THE HUSTLER'S DILEMMA
Pethias, let’s call him that, is a Copperbelt University graduate with a Bachelors in Economics. After the epic highs of a graduation filled with great hope for the future, he finds himself dealing with the harsh realities of unemployment 3 years on. The optimism he had since that beautiful afternoon when he wore his gown now but a distant memory, he attempts to face each morning fortified with a renewed sense of belief that this might be the day his fortunes finally change. See, he had no illusions as to how competitive the job market was, after all he had seen his peers roaming the streets jobless and drained, long before he had even made that walk through his University’s hallowed corridors with his application in the very backpack he had carried his high school books in not a year ago. This time when he took it off his back, the weight of his family’s hopes and dreams remained. Nowadays, he can write job applications with his eyes closed, how could he not? He had sent app...