The Economic Monster

I landed back home in California in late May after finishing a semester at university. I arrived naively optimistic of finding a job and saving up for a car this summer. Now, after many filled out job applications and almost a month later I still sit unemployed and antsy in my parent's house.

The woes of this economy are being felt in every crack of our planet. From the CEO with a decline in his profits, to the little children who watch as their Mom and Dad are laid off and desperate. What will come next? We all wait in either dreadful or hopeful anticipation to see what will happen.

Then there are the desperate unemployed people like myself who turn to online jobs. A mystery shopper perhaps? Or maybe I'll get paid to enter things on Google? Sadly, these desperate times have also brought on a flood of filthy scammers milking the last pennies out of the already poor. We optimistically look for opportunities for income and instead are met with a surge of greed. In desperation many people have stepped out and been unmercifully scammed. Hundreds and thousands of dollars ripped from their pockets. Where do we turn when our world is falling apart around us?

Although I have tried everywhere looking for a job, the facts are that I am a student. I am only here for a few months. I don't have a degree yet. The summer jobs that returning college students or high school students typically get at this time are now overwhelmingly piled high with the resumes of the unemployed CEOs. Do we even stand a chance? The competition is outrageous, all I can do is sigh. Interviews which used to be single and reasonable are now done in groups with sometimes more than 30 people applying for the same job. How in the world will I ever find one?

The stress of this is all too common. I know that you have nodded your head at least once or twice while reading this blog. All we can do is continue to put our hearts into it and hope that maybe this next interview will be the one.