Hello, to all the members of this community. I'm so happy to be a part of this week's writing prompt.
For this particular prompt, I have a lot to say, but i will keep it brief. There are so many things that I would say that I wish to change. In fact, I could say that I want every single thing right now to change. Things are going south and going downhill on a daily basis, and this is happening really fast. People, especially in this part of the world, Nigeria, where i and my family reside, are getting worse. People are so filled with bitterness and sadness that it is almost becoming a rarity to hear anyone say good things or not open their mouth to speak but let out a sigh or talk with the pains very evident in their words.
Things are so difficult right now.
In my post yesterday(not in this community), I stated briefly that I am job searching. I'm a graduate who made good grades, but ever since graduation, I've not found anything to do. The very few job offers that I have gotten pay far less than minimum wage. And even if I had accepted any one of them, by my calaculation, I would be spending the entire salary on transportation with nothing left as change. This is even the situation of many other graduates. A good number have had to resort to taking on jobs with very low paychecks, some have to get into jobs not in alignment with their qualifications, some other resort to businesses just to manage but a great number are out of jobs totally.
Right now, if I had the means, the one thing I will change is in the area of job opportunities availability. And I am not merely talking about just making jobs available for the teeming population who graduate from higher institutions yearly, I must also make sure that these jobs pay them well enough to cater to their needs and ensure they live comfortable lives. There are different areas that need people to handle them, it is just bad that corrupt people are in charge of certain executive positions of power and are only concerned about giving out roles to those for whom they get something in return irrespective of whether the person is qualified or not.
Many have resorted to doing all sorts of evil for money, and i am not even trying to justify their acts, but things are hard. Things are becoming expensive. Even eating is a problem as the cost of feeding and food items are skyrocketing. People must eat to survive. It's hard not to even blame anyone cause this is as important as it is a cause of big problems. Just get people meaningfully engaged so they can fend for themselves, and we'll say that a part of our problems as a society will be reduced. That's my point.