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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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