The Census

No word on the Saipan opportunity yet.  It's probably safe to assume I didn't get it.  For the record, we would have gone.  It was nice to think I actually had a chance at something.  For once.  "Hi ho."

I got hired to be a census enumerator.  That is a fancy way of saying a currently unemployed dirt bag who is willing to do anything (anything) for $16.50/hour.  The story of when I took the test to decide whether I was qualified to be an enumerator is far to long for this forum.  The short story is:  almost all people applying for this job are (supposedly) former criminals, and other people who are otherwise unemployable.  And me.

Training starts April 19.  Four days of training, nine hours a day.  Assuming we get an hour break, to make it eight hours a day, that makes $528 of your tax dollars going straight into my pocket .  And all I have to do is sit in a room and be treated like a kindergartner who can't understand how to knock on people's doors and ask them their race and age.  The Man has decided it will take 32 hours to get me to an acceptable skill level to do this job.  God bless America.

 I really don't want to do this job.  Really really.  Any job that pays $16.50/hour and requires no actual skills or education has got to be a job so horrible  the only way they can get anyone to do it is to offer  that kind of money.  It is going to be death.

But, I've got April's rent paid, and my bank account is now at zero.  Still no credit card debt, but I'm not in a good spot.  So, I truly have no choice.  Either SOMEONE calls me back and accepts my application for an attorney position, or starting April 19, I am an enumerator.  God bless America.

In other news, I got my California Bar card in the mail today.  So, everything is official.  Can't wait to show the other losers in my training group.