Reflections fo What Life Used to Be...

[badger5]

Or possibly what I want it to be.  This month marks two years since I graduated with my Masters in Library and Information Science.  Two years of unemployment.  Until this point in my life I've been successful in all my endeavors (with the exception of things athletic or math related).  When adversity has shown its face I've soldiered forth.

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[shiroi_neko]

I hear every word of this and I know exactly what you are going through. While I do have the comfort of a library job, it's at a stingy private college that devalues librarians and library services. It's part-time, and it's a spot where all the other co-workers don't take the title seriously. One of them doesn't even have an MLS and is the Reference Librarian. That's crazy to me.

As for trying to find a new spot, one with hours and pay that make having an MLIS mean something, you nailed it. Babyboomers. Also, the tanked economy and all that pushed up the retirement of a lot of the people in our field and I've heard stories about library cutbacks all over.

You are definitely not alone. I know Carrie is in the same boat, too. She's been stuck at Home Depot because library jobs in Ohio basically don't exist unless you're a K-12 librarian.

Too bad we are so far apart or I would bake you a cake and have you over for quality video gaming and shenanigans. And a hug. While I realize those are temporary fillers, I would hope that the support and friendship helped to battle and offset some of the gloom.

So for now, long-distance internet *hugs* ! Feel free to write and vent whenever you need to!

[badger5]

Oh Tim shenanigans. How I miss them. Thanks for the kind words as they mean a great deal. I definitely needed to vent. I'm so sick of customer service.