I hate to think that there may be only 2 options for me now:
1. Lower my standard (and salary expectation) and apply for the job that I tried so hard to leave
2. Stay unemployed

Because apparently I’m not good enough for all the jobs I’ve applied so far. An agent called me last week and offered me an interview for a web designer job. Didn’t she read my resume? And when I told her what kind of jobs that I was looking for, she had the cheek to tell me I needed to stay longer as web developer. Hello? Before that I worked 3 years as a systems analyst. How much longer should I be the lowest in the food chain before I can actually move somewhere?

I’m seriously thinking of giving up all this. This is ridiculous. Most of job ads listed 2 pages of requirements and yet I bet they’re only willing to pay peanuts. Why the hell do you need an MBA to do programming??? And why are you looking for someone who is an expert (must have 5 - 7 years experience) in database, programming, system administration, AND networking? Either the poor chap will be the only person who runs the whole IT department (a.k.a working 10 hours a day and must be willing to work on weekends) or they are not actually looking for people (hey, we are just a little bit late/early for April’s fool).

And with each passing day, I look even worse on paper for being jobless too long. Perhaps the next time someone asked me why I’ve been unemployed this long I should just say because bloody people like them refuse to give my a job.