Originally Posted by
ScubaDoo
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To somehow extrapolate your job situation as a representation of the entire US job market is laughable.
Perhaps it is your attitude that is holding you back.
Your attitude is one of entitlement.....which is typical for many liberals.
Quit blaming the government for your situation. It appears to me you are relying on the governemnt to take care of you.
The only things you are given in life are oppurtunities...it;s all in what you decide to do with the oppurtunity given. It appearrs to me you are waiting for governemnt to come along and give you something.......you'll be let down much like others who do not have the motivation to solve their own situations.
Those that rely on gevernment to sustain them or take care of them will always be let down.
YEs, I for one expect folks to relocatefor jobs...I did. I guess you are waiting for the governemnt train to come to your town and drop a job in your lap.
Your problem could be your attitude. If what I read here would manifest itself in an interview you would not get the job. You obviously lack motivation, drive and desire.
I'm not here to say nothing is wrong with the ecomnomy...but something is obviously wrong with your attitude. If you are looking to assign blame for your situation...look in the mirror.
If you want others to agree with you......post on a far left liberal website......you'll find many that agree with you. You'll probably get a 100% approval rating for your saga and little advice that will help
If you plan to live in a certain area of the country...do your homework and make sure there is a demand for your selected field. If not, major in something different based on research or perpare to relocate after graduating.
Perhaps you are being paid exactly what you are worth. THe economy does not guarantee you compensation for what you think you are worth.
Quit complaining and do something about it. If you have trouble finding a job in yourn choosen field...you obviously did not do your homework when selecting your major for your area of the country.
Other options are available...but I see you are waiting for the governemnt to take care of you. You want Uncle SAm to fix all your problems for you...best of luck....you'll lose that battle.
For one, I'm not extrapolating my job situation to represent the entire national economic situation. Never once claimed that. Telling you what is happening in northeast Ohio and expecting you to believe that is what is going on everywhere else would be foolish.
As of this sense of entitlement you speak of. There is a difference between doing NOTHING and wanting something in return, versus busting your butt earning not only two degrees, but starting a small business on the side, getting in volunteer work, going on several international missions trips, while at the same time working 50 hours a week for almost a year getting paid less than what I felt I was worth.
If you think that is being lazy and having a sense of "entitlement", then by all means you keep riding that horse.
Fact of the matter is, the GOVERNMENT is the one who regulates tax codes, and thus tax breaks, as well as signs into trade agreements which directly affect the jobs in this country.
It's you and other conservatives who have this holier than thou attitude where just because YOU are alright, you could care less about everyone else. And you know what, that's your God given right.
I would just love to see you step into the shoes of someone less fortunate than the both of us (because realistically we're both gonna be fine in this life) and try living their life for a week.
Try realizing that the rubber plant you worked in for 30+ years has just given you your papers because they are closing their doors. Or maybe that plastics manufacturing plant that you and your father and grandfather worked at has to close because they can't keep up with the cheap labor.
Because obviously that's THEIR fault for living here, and taking that job twenty years ago, and not giving themselves the chance to be anything else. I mean wow, talk about lazy, HOW DARE THEY?!?
And then try looking for a new job, when that is all you ever knew and were trained for. Good luck with that. You'll just end up fighting for a job at McDonalds with the rest of the talent pool who just couldn't cut it.
So by your logic, anyone who expects the government to step in and do more to help create jobs is a lazy person looking for handouts eh?
I'd love to see you walk down to the unemployment line in places like Youngstown, Cleveland, Akron and spout your mouth off there...
I bet you'd see a VERY different picture.
