Sorry to hear this bro, hopefully something comes up for you man.
I spent a year unemployed with applications coming back...no degree yet, no certificates means I am at the bottom of the chain. Save I can operate any machine on wheels far better than most. Then lost my last job, luckily by Gods grace ended up in the position I am in now. Too little too late.
The results...well at the ripe old age of 23 I am(95% likely) forced to make life altering decisions that will make things harder for 7 years...50 phone calls a day, all my past mistakes catching up with me, everything going haywire, its all on the fritz, car got repo'd, own more money than I can make, etc,etc.
At first I was crushed emotionally, suffered severe depression, suicidal, the whole 9 yards. Especially when I compare myself to certain others...Then I realized none of it matters. We are so caught up in a world of money that we lose track of life. If you can provide for your family, your doing a damn good job. There are men making 80 grand a year but provide nothing for their family...I am speaking of your presence, love, and time. I have done missions trips....To see people living in shacks, and who are far happier then us, and have more solid faith and are better people per standard...its amazing how shallow you end up feeling.
I was so worried about "credit" and all this other bullcrap that is beat into your heads...well, with the amount of people filing bankruptcy in droves, the amount of homes going into foreclosure, the amount of cars being repo'd on a daily bases. Think about it. Every person I know who filed bankruptcy now owns a home, and has a good job. We are fed so many lies its amazing...That being said yes hard work, sometimes Very hard work is involved. As I have learned.
Even worse...or better, I have a complete apathy towards this world and life now. Its made living more fun, its made it easier, and its made me a better worker, and more inclined to actually move forward again(should be certified PT in 6 months time).
Working 40 hours in a warehouse for 10 bucks an hour sucks anal yes, but I can at least eat food again, and I am lifting again...And by doing this, I met a friend who is hooking me up to work night shift doing Valet 4 nights a week downtown making a helluvalot more in a 5 hour night than I do in an 8 hour day...which will introduce me to new people with connections.
The point I am seeing is meet people, talk to people. Be a good man, make friends, and things "come along". In this economy, its one of your best bets.
All I ever wanted was to finish schooling and become a teacher. 4 years of horrible times and mistakes later, you end up giving yourself a pep rally every morning to make sure you can make it another day.
dude i feel for you..im hoping to stay out of that 10% but in a few months i may be there with you...ive learned to hussle lately though and try to make cash on the sides...ive been buying Nikes and Ed Hardys wholesale for cash and selling to my friends etc...post some on Craigs list and try to find regular buyers..i have to have $1200 week just to pay my bills every week..already had my house foreclosed..so im at the bottom looking up
damn 1200 a week is insane bro, sorry about the house foreclosure. As a brother from the bottom...This too shall pass, and good times will come full circle.