Another quick follow up: today is the first anniversary of my unemployment. YAY, I guess. T_T

The closest I got to getting one was coming 3rd place in a selective process last month. The results are valid for at least 2 years, so there may be a chance they'll call me in the future, but I doubt that that would happen soon enough.

Working for a company since 21 years .

Well, I don't want to sound harsh and I certainly can sympathize, but... at least you have a job. You should be glad for that mere fact.
At the moment, I'm drowning in an ocean of shit because I don't have one, and be sure that even a soul-less and uncomfortable one would be a VERY welcome change.

Er... who are you replying to? My first post (thread starter)? Since then, I've lost that job, in fact, I was fired exactly 1 year ago today. This is the reason I necroed this thread.

Is suicide easier than the hamster wheel of the rat race? ;)

I'm a father and I love my daughter. Suicide is not an option. :P

I'm just having tremendous trouble finding a hamster wheel that wants me. T_T Even a bad one.

I didn't mean for you specifically, I meant kind of in general. But yeah it was 80% joke. :P

By hamster wheel to you mean gf or wife? Hit the gym if you don't already.

I knew it was a joke, don't worry. ^_^

By hamster wheel I mean job, really. Though, my girlfriend did dump me last month. So there's that as well. :(

I consider doing idiotic things a lifestyle choice.

Ah, sorry.

I agree.

I got 5 teeth out on one side today, and in a fortnight another 5 well that was Abso-Fucking-Lutely painful but good it's done so I don't have to do it again... Well that side at least YOUCH!