tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post344599404113738834..comments2023-10-31T02:27:18.201-07:00Comments on Her Every Cent Counts - a quarter life crisis, and change: unemployment and depressionher every cent countshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559826632110489586noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-62373474540009633822007-11-16T03:34:00.000-08:002007-11-16T03:34:00.000-08:00I think you are losing your calm too early. Have y...I think you are losing your calm too early. Have your convinction and please try a few more things before you give up. If nothing else works then I think before doing any work in haste please listen to your heart.Tamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296082234139153688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-38156672652183072672007-11-08T23:48:00.000-08:002007-11-08T23:48:00.000-08:00It takes awhile to find your passion and what you'...It takes awhile to find your passion and what you're good at. I was in my current job for over a year hating it and wanting desperately to be in journalism. But I wanted to feel secure about my financial future amid layoffs, debates about whether newspapers have gone extinct or if the web is the future. But I found a niche for myself using my skills as a journalist and it hasn't opened a ton of doors but it slowly has.<BR/><BR/>Have you tried spending some time with a photographer as an assistant? Or if you're even interested in the other careers, talk to people or spend a day or half or a few hours watching them and then see how you like it.<BR/><BR/>it helps to stick to a routine when you're unemployed. it keeps you motivated instead of being at home or job searching. i found it helps to set priorities and deadlines for myself also.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with being a capitalist. It's the only way to get ahead financially honestly. If we weren't capitalists, we wouldn't be able to afford half the things in our lives.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104373921737620949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-63915580533394970382007-11-08T12:04:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:04:00.000-08:00I wrote this whole long comment about how you insp...I wrote this whole long comment about how you inspire me and have since I started reading your LJ and all. And how you'll figure it out and you were farther along with it at the point where I am than I am right now. And then it got lost. :( Sometimes figuring out what you don't want to do is half the battle. I haven't even gotten to that point yet. I'm still just waitressing and tenuously holding onto living on my own in NYC instead of at home with my parents in NJ. I suppose I almost have an opposite problem. Everyone is so worried about me that it stresses me out more than I already am and almost makes it more difficult to get things figured out. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there. I at least admire you for coming as far as you have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-55025259798016343642007-11-08T10:55:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:55:00.000-08:00The reason your boyfriend is sad when you're sad i...The reason your boyfriend is sad when you're sad is because he cares about you--and, if he's a more typical male, he wants to solve problems, and he's sad because he cannot solve your problem.<BR/><BR/>Also, might I suggest talking to a photographer and see if you can work for him/her? Even if it's part-time, it might give you insight to the life of a photographer and help you decide whether or not to pursue it.<BR/><BR/>Take care. More people care about you than you realize. Even if you can't believe me, I promise it's true.thisisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764018111806835434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-67335577457801170162007-11-08T10:42:00.000-08:002007-11-08T10:42:00.000-08:00How does one contact you regarding employment?How does one contact you regarding employment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-8027519429537241112007-11-08T08:03:00.000-08:002007-11-08T08:03:00.000-08:00I understand how you feel right now because that i...I understand how you feel right now because that is the same way I feel too.<BR/><BR/>I do not have anyone I can talk to about this so it was a surprise to see that someone else feels that way.<BR/><BR/>Everyone says things will get better so all we can do is pray now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1275996914383242610.post-82140427676943080392007-11-07T20:50:00.000-08:002007-11-07T20:50:00.000-08:00I have so many thoughts:1) I feel such empathy for...I have so many thoughts:<BR/><BR/>1) I feel such empathy for what you've written. I remember *distinctly* thinking that I'd never find a job a liked. It's a terrifying feeling, especially when you start getting down. Take heart, though, I think most people have felt this way at some point; and most of them have found jobs they liked.<BR/><BR/>2) Even though I love my job, I still have moments sometimes where I think: What if I was supposed to be a _____________. When I get like this, I think about it for a little while and then try to force myself to reiterate the positives of my current job to myself.<BR/><BR/>3) A lot of the people who look "content" with their jobs/lives only look like it.<BR/><BR/>4) You are young, ambitious, driven and have every reason to believe you'll find something better/more fitting/challenging soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com