Jobless

Well, it’s that time of the week again. Time to rethink my life. Figure out what to do.

“Why don’t you get a job?”

Why – what a novel idea! Go to work in this wonderful country, get things done. That’s a fanta –

Wait. I already applied for a few jobs. No one is calling me back. The news said there were plenty of new jobs now. There should be dozens of people calling me back. I’ve applied to all the local retail stores, the chain places. Heck, even the fast food joints.

Well – let me tell you a thing.

This is simply from my own experience.

I have been job hunting since 2007, the year I graduated from high school.

My first job out of the great HS was at a music store. It was a well enough, part time, minimum wage, position. It lasted about three months. Since then I’ve held many positions – all part time. I’ve even repeated a few.

Dry Cleaners, TJMaxx, Chiropractor, Finance assistant, Car headlights, Music & Arts, Game Stop, Nanny, Driver Guide for the Cruise lines, Game Stop, Professional Photographer, Guest Serve on whale watching tour boat.

The ironic thing is that I’ve come full circle. I’m back at Music & Arts. Again.

I still don’t fully understand why, when the economy is ‘on the rise’, that it’s so hard to keep a position. I get the two where I was working with the cruise lines, they were only summer positions. 

But the others – sure they were crappy jobs, but I was hoping they’d last a bit longer.

Perhaps it’s just my magnetic personality, but who knows?

Looking for any type of work that’s long lasting seems to only happen if you have a long degree list, or five years of experience (which is impossible to get without, you guessed it, a job!). Maybe things will get better.

I suppose this is all simply a rant for the week.

How many positions or jobs have any of you had?

I really should finish my project, "Jobless - a New Musical".