Jurrious Life

I just finished reading this and now I know for sure getting a new job is going to be pretty much impossible these days (unless I want to wash dishes or sell buttons).   One percent chance of landing an interview?  Sounds about right.  I’ve half-heartedly sent out a handful of resumes and got one call back.  I think only because I basically copied and pasted the job listing  and put an “I have” or “I am” in front of every qualification they required for my cover letter.  Finding a job is like finding a boy/girl friend.  You find one when you least expect it and the one you’re least attracted to is the one that’s most interested, that is, until you find ”the One”.  However, the call-back was a dud.   Apparently I am a flight risk because I am from PA and I got the feeling they didn’t want to take a chance on me in case I move back there one day.   And this is after I said, “I have lived in the DC area for eight years and do not plan to move in the near future.”  The last person to hold the position re-located so I guess they didn’t want it to happen again.   Whatever.  I already work for one paranoid boss; I don’t want to work for another.  But I did take Penn State off my resume.  Who knew it would be a liability?

Well this non-native DeeCee’an is staying far away from DC this weekend.  A part of me wishes I would get laid off so I can go backpacking in Europe while getting unemployment checks….  Is that wrong?

I was perusing Craigslist today and looking under etc. jobs to see if there were some ways I can make some extra dough.  I could be a nanny…nah.  Sell buttons on Inauguration Day? Uh, no thanks.  Clean houses for rich people in Potomac….hell to the no.   ASIAN EGG DONOR WANTED.  Hmmmm..  I’m intrigued.  Usually they want the Barbie-looking types so this was interesting.  Prospective donors must have some college education, be taller than 4′10″, have a body mass index less than 32, known family history, be attractive, and have not used illegal drugs, smoked cigarettes, or taken anti-depressants in the past year.  Compensation was listed as $8,500 which sounds really low.  Isn’t  it usually like $20 G’s?  Oh yeah, we’re in a recession so eggs must be on sale, too.  I filled out an initial questionnaire to see how much I could get and didn’t qualify off the bat. My family has a history of colon cancer in more than one family member so my eggs are not worthy.   Would you sell your gametes for $$?