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Ever since I got back from Afghanistan in January, I've been looking for and applying for jobs. Half of the time I never get a response. The other half of the time I just get told I'm not qualified even if I am.
I finally got what I thought was my break. A few weeks ago, my dad met one of his neighbors who lives further down the street and he works for a big contractor down in the DC area. He told me to apply for a job with his company and he'd help me out. I found a perfect job. It was analyzing the data that I was collecting when I was in Afghanistan. The job experience required at least one year working in the lab I worked at in Afghanistan. It couldn't be a better match and it felt like a lock. A few days later, I got an email back telling me that I didn't get the job because I don't have Top Secret clearance. So, Secret is high enough for the work I was doing out there, but it's not high enough to view it back in the states?
Then I was waiting on a position out in Las Vegas doing Toxicology. It was a trainee level job so I really had more experience in the field of forensics than I needed for the job. Two weeks ago, I got an email telling me to expect to hear from them soon. A week ago, I got an email telling me I had an interview this coming Monday, July 16th. I bought a plane ticket, got a new suit, was all ready to go. I just got a phone call this morning telling me that they were reviewing applicant's resumes and when looking over mine, it no longer appeared that I had the correct amount of experience. Wtf? So now I'm out $500 for plane tickets and I'm totally bummed. Add in the price of my laptop going in for repairs, gas money I've been spending, etc. and it's been an expensive month. I still have to cut a check for $2,200 for my car insurance.
When I was in Afghanistan, I started talking to this woman I went to school with when we were kids. She had moved back to Canada and I hadn't heard from her since. We talked all the time out there and when I got back we kept talking. She came and visited for a week and we had a blast. I honest to God love this woman. But she can't move here? Why? Because fuck US Immigration. They'll let uneducated illegal immigrants stay here since they've lived here too long already, but they won't let someone with a bachelors degree and a graduate certificate move here who would actually benefit the country.
Besides her, I have like four friends left in this area. One is always busy, one never wants to go out and do anything, one always has an excuse for why she can't hang out, and the other is complicated. We used to hook up but once she started dating someone else, that ended and I decided it was done for good. Now that she's single and not hooking up with anyone else, she keeps asking me to hang out to cuddle and stuff. I don't want to do that with her and she knows it, plus she does weed around me even though she knows I hate that. I can't deal with her anymore.
I just want to move on with life but it doesn't seem possible anymore.
I finally got what I thought was my break. A few weeks ago, my dad met one of his neighbors who lives further down the street and he works for a big contractor down in the DC area. He told me to apply for a job with his company and he'd help me out. I found a perfect job. It was analyzing the data that I was collecting when I was in Afghanistan. The job experience required at least one year working in the lab I worked at in Afghanistan. It couldn't be a better match and it felt like a lock. A few days later, I got an email back telling me that I didn't get the job because I don't have Top Secret clearance. So, Secret is high enough for the work I was doing out there, but it's not high enough to view it back in the states?
Then I was waiting on a position out in Las Vegas doing Toxicology. It was a trainee level job so I really had more experience in the field of forensics than I needed for the job. Two weeks ago, I got an email telling me to expect to hear from them soon. A week ago, I got an email telling me I had an interview this coming Monday, July 16th. I bought a plane ticket, got a new suit, was all ready to go. I just got a phone call this morning telling me that they were reviewing applicant's resumes and when looking over mine, it no longer appeared that I had the correct amount of experience. Wtf? So now I'm out $500 for plane tickets and I'm totally bummed. Add in the price of my laptop going in for repairs, gas money I've been spending, etc. and it's been an expensive month. I still have to cut a check for $2,200 for my car insurance.
When I was in Afghanistan, I started talking to this woman I went to school with when we were kids. She had moved back to Canada and I hadn't heard from her since. We talked all the time out there and when I got back we kept talking. She came and visited for a week and we had a blast. I honest to God love this woman. But she can't move here? Why? Because fuck US Immigration. They'll let uneducated illegal immigrants stay here since they've lived here too long already, but they won't let someone with a bachelors degree and a graduate certificate move here who would actually benefit the country.
Besides her, I have like four friends left in this area. One is always busy, one never wants to go out and do anything, one always has an excuse for why she can't hang out, and the other is complicated. We used to hook up but once she started dating someone else, that ended and I decided it was done for good. Now that she's single and not hooking up with anyone else, she keeps asking me to hang out to cuddle and stuff. I don't want to do that with her and she knows it, plus she does weed around me even though she knows I hate that. I can't deal with her anymore.
I just want to move on with life but it doesn't seem possible anymore.
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