There comes a time in life when the unemployed have to be selfless and put others ahead of them for once. This time usually coincides with people in need offering money in exchange for their help – not like a job offers money for help, because receiving a paycheck is usually not as rewarding as [...]
Continue reading about #98 Doing Good Deeds for Reward Money
For all the people who look forward to having a paid vacation courtesy of the government, there are folk who futilely do whatever they can to avoid their worst nightmare: moving home with their parents. Eventually, as all signs point to getting evicted and losing everything, they have no choice but to resign themselves to [...]
After several months of unemployment related low self-esteem, there comes a time when the unemployed have to buck up and return to work like a decent human being. In some cases, it involves crawling back to their former company for more torture. With their head hung low, the unemployed will return to their old job [...]
Continue reading about #48 Working for Free at Their Old Job
Unemployed people aren’t the only ones guilty of overusing the phrase “in this economy” or others such as “in these difficult economic times” and “during this global economic downturn.” Rich politicians will abuse the phrases to sound like they’re one with the people. Fearfully employed people will use them when fretting about losing their jobs. [...]
Continue reading about #20 Overusing the Phrase “In This Economy”
Tech savvy folk are flocking to the internets to sign up for unemployment benefits immediately after being laid off, causing sites to crash nationwide. Panicked about figuring how to make ends meet during the downtime has led to a lot of lamenting about how the government has once again failed its people. Those who have [...]

