Miscelaney

When you’re underemployed, the burning question on every one’s mind is “what do you do all day?”. For the most part, the question stems from a non-malicious source of natural curiosity. If there is any malice hiding around the edges of the ask, it is more than likely a bi-product of can’t-help-myself-envy. Who doesn’t look at the person who seemingly could do whatever they wanted all day, everyday, and curse their name just a little, while they themselves are trapped in their own personal haties of unfulfilling work slaving for The Man, so to speak. I get it.

Keeping this in mind, I thought I’d give you the occasional daily glimpse into the oh-so-fabulous life of the unemployed. It is true, you do have an enormous amount of time on your hands. Great, now is your chance to do all the things you never got to do while you’re working 12 hours a day, right? Ah, yes, if only. The thing is you are broke-as-a-joke and beyond. That’s the first stumbling block. Then, there is the unexpected phenomena: lack-of-identidy-itus. This one will really throw you for a loop, so you have to fight it head on. Otherwise, you will suffer from an enormous, invisible thumb pushing down on you 24-7 which will leave you void, insecure and in a state of semi-paralysis. As a result, you don’t do anything you thought you’d do if only you had time on your hands because you are frozen in your chair in front of your computer. Then there is the obvious ball-and-chain of looking for gainful employment. You need to be ready and available on a moment’s notice should one of the precious few employers who are hiring right now call you and want to interview you. Yeah. They don’t even get back to me to drop me a standardized e-mail that says thanks, but no thanks. And I won’t even start on the principle of inertia. You can figure that one out for yourself.

So as you can see, it’s not all rainbows and unicorns (although I’ve seen a few). But it is what it is and I’m absolutely trying to make the most of it. So stay tuned for the ups, downs and arounds of being underemployed in a total shit economy.