Who is the man in the middle?

We've gone over defining the youngsters just starting out that need a chance to prove themselves and the almost ready to retire "old lions" that teach them the ropes, but what about "everyman", the middle-age guy with a family, or wanting to start one that is suddenly without employment? I know what you're saying, that SOMEONE has to lose out, we can't hire everyone! Since when? There have always been, and should always be, jobs for anyone that wants one, shouldn't there? We used to be the can-do country, the little engine that could. What has happened to that? I'll tell you what. The powers that be, at some point, decided that we were too good for hard work and outsourced everything, that's what happened. We are not so old, so wise, so rich that we can do this. And even if we were the richest country on the planet, what in the world  gave anyone the idea that we could rest on our laurels? Boy, you bail out a few countries, win a couple of wars, and you think you're special or something. Guess what? There are tiny nations around this big blue marble that did that centuries ago, and THEY still work for a living, big ones, too.. 
You'll have to do your own digging on this, but just take China for example. They are about to own us if we don't straighten up soon. Now I am NOT an economist, politician or even that type of writer, but I promised when I started this blog that you would get whatever I was feeling or thinking about at the time I sat down. Can't always be funny (although I do fine at "funny looking" most days) I am watching a person that I consider a friend actually devolve because he hasn't worked for so many months now. It has affected our relationship because he's gone to a  place in his head that is not good. Being bipolar myself, I grasp the depression thing only too well, but there has to come a point, you know? He IS the man in the middle here. There are so many people that are middle aged, some with families, etc. that for some reasons, cannot get a job. He says he is not too proud to take ANYTHING. He keeps being told things like "you don't have experience in this work" at places like Sonic Drive-In, for heaven sake! At what point is a lack of experience NOT a huge factor? I think something that we used to have might be worth revisiting. Back when I was wet behind the ears, they had employment agencies that would/could take you and test you for your abilities regardless of your work history (sometimes you didn't have any yet) and they sent you to everywhere that you seemed to have an aptitude for, and then, when you got a job, YOU paid the agency back, a bit at a time, out of your paychecks. People got interviews that way. I think having to sell yourself only with online resumes is ridiculous. There are so many personal factors that should come into play that ultimately cost the employer less money. You should interview some people to see if their personality is a good match for the job because SOME people come across as a better fit than they really ARE in the long run, and others don't do well on paper, but are something else in person. Bring back Human (that being the operative word here) Resources!!! THAT would create new jobs right there. You need to get a GOOD fit for the job, not just anyone that can write a great resume. For instance, I could SOUND like quite the personality here, but in person, I can be quite shy sometimes. I don't do well with crowds of people (and I consider 5 to be a crowd). I can be "on" for a short period of time, but I do better with just  a few people, and yet, I've been the "life of the party" more that once. The thing is that hardly anyone notices that after I get it started, I fade into the background. So think about LIVE interviews, and not just scanning the "virtual landscape" for your next, maybe career long employee, huh? Believe it or not, sometimes a handshake can actually make the difference, and ultimately, save time and money. And you lost souls stuck in the middle, sometimes "suit up and show up" is the way to go. If you do that, sometimes they simply cannot say no  to you. I've been there and done that, truly.

Soon, back to being more humorous, I hope. 
Just sayin' for now,
Dragonfly