supl on May 6th, 2009

Things are better off left undone – at least that’s the motto for those without a job. When unemployed people are given the option of being super productive given their ample time to get stuff done, they’re likely to squander their potential and leave everything until the bitter end. Procrastinating, often times, is the best [...]

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supl on May 1st, 2009

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 [...]

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supl on March 31st, 2009

If Lance Armstrong is allowed to come out of retirement and promptly break his collarbone, there’s no reason unemployed people can’t also declare themselves retired to avoid going back to work after the recession is “over” only to be promptly laid off again. Consider it a defense mechanism or just a snarky response to questions [...]

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supl on February 4th, 2009

You know all those millions of unemployed people you assumed were searching for a new job after getting laid off? Yeah, they’re not looking. They are, however, pretending to look for a job because 1) they want to save face for strangers and colleagues and 2) they are required by law to say they’re looking [...]

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