When you're unemployed...
...and people ask you repeatedly "Have you found a job, yet?",
it wears down your nerves.
Do they plan on offering you a job if the answer is "No"?
Are they such a close friend that such personal information is
pertinent to them?
Are they unaware of what a personal inquiry this is? Are they
stupid? Insensitive? A real ass with a penchant for 'sticking it to'
others?
Do they realize how loud and booming their voice is in a public
place filled with onlookers?
Is the question curiosity, or indictment?
Should I be running my daily agenda by strangers to make sure
I'm maximizing my job search potential? Should I be seen in front
of stores, lest the talk be that "He really does have money; he's
feigning hardship."?
Do I need to carry proof of my 25 year work history to show
nosy bastards that I have pulled my weight, and food stamps
are a legitimate return on my paying in?
Should I be 'dressed for success' at all times, lest a "once-in-a-
lifetime" job offer slip through my fingers at the post office?
Is it worth my time to explain that the Such-and-Such Store is
not really hiring, they just have a permanent sign in the window
posting otherwise?
Why does the question "Where all have you applied?" seem
like a casual chat type of query? I know they don't want the
actual list of one-hundred-and-thirteen-and-counting distributed
resumes and applications. Will the comment "Everywhere"
be met with equal disdain?
Do people watch the news? Are they aware that joblessness just
came in at over 10% in the state of Georgia, again? That the
Georgia Department of Labor--a worthless wretch of an institution,
anyway--is publicly declaring that there is no reason even to call for
jobs, since there are none available.
Please, do......
tell me what you think I should do. I'm sure the perspective on my
myriad failings is more illuminated from the advantage of the outside
looking in.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -George Orwell............... That unique and wondrous thing hiding out inside of you.....it's life, looking for every opportunity to burst forth onto the scene. Your voice. Your vision. Your power. Feel it, and free it...today.
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