Rant #3,647: Another Day

This looks to be a very light week for myself and my son.

There appears to be no job-related appointments for my son this week, but we are always on the lookout for something ... anything ... to obtain better employment for him.

At the end of last week, I signed him up for a job fair based locally, but it isn't until April, and I am hoping that he might have something by then, as he was just approved for one organization's programs, and maybe at long last, they can help him in his job pursuit.

But I kind of think we are in the long haul for this goal, and we are just going to have to grit our teeth and keep our eyes and ears open for any possible leads.

We recently found one, a hotel that is going up near us and should be ready by early summer.

Of course, we had to submit my son's resume online, which we did, but the overall site would not take his information, as its "Submit" button did not work.

I tried to do this on several different devices and through several different browsers, but the site would not accept my son's information.

I cintacted the company about the problem--all I will say is that it is an international hotelier whose name starts with the letter "H"--and they sent me back a form "FAQ" letter which did not adxress, in any way, shape or form, the problem with their site.

i immediately sent them back another communication, where I was a bit more direct, telling them to "stop being so lazy" and getting a technician to fix their site.

They finally got back to me this morning, admitted to the problem with their site, and said they would be working on it and would alert me when the problem was taken care of.

Me, this nobody from Long Island, telling an international hotelier that their site doesn't work--imagine how many people around the world have been as frustrated as I was, but just let it go--

And how many talented people just threw up their hands and gave up.

And how many talented people this company let fall through their fingers because of their utter imbecility.

That being said, even if the site worked to the letter, I also have to be realistic about the whole thing. 

Somewhere around 75 percent of people in my son's special needs category are unemployed, and right now, he is almost lucky to have his one day/four hours of work to go to each week.

But long term, that certainly isn't going to cut it.

My son is 29 years old. He has a lifetime of work ahead of him, if someone will simply give him a chance.

This whole situation is not only unfair, it is upsetting beyond belief.

Special needs people can do so much, and have so much to offer--

If someone would give them a chance.

On the newest season of "Survivor," there is actually a special needs contestant.

She is autistic--which my son is not--but obviously a high performer, and she stated that she tries as best as she can to not let her autism hold her back.

She has told just one other contestant about her affliction--she is worried about the stigma she might exoerience if all the contestants knew--and she has also told him about what to do if she tells him that she is overwhelmed--hold her hands tight.

It will relieve whatever pressure she might have.

As I said, my son is not autistic, but he does have some other things to deal with.

Since he has been working since he is 15 years of age, one thing he shouldn't be worrying about is finding a job.

Maybe Elon Musk can take a break from firing so many seemingly competent people and find places for people like my son to work.

I think that that would show just how "efficient" he really is.