Community colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they’ve suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.

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Nothing. I get phone calls from recruiting agencies but no legit companies. I have gone down the come in and talk to up road. I still have the same crappy job and lost a day of vacation. I have great references and try to find a least one new job to apply for each day. But this is horrible. I can't get a review or raise even though I have been told that my work preformance is great from my boss. My co-worker is a joke, I have to supervies him even though he makes more than I do. And I have lost any ambition of wanting to do a good job. My boss takes all of the credit for my work.

Please tell me that a once confident and in demand employee is not now just gum on the bottom of someone'e shoe. I am a hard worker who wants to do a good job, but I do not want to keep getting taken advantage of.

Forward and good and useful ideas this direction. Thanks.

How would you deal with this situation? There is a co worker at my hubby's workplace that is willing to totally debase himself to jump over my husband's head. By company rules, he has less seniority than my husband and therefore isn't allowed to jump over his head, but he's trying, hoping hubby won't notice. There is a big raise involved with this promotion, so hubby isn't willing to let it go.
I should add that the boss is probably in on the scheme, but this isn't corporate at least.
The boss's sales are way down and head office is aware of it. We think his own job is in jeopardy and he is willing to promote someone he thinks is a 'go-getter' to 'fluff' his numbers. He tried to fire upper-echelon employees with 25+ years seniority and head office said no, he couldn't do that. These people are really friggin' scary!