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Forget emailing resumes – if you want to compete in today’s tough job market, you’ve got to be willing to sacrifice a little dignity. Or in Joshua Persky’s case, a lot of dignity: The unemployed financial engineer is trying to land a job by standing on Park Avenue wearing a big sign reading “Experienced MIT Graduate for Hire.” Wait – it gets more depressing; Persky needs a job fast so he can afford an apartment when his wife and five children move away to Nebraska next week. Maybe there's room on the sign to add "Roommate Available"?
Desperate Banker Takes Job Hunt to the Streets
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So the old lady dumped him when he couldn't keep her in Prada and the kids in Dalton. No problem. They don't wear Prada in Nebraska and they don't have fancy overpriced private schools in Omaha.
shit, i always seem to lose my custom built fiddle. i shouldn't have made it the world's tiniest. darn the luck.
What is a failed "financial engineer" to do next, inspect cranes for the city?
I like the way these financial people think they are offering real things rather than some soft speculative item. They refer to their services as products. They are not products they are services. They are in the financial services industry.
A friend/former coworker of mine did this in the Financial District like 3 years ago. He just got his MBA and stated as such, whilst handing out copies of his resume.
Dunno what happened to that whole thing. But the newspapers and blogs covered it back then too.
i like post #1. public school represent!
He can't afford a place in Nebraska? If he sells one of his suits on Ebay he could probably buy a house there.
Why can't he follow his family to Nebraska. I'm sure there are jobs out there he can find, especially with his educational background and experience. Why stay in New York--so that he can date those vapid Carrie Bradshaw wannabes, while his wife and kids are away.
the article is written like it's for the onion-- "Mr. Persky, whose wife issued a press release to reporters announcing his plan, will be passing out resumes during lunch hour all of this week."
His sign should read "Not Economically Viable"
who the fuck wants to live in Nebraska?
They were doing something similar to this back in the 1930's ....
When the Economic collapse comes, we will see more of these Pros on the streets.
Agreed Politburo. And after three days of unsuccessful resume distribution, he should don horn-rimmed glasses and carry a bag of firearms around.
Fuck him, and his wife, and his "five kids". He can dig ditches...but he'll likely be singled out for summary execution by the revolutionary proletariat since he wears glasses and is obviously an unrepentant capitalist.
Maybe he can work the cash register at McDonald's. They are always looking for people with his experience. Especially since he is a "financial engineer."
Boo hoo. After loosing his job, he won't be able to afford to house his 5 kids in a $4 million classic 11-room condo or co-op so now he desperately needs a job that will pay a $500,000/year bonus ... a slight pay cut for him but he's willing to settle for it.
People are still having 5 kids?
You can follow Joshua Persky's story on his blog:
www.oracleofny.com