every pitch, i can hit

it's been a week and some days since i last posted my first post. what the hell happened here? it's not that there have been zero things to talk about. actually, that couldn't be further from the truth.

the health care reform bill passed by a slim margin in the house sparking even more debate about the issue. the execution of thirteen of our brothers and sisters in the tragedy of ft. hood occurred. kareem abdul-jabbar came out to the public that he is battling leukemia.

and in less serious news, the eagles lost to the cowboys (while my fantasy team is at an exciting 7-2). i have received more hours at work which is nice and i have reached my 90th day here, so i have become eligible for benefits.

none of this has really sparked my interest to connect with the readers though.

i was on facebook today and i noticed at the bottom of the page they had a link for careers. i clicked wondering what could facebook possibly make available online for everyone to see.

they had every job posted it seemed. they had them in london, dublin, sydney, new york, palo alto. you name it, they had it. and, all kinds of jobs to boot. from account managers to software engineers to people who speak arabic, or french were all being asked to apply. i was pretty taken back at the openness of this huge conglomerate, so i clicked on a few of the links to jobs.

then, it hit me. with all of these jobs around the world that people were being called upon, the minimum requirements read like a list of you are not good enoughs. phd required. 8 years experience required. BS required. 4-6 years in such and such situation required.

it was depressing. here i am at 30 years old. i have experience in a field that i really don't want to do for the rest of my life. i do not have my degree and still have about two years to go to complete one.

sometimes, i just don't feel like i am prime material for the job market. i feel like i can do any job that is presented to me though, and just given an opportunity to showcase my skills and smarts, i can make anyone a believer. just because i went through some tough times as a kid in college and didn't finish, that does not determine who i am, or even who i was then.

i am friendly and intelligent. i have myself to give. i can learn anything you throw at me. not meeting requirements just to apply is a joke. i can outwork and perform better than most of the people with those degrees, but because of a lack of a piece of paper, i can't even get my foot in the door to prove myself.

i need someone to take a chance on me, so that i can show to them, that every person has led a life. my life has led me to this, and i am better for it. let me show you what i have learned in these years of mine.