Your first paragraph made me laugh.
Got me thinking that most management jobs rarely require specific qualifications, just a certain type of arrogance, an average intelligence and probably a middle class background.
People who have that type of job are unlikely to understand the drive that is in people who desire to work in a specific field, as they are far more likely to be financially motivated in their own goals.
They may not understand why someone would not take any job, but I bet they could not understand why someone would take a lesser paid but more relevant job, either.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sun 17 Feb 2013, 16:27,
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People who have never been unemployed
also seem to overestimate how easy it is to get "any job". I was unemployed for two years before I got a part time job as a receptionist. The problem is, a degree doesn't even qualify you for "any job". I was turned away at the door by umpty agencies on the grounds of not having any experience. Even the ones that did take me onto their books never found me any work.
I discovered, in the end, that if I left my degree off my CV I actually got far more interviews. Despite not covering the gap with anything.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 17 Feb 2013, 16:32,
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