who needs a job?

[Korruptor]

Interesting...

I know in these hard economic times people get let go from their jobs and times can be tough. I also know quite a few people who are jobless and have been jobless for an extended period of time. 2+ months. I have a nice job, chair and AC so I cant complain. However I do know that if I got fired or let go, the first thing I would do is walk across the street and get a job at good old Burger King the same day. I don't have to like it, but working there and pulling in min wage while I look for my next job is better than what I see most jobless doing by passing up jobs because they are beneath them.

In the past I've applied to multiple jobs that could be viewed as beneath me when I've found myself unemployed (contract ended etc) but fast-food and wal-mart types alike wont even consider me because of my skill set and past salary history. They know that I will leave once I find a job that fits my skill set and normal salary so they'd rather hire folks that they know will stay and need them.

So it's not as simple as "Hey, I'm unemployed, I'll walk over to BK and get a job today" for many of us. I recall years ago trying to work as a soldering tech once even though my skill set was an electronics tech/troubleshooter. I took the soldering test, they were impressed, inquired of my skills, discovered I was "over qualified" and didn't give me a job. They gave the jobs to the people that they had to train and were under-qualified. It didn't matter to them that I didn't have a job and needed to eat. Back then my skills as an electronics tech vs a soldering tech were quite closer in salary then what I do now and if I attempted to get a job flipping burgers.