Monday, January 5, 2009

Things to do when you’re unemployed

Apply for jobs!

That’s right, there are jobs out there for the taking. They may not be what you want them to be, but hey, somebody’s got to do the little things to keep the economy running. Like professional gas pumpers, which is still mandated by law in New Jersey thanks to a strong union (seriously). Or dog food taste tester. Apparently they don’t get canned in poor economies.

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Granted, this is not why you wasted spent $100,000 or more on an education and spent first quarter of your life learning. Honestly, though, did you really think you would get to apply that college-level calculus to a real life situation? Or your ability to quote Keats? Nope, not gonna happen there, Poindexter. But is there an opening for work as a janitor at your local community college? Yes!

 

Of course, you can still go another route: keep applying for good jobs and continually get rejected, or worse, ignored. But keep your head up, the career you want could be just around the corner!

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What’s that you say? Your ideal job isn’t driving trucks? Check your e-mail. I hear you may be related to an African king who is looking to share his fortune.

Or you could try a Ponzi scheme. I hear there’s good money there.

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