Keeping trying! I know its been months since you wrote this, but I am hoping that you found at least a seasonal job.

I AM competent and have an MSN in nursing. I have had some horrible bosses! I suffer with anxiety and frustrations, and found I was the one dumped on quite a few times. The object is to smile and say "thank you" I even had one boss write on my review that I was opinionated and full of myself! Really??! I did HER job, and my job and frequently found her coming to work in an unfit state, and mostly she chatted on the phone with her sister or neighbor while the rest of us held the department together, and I am the opinionated one? maybe I had good reason to be opinionated! I have watched others come in drunk, hung over, reeking of BO, clearly lied about their education, and were dangerous when it came to being with patients, and found more than my fair share of folks "hooking up" at work, and even found a nurse pretending to give medicine to a patient, and would slip around the corner, pull the pill out of her pocket and swallow it for herself. When I reported her I was told that I was overstepping my bounds, and should keep to MY job, and not be so worried about what others are doing. UGH!

I just wanted you to know its NOT you! There are some real losers out there, that have been given power they have NO idea what to do with. They probably knew someone higher up the ladder, got their job and now everyone assumes that because they sit in the bigger chair, they deserve to be there. Please, find something you love, something you are passionate about, and then go knock on every door, everyday till someone lets you in. Till you get your dream job, sweep floors, flip burgers, ring out customers on a cash register, sell socks if you have to, but use that small job as a building step to get to the next level, and then the next and then the next.

I hope you are working and happy.