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puffy999		2009-06-07 12:00:31 AM

I wonder if people realize how lucky they are that they have unemployment.

Especially those that milk the system.

Occam's Chainsaw		2009-06-07 12:10:19 AM

puffy999: I wonder if people realize how lucky they are that they have unemployment.

Especially those that milk the system.

Yeah, that ticking clock until zero income and eventual insolvency is freaking awesome!

horse-pheathers		2009-06-07 12:24:10 AM

Occam's Chainsaw: puffy999: I wonder if people realize how lucky they are that they have unemployment.

Especially those that milk the system.

Yeah, that ticking clock until zero income and eventual insolvency is freaking awesome!

And don't forget the insult to human dignity that is the application system.

ecmoRandomNumbers		2009-06-07 12:25:53 AM

puffy999: I wonder if people realize how lucky they are that they have unemployment.

Especially those that milk the system.

Yeah, they should just use their bootstraps to pull themselves up out of poverty.

I hear that you can actually boil leather and eat it if you're desperate enough. I'll take mine al dente and without black paste, please.

CitizenTed		2009-06-07 12:30:08 AM

horse-pheathers: Occam's Chainsaw: puffy999: I wonder if people realize how lucky they are that they have unemployment.

Especially those that milk the system.

Yeah, that ticking clock until zero income and eventual insolvency is freaking awesome!

And don't forget the insult to human dignity that is the application system.

It doesn't have to be that way. As Americans, we should proudly march into the local Fed building and, in an operatic bravado, declare to the lobby, "Good morning, everyone! I'm FUN-EMPLOYED!!!"

I know I would. But NO. I have to farking work.

/grumble grumble

TwistedIvory		2009-06-07 12:32:42 AM

"And we're workin' overtime. . ."

CitizenTed		2009-06-07 12:34:13 AM

I just realized that ecmoRandomNumbers meant the application process viz. applying for jobs, not applying for unemployment. Thus my jokey response was off-target, but I stand by it nonetheless because I'm really high.

/Just wanted to clear that up.
//and stuff

Occam's Chainsaw		2009-06-07 12:38:48 AM

CitizenTed: I just realized that ecmoRandomNumbers meant the application process viz. applying for jobs, not applying for unemployment. Thus my jokey response was off-target, but I stand by it nonetheless because I'm really high.

/Just wanted to clear that up.
//and stuff

In both cases, some marginally qualified schlub looks at a few pieces of paper and arbitrarily dictates your future.

Fluffball		2009-06-07 12:54:48 AM

As having just been funemployed as of Thursday I'm dreading the process of applying for unemployment and trying to make ends meet.

I'm very grateful that the system is in place and I'm terrified of finding a job in this economy in the print-production industry. I worry that I'm going to end up flipping burgers and I'm glad that I will have the option to get a "real" job ahead of that.

/So fark you to anyone who talks about taking advantage of the system for anyone not immediately taking a job minimum wage job.

Wizzin		2009-06-07 12:57:59 AM

"The hardest work in the world is being out of work."

/or something like that

Snocones		2009-06-07 12:58:05 AM

yes, my boyfriend just LOVES being unemployed since October. He loves that his engine died 2 weeks before he got laid off. He loves that he has to replace and pay for it all himself. He loves that his savings is dwindling. So much fun. Why go back to work when you can have fun being unemployed?

/No, I didn't RTFA.
//I love him and will marry him, even if he has no money.

buk110		2009-06-07 12:59:59 AM

Was hoping for a Summer of George reference - and am leaving disappointed

rulesoflunch.files.wordpress.com

/Hot as a block of cheese the size of a car battery

I Am The Egg Matt Drudge Smears Upon His Body		2009-06-07 01:00:07 AM

ftfa: The 24-year-old single mother

latimesblogs.latimes.com

Ow My Balls		2009-06-07 01:00:40 AM

I know this baby-boomer prick who worked at GM from his twenties until retiring about 5 years ago in his early fifties. He had all the benefits last time I talked to him, even drove around a nasty Aztek that he probably got for a song.

