mztrezapocrypha

so here's a quote from my lovely job-seeking friends blog yesterday.. "I really am feeling support from unexpected places (read, mother), even if it's lacking in places I expected it from." and i'm going way out on a limb here but i imagine i'm the lacking from expected places... telling you you're a wonderful employee & deserve a better job for the last YEAR AND A HALF, telling you it's a good thing you're looking, offering honest suggestions on places to try, offering words of advice or encouragement pre-interview, listening to cover-letters... this is not encouragement??? when someone you trust professionally tells you to take a job in a less-stress filled invironment like tile-laying or massage therapy i suggest banking because at least that has advancement opportunity... and i get a 'thanks, your advice just doesn't seem helpful & personalized... i don't want another dead-end job' ummm, when did tile-laying become an advancement-filled job?? and when did you express a fucking desire to do something with your hands?!?!?! and so when i tell you my honest opion that yes, you SHOULD HAVE TAKEN the 15/hr job when the offered because you're unemployed & can keep looking if it sucks - that merits a sudden 'lack' of support. fuck off.

if you want a gods-be-damned YES man you ought to tell me before the beginning of the damned conversation. don't expect me to fawn all over you & yes it's okay, be unemployed & bitch about going to interviews constantly & yes poor you. no one thinks you're worth more than 15 despite your illustrious degree... if someone wants me to LIE TO THEIR FACES and actively listen you have to tell me because, guess what. i'm an opinionated fucking bitch and i'm not going to lie to you to make you feel better...

in someone else's words, it's about time i pulled a kim on somebody....