posted May 18, 2005 01:01 PM         

I have just recently moved from Illinois to Georgia to pursue a career in law. Unfortunately I did not do as well as expected on my LSAT, therefore I will probably attending school in the fall of 2006.

So far my time here has been disastrous. There has been many bad things happening to me. Too many to list. But the main bad thing happening is I cannot find work. I have a BA degree in English and I resigned as a Bank Manager to go to law school.

I have excellent interpersonal skills, great customer service,tall, attractive, dependable. Am I cursed or is there a dark entity around me making me fail and not succeeding in life?

Is there a dark cloud over my life since I have moved? Why am I having such a difficult time finding a job? When will I get a job? Is there something drastic I need to do?

I am single and I can only depend on myself. If I don't find a job soon I don't know what I will do or how I will manage.

posted May 18, 2005 02:32 PM         

You're in a very different part of the country now....guess you've found that out already. There, people are more interested in qualifying you as a person...parents, church affiliation etc....unless you're in Atlanta which is as different from the rest of Georgia as Georgia is from Illinois.

Do you have a letter of recommendation/introduction from your previous bank vice president/regional manager? Such things can be important. Are you certain your previous employer is reporting your employment favorably? Sun in the 12th House...the House of secret enemies, among other things.

posted May 21, 2005 01:01 AM         

I do believe I am being prepared for something greater.

I feel the Gods want me to learn patience and develop faith.

posted May 21, 2005 01:19 AM         

I feel so much better today. I know alot of times my preception of things is really off. Most of the time I am looking at things through rose colored class. Especially with my Moon in Pisces. Every now and then I make a mountain out of a molehill, moreso when I was younger.

The older I get I try to see things clearly but sometimes my view goes crazy and I see everything as being very bleak.

As far as my old job, one of my manager, whom I was very close to died of cancer. I have only had one interview with a bank, while in Georgia and was asked back for a second and third interview. I have a letter from the CEO commending me on my performance. I called the company and they said I should have been offered a position but they don't know why someone dropped the ball. Sometimes things seem like a conspiracy, but I know I am just inpatient and suspicious.

Do you ever feel God is punishing you for something.

I am not telling anyone I plan on attending law school. I don't it would be helpful in me getting a job and I don't want to answer questions if I don't get accepted or change my mind. I'd rather just do it.

Georig is much different than Illinois. Much slower. Church is on TV every day of the week. The justice systems is nuts. Everyone who gets a ticket has to pay. At least in Illinois you can contest a case and some people do win. Morale is much better that way. I sat in court all day with my nephew and 100% of the people who got a ticket where found guilty, no matter what there story was. It was just ridiculous.

I don't know if I am staying in Georgia. I try to look for signs if I have made the right decision in my life. I don't know how many people do this but I look for answers from God or the universe to see if I am meant to be where I am. I may be superstitious but it seems when things are difficult maybe I made the wrong decision or like Pixelpixie said maybe I am being prepared for something greater.

I am definitely learning patience and hanging on to faith.

posted May 21, 2005 07:20 PM         

Sure, I know the feeling that everything is piling up, piling on and nothing seems to go right...or at least the way I planned. Sometimes it's real and sometimes, it's only perception.

Well, Georgia is a law and order state so I'm not surprised most people are found guilty in traffic court. Most people are not prepared to defend themselves anyway and probably shouldn't try. Many plead guilty....with an explanation Guilty, that's $100 or 10 days in the county jail.

No question Georgia is a slower and vastly different lifestyle than you're probably used to in Illinois. Hard to adjust when there's an element of uncertainty in your reason to continue on there.

Having a letter from the CEO of your former bank employer should go a long way to getting you a job. Since you were told you were slotted for a job offer, it's probably in the works. Sometimes it's not a conspiracy and someone really did drop the ball. Still, it never hurts to follow up.

Hope it works out for you.