Okay, it's not really the new year. In fact, we're a month in. But I'm a bit lazy. Okay, there's not really an explosion at all, but I get around to these blogs when I can. And I thought the word "explosion" might attract some people to my blog. Actually, when I think about it, might actually have scared people off, with the terrorism going on int he world today. But that's for another blog.
Okay, it's been a long time, about a year maybe? I just don't get to these things too quickly.
I was wondering, though, what the new year might bring me. I'm still in the same boat, living in my parents' basement, looking for a job, not sure exactly what to do with my life. I'll keep trying and plugging away to find what my gig in life is, but it's tough. It's even getting harder to get regular kind of jobs. I noticed in the paper that even fast food joints are being automated in some places in the U.S. That means jobs where I can make some quick cash are slowly but surely becoming dinosaurs. Care plants, construction sites -- they're all becoming more automated. I went to another employment counsellor with the government who told me that I needed to go get more education. I asked her what kind she suggested. She didn't know. I asked her how long she had her current job. She said 30 years. I asked her if she had a fat pension waiting for her at the end of the line. She said yes. I asked here what the new economy that she spewed off about was looking for in a young person. She said brains. Brains, I said? I asked for more information. She couldn't provide more. Looked like she could have used some. Anyways, I'll keep searching in this crazy global economy for something I can do. I'll be checking out what kind of "brains" she's talking about. Beause I know I sure didn't like sitting in my high school desk listening to a teacher rattle off information that I had to throw back onto a test a week later. BORING. I need to find something that makes me want to get out of bed and write more of these blogs. So my new year's resolution is... uhhh... well... not really to have one. Good, glad I got that off my chest.
But, I guess I have to figure out exactly what I can offer in this "brain" economy. That's f Another day. Oh well, I'll see if I can bum some coin off my mom to grab a slurpee....
Okay, it's been a long time, about a year maybe? I just don't get to these things too quickly.
I was wondering, though, what the new year might bring me. I'm still in the same boat, living in my parents' basement, looking for a job, not sure exactly what to do with my life. I'll keep trying and plugging away to find what my gig in life is, but it's tough. It's even getting harder to get regular kind of jobs. I noticed in the paper that even fast food joints are being automated in some places in the U.S. That means jobs where I can make some quick cash are slowly but surely becoming dinosaurs. Care plants, construction sites -- they're all becoming more automated. I went to another employment counsellor with the government who told me that I needed to go get more education. I asked her what kind she suggested. She didn't know. I asked her how long she had her current job. She said 30 years. I asked her if she had a fat pension waiting for her at the end of the line. She said yes. I asked here what the new economy that she spewed off about was looking for in a young person. She said brains. Brains, I said? I asked for more information. She couldn't provide more. Looked like she could have used some. Anyways, I'll keep searching in this crazy global economy for something I can do. I'll be checking out what kind of "brains" she's talking about. Beause I know I sure didn't like sitting in my high school desk listening to a teacher rattle off information that I had to throw back onto a test a week later. BORING. I need to find something that makes me want to get out of bed and write more of these blogs. So my new year's resolution is... uhhh... well... not really to have one. Good, glad I got that off my chest.
But, I guess I have to figure out exactly what I can offer in this "brain" economy. That's f Another day. Oh well, I'll see if I can bum some coin off my mom to grab a slurpee....