’t even need to be rich. Is that too much to ask for?