Lucky guy… getting something back.
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My opinion of “them” is determined by whether or not I am paying them for not working.
He lost his hospital job. Could Obamacare have anything to do with that? Or was it Romneycare?
Or both?
Funny, the easier you make it for them, the unluckier they get.
But no one could possibly have foreseen this. /s
Oh please. It isn’t the problem of finding a job. It is a problem of finding a job that meets the expectations of the person searching for it. There are always jobs out there for those willing to do them.
The problem with these high expectations is that the UIC’er quickly finds that they LIKE the weekly payments, the ability to get SNAP, TANF, WICs (for those with kids), Section 8, and the EITC yearly bonus. With these discouragements, the job that will satisfy them quickly becomes as scarce as a Unicorn.
[This isn’t an attack at or on those who are legitimately out of work and trying to find employment - any employment to meet their financial obligations. It is primarily meant for Obama voters, and those of you out there who fit this know who you are.]
Due to inflation (which averages 3%) if you are not doubling your net worth every 20 years... you are losing ground.
Which means all these people living off the government teat, and falling further and further behind.
Thre is definitely a cohort of people that have gotten used to being paid not to work. That said, a major part of the job market is filtered based upon how recently you’ve had a job, with six months, and again at a year, being significant markers.
The last two times I was out of work, it took over a year each time to get back to work. I was applying to anywhere that I thought would take me, from night security at a hotel to taking calls in a call center. All I ever got back was the standard response of “We think you would make a great employee, but you are just too overqualified.” I would dumb down my resume, but as soon as I opened my mouth in the interview, they would know. Plus here in Austin, several businesses just outright won’t hire prior service. Sometimes there just is not anything to find.