St. wrote:
> Welcome to the real world. ;)

I think "welcome to the desert of the real" would be a more appropriate 
quotation from that film.

>   Don't let it get you down, and keep trying. Actually, it probably isn't 
> anything you've done, a *lot* of companies out there are making snap 
> decisions about how they operate and how they're going to budget just to 
> keep going in the present financial climate. They may well be going down the 
> pan since you spotted them a couple of months ago.

I don't know... I actually found a company that's recruiting rather than 
firing. And not just one vacancy, but about 30 or so of them. And *all* 
of them targetting graduates with no experience. And in a high-tech 
company that seems to be doing interesting technical work. And I spent 
weeks trying to build a killer CV, and fussing over the best way to put 
myself across... and they decided in a mere 240 seconds that they 
weren't going to hire me.

I don't think any human being even looked at my CV. I think they did an 
automated search of the electronic details I submitted and their 
computer failed to find the magic keyword it was looking for, so they 
sent me an autogenerated rejection email.

I'm seriously considering either replying to their email or phoning them 
to enquire why they're not interested. I though I'd actually be quite 
useful to them, given what I know and what I'm capable (and motivated) 
of learning.

On the other hand, maybe I should just face facts and accept that it is 
essentially pointless for me to continue to remain alive. Maybe I should 
just go throw myself off a tall building and get it over with. Then I 
wouldn't have to put up with this suck-ass job that I hate, surrounded 
by people who don't want me around, being paid peanuts, living in a 
world that is completely indifferent to my pain and misery. Seriously, 
what do I have to live for? Is my world ever going to be better than 
this? 30 years' prior experience suggests "no"...

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