Stands to reason that the undereducated White is more likely to be unemployed due to the onslaught.
My Daughter said something about my 17yo grandson saying there is no work...Told that to the wrong person as I can honestly and proudly say that I have NEVER been out of work for more than a couple of days - whether it be my choice or not... Anyway I went around picking up applications - nothing strenuous on my part, maybe ‘cheated’ a little by also going to friends and acquaintances.. In Fauquier County VA, in order to be a ‘dump monitor’ which consists of pointing out where different things go, walk around with a broom and dustpan, assist those that need putting the trash from the car/truck to the bin.
That is a 30 hr a week job NO OT. NO bennies, not even vacation. BUT a perfect job for a 17yo who will be going to College in the fall and doesn’t really want to work...
OH...one of the qualifications is you must SHOW a HS Diploma. Hell, I couldn’t do that but I do have that Diploma from the ‘School of Hard Knocks’, ‘USN School of Amphibious Warfare’ and a few others but NO HS DP.....
Have been asked to produce it BUT with the ‘skills’ you pick up by entering the work force at 13 you can stall long enough and prove your worth.
More than once I have told a skeptical prospective employer:
“Hire me for a week and I will GIVE you that week. After that we will discuss wage and duties. You don’t like my work or I don’t like your Company, we will shake hands and all that is lost will be a week of MY time”
Usually after a couple of weeks my ‘IMMEDIATE’ supervisor could feel my breathing down his neck, making him VERY nervous....HA.....
bttt!
I like the way you did that.
I was enjoying being an unemployed bum. Living off my stash. An old friend called and asked for help with a problem Lexus. After fixing the car I got talked into a job. The inverse of your method....