tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478328494368308021.post1537465444936812566..comments2018-12-24T03:53:20.981-05:00Comments on JudyOhio: The Lost Generation Looks for a JobJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13627620032421570855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478328494368308021.post-47978941828875809902011-01-21T08:06:47.995-05:002011-01-21T08:06:47.995-05:00Oooh--I know what you mean. My son graduated from...Oooh--I know what you mean. My son graduated from college 2 years ago and has YET to find a job worthy of his 4 years and 40,000. It's all about key-words and Internet searches and cutting and pasting resumes. It's awful. I miss newspapers and the opportunity to see yourSELF,not just what you've typed into some "field" on an online application. Well written!!Heidi-"Heidi in Real Life"https://www.blogger.com/profile/01765631003765541364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478328494368308021.post-89594921298196031642010-12-07T09:30:03.951-05:002010-12-07T09:30:03.951-05:00Judy, you are absolutely correct on all counts her...Judy, you are absolutely correct on all counts here. Checking with my sons in S. Carolina and S. California, the travails of "job hunting" are prevalent there too. Fortunately, they are both employed and the Calif son is in his 3rd year of college. His plan is to teach in a state where teachers are being laid off. When I left Ohio in 1972 for the "Golden State", it was a land of opportunity and remained that way until 2006 when the housing market collapsed. That event, coupled with the economy and the outsourcing, has turned the state into a carbon copy of Ohio with warmer weather, better roads and less rust. For the first time since 1964 when I got my first part-time job, I don't have a fix, and you know I pride myself in being a "solver of problems and a seller of solutions." Hell, I can't even find a job for myself despite all my extensive sales and management experience! I don't blame this situation on "age bias" because kids 40 years younger can't even find entry level positions. I would be interested in any thoughts or suggestions for the younger generation your readers might have. I'm getting a $7.00/month raise on my Social Security benefits this month, so I'm all set for the future-NOT! Will continue to sell scrubs! Mike DBig Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773814136460027117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478328494368308021.post-24073586908737493032010-12-05T21:37:01.698-05:002010-12-05T21:37:01.698-05:00It is sickening how the younger generation with ed...It is sickening how the younger generation with educations has to work for minimum wage, it's also disheartening that I would be in the same boat if I didn't return to school... well maybe add a dollar an hour but no benefits. <br /><br />I am grateful to live in the richest province in Canada, one where the oil business is getting out of its slump and things are full steam ahead for the new year. We thrive on the oil business, the money is fantastic but the work is tough. What worries me is what will the rig workers do when there's no oil left, when we've used up all of our natural resources? Then what? It won't transpire in my lifetime but it's going to come crashing down one day and that bothers me. <br /><br />I wish both of your sons all the best of luck in whatever it is they choose to pursue and I hope that their futures hold decent jobs for them. Until then, you shouldn't have to shovel snow, take out the garbage or cut grass. Yup the grass is always greener when you don't have to cut it yourself. <br /><br />Now time to get to work or I won't have that degree I'm chasing! Take care Judy, we'll chat again soon. I might be paying you to write me a paper real soon! loldarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478328494368308021.post-71192426943203901852010-12-05T21:12:50.628-05:002010-12-05T21:12:50.628-05:00For me it was giving up on what I wanted to do and...For me it was giving up on what I wanted to do and going to work for my dad in construction. In the end I am doing OK but I wish I had gone on to college and pursued my dreams a little bit harder!The Book Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742929699209017621noreply@blogger.com