I feel sorry for the non-prick autoworkers affected by all this, but I can't help but smile at the financial ass-kicking this guy is likely getting. I hope to see him greeting at Wal-Mart soon...

Whatthefark		2009-06-07 01:01:03 AM

The lady in the picture is cute enough to be a stripper. She even has the wrist tattoo and smokes Newports. She's perfect!

buk110		2009-06-07 01:04:11 AM

If she's looking for work - I know of a great profession for her. Sadly she's not hot enough to mandate whether or not you can kiss her on the mouth

/I'd hit it...
//Then make her breakfast
///And drive her to the free-clinic

rallyrev		2009-06-07 01:05:16 AM

FTFA: "They might not have the right skills, and firms might not be willing to take the chance on people who don't have the exact background."

That's been my story. I'm good at a whole lot of things and my previous (and only) employer since college used that to their fullest extent. So now, I don't have the qualifications anyone wants for anything.

So ultimately I'm back in school and studying to get my licenses to sell insurance. Already got life & health and property & casualty starts next week. Hoping it leads to actual employment soon.

Kaiser442		2009-06-07 01:05:20 AM

I went trough this the first part of this year (got laid off when my company shut down 2 weeks before Christmas...).

I was able to do all the unemployment stuff through the internet - it was a fairly painless process (Texas).

Luckily, I landed something in early February. I had enjoyed most of my "time off" up until then - but I was just starting to get a taste of that panicked feeling. I really feel for those who've gotten stuck with that long term

stirfrybry		2009-06-07 01:07:24 AM

after nine months of unemployment(didn't collect any unemeployment insurance) I finally had to change my business plan and operate at prices over 30% less than I used charge. I'm now a bargain basement tradesman, and you know what, I'm proud that I was able to make a lousy buck this week. Thank god for Craigslist.

Mugato		2009-06-07 01:07:27 AM

I find that a lot of people complain about government assistance using up their precious tax dollars than corporate welfare. Probably because they don't understand the latter or because they benefit from it.

floor_guy		2009-06-07 01:07:55 AM

I've lurked through the comments on fark for a long time in fear of what might be said in response to my posts.

I was "laid off" a couple of years ago from a job that didnt suit me but was more than educated for. I lived on employment insurance for 4 months and decided to do something about it.

I started in a trade...getting my hands dirty...

Try it....it only hurts for a second.

Gals Panic		2009-06-07 01:08:58 AM

Fluffball: As having just been funemployed as of Thursday I'm dreading the process of applying for unemployment and trying to make ends meet.

I'm very grateful that the system is in place and I'm terrified of finding a job in this economy in the print-production industry. I worry that I'm going to end up flipping burgers and I'm glad that I will have the option to get a "real" job ahead of that.

/So fark you to anyone who talks about taking advantage of the system for anyone not immediately taking a job minimum wage job.

Welcome to the ranks of the Portland unemployed. I've been here since January 10th and I can tell you that unemployment was the easiest application I have ever filled out. It wasn't that bad at all and they pay me my allowance promptly on Thursday.

/Loves having free time
// Hates having no dignity
/// Hates spending time with the other stay-at-home parents that all think they are doing noble righteous unique work. You are a goddam parent. Just like everyone else in the world.

godofusa.com		2009-06-07 01:10:58 AM

The funemployed all voted for Obama.

Arkanaut		2009-06-07 01:11:43 AM

I wish unemployment really worked that way. How about this: instead of getting laid off, can I get laid?

Occam's Chainsaw		2009-06-07 01:15:14 AM

floor_guy: I've lurked through the comments on fark for a long time in fear of what might be said in response to my posts.

I was "laid off" a couple of years ago from a job that didnt suit me but was more than educated for. I lived on employment insurance for 4 months and decided to do something about it.

I started in a trade...getting my hands dirty...

Try it....it only hurts for a second.

