[Garrisson Lee]

I started out in mechanical engineering. Was doing quite well until the company shut down and went to mexico. I went back to school and came out in electronics. Had pretty much recovered when that company shut down and went to Taiwan.
A couple years working nights as a motel manager and I was able to get an AS in CS, and was on the way back up.
A year and a half ago, that company outsourced my work to India.

Been temping, hanging drywall, slicing meat, working as a bouncer now and then, but haven't found anything to latch on to.

Frankly, I'm beaten.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Frankly, I'm beaten."

Nah you just bashed up against reality!

Jobs are just an acronym for "Just Over Broke." The American Dream of getting a good job and retiring from it in 40 years died a long time ago.

Do what all those Oriental immigrants do and open your own business.

The possibilites are endless!

[narby]

I started out in mechanical engineering.......

So how is it that a friend of mine who started his first job out of college in ME about 5 years ago, now has his own CAD firm, a huge boat, and investments in rental property of several million bucks?

Of course, he worked his ass off. And he had the brains to move from Oklahoma (my home state, so I'm not bashing it) to Arizona where the economy is growing.

For all the whiners out there, I was an IBM mainframe programmer too a few years ago. And I never did find another job in that area after 1995. So I got into embedded software, and I now design leading edge hardware and software in agricultural electronics. I'm fat, ugly, old, and white. And I'm making more money than I ever have in my life.

[TSgt]

If what you say it true my heart goes out to you.

While I'm young...(26) I know I have the military to fall back on. Going from Guard to Active would be easy if I lost my job.

You at least tried to start over several times. It sickens me that corporate leaders don't have the insight or love of country to see where they are leading our country. Unemployed Americans can't buy goods and services regardless how efficient or cheaply they are made or offered.

I’m not for labor unions and I believe in capitalism however I also believe in the investment in America. Globalism coupled with American's lust for Government benefits will continue to destroy this once great nation until we are as turd world as any other.

[Voltage]

Frankly, I'm beaten.

The good news is that if you had a job the employer would have to treat you well by government standards.

The bad news is that cost to employers to comply with government standards has killed employment.

[RussianConservative]

Russian economy growing quickly, need entraupaneurs...you have many skills...who knows. Cost of living up 6%, income up 14% this year.