Comments on: Without work, without purpose http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/ Just my two cents Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nick Kiddle http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-11 Nick Kiddle Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-11 Oh god, how I hear you. The advice, the stupid, not-thought-out-at-all advice that doesn't remotely apply to your situation, and then if you point out how useless the advice is in your specific situation it's all "Well, it you don't WANT to get a job" or "I won't help you if you just keep making excuses" or whatever phrase they want to employ to say "How dare you find fault with my advice that took me thirty whole seconds to think up? You should be grateful I even deign to speak to you, you lazy so-and-so." Yeah, definitely feeling that one right along with you. Oh god, how I hear you. The advice, the stupid, not-thought-out-at-all advice that doesn’t remotely apply to your situation, and then if you point out how useless the advice is in your specific situation it’s all “Well, it you don’t WANT to get a job” or “I won’t help you if you just keep making excuses” or whatever phrase they want to employ to say “How dare you find fault with my advice that took me thirty whole seconds to think up? You should be grateful I even deign to speak to you, you lazy so-and-so.”

Yeah, definitely feeling that one right along with you.

]]> By: Astraea http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-9 Astraea Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:56:25 +0000 http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-9 I completely relate to this and I've been right where you are. It feels god f'ing awful. And all the advice out there sucks. The attitude that jobs are just out there and that if you're qualified you can get one is enraging. And you're making the right choice not going for a job that you're completely overqualified for. I've been there, and it's almost as demoralizing as unemployment. I completely relate to this and I’ve been right where you are. It feels god f’ing awful. And all the advice out there sucks. The attitude that jobs are just out there and that if you’re qualified you can get one is enraging. And you’re making the right choice not going for a job that you’re completely overqualified for. I’ve been there, and it’s almost as demoralizing as unemployment.

]]> By: Jenny Penny http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-6 Jenny Penny Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:21:41 +0000 http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-6 Lauren, very welcome as my very first commenter ever!!! And on a side note, I really like your blog and your design work! You know it’s kind of ironic. This evening I just decided to quit my life as unemployed and start my own freelance writing business. Maybe writing this post was what I needed to get the courage to take that plunge; to see things clearer and figure out what I really want. I’ve been feeling so good about my decision all evening, and then I turned on the computer and found your comment and well, it all kind of fitted together in a weird coincidental way. And let me tell you that getting my very first blog comment, and this from a blogger that I read and like, made me dance with joy, and I just made myself a big vodka lime drink to celebrate :) So thanks Lauren for giving me a very happy Saturday evening, and here’s a toast to us two successful women, even if we may never make formal use of our education! Lauren, very welcome as my very first commenter ever!!! And on a side note, I really like your blog and your design work!
You know it’s kind of ironic. This evening I just decided to quit my life as unemployed and start my own freelance writing business. Maybe writing this post was what I needed to get the courage to take that plunge; to see things clearer and figure out what I really want.

I’ve been feeling so good about my decision all evening, and then I turned on the computer and found your comment and well, it all kind of fitted together in a weird coincidental way. And let me tell you that getting my very first blog comment, and this from a blogger that I read and like, made me dance with joy, and I just made myself a big vodka lime drink to celebrate :)

So thanks Lauren for giving me a very happy Saturday evening, and here’s a toast to us two successful women, even if we may never make formal use of our education!

]]> By: Lauren http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-4 Lauren Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:49:39 +0000 http://www.jennyspennies.com/2008/02/15/44/#comment-4 As someone who took the telemarketing job because she didn't have anything else avalable, HOLD OUT. I so fucking identify with this it hurts a little. One more bullet point to add: I'm sick and tired of people who haven't been on the job market in five, ten, twenty years giving me advice about how to get a job. "It's all about footwork!" Yeah, except when the hiring process is all electronic and you're trying to word your resume to hit some mystery keyword in some mystery database. As someone who took the telemarketing job because she didn’t have anything else avalable, HOLD OUT.

I so fucking identify with this it hurts a little. One more bullet point to add: I’m sick and tired of people who haven’t been on the job market in five, ten, twenty years giving me advice about how to get a job. “It’s all about footwork!” Yeah, except when the hiring process is all electronic and you’re trying to word your resume to hit some mystery keyword in some mystery database.

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