My biggest dilemma with employment right now is my need for short term employment to finance my pursuit of more lucrative long term employment. Over the sumer, I realized that it was imperative that I have a job while I was looking for long-term employment. The problem with substitute teaching is that the amount of preparation required before cashing in. It took a month of paperwork before I could work and now I must wait a month for my first paycheck. The only reason I can afford the delay is that I live with my parents. If I was renting an apartment I would be working at McDonald's.
My other problem is maintaining the drive and focus I need to continue pursuing a better job. All my friends who were previously unemployed have since found well-paid entry-level positions. Definitely not at the ridiculous dot com levels but still respectable considering the low cost fo living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I am so anxious to not oversell my skills that I suspect that I dangerously handicap my job search. Not only that, but I am so frsutrated with the availability of jobs in the tech sector that I often fail to find and follow through on job leads.
Maybe I'll just go back to school. :|