The job I lost
I finally landed my dream job as media director at an advertising agency. Unfortunately, the agency had mostly real estate developer clients, and they ended up bankrupting and not paying the agency for services. The agency folded, and I ended up starting my own media business--and hating it.
2009 seemed to hold a lot of promise, but then my fiance lost his job 3 months prior to our wedding. We both are looking for jobs right now, and while we are both outstanding in our fields of work (he's a web/game developer with a Java background), we are having a very hard time finding work, even as things begin to pick up.
What it's like being unemployed
I absolutely hate being unemployed. I am used to being a devoted workaholic. While this time as an unemployed new wife has made me focus on a life outside of work, I cannot help but feel like I've lost a good part of my identity.
I absolutely cannot wait to find another full-time job that I can devote myself to. I love being a star at work and helping people. I hate being the one who needs help.
It's been a big wake-up call in knowing what I want at heart, and what I want is to have a position that I can truly excel at and be valued in.
Being an unemployed couple is very hard. I hope our young marriage can survive this trial.
Advice
- Although work isn't the most important thing in life, it's (for better or worse) the core of my identity. Whatever I do, I want to do it well. No matter how many people I have to vouch for my effectiveness, creativity and absolute devotion to advertising media, I have to face the reality that it may not be a viable career path for me to keep following. I've been devoted to advertising media for 13 years now, so I'm unsure of my path, but the next person to hire me will be so happy they did.
