Is up with looking for a job?

Yup, how could this weeks column be anything BUT me looking for a goddamn job. I fuckin hate this man. What ever happened to having a job for life? Remember when you were a kid and your parents would work somewhere for like 2o years. Give me a fuckin break, how many of the companies you worked for have even been around that long? This is bullshit man, our generation was dealt this lie by our parents that if we went to school and got an education, we would be set. Now half of us have student loans in collections, we've got degrees or diplomas that really aren't that useful in the real world. And even with fucking 10 years experience, we are losing our fuckin jobs. Where the fuck was that in the brochure in my guidance counselor's office?

So here I am out looking for a job. Now I have pretty specialized talents, I really can only work in a few types of positions. That is if I want to stay in this career path I have been in. Which to tell you the truth, I fuckin don't, I mean I am so sick of these fuckin companies treating people like fuckin shit and getting away with it. Remember back in the early 90's when companies were competing for people? They would give away digital cameras for bonuses, have BBQ's every Friday for staff. Now? Almost every person in this industry that I know has lost their job at one point.

But what else am I going to do? I mean yes I could work in a bar, or you know something like that, but fuck man I have invested extremely heavily in my field. I've been doing this for 10 years, I have a huge student loan placing me here, what else can I do?

So here I am talking to all these headhunters now, what the fuck is up with these people? I had this one woman calling and calling me for like 2 days every hour to get my resume. I sent it to her and now its been a week since I've heard from her. Why the fuck are they so in your face when they need something from you, but when you need the info from them they can't be fuckin reached? I mean that is your ENTIRE job, find me a one, talk to people and call my ass and get me interviews. That's the entire job description for one of these people.

And the other thing is, since I'm out of work, I'm supposed to be less selective about jobs I may accept right? I don't fuckin think so, in fact I'm MORE selective. I ain't just going to the first company to offer me something, just for the sake of getting a job. That's what I have unemployment for now man. If I had quit my last job, then sure I would have too, but that's the only good thing about being laid off. I'm not walking into some company that is negotiating with me over a few vacation days. Or a company that wants me to be in management, but doesn't want to pay me a manger's salary. I don't fuckin think so. IF, and that's a big IF, I even stay in this fuckin industry, whichever company that gets the pleasure of my services, is going to have to shine its fuckin ass off. I'm serious, to convince me to put up with all the shit that goes with my job as it is right now, someone is going to have to pay me well, and give me the fuckin shit I need to kick some fuckin ass.

OK, that's it I'm out. Potentially a big announcement in the next couple weeks, stay tuned.

DOWNS

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