Re: RANT - Worst of times

On Jun 30, 2:06=A0pm, "AZ" <infiniti_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> This might be the worst time in our lives not to have a job. =A0The
econom=
y
> sucks so much, companies don't know how to get rid some of their
employees=
,
> much less hire more.
>
> I have been out of work for a month now. =A0I probably sent over 10,000
> r=E9sum=E9s and Broadcast Letters to hotels, resorts, casinos and
Airlines=
 (My
> background is Aviation and Casinos). =A0With the Airlines, you can
forget
> about it. They're all somehow in Bankruptcies, yet their prices are as
hig=
h
> as Mt. Everest, and their planes are always full. =A0I don't get it,
>
> Casino hotels and resorts.hell, there is one behind every corner if
there =
is
> water there, and if there isn't, then it's an Indian Casino. =A0Please
don=
't
> comment on me saying "Indian" Casinos that is not the point. =A0The
point =
is
> casinos are everywhere, and they can not cover their overheads.
=A0Illinoi=
s
> passed a law last year to tax the casinos at the rate of 39%. =A0What
the
> hell? =A0What company is taxed that much? So these casinos up there are
be=
ing
> forced to reduce their staff, hours of OPS and so on. =A0I know because
I
> opened the Par-A-Dice casino in Peoria and was talking to them all week
> long.
>
> I also contacted hundreds of employment agencies and head hunters.
=A0So, =
far,
> all I get is people telling me they saw my r=E9sum=E9 on Monster or
Career=
s.com
> or whatever, and they want me to interview with 20 other people
(together)=

> to go sell insurance. =A0Well, that ain't happening.
>
> There is nothing locally. =A0I visited with just about every damn
company =
that
> I think might be hiring. The economy is terrible. =A0I am so depressed.
=
=A0I got
> really drunk this week end (sorry David)
>
> I am at a loss. =A0Where are all the Goddamn jobs? =A0Where the **** are
t=
hey?
> There has to be something for me somewhere!!
>
> This is not a solicitation of sympathy. =A0This is a rant. =A0Otherwise,
I=
 am
> going to lit into somebody today. =A0****!

What would you tell your boys to do if either of them were in you
shoes.
In the mean time, do like Marvin, and see what you can do to help
someone else.