And that's why America's in the shit that it's in.

This is the most idiotic rant I've read in a LONG time. Please, go to the CEO and tell him how you feel about the title. Let us know how long it takes him/her to boot your ass out the door.

Obviously, you don't understand. You're a lowly taxpayer, just shut your fucking mouth and pay. The corporate overlords need your money more than you do.

Nice to know that this whole recession is doing something to 'weed out the underbrush'.

A little background. I have a Master's degree in computers, and I'm A+ certified (worthless, I know), 3 years experience, including 1 year managerial. As soon as I start working again, it's Cisco certification for me.

One little problem. Come next Friday, I'll have been unemployed one calendar year.

You really want to rethink that underbrush statement. I'm not even the worst off; there's people in the Chicago area that know their stuff that have been out of work 18 months.

And a $63k average salary? I'd kill for my old salary right now, which was half that. =b