I have to admit - even though I have a job (and grateful for that everyday), in my own way, I am feeling the effects of the economy. Helping family out with money, juggling things around... To be expected, of course.
But I've allowed myself to be consumed with the images and media around me. The struggle, increase in unemployment... And then, I'm suddenly agonizing over things I wasn't exactly tripping over before. However, because of the state of our country, I feel like I should fret and be concerned.
Then, a friend posted this NY Times Op-Ed on Facebook and suddenly, I'm humbled. It's written by a woman who doesn't have a job, and what her career struggle has been since then. But, she talks about working for free, and realizing that while she does need a job, any job, her time is valuable - even if she can't "measure" that in paychecks. In the process of these unpaid jobs, she's keeping her skills fresh and making the most of it.
Truth is, we can all go either way, and it's not until a situation has to get much worse for a person to realize that you need to do what it is you need to do to get by. I mean, I wonder (and hope) that I would have the strength to do it if I needed to. After all, we're never given anything we can't handle right?
In the meantime, though, I will keep perspective and stay grateful for what I do have - because you never know when it will all change.
Labels: Careers, Economy, Employment, Money
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AND--this one chick who they profiled ended up getting an internship with a magazine in ny because her experience was so great, she was running a blog, and completely homeless (living in a trailer parked in a walmart parking lot). it's really crazy....
i'm gonna go read that article you posted now.
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