Some Republican senator claimed that most unemployed people on the dole don’t even begin looking for jobs until their unemployment insurance runs out, and because of that, he voted against another emergency unemployment extension. First of all, Senator, thank you for reading this site to do your research, because for once, you were right. Second of [...]
Continue reading about #150 Wishing They Started Job Searching Sooner
Most well-meaning people set out to start off the new year with a clean slate, vowing to quit this or start that – anything that will make them a better person. But it’s well known that resolutions were meant to be broken so this December, all of the unemployed people who still haven’t had enough [...]
Continue reading about #148 Claiming Their New Year’s Resolution is to Get a Job
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
After months of failing at getting any responses from prospective employers, or just straight up not applying for any jobs, the unemployed are somewhat bewildered when they’re contacted for an interview. Chances are they have absolutely no idea what they’ve applied for due to the hundreds of cover letters and resumes they must have sent [...]
Continue reading about #106 Sabotaging Their Only Interview in Months
If you’ve ever seen an unemployed person’s skin and wanted to rush out and buy a vat of anti-wrinkle cream, stop right there. Save your money because anti-wrinkle cream isn’t going to give you the ageless look you’re looking for, unemployment is. You see, preventable blemishes aside, once the unemployed get accustomed to having lost [...]
Continue reading about #81 Not Worrying About Stress Induced Wrinkles
Every once in a while it just feels good to have a 90s flashback day and listen to the hot tunes that decade had to offer. Amongst them is the nice little diddy “Why Don’t You Get A Job?” by The Offspring. Of course the lyrics might seem taboo these days but there’s just something [...]
Continue reading about #72 Listening to “Why Don’t You Get A Job? by The Offspring
While the majority of unemployed people are exactly how stereotypes depict them to be – lazy individuals who are content sitting around doing nothing to earn their unemployment checks – there are a few out there who want to get back in the work force in some minimal capacity. Because unemployment benefits are so meager, [...]
For anyone receiving unemployment checks the idea of getting free money is so novel they end up exploring other ways of scamming the government for goods. Now that food stamps (aka Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are distributed via special debit cards rather than actual stamps, the unemployed for sure have looked into whether they’re eligible to participate. [...]
When unemployed people start boasting about getting a raise, don’t think twice, it’s just Obama’s way of being nice! After the unemployed claimed not to pay attention to the goings on of the economic stimulus plan, some of their demands were heard when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law this week. [...]
Continue reading about #19 Getting a Raise from the Government
A great thing about being unemployed is not having to worry about whether the long weekend applies because the whole week is essentially a long weekend – except for Saturday and Sunday when all the other goons come out to ruin everything. Some people circle all the three-day weekends on their calendar and eagerly count [...]
Continue reading about #16 Getting Presidents Day and All Other Holidays Off
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