Hard Times Call for Hard Work
27 Aug
The great thing about having your own personal blog is that you get to go off on a tangent and rant from time-to-time. It’s no secret that we as a country have fallen under some tough times. I don’t know how many people I know that are looking for a job, are behind in their bills, are having things repossessed on them, etc. And that is very sad.
UNTIL.
You find out what they’ve been doing to correct the situation. Can you guess what they’ve done?
Nothing.
And some of you might think I’m singling you out for this, but I’m not. Seriously, I know like 30 people who are in this situation right now. And I could just shake all of you!
The older and I guess wiser I get, the more I realize: people love to complain. After all, isn’t what I’m doing right now precisely that? In general though, I don’t think people should complain unless they’ve put forth the effort to correct the situation. For example, I don’t think one should be like, “Wah, I’m so fat,” if she won’t put in any effort to diet or exercise, and there is butter drooling down her chin. I mean really…has no one heard of being proactive?
Half of my friends fit into this category: the kind who will sleep on your couch and eat your food, but if the tables were turned, they could never help you out because they’re always staying on someone else’s couch. After all, they’re quite comfy. Can you help with the dishes? Oops, gotta go–I just remembered I have to go do something!
People these days, it seems, are used to things being handed to them. Why look for a job, when you are staying on some nice person’s couch, rent-free? I mean, hell. They have cable, wi-fi, and free long-distance! I couldn’t afford all that if I got a job and had to pay rent somewhere! And OMG, they have a Wii! I swear, sometimes The Boyfriend and I would have pretend fights with each other just to make the other person uncomfortable enough to want to leave. And that’s not the friendly thing to do, I realize. But also, when someone wants to stay with you until he can “get back on his feet” but then never makes the effort to get up off his ass, then there’s something wrong.
You, my friend, have been spoiled.
So, in a way, I guess it’s as much my fault as it is theirs. People want to complain about not finding a job. But there are places that are DESPERATE for help. They might not be the places you necessarily want to work, but will they get the bills paid? Absolutely. And, it will look better on your resume that you were at least working somewhere while on the quest for your dream job.
In the past, I was so desperate to help people get back on their feet. I was ready to combat every excuse with an antecdote. Don’t know where to start? Here is a list of resources. Don’t know how to act in an interview? Here is a list of typical questions and the best answers for them. Rehearse, and you won’t be as nervous. Don’t know how to make a resume? Here, I’ll just do one for you. All you have to do is call or email them! Here is everything you need; you just have to show up!
Too much work.
I can just donate plasma, instead, or sell some stuff. That will give me cigarette money, anyway. Why do anything, when I can just whine about it? Jessica will take care of me, anyway.
Not anymore.
The old Jessica, the one with a sympathetic heart and a helpful hand, is gone. I’ll still help, but it will be a different kind of assistance. After all, wasn’t it Jesus who said “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a meal. But teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” Pretty wise words. I’ll teach you how to fish. But I won’t loan you my couch.

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