With Labor Day over and the majority of America winding down their summers, there may have been a certain sect of people (jobless) who made employed people wish they had more than one lousy day off to celebrate their contributions to society and the economy. Having no job was hardly an issue to keep the [...]
Continue reading about #144 Ironically Celebrating Labor Day
Call it life, call it no longer being able to stand your lover’s habit of clipping his/her toenails anywhere he/she wants, but unless you live a fairytale life, there comes a time when some relationships just have to end. Whether it was bound to happen, the stress of living “in this economy” probably did not [...]
Continue reading about #135 Living with Their Ex Because They Can’t Afford to Move Out
If there had to be one definitive word for unemployed people, it would probably be patient (read: apathetic). Unless they’re desperately awaiting their next unemployment check the unemployed usually don’t have anything pressing that requires their immediate attention. While they might cut themselves some slack by ending their pretend job search due to a lack [...]
Continue reading about #124 Letting Something Grow for Way Longer Than Appropriate
It’s quite obvious that, for the unemployed, there’s almost nothing better than coming back from a great long weekend (the only time the unemployed can spend substantial time with their employed friends) to find out their unemployment insurance has been renewed. After their initial unemployment benefits ran out, the unemployed panicked, wondering if they were [...]
Continue reading about #116 Getting Their Unemployment Insurance Renewed
For many out there, the good ‘ol wake and bake is a tried and true method of getting through the day. Some people, like this guy, feel the need to give their brains a handicap in order to handle their unchallenging jobs. The unemployed, on the other hand, might feel the need to immediately get [...]
For some reason unbeknownst to logical people, there are countless unemployed people out there thinking they can take advantage of this recession and buy themselves a “cheap” house. It’s as if they want to capitalize on the whole “our loss is your gain” circumstances with foreclosures - but they’ve temporarily forgotten they themselves have lost [...]
Continue reading about #93 Fantasizing About Buying a House While Unemployed
Seriously, how is it already Friday? It seems like it was just Monday, when Monday seemed like a Thursday and it was a surprise to find out the next day was actually Tuesday, not Friday. Today, Friday actually feels like a Friday which is weird because a couple days ago it seemed like today would [...]
For the most part unemployed people are fundamentally opposed to updating their resume. It’s the one thing that’s constantly in the back of their minds (besides scrubbing out the disgustingly embarrassing toilet) that they just don’t want to do. The resume is universally dreaded because, seriously, for lack of better words, it’s absolutely dreadful. Who [...]
Ever get an instant message the minute you sign in from a friend halfway around the world who is desperate for attention because everyone in their time zone has been asleep for hours? Chances are that friend doesn’t have a job and has fallen into the pattern many unemployed do of keeping odd hours. These [...]
Continue reading about #24 Making Sure Reality Doesn’t Disturb Their Slumber
Copyright © 2010 Stuff Unemployed People Like All rights reserved. Amazing Grace theme by