Bilbo

[Gandalf]

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.

There is one problem with the way you have used the phrase in the mean time. It may be true to a certain extent but...If you are just taking a grunt job that you are way overqualified for, then the employer knows that you are only there until you find something better, and is likely to bump you to the bottom of the list because of that. I mean, why bother hiring and training someone who you know is gonna catch the first plane outta here?

That a fair point. But I would imagine the lowest jobs have a high turnover rate anyway. A supermarket, for example, would most likely be happy with what they can get. Nobody plans on waiting tables as a long term career choice. And the way things seem that high level job isnt going to come around too quickly anyway. But I see completely where you are coming from though.