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OLS · 07-25-2012, 12:32 PM

Lucky you, man....being without a job we all know just sux. But that job would have killed you. I have taken the
WORST jobs in my career out of sheer desperation. I had one promotions job for 9 months. I told the boss he was
kind of an a55hole and that I WANTED to be good at promotions but it was clear that I was not good at it. I basically
had to make a news promo or three every day and people made no effort to get me the footage I needed, my scripts were
picked apart, everything I did was looked at through this lens of "there really IS a perfect way to do everything, find it."

I didn't buy it. HE DID hire me out of the situation you are in now, and I thought then I would do ANYTHING to get
back to work. Apparently not ANYTHING.

My idea for you might sound trite, but these days its about the only way to find a job. MAKE a position for yourself.
I sent a commercial to a guy who owns a pest control company in town, just wanting to sell him the ad for $750.
I wanted to work in my pajamas from home. But when he offered me a job doing all his advertising and promotions
it was JUST starting to get bad, about 5-6 years ago. I took the job. You might need to find a company that
doesn't yet KNOW they need your skills and convince them that they DO. Daycare chain, large manufacturer,
school system, etc. There is work out there, its just hard to find. And remember this, you are already smarter
than most of the people around you.

07-25-2012, 12:32 PM	#35
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Work on a Cruise ship? Lucky you, man....being without a job we all know just sux. But that job would have killed you. I have taken the WORST jobs in my career out of sheer desperation. I had one promotions job for 9 months. I told the boss he was kind of an a55hole and that I WANTED to be good at promotions but it was clear that I was not good at it. I basically had to make a news promo or three every day and people made no effort to get me the footage I needed, my scripts were picked apart, everything I did was looked at through this lens of "there really IS a perfect way to do everything, find it." I didn't buy it. HE DID hire me out of the situation you are in now, and I thought then I would do ANYTHING to get back to work. Apparently not ANYTHING. My idea for you might sound trite, but these days its about the only way to find a job. MAKE a position for yourself. I sent a commercial to a guy who owns a pest control company in town, just wanting to sell him the ad for $750. I wanted to work in my pajamas from home. But when he offered me a job doing all his advertising and promotions it was JUST starting to get bad, about 5-6 years ago. I took the job. You might need to find a company that doesn't yet KNOW they need your skills and convince them that they DO. Daycare chain, large manufacturer, school system, etc. There is work out there, its just hard to find. And remember this, you are already smarter than most of the people around you.