Being unemployed. My rant begins now.
Being long termed unemployed is societys way of saying fuck you, a collective, anonymous bras dhonneur, well thats how I sees it. Who wouldve thought that the many rejections Ive had from various prospective employers could begin to wear on my psyche. Im usually an annoyingly chipper motherfucker, my glass is always half full, usually with beer. Now Im beginning to understand why rifles & bell towers were invented! Im getting mighty tired of the same shit, Heres a small sample of my rejections:
Thanks but youre overqualified, This is employer speak for shit, this guys probably smarter than me, Ive got kids & a mortgage I cant afford to hire someone thatll do his job better than I do mine. It can also mean, I was expecting someone younger that I could pay less. It could be that the douche behind the desk thinks youre going to go off and running as soon as youve found something better. Either way it means youre still unemployed.
Then theres thanks, but I dont think youre the right cultural fit for our company. This is a thinly veiled insult meaning youre a fucking jerk, jerkbag. I dont like you, I dont like your stupid face, in fact, Im pretty sure no one else will like you either.
Then theres the weve decided not to pursue your application at this point in time. This in no way means that theyll ever decide to purse your application again. You get to stay poor on this occasion.
Anywho theres nothing for it, I just need to vent, laugh & carry on. Something will come my way. Its been a hard year for me though, 2011 was not good, it saw the end of my 8 year relationship with Mel, the reasons for which were never properly explained to me (maybe I am just a fucking jerk), the loss of all my savings in relocating, my car, my job.The positive thing about all this is that I've learnt to laugh in the face of misfortune. It's all good & well to laugh when things are going fine, but if you can laugh when things go bad, your life will just keep getting more & more hilarious...bahahaha, fuck!
Being long termed unemployed is societys way of saying fuck you, a collective, anonymous bras dhonneur, well thats how I sees it. Who wouldve thought that the many rejections Ive had from various prospective employers could begin to wear on my psyche. Im usually an annoyingly chipper motherfucker, my glass is always half full, usually with beer. Now Im beginning to understand why rifles & bell towers were invented! Im getting mighty tired of the same shit, Heres a small sample of my rejections:
Thanks but youre overqualified, This is employer speak for shit, this guys probably smarter than me, Ive got kids & a mortgage I cant afford to hire someone thatll do his job better than I do mine. It can also mean, I was expecting someone younger that I could pay less. It could be that the douche behind the desk thinks youre going to go off and running as soon as youve found something better. Either way it means youre still unemployed.
Then theres thanks, but I dont think youre the right cultural fit for our company. This is a thinly veiled insult meaning youre a fucking jerk, jerkbag. I dont like you, I dont like your stupid face, in fact, Im pretty sure no one else will like you either.
Then theres the weve decided not to pursue your application at this point in time. This in no way means that theyll ever decide to purse your application again. You get to stay poor on this occasion.
Anywho theres nothing for it, I just need to vent, laugh & carry on. Something will come my way. Its been a hard year for me though, 2011 was not good, it saw the end of my 8 year relationship with Mel, the reasons for which were never properly explained to me (maybe I am just a fucking jerk), the loss of all my savings in relocating, my car, my job.The positive thing about all this is that I've learnt to laugh in the face of misfortune. It's all good & well to laugh when things are going fine, but if you can laugh when things go bad, your life will just keep getting more & more hilarious...bahahaha, fuck!
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deucomatic:
I hears ya Charlie, that comes under 'This is employer speak for shit, this guys probably smarter than me, Ive got kids & a mortgage I cant afford to hire someone thatll do his job better than I do mine' Fuckers! *shakes fist*
slinkydog:
I work commercial construction so getting layed off once the project is nearing completion is always part of the cycle but it seems like I am always one of the first few either cut or moved to the next project and they seem to keep, like Charlie says, their buddies with issues rather than the most qualified people!!