Fifteenth week-Trying to find answers

I am reminded that anything that is worth having takes time and effort. Nowadays it seems as if everything and everyone is going way too fast. Sometimes this is a good thing, while other times it isn't so good. You definitely lose perspective when everyone around you pushes you in different directions. I am trying to find answers to the questions that are bubbling out of me. Questions like how did it get so bad? Why are companies and businesses complaining that there are no good people to hire? Is it because the education system has failed us or are there other factors at work here?

I may be a Luddite here when I say that it shouldn't be this hard to find work. Yet unfortunately it is. The career counselors and advice columnists seem to say the same thing about finding meaningful work. I know the economy has gone "south" but that's only one factor in the equation. I can't help thinking about how it used to be not too long ago. Back before the Internet and maybe even back before the personal computer, businesses remained loyal to both their customers and their employees. This showed in the fact that there were literally thousands of jobs available for those willing and able to work. This isn't the case today, nor was it the case during the Great Depression of the 1930s. I do believe that we are going through something similar to the Great Depression now for the simple reason that more people are unemployed or underemployed now than anytime since the Great Depression.

Yes, I know what you are thinking. How did I come to this conclusion when everyone has access to technology. This is actually not true, but this myth has been perpetuated until most of the government believes it to be true. Yes, I also know that technology makes things easier. Unfortunately technology also replaces a lot of good hard working people doing quality work. This combined with the fact that most of the non-complex jobs have already gone overseas to people willing to do the work for less money. These people work under horrible conditions which corporations don't want to acknowledge. It makes my stomach twist just thinking about it. To answer those companies and businesses that are complaining about not enough experienced workers, I say train the people that are here in the US and stop hiring overseas.

There are other factors at work that can't be seen but are relevant nevertheless. Some I discussed in an earlier blog and others that I'm just beginning to see. One of these factors is the solidity of the industry that you are planning to join. Being in the situation thousands of others are in tempers my anxiety over my current crisis. It does help to have support.