Depends on where you are. Around here, we actually have unemployed electricians. A little further east, there's a glut of experienced woodworkers and carpenters. Roll that one around your brain a couple times.

rallyrev: That's been my story. I'm good at a whole lot of things and my previous (and only) employer since college used that to their fullest extent. So now, I don't have the qualifications anyone wants for anything.

I've run into that one before. How do you adequately explain that you were the go-to guy, the multipurpose problem solver tasked with fixing anything that needed fixed, from payroll to signage to running a damn register, and in a few sentences on a resume?

/"Job duties? I'll just put 'Yes'."

buk110		2009-06-07 01:16:00 AM

godofusa.com: The funemployed all voted for Obama.

3/10

I like your convictions...but the argument just wasn't elaborate enough....

Gyrfalcon		2009-06-07 01:19:42 AM

No, THIS is the really sad part: The 49-year-old office worker had severance and never had trouble finding work. He sent a few résumés out, signed up with a few temporary agencies and waited.

Translation: I'm so good, I don't have to actually go looking for work, it will come to me. I'll just sit on my ass, while the money trickles away, and wonder howcome those companies and agencies aren't calling. Then, when my UIB runs out, I'll freak out because I don't have any immediate prospects.

If you get laid off, sports fans, in a tight economy, you can't sit around and wait for them to call you; and you can't wait till you get a job that's just exactly like the one you last had. You get one that's close, and that pays regularly. Then while you're working, you keep looking for the job you really want.

I stayed employed through the worst of the 80's recession, with a wild case of uncontrolled bipolar disorder, simply by doing that.

stirfrybry		2009-06-07 01:20:29 AM

tshetter		2009-06-07 01:20:47 AM

buk110: If she's looking for work - I know of a great profession for her. Sadly she's not hot enough to mandate whether or not you can kiss her on the mouth

/I'd hit it...
//Then make her breakfast
///And drive her to the free-clinic

Are those her two kids?No...not stereotyping....not at all

/shes just pasty
//they are tan

tehotherbilly		2009-06-07 01:21:03 AM

Just get a job at Mooby's.

I Am The Egg Matt Drudge Smears Upon His Body		2009-06-07 01:25:05 AM

ftfa: After her severance ran out, she applied for unemployment but ran into problems.

?????

Why the fark would you wait until after your severance ran out to apply for unemployment? Get your ass signed up the second you get laid off.

floor_guy		2009-06-07 01:25:12 AM

Occam's Chainsaw: floor_guy: I've lurked through the comments on fark for a long time in fear of what might be said in response to my posts.

I was "laid off" a couple of years ago from a job that didnt suit me but was more than educated for. I lived on employment insurance for 4 months and decided to do something about it.

I started in a trade...getting my hands dirty...

Try it....it only hurts for a second.

Depends on where you are. Around here, we actually have unemployed electricians. A little further east, there's a glut of experienced woodworkers and carpenters. Roll that one around your brain a couple times.

There are a lot of unemployed tradesmen/women around here (canada)as well, but the good ones are always busy. roll that around for a while.

mreuther		2009-06-07 01:25:45 AM

I've always called it "unenjoyment".

SoxSweepAgain		2009-06-07 01:27:02 AM

Ow My Balls: I know this baby-boomer prick who worked at GM from his twenties until retiring about 5 years ago in his early fifties. He had all the benefits last time I talked to him, even drove around a nasty Aztek that he probably got for a song.

I feel sorry for the non-prick autoworkers affected by all this, but I can't help but smile at the financial ass-kicking this guy is likely getting. I hope to see him greeting at Wal-Mart soon...

Wow is your post off base.

Just wow.

Hector Remarkable		2009-06-07 01:28:49 AM

When I was young we ate dirt - WHEN we could get it.

CtrlAltDelete		2009-06-07 01:29:19 AM

hooray

Occam's Chainsaw		2009-06-07 01:29:22 AM

floor_guy: There are a lot of unemployed tradesmen/women around here (canada)as well, but the good ones are always busy. roll that around for a while.

