The View from a Drawbridge

After getting a degree in Dental Laboratory Technology and Management and applying to 198 Orthodontic Laboratories throughout the country, I give you this graphically symbolic depiction of my hunt for employment:

Rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I’d love to hire you but I’m going out of business, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection,  rejection, you have an inadequate skill set, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I’m not going to train you just so you’ll run off and become my competition, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, you are overqualified, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I can’t be bothered to even respond to your application, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I know I asked you to drive 500 miles for this interview but your enthusiasm makes me nervous, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, you graduated summa cum laude so you probably think you know everything, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, sure I’ll hire you if you pay for your own relocation and take $7.00 an hour, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I was expecting someone younger, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, how do I know you really want a career in this industry, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, come back when you have more experience, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I need someone who can hit the ground running, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I’m such a rude jackass that you’ll be glad I don’t hire you, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, I don’t really think this is the job for you, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, You seem to lack confidence,rejection, rejection,  rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, rejection, sorry but I hired someone more qualified but I wish you luck, rejection, rejection.