In article <98g0nedds7dajp36eglk2gg1a596nna544@4ax.com>,
SerpentLord@Evil.Incarn8 says...
> Yin & Yang. Maybe we can't appreciate "the best of times"
> without "the worst of times".
> Someone out there is looking for you; they just haven't found
> you yet. And don't forget what I said about choosing something else.
> You may need to put a little pride aside to put bread on the table.
> I haven't wanted to bring up a sore subject. I've been where
> you are and I know the fear. I told you how I tightened my screws and
> now I'm living off of Social Security. I'd rather live a simple life
> than step back into the rat race.
> I don't know if you're interested in this avenue, but you can
> search through your local employment agencies(Temporary
> Services/Temp-To-Hire) to see what hiring positions they have. And
> that is beyond your city's Unemployment Office. You might be suprised
> by what they're looking for(I was).
> About a month before my unemployment ran out, I was scared
> shitless. I wasn't at retirement age so I had to find work. You
> could say I wanted to find work in the worst way...and I found it. :-/
> There were years of bad decisions on my part that lead me there, but I
> was making as much and then more than I had been. 12hr shifts are a
> bitch though! I could have stayed on there too. I had good
> reviews/was in good standing. I chose to bug out though - hated it!
> The moral of my story is: always be updating your skills. I
> had a hard beginning, but that's no excuse really. People attain
> things because they strive for them. Your ambition is what you make
> of it; turn it off or turn it up to 11. I always told my family that,
> ya, it's fun playing/having leisure time, but if you're making 6 or 7
> figures? That's where the real fun begins. You can party in the
> Mediterranean or the beaches of France, drive Ferrari's or
> Lamborghini's....
> The World's not done with us yet!
>
>
Thanks much for the thoughtful reply.
Yeah, Ive been broadening my options. Having sat in front of a computer
for 36 years, it's really hard to think of switching but I'm ready to do
whatever it takes. I'll look into the unemployment office thing, time to
broaden my search past LinkedIn. :)
Also switching to Medi-Cal as COBRA is costing me as much as the average
American mortgage (rounding, not an exact statistic). Ridiculous.
Gotta find that ambition somehow... they say "fake it 'til ya make it".
Trying.
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