Thanks PGage. It is probably unfair of me to post these clearly off-topic YouTube clips, and if people complain I shall cease. But when I was laid off in 2010 it took me six months to find a job. This time around I have 30 days, so I'll pulling out all the stops here. I've applied to people both off-the-wall and odious. I'm networking with people I can't stand. As the 1 in 10, I'm aware of the situation. Maybe this is the fact I've been back in Hollywood for 18 months, but I don't have the luxury of scruples right now. I need an LA-based job that pays at least $45k a year -- if crack dealers were on LinkedIn, I'd apply to be a mule.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Day two (better editing now that the shock has been reduced) >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRkQo_lv2_w >> >> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > The story so far... >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0oHtAvhKb0 > > > It is one thing to read about the unemployment rate (10.8% here in > California, last I checked). What I have noticed about this recession is > that almost literally 1 in 10 people that I know have lost their job, or > have graduated from college and not been able to find a full-time job. The > only encouragement I can offer is that, in the teeth of this recession, and > perhaps because of how closely we have all been touched by it, I also know > lots of people who have lost their job, and then found another one. My > sister was laid off 9 months ago, went through 4 months of terrifying hell, > and then found another job in her field (though for lower salary than > before). So people are hiring, and I think what we have noticed is that > canny employers are kind of 'buying on the dip" - knowing that there are an > unusually high number of well-qualified workers in the unemployed population > right now, that can be had for a relatively cheap price and can be long term > assets. If I were a decision-maker at a fundamentally strong organization, I > would invest in hiring qualified people now, even ahead of a full recovery, > because it talented employees are often the most difficult thing for an > organization to find. > > Even though I have tenure I came uncomfortably close to losing my job this > month, and spent some time looking into the maw of unemployment in this > environment. Not a pretty picture. I am sure I join the entire list in > keeping a good thought for you Kevin. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
