Jobs

I recently watched the movie Entry Level which I found at the library. This movie is about a 30 year old man that has closed his restaurant and wants to leave the food service field and start in a new area of business. It is not a fast moving movie at all which is appropriate for the topic. I think this movie was not overly emotional but did show the drudgery of the job hunt process. I would not consider this to be a "feel good" movie but it does end on a positive note. I like that it deals with the struggle of doing something you are good at and love and getting burned out on that and then trying to find your bearings.

I ran into this same topic while I was reading The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide To Life by Kathy L. Patrick. In this book it starts out telling how the author overcame her job layoff from a publishing company. She combined some of her favorite things; a beauty shop and sharing good books with others and opened the first combination beauty shop/book store. From there she started a book club with the main focus on fun. This book tells different stories from her life that are realistic but with an upbeat twist. Kathy also gives book suggestions at the end of each chapter. This book was a fun treat to read.