tired of being unemployed

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Comment by Eliane Spencer on June 27, 2010 at 6:48pm

I feel your pain. I have 5 weeks left till my unemloyment insurance runs out and will not be able to receive my 2nd extension due to the government not passing the Bill. I have a mortgage and tons of bills that will need to be paid monthly and I have not even received a call in several months for an interview. I could go back to doing
retail which I did for a couple of years part-time night and weekends, but their not hiring either. I am getting more depressed, discouraged and anxious as the end of five weeks will soon approach.
I was also thinking about relocating to another State, but where? Georgia is where I reside and unemployment rate here is 10.2% which is higher than the national rate which is awful. The economy will not improve until small businesses which makes up for most of the businesses start hiring again. That may take years for that to happen.
But I keep on trying which is all that I can do.

Comment by Bryan Keller on February 10, 2010 at 2:12am

I know all about military towns too. (Having come from Columbia, SC with Fort Jackson nearby).Back in the 1970's, it seemed that all the employers wanted to hire 20 year veterans willing to work for P-Nuts. Some were pretty good workers, alot were pure-t goldbricks using their extra salary for drinking and fishing money (especially in the banks which were always looking for the cheapest body to fill the job). That being said, if it hadn't been for Fort Jackson, my father was blessed to work there especially after he became ill and disabled. (My mom couldn't have survived on Social Security alone) SO I know the Blessing AND the Curse of living near a fort. Charleston, SC never really recovered after the Naval Base closed there.

But let's look at your profession. Office work. I don't mean to demean it, remember, I worked in the banking system. There's just too many of us pencil pushers already and our colleges continue to produce more and more younger versions of us. YET, try to find a manufactoring job that actually produces?. Nada..NONE. I asume you're in the Baby Boomer Generation. Remember, alot of us said we'd never got to work in "the factory"?. WELL, we got our wish didn't we?. Until America starts making things that people NEED again, there won't be much need for paper shufflers like us either. In my state of South Carolina, we were a farming state where no one wants (Or can afford to) farm anymore. BUT people have to eat and I'm thinking, that we as a people might have to find out way back to the farming life, if not actually in the dirt and grime of the field, in food distribution or retail. I've got a friend who's currently working in retail. She's been offered some traveling marketing job. I warned her against taking it. What she's got now is pretty stable. People have to eat.

At age 55, I don't know how much good I'd offer to a prospective employer if I wanted to load produce you know BUT I'm willing to try. Trucking is a hard way of life, but I've already got my Class B, a Class-A Commercial License isn't too much harder to get. I can't work all the time. I still believe we work to live, not live to work.

Don't be too proud to work, BUT don't lose your "pride" at the same time if you get my drift.

Hang in there and use your imagination!. God will provide.

Comment by Jeri Hird Dutcher on December 21, 2009 at 10:38am

Hi Patricia,
I'm very sad to hear you are having such difficulties finding a job. My brother lives in Killeen and has spoken of the positive and negative influence Fort Hood has on the local economy. Like many cities that host military posts, Killeen has the advantage of many more people entering and remaining in its economy. On the other hand, it is a place service members enjoy retiring. With their military pensions, many of these people look for full-time positions but can afford to work for lower wages.

Have you applied for any federal positions, Patricia? Having lived and worked in D.C., you would seem well suited to one. Please visit usajobs.com and search on administrative or secretarial positions and see if you find one that fits you. If you have trouble applying, please contact me at jeri@workwrite.net.

In the meantime, please find a Human Service Center or Public Health Center that bills on a sliding scale based on your income. As many people here know, depression can be your biggest enemy during a period of unemployment. A professional can help you determine a plan of treatment appropriate for you. If that happens to include medication, prescribers have samples available, and some pharmaceutical companies make their products available for reduced or no cost. Do not let this ruin your health and your life. You are much too valuable and important to your family and the rest of us. We need you at the top of your game again to help us through this difficult time in our history. I hear and recognize your frustration. I have been there. I won, and you can, too.