On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:06:30 -0500, "AZ" <infiniti_j30@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>This might be the worst time in our lives not to have a job. The economy
>sucks so much, companies don't know how to get rid some of their
employees,
>much less hire more.
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>I have been out of work for a month now. I probably sent over 10,000
>résumés and Broadcast Letters to hotels, resorts, casinos and Airlines
(My
>background is Aviation and Casinos). With the Airlines, you can forget
>about it. They're all somehow in Bankruptcies, yet their prices are as
high
>as Mt. Everest, and their planes are always full. I 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. Please
don't
>comment on me saying "Indian" Casinos that is not the point. The point
is
>casinos are everywhere, and they can not cover their overheads. Illinois
>passed a law last year to tax the casinos at the rate of 39%. What the
>hell? What company is taxed that much? So these casinos up there are
being
>forced to reduce their staff, hours of OPS and so on. I 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. So,
far,
>all I get is people telling me they saw my résumé on Monster or
Careers.com
>or whatever, and they want me to interview with 20 other people
(together)
>to go sell insurance. Well, that ain't happening.
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>
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>There is nothing locally. I visited with just about every damn company
that
>I think might be hiring. The economy is terrible. I am so depressed. I
got
>really drunk this week end (sorry David)
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>I am at a loss. Where are all the Goddamn jobs? Where the **** are
they?
>There has to be something for me somewhere!!
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>This is not a solicitation of sympathy. This is a rant. Otherwise, I am
>going to lit into somebody today. ****!
You have every reason to rant. A very frustrating time for you. I'm
guessing you figured out that drinking didn't help anything. Smoking
won't either. Unfortunately, you're correct in that things are bad in
both of your areas of expertise. Sad to say that things in *my* area
of expertise are booming.
Sue
Two years, three months, one week, three days, 9 hours, 18 minutes and
31 seconds. 27501 cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,579.05. Life saved:
13 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes.
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