Job Hunting

I get why they call it hunting now. I never had much of a problem finding a job before, and it has never taken me more than two weeks to find one. I have even had two-three jobs at a time on multiple occasions. But I guess that's a recession for you.

The sad part is that I have a degree now. An AA degree in general transfer units, but a degree none-the-less. Which means I am more able to get a job in my desired field, working with children. Since they passed the No Child Left Behind Act, you have to have an AA degree or equivalent to work as an aid or para-professional at schools. I have the qualifications and the experience, but I have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which eliminates all five day a week jobs.

I think another thing that is complicating this job search and making it worse, can be lumped into two categories. 1) My last job was awesome; and 2) Tim has been unemployed for over 8 months now.

This is me at my last job. I could watch TV, read books, study, and go on the Internet all day. And I was told to do these things so I wouldn't be bored. I got my home-work done, I had leisure time, and I got paid for it. I ran a mini-storage that required about 25 minutes of work in the morning, 5-30 minutes of work during the day, and 10 minutes to close.

When I told them I would be moving, they made sure to find a replacement for me, so they wouldn't have to go without. I was the only employee besides the managers, so they had to have someone, or they'd have no time off.

I was there for 14 months, and loved all of it. I've thought of looking for a similar job here, but I know I won't have such great bosses again.

Tim was laid off at the very end of May last year. All of the people he sold to were laid-off (the engineers), so he and his coworker Deb were laid-off too. He had been looking for a new job, since that one didn't pay well enough, and he was very bored. He was depressed at first, but the unemployment was such that we didn't have to worry about income until it ran out. He started looking into Highway Patrol careers, but they didn't pan out. Then his mom told him about a job at Butte County Superior Court, where she works, that he would love: Court Attendant. He applied for this job, and got it. But, that didn't pan out either, since the person he was set to replace, came back. Since then he has been working for family, and he got an extension on unemployment.

I guess the reason his unemployment is holding me back, is that we need to find him a job first. He can work 40+ hours a week, and he can get more jobs, because of his many fields of I can only work Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and weekends, but I need time to study and do three online courses. So I search for, and apply for, jobs for him before me. Also, he's never had a job he enjoys so he doesn't know what he wants. Nothing gets him excited. So I'm not motivated.

We fixed up the mobile on his mom's property and moved down here to look for jobs, but so far it has just been frustrating and unfruitful. There are no jobs. It makes me worry about job prospects when I have my BA degree and then my credential. I just wish it work out for us for once.