Dear McCrabby,
I've had very few interviews in the past 30 months. I've done some work, earned a little money, done temp work, etc. but I can't get a "real" job. If I was being paid by the hour to to look for work, I'd be making $100K/year. But, alas; I'm not.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? I keep hearing unemployment is down, things are better, people are hiring.. Is it just me?
I'm Crabby, too, in
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Dear Crabby,
We're hearing you loud and clear. Here's Will E's interpretation...
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TO: June Ottcair
Attall, Inc.
Dear June,
You win; I give up. You don't want to hire me? I don't want to work at your company.
In fact, I don't want to work any more. After all, I'm 63 years old, I've worked since I was 14, and I think it's time to retire.
I only have one problem.. I have no money to live on. My investment guy lost most of my retirement income, and my company sucked away most of the rest while I tried to keep the doors open in its final two years in an economy that I keep hearing is better, but doesn't show it. I have debt from that.
But, who cares? I'm retiring. Because you don't want to hire anyone my age -- you have made that obvious. You want a 30-something. You don't think I can commit to five years?? How many 30-somethings have you kept for five years?
Oh sure, you have a commission-only job, where you hire 30 of us and hope 1-2 stick. We pay all our own expenses, you don't really train us, and you don't pay us -- thanks for taking that risk.
Oh sure, you have a couple of contract jobs that last for 90 days or so. You don't pay benefits, or FICA, or expenses, or anything else, and you expect us to bust our asses for a company that isn't investing in us.
Oh sure, you have HR jobs. Why is that, June? Why do you pay HR people when it's so easy to find people out of work? What a waste; and, I'm betting you aren't on commission.
Well June, you did it. You convinced me that I have set my sights too high -- I wanted a decent job, with a chance to make decent income (at least half of what I made ten years ago). Those goals were too lofty, too unrealistic, for a guy my age. I don't want to deliver pizzas.
You won't hear from me again. I'm retiring from job-searching. It feels good to finally be able to retire.... from something.
Thank you.
Will E. Wurkornot
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I've had very few interviews in the past 30 months. I've done some work, earned a little money, done temp work, etc. but I can't get a "real" job. If I was being paid by the hour to to look for work, I'd be making $100K/year. But, alas; I'm not.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? I keep hearing unemployment is down, things are better, people are hiring.. Is it just me?
I'm Crabby, too, in
_____________________________
Dear Crabby,
We're hearing you loud and clear. Here's Will E's interpretation...
_____________________________
TO: June Ottcair
Attall, Inc.
Dear June,
You win; I give up. You don't want to hire me? I don't want to work at your company.
In fact, I don't want to work any more. After all, I'm 63 years old, I've worked since I was 14, and I think it's time to retire.
I only have one problem.. I have no money to live on. My investment guy lost most of my retirement income, and my company sucked away most of the rest while I tried to keep the doors open in its final two years in an economy that I keep hearing is better, but doesn't show it. I have debt from that.But, who cares? I'm retiring. Because you don't want to hire anyone my age -- you have made that obvious. You want a 30-something. You don't think I can commit to five years?? How many 30-somethings have you kept for five years?
Oh sure, you have a commission-only job, where you hire 30 of us and hope 1-2 stick. We pay all our own expenses, you don't really train us, and you don't pay us -- thanks for taking that risk.
Oh sure, you have a couple of contract jobs that last for 90 days or so. You don't pay benefits, or FICA, or expenses, or anything else, and you expect us to bust our asses for a company that isn't investing in us.
Oh sure, you have HR jobs. Why is that, June? Why do you pay HR people when it's so easy to find people out of work? What a waste; and, I'm betting you aren't on commission.Well June, you did it. You convinced me that I have set my sights too high -- I wanted a decent job, with a chance to make decent income (at least half of what I made ten years ago). Those goals were too lofty, too unrealistic, for a guy my age. I don't want to deliver pizzas.
You won't hear from me again. I'm retiring from job-searching. It feels good to finally be able to retire.... from something.
Thank you.
Will E. Wurkornot
_______________________________
And, Crabby, we're printing this here to see who else is feeling your pain. Hopefully, this post will generate some comments that will encourage you, or commiserate with you, or tick you off. No one can be sure.
But, please record your comments on the blog-site and help fellow readers get a better read on their own situation.
Thank you.
Check out other "Hiring Manager Letters" at our "POSTS WITH COMMON THEMES" at left...
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