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Originally Posted by als463
No. You really aren't. If you are college-educated, and you put out applications everywhere, you will eventually find something. I knew people who were caseworkers with me that had degrees in agriculture, recreational park management, etc. and they were willing to take the civil service test and become caseworkers.
People are on here complaining that they can't find jobs, and when I say that I found jobs, you find a way to tell me that I'm not successful for getting something that other people are saying that can't get. I don't feel like you are trying to be constructive, I think you are trying to find something wrong with what I say, so you can have something flippant to say.
I consider myself very successful. I also realize that if I wasn't willing to take a major pay-cut and get some job to pay my bills, that was my fault. Had I not joined the military when I was able-bodied (but unemployed), that would have been my fault, but I joined at 17, so I didn't really worry about that. Being unemployed sucks. I get that. What I don't get is people going on GC and name-calling Kevin and people who agree with him. By telling someone that they have gnats for brains because they agree with him is pretty immature.
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On the contrary -- You (and Kevin, for that matter) were very lucky to find jobs that quickly. I think the fact that you were able to secure employment so soon has jaded you. There are MANY people who have the drive and ambition who just can't get a break.
ETA: Your post mentions your colleagues that changed industries and secured jobs as caseworkers. Again, this is an option, but it doesn't always work. If you have 5 years experience as, say, a financial analyst, starting over as a caseworker is not that easy. For one, the way that you approach work is VASTLY different. Your work experience also doesn't compliment that industry.
I think the point that everyone is trying to get across is that it's not as cut-and-dry as some might think it is.
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