Journey In Unemployment Land | 19
Post 19: 11/06/2024
2024-11-06 23:42:07
🗓️ Month 5, week 3: I can't code switch this week.
🇺🇲To my non-Black colleagues, I apologize in advance. You can read or you don't. Either way, I don't got it in me to sanitize my speech.
🇻🇮Ayo. What really happening? Truly. Because we REALLY watched a qualified woman have to concede to The Cheeto Man.
I vex. I cannot even make words to explain the rage I feel, the sadness I feel for Kamala because I know what they told her: work harder, be smarter, say this THAT way, don't do that, and do it all with a smile. Lower your standards. Don't talk about your wins TOO much.
I been hunting for work for over 5 months. 5 months. I've had people tell me:
👎🏿Take your masters degree off your resume.
👎🏿Don't talk about your leadership experience.
👎🏿Apply to any job and take a lower salary.
👎🏿Be humble.
👎🏿Lower your head.
👎🏿Work your way up.
👎🏿Go work for the state.
👎🏿Work in another industry.
👎🏿Give up on writing and content creation.
AND THIS IS EVEN COMING FROM MY OWN FAMILY. 🗣️🗣️
I am tired. I am angry.
At this point, I need a job. I need to bring income in. But I DONT have it in me to sugar coat the predicament I'm in.
I need a referral at this point. If you're a hiring manager, please read the previous post in this series. I swear I'm not usually like this.
But today? This week? I'm tired. And I'm only human.
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