My entire point is that there are whole segments of the economy and the country that have dried up. Most people can not move for a job, or if they did they would be bankrupted because they couldn't sell their home. Or their wive works and that job is the life line for the family.
It is tough out there, I understand that you are doing well, however many many people who have never had problems with work before are absolutely devastated and mentally in anguish. Their are many people who are now being forced to tell their children things that children shouldn't have to hear.
The last thing that these people need is to be told that their situation is their fault and that they are lazy if they don't excel.
It is just harsh, and not very nice.
Thanks for your thoughtful post. As the misery spreads, somein their ivory towers will eventually be touched.
Just an observer but point well taken and understood before you typed it. Some of us live alone and work in the dark.
>>Hopefully you can remain naive to the reality of private sector employment. It sounds like you are in a niche market that you made for yourself. Good for you.<<
Not quite sure if what I do fits that. I am in one of the largest consulting companies in the world with over 20,000 practitioners across the globe in just the consulting part. Some may want to relegate that to “niche” but I am not so sure. I have had gigs with several of the Fortune 100 companies as well as some of the largest non-federal public sector agencies in the country. I also just got a raise and a bonus so they seem to like having me around.
But I have made it a point to be the “go to guy” in my line of business/software line and that strategy seems to have worked well. I let them (the Powers That Be) know I am investing my time in knowledge expansion (substitute whatever the heck the latest buzzword is for that). We seem to have reached accord: They supply the materials or class fees and I supply my time and pass what I learn to others.
It does have its fun moments. Sometimes when I am in serious heads-down debugging mode (which I love far more than management), I reprise Admiral Kirk in Wrath of Kahn when he says “sometimes you have to know How Things Work On A Starship” when I plumb the depths of things that just ain’t documented. Those moments are golden. :)
I have been employed pretty much continuously for over 35 years and have owned 2 businesses and had both public and private employers (none less that 5 years). I am not sure what reality you wish me to avoid that I have not encountered.
But I appreciate your desire for my continued success. I wish the same for you.
Ever since my first job at 14 cleaning floors in a factory I have never been denied for a job until this year. I put in an application and/or resume and I get the job. I used to turn down job offers I didn't apply for even if they offered more money.
Not any more.
I've lost count of how many jobs I've applied for since January. Most of them don't even give the common courtesy of a letter saying "sorry we found someone else". I can count on one hand how many interviews I've had.