Going Crazy in San Francisco

[firefreedom]

My God! This past year or so has been absolutely crazy! I graduated from UC Berkeley May 2000 with a degree in psychology. Let's just say that my confidence was beaten to the ground and pounded into a ten layer piece of hot humble pie. I have 1)been in a job I hated for eight months that paid 27k 2)Quit that job in March to work at Ask Jeeves 3)Got laid off from AJ, started the job search over again 4)Landed a job at a tech recruiting firm. Got fired for God knows what reason. My supervisor accused me of falling asleep on the phone, but I think they fired me cuz the company wasn't doing well and couldn't afford to pay me. But c'mon! Falling asleep at the phone? What the hell kind of excuse is that?! 5) Started my job search again. Got a job as a sales executive and made 150 cold calls a day, never closed a sale. So I quit. 6) Now, I am looking for bartending jobs to go with my bartending degree.

I have been through FOUR jobs in one year! It is driving me up the wall, cuz the market in the Bay Area is absolutely horrible right now. Lots of people are unemployed, unhappy, and lost.

All in all, though, I must say that while this year has broken me, it has also built me up and taught me about strength and wisdom. So while I don't have the best bank account right now, I have A HELL OF A LOT of strength. I've been through it all and nothing surprises me anymore.

If any of you live in San Francisco, drop me a line.

[allydex]

I'm in LA and the same thing has happened to me. My first company folded. second job was only temporary. The third job I got fired from because I am learning he thought I was disloyal. So he fires me, loyality there? The only good thing is that he is an ass and I was his 8th assistant since January! Now trying to find the fourth job is becoming a pain because the economy is sucking so badly.

By the way, I just visited San Fran for the first time and feel in love. But I could understand the whole chaos thing about living there. You should try LA where everyone wants to be 18 again. Wasn't the object about growing up?

Allison