Still Job Hunting

   Although it is probably to late to save the situation I am leaving for town soon. I am trying to shake off the hopelessness that has become my life. This job hunting thing is for the birds as it is mostly a waste of time where I am in the great state of North Dakota. There are tons of job openings here but they do not hire.

   Formerly I was a highly skilled craftsman but all of those skills are useless to me so I am forced to try to find some sort of unskilled labor job. Quite honestly my only requirement for the job is that it is full time and I can perform the task daily. To me that does not seem like such a big ask. 

   I employed people myself for ten years. I quickly learned that people could tell you anything on paper but can they show it was the question. So I changed how I hired people. I would simply give them a place to meet me and I would put them to work. If they could do what I asked of them or if they were willing to learn then they had a job. It really is no more complex than that.  Over the years it has become apparent that most jobs require a warm body and the ability to learn. You can have all the skills in the world but the skills you have must also be bent into the way the employer wants things done. This whole application and interview process is a waste of time and money. When I was running my business I did not have time for all of that extra stuff which is why I changed my approach. 

   I will never understand but I must play the game. I cannot lose everything. It was a big gamble moving out here without any kind of network or support system.  I want to give up but it really is not in me. I have twelve days to raise enough money to keep my landline and internet going.  I have about the same amount of time to raise enough money to keep the power on. I have even less time to come up with rent for March or the previous two issues will be moot points. That is the mission. I have been trying to find a job for two months. Always just scraping by from one shutoff notice to the next.  Always just this side of being evicted from a piece of land.  The worst part is that because I own the mobile that is on the land I would have to move it should I be evicted. It should be evident that I certainly cannot afford to do that so I would also lose the mobile.  I wish I had never moved here. It has been five years of disappointment and worry. Well keep your fingers crossed time to go start the truck so it can warm up. I hope you all have a great day.