User blog comment:Pvg3/Am I the only spouse who is about to have a breakdown if her husband doesn't get a job?/@comment-4794497-20120211122943

Sorry, but anyone in the past decade who hasn't known that there is a wealth of PhDs out there looking for work has had his or her head in the ground. I'm sympathetic about there not being a job--but what that means is that he (and you) have to get creative, make sure he's the best he can be, and take something that may not be something he even likes to do until he can find something he wants (which may be years). The whining and lack of understanding the real world is shocking in today's graduates (and their supportive families). And one other thing...he may just not be as good as you think he is. Grad schools are now filled with weak students who have high expectations of entitlement but don't know how to really write, orally communicate or teach. The best thing you both can do is accept reality and find alternatives.