Things over the past several years haven't gotten any better. Myself, along with several millions of other troopers are still unemployed. And while this may be the damnedest recession we have ever seen this side of a double-sun, one positive thing has happened... our original Unemployed Stormtrooper video (above) is approaching 350,000 views. While this may not seem like a large number the fact … [Read more...]

To all the fans of Unemployed Stormtrooper - I just wanted to let you all know that I picked up a part time job last weekend working on the set of the short film "Pitchman" from Flying-J Studios. I was hired on as security during the filming of the movie. While it was only a 48-hour gig (that was the length of the film competition (see 48 Hour Film Project), the pay was great and I met a lot of … [Read more...]

Normally, I'd be posting something here on the saga of TK-822's job search. As many of you know (and for those of you that are new to the site), TK-822's journey started back on Halloween night in 2006 with a cheap camcorder, poor audio, and no lighting. That night, my 14-year old cousin agreed to follow me around Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn filming my interactions with people working at some of … [Read more...]

For the first time in about three months, I had a pre-interview telephone call today. About three weeks ago, I saw a job opening at a local bike shop, Cycles-N-Sports (http://bmx.cycles-n-sports.com) in Worth, IL. The position was for a bike repair technician and considering all of the work I've had over the years repairing Empire-issued Speeder Bikes, I thought I'd be an excellent candidate for … [Read more...]

It's not often that you have the  opportunity to create a viral video that can help you land a job. Fortunately for me, this morning, I received a vision via the Force, from my old boss Darth Vader. In the vision, Lord Vader told me that he knew that he had made some mistakes that led to the destruction of the Death Star - not once, but twice. He also was very supportive in his message, … [Read more...]

Thank you for visiting my site. As an Unemployed Stormtrooper, I have decided to get with the current times and develop my own blog so that many of you can follow me on my journey through unemployment (and hopefully) gainful employment. It's been a rough road these past three years. The economy really soured on me in October of 2008, just when it looked like I was about to land a full time gig … [Read more...]