The Internet is like a giant magical wheel o’Rolodex that just continues to introduce new people into my Web social life. So when Josh sent me an e-mail about joining an unemployed support/help/social group on Facebook; I was ecstatic. I had been looking for ways to connect with other people after seeing some minor success with using the Ning platform at MyCityStop‘s meet-up in New York City.
What a better way to get out of my apartment, stop talking to myself in third person, and have a social life with people who knew the true definition of cheap and fun. And then I wouldn’t be that girl in my group of friends who only talks only about unemployment and her blog about being laid off. I would be that girl with the other people who talk about unemployment and their blogs about being laid off. Group therapy FTW, yay!
More and more there is this underlying mentality at people being good at life by helping each other out. I’m finding people that I don’t know who are willing to send me jobs. I am doing the same for other people. It doesn’t matter that we don’t necessarily know each other in real life what matters is that we are willing to help. Connecting online is just easier.
From job searches, blogging and networking to staying in touch with friends, I am constantly online. When I’m not next to my computer I feel lonely. Yes, it’s really sad but also very true. Networking and connecting online is my security blanket. It’s my way of dealing with the situation I am currently in. It’s how I cope and how I deal. And I guess that makes me Gen Y. WARNING: this admittance will no way stop me from referencing Gen X and some of the best movies to come out of the 90s. Just wanted to clarify for when I throw in the Reality Bites allusions.
I don’t know when I am going to find my next job but I do know along the way I have plenty of people to thank for keeping me sane and stable. It’s week four and I haven’t had to start eating cereal at every meal yet. That counts for a minor celebration.
