This day in age, having a job is a lot like looking for one
For those of you who have lost your job, my heart goes out to you. Being jobless is bad enough without the whole economy shedding off jobs faster than it can make them.
But just remember, those of us gainfully employed aren’t much better off. Sure we have a paycheck, but for how long? With it being common place for companies to hide the truth until it hits you square in the face, you never know when you are going to be blindsided.
Sometimes the writing is on the wall, so you try to read it and figure out how to step around it. That’s the spot I’m in. Our piece of the pie is shrinking while others are getting larger. They don’t give us enough work (even though there is enough to go around), but then complain about us not doing enough and refusing to pay for our work hours. Isn’t that great.
Then my boss’ boss, who divvies up the work in the first place, is incompetent in his position, so that everything else gets backed up further. I’ve known for a while that most of the management in this place hasn’t got the faintest clue of what they are REALLY doing, but with the current times I’m worried it might spell out in me losing my pay.
That’s maybe the worst part about a recession. When a number of well qualified workers who could keep a company on its feet are tossed into the fire because those above are incapable of doing their part. It becomes a vicious cycle, trying to put out the fires by unloading the ships, until the only ones left are the incapable managers, then the ship goes under.
Should we hand them the bucket?
So what does this have to do with looking for work? It’s hell looking for a job, it’s hell keeping one. Having a job is nice, you’re getting paid, but being unemployed has an advantage: you can’t lose your job when you don’t have one. At least there is unemployment benefits that may get even better under Obama. Not saying it’s a reason to celebrate being laid off. Just saying that a number of people out there know that they are probably going to have to find work for they find themselves unemployed. Looking for a job is hard enough. Looking for one while your manager is bitching and trying to keep it secret so they don’t just fire you doesn’t add up very well.
And before I get flamed – which is doubtful since few visit my edge of the world anyways - my wife was laid off November 8, 2008. She finally got a job last Thursday. Went from $48k a year to $12/hour. Less than unemployment. But it’s a job. And it has benefits. But to highlight my point, the girl she is replacing was fired after 2 weeks. A common occurance around there. So just be happy for every inch you get.
And remember, no matter how bad it gets, always be true to one thing: A positive mindset.
