Sign of the Times.

Jan. 26th, 2009 at 7:09 PM

Went to a job fair today. There was a line around the block. We waited and finally were let in. Inside there was a total of 15 employers there, of those Cookie Lee and Avon were two of them. Not a single employer had a technology job. All the positions were sales positions which I am just not a good fit for. I HATE SALES!!! So pretty much was a waste of my time.

This afternoon we got a notice from Bank of America that they are suspending the line of credit on our house due to the house dropping in value. Yes, I know owe more than my house is worth. I am so thinking about walking away from this dump and starting over.

TTFN.

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notmypresident

Jan. 27th, 2009 03:55 am (UTC)

Yes, I know owe more than my house is worth.

Holy shit! Sorry to read about that.

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theevilnub

Jan. 27th, 2009 06:42 am (UTC)

I've found job fairs to be a tremendous waste of time in the past as well as in the now. I went to one a few months ago in Seattle, & also to a couple back in 1997-98 in Phoenix during the tech boom & the cast of characters was the same: sales positions or hospitality/foodservice/janitorial/delivery etc. positions that barely paid above minimum wage. Or 911 dispatchers in jurisdictions 30-50 miles away from where I lived.

Seems in every economy there are always a lot of openings for sales... probably because so few people really want to be in sales.

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bearwad

Jan. 27th, 2009 03:13 pm (UTC)

i seriously empathise. if i had ANY money i would by a forclosure and move on. meanwhile my basement plumbing has backed up for the third time, this has cost thousands of dollars to date.

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