*sigh*

[lunesque]

I didn't get the job.

I was already depressed because of writer envy. Now, I'm even angstier.

This has reaffirmed my base belief that I am a useless, slacker 20-something with no marketable skills.

I am genuinely terrified.

I am going to cry, get cleaned up, and go watch a movie with my dad.

Has anyone heard from nonewwitticisms, by any chance?

Comments

[ishuca.livejournal.com]

dude, do not feel bad. whatever anyone tells you, whatever you read, the job market rather sucks. there is fierce competition for anything not retail or service-industry related, for people with or without diplomas.

take, for example, my trouble finding -any- job last year, where i was unemployed for months. yeah, months. mitchan is still unemployed, in part because of her family situation being like the many descending levels of hell, in part because employers can be -insane- (she is one of the most competent people i know, and her inability to find a real job in the past year continually enrages and baffles me).

people who have masters in usable fields are fighting over jobs which pay $12/hr because there is so little out there, above a certain pay scale. jobs there are, yes. jobs that pay decently, no.

do NOT take their rejection as a reflection of you and what you are capable of. it's ok to be scared, being jobless with bills is -scary-, yes. but don't ever think you're less than you are because some suit didn't think you picked your nose well enough (or whatever).

[lunesque.livejournal.com]

*snuggles you*

To be honest, it didn't really hit me all that badly. I was just trying to think of so many other things and I was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Fortunately, I'm not jobless. And apparently I'm not moving after all, so I'll still be where I am right now. And my manager was trying to get me to stay anyway. So, it all worked out in the end, I guess. ^_^;

Thank you for the pep talk, though! Your talks always make me feel better. *schnoogles*

Although... I didn't pick my nose at my interview... do you think that's what he was looking for? :D