Journal – The Job Hunt – Survival Anxiety

Journal – The Job Hunt

August 1, 2016

Tags: job hunt, journal 

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Journal - The Job Hunt
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: Black
NARRATOR (voice over)
Places where I have looked for work
Panel 2: A typical desk with computer, monitor and accessories. A cup of coffee steams. The monitor shows a browser window with a header that reads ‘Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!’
NARRATOR (voice over)
Online job boards
Panel 3: Giant LinkedIn logo.
NARRATOR (voice over)
Networking sites
Panel 4: Black currant bushes.
NARRATOR (voice over)
In the black currant bushes behind the house
Panel 5: An open kitchen cupboard showing the plumbing under the sink. A new faucet graces the counter above. A few tools, scattered.
NARRATOR (voice over)
Under the kitchen sink while installing a new faucet
Panel 6: My head, worried, spinning out of control.
NARRATOR (voice over)
In the heart of what-if-I-never-work-again irrational despair
<div class="no-script"><p style="text-align: left;">Journal - The Job Hunt</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 1: Black</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Places where I have looked for work</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 2: A typical desk with computer, monitor and accessories. A cup of coffee steams. The monitor shows a browser window with a header that reads ‘Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!’</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Online job boards</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 3: Giant LinkedIn logo.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Networking sites</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 4: Black currant bushes.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the black currant bushes behind the house</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 5: An open kitchen cupboard showing the plumbing under the sink. A new faucet graces the counter above. A few tools, scattered.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Under the kitchen sink while installing a new faucet</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Panel 6: My head, worried, spinning out of control.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">NARRATOR (voice over)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the heart of what-if-I-never-work-again irrational despair</p></div>
Journal – The Layoff was published before this post.
Crows Build a Wall was published after it.