[Tolsti2]

I sense a certain smug satisfaction by some that people get ‘knocked down’ to counters and mowing lawns on here.

It’s a form of class warfare and being ‘on top’ that makes some very pleased about the current situation.

[GonzoGOP]

I sense a certain smug satisfaction by some that people get ‘knocked down’ to counters and mowing lawns on here.

Not from me certainly. I have the greatest respect for someone who will take a big cut in pay rather than stay on the dole. Shortly after I got married, when the electronics company I was working for went bust, I had to take a job that I was overqualified for in order to have a job. It wasn't the sort of thing that impressed the new mother in law. But I used the relatively open nights to go back to school and pick up my masters. It took four years instead of two because I could only afford to take one or two classes a semester. But it put me into a different job market and I was able to move out after getting the degree.

Like I said I'm well aware that the job market sucks. I have family out of work and others sweating jobs. We went through a wave of layoffs early last year where everyone was waiting for the tap on the shoulder. And I'm back in night school getting my Java certification so that if I get laid off I'll have a more marketable skill set. But I know I'll probably end up taking short term consulting jobs or work at half the pay I'm getting now.