Yup. 45 applications, several face-to-face interviews and homework assignments since June. No offers. This is with over 6 years of development and 11 years of technical work and leadership.
Hiring practices suck when the only advice my father can give me is "make sure to smile and be positive!"
I'd tend to agree, many of the critical decisions highlighted make her life much harder than it has to be.
"Organic" labeled food is much more expensive than beans, rice, and basic chicken. She even decides to buy a $21 prime rib dinner from a restaurant! the article mentions that it would be good for 3 meals. $7 per meal is much larger than what it would cost to make that meal yourself from groceries.
I feel for her situation, but it's hard to ignore a lot of the bad decisions she makes.
Another place in the article mentions she got a $300 speeding ticket for driving 43 in a 35. That's a pretty bad mistake to make when you are living on fumes.
Hiring practices suck when the only advice my father can give me is "make sure to smile and be positive!"