Anyone else sick and tired of this fucking shitty economy???
I sure am.
I consider myself
VERY fortunate because I still have my good paying job. However, I have former co-workers have now been out of a job for a little over a year.
Can you imagine being unemployed for a whole year?
Is sure can't.
I work in the tech industry so, obviously, most of my friends also work in the tech industry.
All of my friends who have been laid off have been looking for jobs but they are always turned down because they told that they are over qualified for the position.
They cannot even get a menial job (grocery store, book store, etc.) because these businesses fear that as soon as the economy does pick up, the over qualified people they hire will be gone so they will be stuck having to re-hire and re-train someone new.
Granted, I can understand that but… Geez, these people still need to eat.
What brought all of this on?
Today I had lunch with a friend that was laid off (yes, I paid for lunch). We have had lunch here and there a few times during the last year and each time I see him, he seems a little worse. I am not a doctor but I think he now has clinical depression.
He was never like this before so I am somewhat worried about him. He does have a wife, older kids (they are in their early 20's), and relatives in town so I think he has support network but I could tell that he was run down, depressed, and, for a lack of a better phrase, a "little off".
Sorry - just had to rant.
netman
THIS ECONOMY BLOWS!!!!
