Unemployment

As I stated in the title of this page, due to the education, as fine or invaluable as it may be, I am indebted to a large entity far more powerful than myself. No, not God (but Him too), the banks, i.e. the corporations of America (or of capitalism). This amount is obviously over six figures, and does many things to effect one's mental well being, their moods, their livelihood, but most obvious and important, one's finances.

This debt is a bit over whelming, but when compared with society and most of those living paycheck to paycheck, which per another blog that I guess I'm a member to, or whatever phrase is popular here, this amounts to 77% of all Americans. I pay my debt to my country(school) as a hard(I try) working bank employee; no, not bank is a personal consumer standpoint, an large asset servicing and holding institution(you can't even imagine the overdrafts we charge, so go to your local National City(:O).)

But, looking around at the world I live in, I should be very grateful to those banks that believed in my brain, to the school that charged me an audacious sum of money for some knowledge, and the cosigners that thought I'd make enough someday to pay off a mid-size house mortgage. Either way, all of my complaining does not amount to those who are suffering due to job loss, job insecurity, and an overall underpaid economy. My position isn't easy and its very unfulfilling emotional and soul-lessly, but it pays me an income that I can come home and be minorly comfortable.

There are so many that can barely find a bad paying job, who've also invested many thousands of dollars into their degrees, and continue to search for work, whatever is available. My significant other is in search of work after paying 20K plus(no blog though) on a tech school; my mother is desperately searching for a position with just 5 measly working years ahead of her until retirement(something she should be very thankful for, that and a pension, if that's still there) due to layoffs of a large hospital downsize. My father spent many years on unemployment and disability after being cut from the workplace; he died an over-tipped, well under-paid front desk attendant with 3 degrees. My girl friend's uncle spent the better part of 2 years on unemployment due to laying off by a large oil company that decided to go in a different direction. My own colleagues see layoffs in every area of our business as Indians are smarter, harder working, and better able to pronounce R's.

It's everywhere; so, should we be thankful of those government safety nets, however meaningless and unfulfilling they are. Yes, but at those points, the hope for a better day, at least a more prosperous one, is gone.

There's jobs. But there's also unemployment.