Get a Job
Today, I officially begin the search for a new job. Well sort, of. You see I’ve been on this kick lately about the extension of federal unemployment benefits. I’m not a big fan of extending unemployment because I believe the more you extend benefits the less incentive there is for people to go out and find work. And if you’ve been out of work for 99 weeks, that means you’ve been out of work since December of 2008 and maybe the problem is you. I believe there is work out there, it may not be the work you want, but there is work. And I plan to go find it.
Now to do this I had to establish some ground rules for myself. The job I apply for can’t be in the legal, lobbying or governmental arenas. I have too many contacts in this town that I’ve made over the past few years and making that jump would be too easy.
I’ve also decided not to apply for work in the downtown area. Once again, downtown Indianapolis is virtually my backyard so it would be too easy to run into someone I know. Education is also off the table as well, especially since I’ve been teaching for seven years.
So with that said, my job search is going to be limited to office work and retail. Industrial and manual labor are also possibilities, but you just imagine me doing manual labor. If that isn’t an episode of America’s funniest home videos just waiting to happen I don’t know what it is.
And for those of you who think I am being unethical by taking a job away from someone who needs it, remember, I am not going out and getting a job, I’m going out to prove that jobs are there, but more and more individuals aren’t willing to take them. I can tell you dozens of stories about employers and temp agencies who can’t fill positions because someone doesn’t have the skill set or they don’t want want to give up the unemployment.
So with all that said, wish me luck in my job search. And before I forget, you know anybody who’s hiring?
