I am observing 2 front line issues.
1- That to working people, I am invisible. I guess they think that I have the "cooties" and if they interact with or even offer me a kind word of encouragement, they too will lose their jobs and be like me. It's an isolated feeling, having done everything right, to feel like a castoff defect! We the people in transition are human beings. Someday, some of us may be YOUR BOSS! Watch how you treat us as there are the laws of Karma out there.
2- I don't get it how the people with jobs who are paid to crunch numbers can say that the recession is over. To them, it never started. To people like me, it's gone on way too long. Anybody looking for a great purchasing manager / senior buyer, let me know! I talked to a fast food restaurant manager who said that he has a stack of applications 3 " thick, that business is good, but he's not hiring any additional help and does not see that as occurring soon. He said that he's taking care of the people that he currently has working for him. This mirrors the situation in many industries across the country. There's no place for the unemployed to land. What is Obama doing to change this other than flying overseas.
To feel useful today, I participated in grocery shopping, edited my third on-line article, and submitted a job application. If you think that you are immune to the "cooties" call an in-transsition friend, relative, neighbor or former colleage. I am certain that they will appreciate it.
Till Next Time,
God Bless!
Bill Mokrzycki
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