Not to sound too pathetic, but there have been long stretches where I haven't been able to get a job.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There have been periods of my career that I haven't worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months.
When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it.
When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
I've several times had jobs that I thought were going to be my big break, and it didn't pan out.
I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.
At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time to do anything but work.
My entire career, I've been a worker.
I have never been someone who applied 'work begets work' to my career, sometimes unfortunately.
I am very lucky in that if I don't get a job for six months or a year, I've got other things I can do and am fit enough to still do physical work.
I've never, ever had a job that lasted for more than a few months.