Monday, December 01, 2008

Welcome to the Recession

Gary spent the afternoon with his job services person applying for jobs. The Y has a hiring freeze until Spring and told them that they have had people with Master's Degrees applying for jobs. The grocery stores and fast food restaurants aren't even taking applications.

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  1. Isn't it interesting how last week we weren't in a recession, but now we are and have been for a year?

    Perhaps we will come out of a depression before we even get into one.

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  2. I wonder if Gary might have better luck trying a more entrepreneurial route. Perhaps he should think about starting his own business.

    That is, essentially, what FosterEema and I did at one point when we were unemployed. We weren't having much luck in finding jobs, so we simply created them.

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  3. My nephews all experienced the same thing this summer. There are so many people that are underemployed now and they're holding the positions that college and high school kids usually hold.

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  4. This is so hard. It is hard for anyone in the best of circumstances, but I think for our kids with their more traumatic life experiences it sometimes reinforces a "grasshopper attitude." (the one who played all day and didn't work.

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  5. Thanks for your comment! Your wisdom is a big help. I'll definitely make up a list of questions and keep it by the phone at home and work. Any suggestions on questions to ask would be helpful. I found your post on adoption listing "codes" [ Translation of Photolistings] - it was hillarious. I compltely agree with you. A listing from a child I know said "a very special girl with unique interests" translation = schizophrenic, panic attacks, major phobias [like about leaving her room] and obsession with food. I couldn't believe she was listed for adoption, and neither could to VN RTC unit staff.

    I'm certainly going to be careful about taking a child in, I'm still worried about doing it all on my own and how it might affect my job and stress level in general. But I feel that God knows what I can and can't handle and if short term turns into long term, well, that's His will.

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