I Got Shhh On My Mind

 

Today's commentary is going to deal with the unemployment situation. I read a Facebook picture meme that stated "You Need Experience To Get Experience". Ok...and how is someone supposed to gain experience if they aren't given a shot? Someone can be qualified for a position & interview well, and still not get the job. "Seeking intern with 1-3 years experience in software development" Last I checked, internships were designed to give you EXPERIENCE which could lead to permanent full-time employment. The whole statement "You Need Experience To Get Experience" is malarky. Make it so bad, some unemployed people have given up looking for work, because they're tired of the games employers pay; call someone for an interview only to realize that HR already had someone else in mind. Well, if you already had someone in mind, why would you get a person's hopes up for nothing? That makes zero sense. It's foolishness like this that's the reason why many people are looking to full-time work-at-home jobs. Every now & then, I research internet income opportunities and I read testimonials of how regular people (some of which had corporate jobs) got tired of the corporate grind, and decided to get into working from home. These people are making much more working from home, than they did working full-time. Before you know it, there won't be a workforce because everyone went the work-from-home route. Simply put, employees are getting sick of corporate games: Companies expect loyalty from their employees, but lay them off in the same light. I could see laying off dead weight at your firm, because the slackers are there to collect a check. I can't understand laying off your most talented employees. Tell me what sense does it make to lay off your most skilled employees? NONE. I link this to sports: A coach keeps mediocre players, and trades his best players. A good coach keeps his best players, and works with the mediocre players so they too, can become skilled. The job market isn't like it used to be under President Clinton. When Clinton was in office, unemployment was at its lowest in decades; and the economy was prospering (that's another commentary for another time). You Need Experience To Get Experience is the dumbest statement I've ever heard. To Get Experience, You need to be hired first.