captainsolo said:
How's everybody doing in this regard? Hopefully better.
That said, I'm not. I've been doing training for an at-home call servicing opportunity and been jerked around for the past three months. Studied, lost sleep, paid money I didn't need to, got equipment and am just being thrown into a mess of stuff.
Just insane. On top of this it really looks like my mom is about to be fired from her job. (It's been this way for over a year, constant threat of being fired/let go.) What the heck happened to the job market to make things so unbelievably cutthroat and dire? I know the economy is beyond terrible, I know everything tanked but to have everything become so completely cutthroat and impartial is insane.
So I've started doing a whole other batch of job applications (my daily thing) while on the phone and chat with this stupid servicing company (who never answers anything). I'm even to the point of writing some more crazy last-ditch letters to places/people who I really admire in the hopes that I might get some kind of response. (not that I ever really do)
I am just done with this whole thing. I did the film school thing and got chewed up by it. I know unemployment is what happens when you get out, but at this point I'm still just drifting about alone in the ocean.
How does one actually enjoy any part of being unemployed? I'm going nuts being stuck in one place with nothing to do.
Being stuck and feeling hopeless is the worst. I've spent this day making some calls in between posting here and reading the news. Anyone know of law jobs, intellectually engaging government jobs (heh), or something along similar lines in the Northeast or adjacent areas? :p You could always take some shots in the dark for media advisor positions with political campaigns. Any kind of small breakthrough in film - if that still is your chosen field - can make a difference in the long run. Worst thing is letting your resume waste away.