Just Call Me Mal-Employed.

[snogged]

Found this article online today.

For Many Grads, The Old College Try's Not Enough .

It's depressing, but sadly accurate, especially given my job drama with the Pauquette Center and the fact that I spent most of this past year working as a data entry/office temp.

I also find it depressing that this article's title did not use an apostrophe correctly. :/

Comments

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

It really is sucky. I try not to feel too defeated about my own career prospects but it can definitely be tough. Right now I just have to focus on being lucky to have a steady paycheck.

(And I would agree with Phoe; try's = "try is" so I'd say correct. I don't like the wording of the headline in general though.)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Steady paychecks are definitely good things.

(I will echo what I said to Phoenix. My searches on Google did not indicate any consensus on this. It's not even part of urbandictionary.com)

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

I don't know why it would be on urban dictionary... it's just a general construct of grammar-- 's is a conjunction of a word + is. Example: Tara's going to the zoo. That's how I read the article, anyway?

[snogged.livejournal.com]

While I will agree that it's a contraction, try's is not remotely formal and as an article published by the Chicago Tribune, it really should be 'try is.'

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

P.S. That's for sure!! i'm glad you've been able to find a few hours with the autism project until your steady job starts. :)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

4 hours a week at $10/hr is not a steady way to make a living, however.

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

No, but I just meant it's a nice thing. :)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

It has its perks.