Yard sales are not uncommon for unemployed people. In fact, after getting laid off, one of the first things they embark on (before succumbing to unemployment laziness) is finally getting around to some spring cleaning, and holding a yard sale to sell off their unwanted goods. When they were employed and wanted to get rid [...]
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For every meaningful or useful task completed by an unemployed person, there are dozens of tasks left behind to be ignored for weeks at a time. The reason behind this is every time an unemployed person accomplishes something, an angel gets its wings but an employed person also gets laid off. So while it might [...]
Remember the good ol’ days when video games were simple, had shoddy graphics, and didn’t cost $60 each? Pong, Tetris (which just turned 25), and built in computer games like Solitaire and Minesweeper were all people needed before hardcore gaming took over and became mainstream. Eventually, people (women) grew out of playing video games except [...]
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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 [...]
One of the biggest changes the unemployed make in their new lifestyles is their willingness to walk more than a few steps at a time. The thought of putting one foot in front of another to reach a destination besides the bathroom, refrigerator, or car used to draw skeptical looks, guffaws, and questions of, “You’re [...]
After eating rice, beans, and ramen alone at home for months the unemployed want nothing more than a nice meal with some nice company. With their friends and loved ones spending too much time at work trying not to get fired, the unemployed are often left to their own devices, figuring out what to do [...]
Stretching your budget is key when you’re unemployed but that doesn’t mean you should give up going to see a mindless blockbuster every once in a while – you just have to be willing to exchange your morals for a few bucks. One of the best ways to spend the day indoors, protected by air [...]
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Sitting is one of the human body’s most basic functions, and unemployed people like basic things. When they were employed, they did plenty of sitting in front of the computer all day. But without a job, the unemployed try to devote as much time as possible to sitting regardless of what activity it’s tied to, [...]
One of the best ways to start a day of unemployment is to turn on the computer and chuckle at all the unfortunate souls who are online at work. While the unemployed are kicking back in their pajamas doing whatever they want (which is usually nothing more than sitting in front of the computer), those [...]
Continue reading about #59 Annoying Employed Friends While They’re At Work
There comes a breaking point in unemployment where those without jobs stop thinking about themselves and start thinking about those who are less fortunate. Sure, it sucks to lose a job and not be able to find a new one, but there are people who can’t even work, who don’t have homes, and who could [...]
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