Huffpost Women The Blog   Nicole Lapin Headshot  Lost Girls
Posted: Updated:  It's 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, and Allison
Manderino is in deep doo-doo.   "I guess you could say this
wasn't my plan," Manderino admits. "But it's a job."  Manderino
always had her sights set on animal research, dreaming of one
day working in a lab. She attended the Delaware Valley College
of Science and Agriculture, majoring in Animal Biotechnology and
Conservation. But then life -- and the recession -- got in the
way.  No one was hiring in the field she loved, and as her
search became more desperate, Manderino settled for less and
less. When she saw a position open at "DoodyCalls" -- a pet
waste removal service headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia which
has more than 45 franchises operating nationwide -- she applied
and got the job.   Allison Manderino   Manderino is part of a
growing population of young women who are in employment
purgatory. They are "going places" in the long term, but really
struggling in the short term. Accordin