Here I am again...blogging. Why, because I don't have a regular job. I had been looking for a job in the Phoenix area for two years when I received a call from a recruiter in Phoenix. He told me that he was recruiting for a Telecom Project Manager position and I figured that this is the break I was looking for. I was interviewed by phone, then flown out for a person-to-person. I ended up getting the job, but not as a Telecom PM. I was told, my first day, that my job description had changed. I was told what it was and also told that I would be provided with training. Cool, I like to learn new things. But the training that I was expecting didn't come. Especially since in my former positions (9 years worth in Telecom) when they say training, they mean in a classroom setting to back up otj training. That was not the case here. I was kind of left out to drift. I ordered books on Amazon.com to help myself better understand the industry I found myself in so I wouldn't be totally clueless, but I was pretty much left on my own, with occasional assistance, that wasn't much help. I made the mistake of being honest when I was asked if I liked my current situation. I replied in the negative, citing the lack of training and support that I was receiving. That being the case I was told that I needed to either resign or I would get the boot. I resigned because I needed the two weeks of pay that were provided as severance. I've been looking for a permanent job ever since. I have a BS and an MA and I am ABD in a Ph.D.,B.A. program. I have years of experience in my field, but after 5 weeks of searching I am no closer to landing a permanent position than I was the two years I was looking before I took the job that got me here. So my question is why do we really go to college? Looking back, I should have stopped with the Bachelor's degree. The Master's degree and the Ph.D. (almost) don't seem to be doing me a lick of good. Luckily, I didn't have to pay for the MA (at least, not with money-no one counts the blood, sweat and tears). But the Ph.D., I'm paying for myself. Fortunately, I only have the dissertation class left to take, unfortunately, without a job, I will not be able to pay them. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Parents always tell their children the more education they have, the better off they will be. I used to believe this, but I don't know if I do anymore because it's not doing me a lick of good.