I'm lucky in a lot of respects in that I have never been out of work. However, when I got my degree there were no jobs in my "field". I could have sat on my arse and waited, but I went out and was lucky enough to find work. My first job, straight out of uni with a first? 8 hours a day putting 3 cans of cat food into every cardboard tray as it passed me on the conveyor belt! I didnt see it as below me, I saw it as a way of paying my rent and being able to eat. Maybe I should sue someone? From that I've now got a decent job with the same organisation, but moved from stacking cans to being their IT technical analyst - its taken me nearly 10 years, but I worked for it and now I'm enjoying the rewards. I'm not saying its easy, but too many people are willing to sit back and wait for the state to take care of them, or blame everyone else for their own failings. My folks brought me up pretty simply - Its a hard life, shit happens, man up and get on with it or the world will continue to shit on you. Apparently I'm in the minority these days though.