Branden finished his master's degree nine months ago. He's been applying for planning jobs ever since - and has yet to get one single interview. It's such a demeaning process, even in the best of times. But the job market out there just plain sucks right now. He's competing against so many people for so few jobs. One of the jobs he applied for was even taken off the market due to a lack of funding (a local city government). I try to keep his spirits up, but I completely understand why he's so frustrated.
As if that wasn't enough to deal with, last Saturday, Branden had to make the agonizing decision to put his dog Pepper to sleep.
We miss you, buddy.
Pepper had a large cyst on his side, that we originally believed was just a benign subaceous cyst. Unfortunately, after it ruptured, Pepper's condition quickly went downhill - and when the vet examined him, he determined it was probably cancerous.
So you'd think it'd be about time for Branden to catch a break, right? How about being offered a promotion at his job? Sounds pretty sweet, and definitely something he deserves. How about being offered a promotion, and then having it taken away? "Oh, we decided to keep the person we have in that position - just forget we ever mentioned it!" Yeah...I'm still fuming from that, and I can't believe his employer treated him that way.
Branden could definitely use some good thoughts right now. He works so very hard - especially now that he has the 2nd job on the weekends (Fri & Sat nights, 7pm - 2am). I've tried to pick up the slack at home and do as much as I can to make things easier on him. But it's still rough, and things would be so much easier if he could find a planning job! If you know of anyone who needs a city planner/transportation planner/neighborhood planner, etc. - let me know!!
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