I'm home alone with not very much to do, so I felt like ranting. Here goes:
Yesterday there was some debate on tv about how lazy Swedes have become; they rather live on wellfare than work, apparently. And some woman from my old hometown was on there, she runs her own business, "an expanding company" she called it and she said she could definitely see the trend. When she needed to employ new staff, she hardly got any applications at all, she said. Oh really? Now I can't remember what business she was in, but I suspect it's something to do with telemarketing - I can't think of any other business that would get so few applicants. From what I remember, the jobs I applied for in Skelleftea all had about 200-500 applicants per place.
And needless to say, I was among the unlucky.
Ok, I can well believe that there are some who'd rather live on welfare. But I bloody don't! I want a job desperately, I want something to fill my days, I want to feel that I've actually earned my money, rather than just being given them. But these days even cleaners need a Ph.D in The Art Of Cleaning Public Lavatories, or Chemical Engineering - either one will work - and 25 years of experience before they're hired. How the hell am I supposed to compete with that, being fresh out of school? And how the hell am I supposed to get any experience if no one will give me a chance? In 20 years, all the experienced people will be retired, and all that will be left are people who never got to learn because they were never employed.
I just want a bloody job!
There, I'm done.