I know exactly what your going through, I got canned over the summer, and never bothered to search for another job. The job market was crappy over the summer and it's only gotten worse. Enroll in Spring classes, if it's not too late. Going to school is like working, so it's not like your a bum or anything if you dont have a job.
The job market in the US sucks a fat one right now! I'm just going to go back to school.
Edna, the reason I got laid off: I worked at a metal heat treating center. The economy is so bad right now, that no one sends us parts to heat treat. So I got laid off.
I'm pissed that I've been shuffled aside. But now that I think about it, I really feel sorry for the poor suckers that have worked there for years and years. These poor bastards don't have anywhere to go. I live at home, still. So I really have nothing to worry about.