There are people out there who say that the job of the hiring manager is to get the most qualified person for the job. But anyone who has tried to get a job in a skilled field knows that's bullshit.

In fact, I've had a guy tell me point blank that one of the reasons his firm never hired black folks was because they didn't read the Wall Street Journal where the want ads for said firm were posted. And this was decades ago.

As for today? Well, unless you have a squeaky clean criminal record and credit score and can drive to work (possess a drivers' license), the skilled labor market will always be denied to you no matter what your skills are. Not even so-called head hunters can help here. I know. I've had more than a few and to be honest, I don't even give a shit if I find anything anymore.

After all, these same head hunters are always telling me I should go back to restaurants until something better comes along. And others are saying "Hey, at least it's a pay check." I won't go back to something I absolutely hate with every fiber of my being just so I'll "go away". Hell, one head hunter dropped me because she couldn't place me. And my current one isn't doing any better.

It's funny, isn't it? As kids we were told to go and get educated so we'd never have to worry about employment. Yet here we are, after having done that, and the only opportunities that exist now are those we would have gone to as teenagers for teenage wages. Or several teenage wage internships...I'm sorry, supported employment opportunities that never lead to permanent employment.

What's the point of trying to get anywhere if the opportunities are gone before we even leave college? Hell, why should I even bother doing anything when all they see is a statistic?

At this point I'm only doing things to humor family members. Otherwise, I'm losing the ability to give a shit, not that I ever did according to some.

See you around,

Aspie