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I remember talking to the father of a girlfriend's roommate at the time. He used to be an executive at an engineering company in Chicago, but he didn't survive
by kemiller2002 10y ago
I remember talking to the father of a girlfriend's roommate at the time. He used to be an executive at an engineering company in Chicago, but he didn't survive the 5th round of layoffs. When I met him, he was working at a hardware store around the corner from his house. He was unhappy with ending up doing a cashier's job when he spent his whole life working towards what he did previously. He never once said he was ungrateful for the job and he certainly didn't say it was beneath him, he just wanted to go back to what he was doing, and he clearly didn't just stay unemployed for his next opportunity. While underemployed, he kept looking an interviewing and didn't give up until someone hired him.
My point is, that you're absolutely right. It may not be the job you want right now, but it is probably the job you need right now. You can either take it and work on our next move or sit there pontificating if the perfect job will arrive next.
- sireat 10y agoIt is easy to advise from the sidelines but I too think the author should be looking outside the comfort zone. He should broaden his skillset while looking to sharpen those skills that are in demand. Also I would look into some hobbies that could potentially bring in money(twitter analyst?) If he was doing some sort of software support for obsolete programs there is a dwindling demand for such skills in US. (ahem outs...) On the other hand being underemployed in the wrong kind of job that saps all the energy could actually be counterproductive in the longer term. According to the article the author is applying to jobs, getting a mininum wage job would not really change that nor drastically improve family finances in SV. Disclaimer: I speak as someone who earns roughly the US minimum wage at my official job.