Tom Delay: People Are Unemployed Because They Want To Be

[epchick]

Originally Posted by als463

You just called me an asshat and Dr.Phil called people who agree with Kevin minions. I don't see why it makes me an asshat because I've offered ways people can find jobs, since they are saying they are having a hard time. Earlier, people were making rude remarks to Kevin because he commented that people should try harder (or whatever he said) to get a job.

If you are given the option to join the military, send out x amount of resumes, do a job you are "over-qualified" for, or do something you don't exactly "love" or feel "passionate" about and you turn it down, then I agree with the article that SOME people (not all) are unemployed because they want to be-not in the sense that people wake up and say, "Wow, I love being unemployed," but in the sense that they have been given options, yet chose to ignore them. There are jobs out there. Some people just don't want to "lower" themselves to do them.

Ummm do you even know what 'minions' mean? Just wondering. Ok so I retract my statement, i'm the only one who called you a name.

So because I refuse to join the military, I'm this lazy bum right? Because GOD FORBID we should actually have people in the military who actually want to serve our country and are proud of it.

Clearly you don't read when people say that they can't even get a "lower" job. I couldn't even get a job at my old retail job because I was 'over qualified.' Yeah I could omit my bachelors degree, but why lie? I was 'over qualified' at Subway also.

I didn't chose to ignore being unemployed, but I also can't control whether I got an interview or not. Just because there are "available" jobs doesn't mean that any Tom, Dick or Harry that really wants to get it, can get it.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Yep. I agree. As I was driving home today, I drove past Burger King and there was a "Now Hiring" sign out in front. I mean, I know it's flipping burgers for pennies, but at least it's a temporary job until you get something else.

Why so then you could make fun of them like you do the people from "Taco Hell," "Scrubway" and claim they don't have ambition in life?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by epchick

Why so then you could make fun of them like you do the people from "Taco Hell," "Scrubway" and claim they don't have ambition in life?

No, so they can bring in some kind of income even it takes working two jobs. I also said temporary, not permanent. Unless it's a company they want to work for and make a career out of. Making fries forever and not moving up or doing anything else equals no ambition. No ambition means no ambition to do NOTHING else but that.