I lied.

I'm not so much unemployed as I am underemployed. Due to the economic downturn, I had to remain in my current job--public relations, grant writing, and marketing--at my current school. I am an English teacher with 35 years of experience at both the college and the secondary level.
I have written articles, a book, and papers that I have delivered at conferences.
I now sit at a desk in a large workroom that I share with two other people.
They have cell phones that ring frequently.
They leave the ringers on.