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Originally Posted by Kevin
... Ah okay, so it's not your fault. I get that. Is there a time when at least some of the blame for this situation shifts to you? Or is it never anyone's own fault that they don't have a job?
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I send out resumes everyday. I don't have money to take extra classes. I know I'm not getting called for interviews because I am applying for jobs that I am overqualified for, because the jobs in my degree field want people with 5+ years of experience and how the hell am I going to get that? How is this MY fault?
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Originally Posted by ZTAngel
Quote of the day.
I sure hope so, Kevin, but you can't always anticipate the curve balls life will throw at you. Your dad's law firm could get hit with a major malpractice suit and go bankrupt. I've seen it happen. Or maybe you lose your license to practice law for some reason. In a situation like that, I would hope you'd take your own advice and start washing windows or mowing lawns. Maybe then you'd see that the unemployment situation isn't all that cut and dry.
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Or a tornado hits his dad's practice, destroying all their paperwork and files and everything in it. And the same tornado hits their house, destroying everything in it. I just hope they survive. 1- Because I don't wish ill health on anyone. 2- So that maybe they'd have to collect.
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Originally Posted by AGDee
No way my ex-husband would qualify for that.. absolutely no way. 
As an employee of the largest health care system in Michigan, we have had layoffs, reductions in vacation time, benefits and retirement matching. There have been several articles that have indicated that the nursing shortage is over. We get an average of 500 applicants for each single job posted. It's to the point that external postings are only put up for one day because HR can't handle the volume of resumes that come in if it's up there longer. We are only able to directly replace. New positions are only approved if they are 100% funded by soft (grant) money. I will attest that health care is not all wine and roses right now either.
The max unemployment benefit is $1400 a month. That's about $8.00 an hour. People with higher degrees who were making significantly more money are NOT satisfied living with that income.
There are many services that our taxes pay for that we, as individuals, may never use. I, for example, don't ever expect to need a public defender since I'm never going to break the law (although I could be wrongly accused, I imagine). There are other services we, as individuals, may utilize more than someone else. It's a wash in the end.
Ford Motor Credit just announced 900 more white collar layoffs. Ugh. |
Lol well if it's where I'm thinking, then I'm glad you support my business, because I sure as hell support yours every month! lol
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I also wanted to add, THANK YOU to those who are defending the unemployed. It sucks waking up every morning, knowing your friends are going to work and getting paychecks every week, and you're worried if they're not going to renew your unemployment. I've spent all day in panic attack mode because mine expired and I was thinking of how I was going to pay my upcoming bills. There are days when I don't even want to get out of bed because I'm so depressed that I worked hard throughout college and i feel like I'm going nowhere. I'm 29, stuck with my parents, not knowing what will happen tomorrow. I've worked since I was 16. This is the longest I've gone without a job and it SUCKS. This is NOT something I want... unless I marry a rich guy and get to be a housewife with kids! Lol but really... I want a job. I want something to wake up to in the morning- something to look forward to. Kevin you have no idea the worthless feelings some of us have, and it's people like you who make us feel that way. If that's what it takes to make you feel better about yourself, then go for it. We all know what kind of piece of shit you are. Obviously that tornado didn't hit your area since you've been posting. How unfortunate.