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Humor: Unemployment 13 Articles

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    by Umme Salma

    Welcome to the crash-course in Unemployment Description: The crash-course in Unemployment allows students of Life degree to become aware and concerned of their true capabilities. As the lessons of...read more

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    by Dan Limon

    I grew up in an American steel town during a time when the steel industry took a turn for the worse. I saw firsthand family members and the general community experience massive layoffs. The results were rarely positive: ...read more

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    by Andy Kreklow

    I was a lucky candidate to collect unemployment for the time being, and I gotta say its the best job Ive ever had. The hours are just phenomenal, no more waking up to an alarm clock for this guy. I enjoy all the people I h...read more

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    by Pat Lunsford

    It was a sad day when Bill got laid off at the plant. He was absolutely lost, moping around the house all day. "It's only for a few weeks," I said, holding his hand, trying to comfort him. "Yeah, but I can't just sit a...read more

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    by Madam Lucy

    UNEMPLOYMENT.... Unemployment means new opportunities.... A new chance to invent the person you really want to be. A new adventure, a new group of friends, a new group to listen to their drama's and most important a ne...read more

  • by Liane Laskoske

    Oh, the stories I could tell. I do have to be careful, as a breech of confidentiality could put me on the other side of this article. You see, I work at the unemployment office. It is a very stressful job, but also rew...read more

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    by Tom Karlin

    My belief is that if you are to write accurately and confidently about a subject, then you should be an expert in that field. First hand experience is much more reliable than reading someone's second hand theories or belie...read more

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    by Emily Azadian

    Welcome to unemployment! You must be unemployed because when you are employed unemployment is not that funny. I remember when I was employed and the thought of losing my job scared me to no bounds. Now, after a month in th...read more

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    by Kristie Theobald

    Unemployment! There is a certain stigma attached to that word, making it sound like one of the dirtiest words in the English language. It makes people look at you like you're dumb, or a loser, especially if you've been out...read more

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    by Robert Cividanes

    Being unemployed can for some be a stigma, an unattractive stigma that somehow says,"This person is a lazy loser." Not always the case. For one thing they have made it a very simple procedure to claim unemployment benefits...read more

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    by Paul Curtis

    RAMBLING'S AND RANTING'S - SEVERED "We are making your position redundant" was the gist of meeting. There were a few well-placed key words and phrases such as "Revenue down turn", "strategic restructuring", "Regrettabl...read more

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    by Craig Hart

    I awoke with a sudden jolt that caused my eyelids to engage in a rather extraordinary impersonation of a demented Venetian blind. Open, close. Open, close. Open, close, open, close, opencloseopencloseopenclose . Finally, by...read more

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    by Barb Godshalk

    Upon a suggestion of a friend, and also because I'm a little irritated with them right now, I've decided to write a brief piece on the joys of job hunting. Let's just say this may be a bit sarcastic. I have been home now...read more

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