Originally Posted by
thebigspendur
As to darth lord, it sounds like you're feeling sorry for yourself. You think hard times are only happening now? I found myself looking for work out of school in 1973. As I recall, with my M.A in hand I sent resumes to 150 outfits. You know how many responses I got back? exactly 5 and none resulted in an interview. I remember going up to employment agencies in NYC in answer to a job offer in the N.Y Times and there would be a couple hundred people applying for that same 1 job. Eventually I was able to get a job but it took a few years. You don't have any monopoly on a bad economy and rough times, You have to roll with the punches like other generations had to. Yes some folks came of age when things seemed easy but that was not the typical case.
Sorry if I sound harsh but if you are going to survive you need to adapt to the changing conditions. That's just the way it is.