I was "temporarily" laid off in 2009. Took them a year to bring me back

I would guess with the customer service call center jobs, they would believe you'd not take the job seriously since you have a higher education than what the job requires. Many years ago (about 10) I tried to get a second job to help with getting ahead while I was expecting my daughter.

I applied for fast food jobs, I didn't care, I just wanted a little money to get ahead. I remember going into Captain D's and talking to the manager. I filled out the application and he's reading it and gets to the part about previous employers and sees how much I was currently making at my job. He looked me in the eye and said, "I can't hire you because I don't think you'll take this job seriously. You don't NEED it."

I then went to Long John Silvers (yeah, I like seafood and I wanted to get something out of the second job ), I just left out what I was currently doing and told them I could only work nights and weekends. I got hired at something like $6.15 an hour. Within my first month, I was to be promoted to assistant manager but turned it down because I was unwilling to work more than 20 hours a week. Sadly, I laughed at them when they offered me 28k salary. They bumped it to 30k and I said I was sorry, and I would be quitting in 8 weeks. The DM and store manager were upset, and then I came clean. After that, stories about me went around and people started treating me like crap when they found out I had a cushy desk job and I only had the job so I could save up for diapers.

No real point to my story, sorry. I really hope you find something more permanent. I'm not sure what kind of graphic design you do, but I need one of my websites overhauled with a new interface. If you're interested, PM me references and a pay rate.