A Quiz for the Unemployed

[donkeyjon]

I've actually stopped arguing online about unemployment, because it is obvious that the economy is pretty bad right now, and even skilled positions are difficult to come by. If you are in the construction or manufacturing industries, it's even worse. As such, if you are currently unemployed or underemployed, this will simply be another bit of

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[donkeyjon]

I think of you all the time when a post full of people on the political cartoon comm talk about how there simply aren't any jobs and they need to extend their unemployment. You were literally at a point where you had nothing, and you've been working your ass off to try to improve your situation, and these guys are basically using their unemployment as an excuse to smoke pot and bitch about the government.

You're not the only one, either. My buddy Troy was out of work for over a year. For the last 6 months of his time, he worked as a secretary in an office for $7 an hour. He made coffee, he typed letters, he answered phones and he took a ton of shit from his friends who were out of work and wouldn't stoop to taking a job because they're rather take money from the government. When a position opened in IT at the company he'd worked at for 6 months, they hired him without even doing a search because they already knew he was a hard worker and had heard about his experience and education from him directly. Most importantly, they knew that he was willing to do what it took to be employed.

I just get so pissed off at people sitting on their asses and complaining online when I have friends who are taking responsibility for their lives and working their asses off.

[uberreiniger]

Even busting my ass to find a job it still took me five months to find a job. That's about how long it took Lesley when the company she was working for closed last year too, so there is justifiable frustration for job seekers out there. But I really can't stand anyone who would have the unmitigated temerity to pass over a job because it's "beneath them." I sure wish I had the luxury of having jobs be "beneath me." Today I went and applied for a job that pays nine dollars an hour because it's a step up for me. Do the same or shut up and let me do it in peace on my own.