Reply #110: I don't think so. [View All]

[LeftyMom]

LeftyDad has 13 years in his field. It's never taken more than a few weeks to find a job before. When the company he was at closed thier local operation it took 6 months. He has three interviews, the first two told him that he was overqualified and that they weren't authorized to pay what he was asking (which was the bare minimum we need to pay the bills with no money for extras.) The third offered him a more difficult job at the same wage he was getting before, with a lousy shift and a long commute. He took it, since his unemployment was going to run out and the new job discription would look good on his resume when something better became available.

LeftyDad's best friend lost his tech job in '01. He did consulting work for less than half what he made before, went back to school, got a second master's degree. Still nothing. Earlier this year he gave up and sold his house, moved to a much cheaper state and still hasn't found a job. His wife has a masters and is multi-lingual. She can't get a job anywhere, either. She's even looked at entry-level jobs like secratarial and retail and nobody will hire her.

These are young people who have skills and experience and are good at what they do. They can't find jobs. The economy sucks. Sorry to break it to you.