Ian, buddy... I can most definately relate to your current employment situation. I myself have been without work since early June.
Been applying to all sorts of jobs (including a few government positions the gf pointed me in the direction of; she works in the government), listed myself with three different temp agencies... but nothing as of yet.
I've been living off of what savings I had in the bank, but having had to pay rent twice since losing my job along with my other regular monthly expenses has pretty much drained it all. So, at this point, my finances are looking rather bleak.
But you know what? I'm not at all worried about current circumstances. Haven't stressed out over it, lost sleep over it... none of that. In fact, this is the calmest I've been being in a situation such as this.
The reason being, the way I look at it, everything else in my life is
still going great. I'm with the most wonderful woman I could have ever dreamed of, I'm back to working on my own prop projects, my joint collaborations on other projects have been fun and forged great friendships here, and I've got the best group of friends and family a person could ask for.
It's just this one little thing -- the job -- that's kinda out of whack. So, in the grand scheme of things, all is good. Therefore, I really have nothing to worry about, and everything to be thankful for.
Besides, with the skills and experience I've gained over time I'm confident something will come up soon enough. It's just a matter of a little more time and a lot of effort to make it happen.
As for the whole "everything happens for a reason", I've got a good deal of personal experience in that department.
My mother passed away due to lung cancer nine years ago (I was only 21 at the time; it was rough), my grandpa and grandma (on different sides of the family) passed away shortly thereafter, as well as an uncle, had serious roommate issues over the last few years, dealt with other employment issues in the not-so-distant past... after everything, I've firmly come to believe everything
does happen for a reason.
Granted, we may not know the reason why right there and then, or even not for years afterward, but there is a purpose to why things play out the way they do. Things change in our lives in order to make room for better things to come along. That's the way it's always happened for me.
Not only that, but... at the risk of sounding cliche, the old addage "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" certainly applies.
How we handle whatever trials and tribulations that are presented to us helps build character, and make everyone a better person in the end. After all, it's our own personal experiences, be they good or bad, that make us who we are.
Anyway, not to sound too preachy or existential there, lol. The point to all of my incessant rambling is that, despite how things may look right now, though it may seem like it won't get better, I know from personal experience that it can and does. We just need to be patient and let things take their natural course.
Don't fret, my friend. Things will turn out for the better, and you'll be a helluva lot better off when all's said and done.
Hang in there
EDIT: No worries about posting this vent here, dude. I myself have done the same here and on other prop forums, as I feel the membership is much like a "surrogate" family to me. Many good friendships have been made here, and as various examples have shown, we are here to help one another in whatever way possible.
