What Have You Learned?

On an optimistic note I think that the economic roller coaster that the US has been on has taught people a lot about themselves. People learn what they are willing to do to keep their pay, and keep their hours. You notice which friends are truly friends and which friends have other priorities. It also teaches people about how they deal with not getting what they want. Like I mentioned in my earlier post a lot of the jobs that are available right now are jobs that most people are not correctly qualified for either that be over qualified or under qualified. People are being forced to make decision whether to keep what they see as their pride by declining jobs under their ability and qualifications and risk financial ruins. People also face the problem of being under qualified and must struggle with the choice of whether to go back to school. Peoples patience and creativity are and have been tested the question is what have you learned?

Economy

I can’t think of anyone that has not been affected by the economic circumstances of our economy. From hours getting cut, pay getting docked and people getting fired the economy has taken its toll. Just an example my cousin will be graduation this summer with a bachelor’s degree in International business. He had hoped to get into a job of relatively high importance and deal directly with other countries. Unfortunately he has been unable to get the job that he would like and will be working as a second level manager at a local Target store. I think it is such a shame that people who are coming out of college with degrees are not able to find jobs that suits their major that they put so much money and effort into achieving.