"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" - John Lydon, on the last stop of the Sex Pistols' American tour in San Fransisco, 1978

Or is that just well-honed negativity on my part?

I can't help but feel it's justified, though.

I was let go from my operations manager position at a big BPO company in June of this year, ostensibly for "performance", but there's some evidence that politics may have played a part in my firing. I mean, I accept responsibility for performance metrics not being where they should have been, but neither was I alone in keeping that ship from sinking. And no one else was let go, to my knowledge, from leadership. This after my former General Manager left for Florida, following some well publicized fights with a super-b*tch of a regional VP.

Turns out, my former GM had some problems paying bills, and was excellent at placing blame anywhere but on her shoulders, unbeknownst to me. So, in retrospect, it was probably not the best idea to have aligned myself in her camp.

But anyway.

Getting let go was not the worst thing in the world, I thought at the time. I didn't like the job all that much anyway (too many hours, not enough pay, WAY too much stress), and with an MBA, I'll be back at work in no time doing something I like.

Countless applications, resumes sent, attempts at networking, and a dozen or so interviews later, I'm sitting on my couch typing this.

I don't know if I'm just looking for a shoulder to cry on - I suppose that's pat of it. Misery does love company.

My wife and friends have been very supportive throughout, and assure me that something will come up sooner or later. But I'm not so sure.

Possible arrogance - I really don't understand why I'm not getting any calls. I spent lots of time, more money, and sacrificed about a year of my life getting an MBA, only to find that it evidently means I'm overqualified (at best), or it inspires utter indifference (at worst). My skills, which I thought were eminently transferable, seems to garner no response most of the time. I mean, it's depressing as hell.

I'll post more later.