Commiseration time (again)......

It seems a bunch of you are between jobs. Well, so am I. I thought something would have panned out by now, and it hasn't. I don't blame my keepers at RHT; they've done all they can to place me. (Or so they say.) Part of it is the sluggish economy, and part of it is my skill set. In short, "I'm not what they're looking for." And so I sleep in in the morning, futz with the computers in the afternoon, and prepare dinner and watch TV with R and M in the evening. (And stay up late writing stuff for my blog.)

Most of the jobs I've seen want a few years' worth of Java experience. I'm currently trying to learn Java now. The last job I had did not involve Java in any way.

( Applying for unemployment benefits. )

( Looking for jobs that I can do. )

( Running the gauntlet of prescreening. )

And then there's the interview process, the thank-you letter, and the waiting. Yeah, it sucks when I get a "no", and I'll get plenty of them, but it feels so wonderful when I get that "yes". I know I'll land on my feet, but I don't know when....or where.

( I also have a fear of success. )

Yes, I'm depressed, but I have plenty of things to occupy me at home.