The job I lost
I was working as a Production Supervisor for a very large manufacturing company. They hired me on and about a month later I was told that the plant would be closing down and moving production to Mexico. I like many others am a victim of outsourcing and now the economy.
I have worked in the manufacturing industry for several years in Management Roles. I have actual experience in the industry that I obtained through trial and error, training, and just working. My experties is Cost Reduction. I am old school and did not graduate from a college with a degree. I am from the school of hard knocks.
What it's like being unemployed
Being unemployed is truly the most difficult thing I have ever had to live through. I have worked since I was 15 and right now have been unemployed for over 16 months. I have applied to every job I am qualified for, joined all the social networks, worked my own personal network and try to utilize any creative way to find work.
I feel useless sitting at home not be able to work and support my family. My wife is working two jobs and still we cannot make ends meet. I have been trying to work with my mortgage company for a year now to modify the loan on our home but basically have been told that becaused I have still be able to make my payments (by the grace of God we have been able to do so, with the help of family and a little savings, this is all gone now) that being unemployed is not a dire enough hardship, and there is no help for me.
It is frustrating to say the least and seems never ending. I hope they extend the unemployment extensions that are due to expire at the end of February 10 because if they don't I know what I am going to do. All I want to do is work, I would work 16 hours a day, night, afternoon or morning shift, weekends, overtime, holidays, part-time full time, seasonal, you name it.
One of the main issues is that I am being told that I am over qualified for the jobs that I am applying for. I am told that more than likely I will become bored at the job, or they will not pay me enough money and I will soon leave when the economy picks up. They don't even give me a chance to say no. I have been on 19 interviews and nothing. These days the phone does even ring very much. Please someone start hiring us back. I am not getting any younger and all I want to do is work, please work me to death!
Advice
- Don't give up, even though it feels like it would be easy to do.
- Good things come to those who wait.
- Times will change, work will come. Hold on.
