Bilbo

[Gandalf]

Hmm, probably not my best posting ever. And apologies if I upset anyone with my drunken raving.

All I will say to sum up my opinion is that we all have to put bread on the table. I know for a fact that if I was in the UK and struggling to find work, even working in the local supermarket wouldnt be beneath me, or even in an off licence. Im highly educated, but if times are really that rough, then thats what I would do. Cleaning the streets might not be a lot of fun, but it puts money in the bank.

Im certainly not telling everybody to go and teach ESL. After all, you do need a major, clean health and no criminal record. A good school will also require an MA and experience too. But for those types who are educated and willing to get off their arses and work, Im just saying that there is always some kind of work one can be doing. It just might not be the work that you would want to do but there are jobs and not all jobs are so choosy.

In times like these, beggers cant be choosers (as my Mum would say).

Right, Im off my soap box. I need a glass of water.

I'm not sure but I think Von is American Miles.

Plus he may not have a wife and kids to feed and so is trying to get a job in his chosen career field, which is fair enough if he's invested years of his life becoming qualified in it. And he is applying for jobs, just not getting them.

Not really our place to judge others on here, it's just where we all come for some escapism I say keep lectures about people's personal life off the boards, none of us even know each other in real life after all.

It is no doubt frustrating to be educated and not be getting the opportunities you think you deserve. But if the opportunities in that field are restricted and the competition too tough, then maybe alternatives should be sought in the mean time. Unemployment is sometimes an easier option than grinding out a living doing something we think is beneath us.

But in saying that, I am getting on my high horse again. And Im too hungover for that.