Some of my friends sure are clever. In the last 2 weeks the following comments been made towards me (all by guys I may add):
1. So why haven't you found a job yet?
Because I haven't been able to find the right fit and because my field is competitive. I've had a lot of interviews, but there is always someone more qualified for the job.
2. At least I can hold a job. (This in reference to the fact that I left my insurance job of 2 years to pursue my DREAM job--something I often wonder if I should have done.)
I could have kept that job. I CHOSE to leave.
3. Oh yeah. I forgot you are unemployed. (This in reference to my choice to move to Queens because it is more affordable)
I am not unemployed. I am working. I just don't have a permanent job.
I admit that I can be overly sensitive. But I think people can also be overly INsensitive toward their lesser employed friends.
LESSON: Say things that will boost the confidence of your job-searching friends. Not chip away at their already fragile egos. Especially if you are making said comments in front of other people.
Jerks.
ReplyDeleteWe all make unthinking, insensitive remarks at times but these are extreme and ridiculous. As I told you, these comments were made by people who don't understand the the difference between a job and a career, especially in a tight and competitive market. You know your stuff, you have persistence, it will pay off.
Dude, Brooke, you've only been looking for a few months! It takes patience and persistence to land a dream job. (Talk to Juston if you need more reassurance - he LOVES his job, but it took him a long time to find it and he made a lot of less satisfactory pit stops along the way.) You could've gone out and taken any old job the day after you graduated, but you have a bigger vision. You're talented and qualified, and you WILL find the right fit.
ReplyDeleteGo and smack your "friends" for me. They deserve a dose of reality.