Day 11

The idea to start this blog came to me this morning. I was in bed and floating somewhere in that ethereal state between being awake and being asleep. Often the best ideas come at that point when your subconscious mind takes over.

I actually should have started this record back on January 19. That was my first day of being unemployed. But the idea hadn't hatched yet. So this first post will serve to get my readers up to speed on what happened and what has occurred in the interim.

It all began on November 15 of 2005 when I accepted an employment offer from JPMorgan. On November 16, 2008 (three years and one day later) I was informed that my position was being eliminated. I won't take the space here to go into excessive detail, but I will let you know that it was a bit of a shock. I was told during that brief meeting that I would remain an "employee" for 60 days after that and, on January 18 my employment would end and my status transferred to "unemployed." That day passed eleven days ago, and here we are today, unemployed.

So far it's been frustrating. The economy hasn't been on the side of the job-seeker, and employers are now finding themselves in the proverbial catbird seat. With so many qualified and experienced individuals being out of work, they are now able to cherry pick and select from the cream of the crop to fill any openings they have.

I'm currently in the job-seeking mode, and this blog will serve to keep you up to date on what I encounter. From what I've heard, it's a jungle out there.

Stay tuned.