Just sayin', a cert and a pulse do not necessarily translate into a job. Well, unless you're in HVAC; those guys seem to be in permanent short supply.

buk110		2009-06-07 01:33:32 AM

Occam's Chainsaw: but the good ones are always busy. roll that around for a while.

I think this holds true for any profession. If you're good at what you do, you'll find something.

I had to move from Pennsylvania to California...but I found it. It was either that or be a no class bum and collect unemployment and play xbox and smoke menthols all day.

There is a thing called pride, and darn it I'm too proud to collect unemployment....

/FUnemployment
//Get a job hippies

floor_guy		2009-06-07 01:35:39 AM

stirfrybry: floor_guy: I've lurked through the comments on fark for a long time in fear of what might be said in response to my posts.

I was "laid off" a couple of years ago from a job that didnt suit me but was more than educated for. I lived on employment insurance for 4 months and decided to do something about it.

I started in a trade...getting my hands dirty...

Try it....it only hurts for a second.

only a second? Ouch, my back just laughed.

Point taken...just the other day I said to my wife, "When I turn sixty, I can officially say that 30 is when shiat started going down hill"

jshabbadoo		2009-06-07 01:36:21 AM

godofusa.com: The funemployed all voted for Obama.

dipshiat... this happened before Obama. Bush's de-regulation and elitism caused this all. we're just experiencing the fallout. why do you think he was in such a hurry to get out of there?

go Suck a Hannity

I Am The Egg Matt Drudge Smears Upon His Body		2009-06-07 01:36:59 AM

Until then, Mark Beaupre, 49, of Providence, R.I., is wondering whether he and his family will be able to rejoin the middle class. He lost his $8-an-hour job at a ringmaking factory more than a year ago.

Age: 49
Hourly wage: $8
Thinking you're in the middle class: Priceless

slowwolf.files.wordpress.com

metal_gear		2009-06-07 01:38:59 AM

.. meanwhile, we state employees are having to work understaffed and take pay cuts.

Think about it now... we're working understaffed so they don't have to pay so many workers, part-time employees get NO benefits, and we STILL had to take pay cuts.

buk110		2009-06-07 01:39:24 AM

I Am The Egg Matt Drudge Smears Upon His Body: Until then, Mark Beaupre, 49, of Providence, R.I., is wondering whether he and his family will be able to rejoin the middle class. He lost his $8-an-hour job at a ringmaking factory more than a year ago.

I hate to break it to that guy, but that's as far from middle class as I am from scoring a 3 way with Lindsay Lohan and Natalie Portman

ElLoco		2009-06-07 01:40:32 AM

Came for the Futurama reference.

theinfosphere.org

Spanky_McFarksalot		2009-06-07 01:40:37 AM

buk110: and darn it I'm too proud to collect unemployment....

I never got that. It's a company paid benefit. It's like saying you're to proud to accept health insurance.

TommyymmoT		2009-06-07 01:41:02 AM

Those "rediscovering the basics" commercials are annoying as hell.

They try to push the idea that staying home to play Jenga, and eat some government cheese, is really much more fun than dining at a fine restaurant, and going to a show.

In another one, they push how much better a plastic wading pool in your backyard is, than going to the Bahamas.

I Am The Egg Matt Drudge Smears Upon His Body		2009-06-07 01:41:36 AM

buk110: and darn it I'm too proud to collect unemployment....

Why? You do know you pay for that, don't you? That'd be like paying for car insurance, having an accident and then saying, "I'm too proud to be reimbursed." Makes noooo sense whatsoever.

buk110		2009-06-07 01:41:45 AM

Spanky_McFarksalot: I never got that. It's a company paid benefit. It's like saying you're to proud to accept health insurance.

I never said pride was a good thing....

Alt_Login		2009-06-07 01:42:57 AM

Here's a hint... STAY away from the boxed/frozen/canned food...! Find cheap fresh ingredients and make it from scratch! Cheap and much better for you and your welfare clan!