joblessness is great!

Well I was fired again today.  I got a phone call from a boss at 801 and she told me my appeal was denied.  I was angry and initially damned this cold cybernetic woman to hell but then it dawned on me, she's a robot.  If I get angry with her it won't do any good because she's incapable of feeling emotions.  Oh well.  At least it's cold outside.  I bet she's outside bathing in the snow.

The job hunt continues.  I've applied to over 30 locations, all of which I am over qualified for either by a lot or by a lightyear.  I know this and prospective employers know this but what am I supposed to do?  If I am applying for a job that I can do blindfolded with four limbs tied behind my back, I'm there because I need a job and I'll take whatever salarey you care to give me.  Yes, I am smart.  Yes, I read.  Yes, I know things.  No, I won't jump ship at the first sign of land.  No, I won't be an insubordinate ass.  Yes, I will work hard.  Yes, trained birds could do this job, but who cares?  I'll work hard.  Since when has being intelligent become a handicap?  I'm not blowing my own horn.  I'm a guy with regular intelligence but I'm in graduate school so if anything I have a great work ethic but that doesn't mean a damn thing.  I am to the point of leaving off my education on applications and wondering if I should utter a few more 'ums' and 'ahs' and randomly stare off into space.

And if you are a prospective employer checking me out, just fucking hire me.  My references are excellent, my work ethic is second to none, and if I'm over qualified for the job, so what?  Short of being an engineer, by virtue of having a functioning brain, you, I, and most people are overqualified for their jobs.