Worse - I'm living in a city with around 17% unemployment. There are no jobs, seasonal or otherwise. I've been signed up with three temp services for months now - they've yet to send me a single job. The only jobs that I've been able to find so far, I'm apparently "overqualified" for. WTF? I've put in hundreds of job applications and heard nothing back - in the last seven months, I've had a total of 4 interviews.... and no job offers.

I'd LOVE to be living somewhere where a $16 - $20 an hour part time/temp job wasn't even worth applying for!! Hell, I'd be thrilled if I could land even a couple weeks of seasonal work. Unfortunately, I have a home and mortgage here, I'm two months behind on the mortgage but struggling to keep up - so I can't leave for someplace with a functioning economy. I'm stuck here waiting for things to turn around.

Shit... I don't even know anyone who makes $16.00 an hour... let alone $20.00!