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
For the unemployed who are seriously strapped for cash, or for guys who are bored and just looking for ways to get paid for what they’re going to do anyway, donating sperm or eggs is just one of the ways to make some extra money to help supplement unemployment checks. Similar to how the unemployed [...]
Continue reading about #125 Donating Their Genetic Material for Money
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
For all those who didn’t melt into a puddle with joy over the Palm Pre because they were waiting for the much-rumored new iPhone, that dream was answered today with the announcement of the iPhone 3G S. The much ballyhooed smartphone war of 2009 has officially started, and the unemployed are all about trying to sway the [...]
Continue reading about #96 Poorly Justifying Why They Need a Smartphone
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
There’s no point in denying that unemployed people like to get their drink on. But unlike the “good ol’ days” when they made more than a pathetic fraction of their current unemployment benefit checks, money for booze is tighter. Not that the unemployed cut back on their drinking. No sir, they still allocate a good [...]
Once the unemployed have grown accustomed to leeching off the government, what’s to stop them from going after people with money to supplement their jobless lifestyle? It’s not like gold diggers are a new concept – people have been searching for a sugar mama or sugar daddy for as long as money has been around. [...]
Continue reading about #55 Trying to Befriend More Successful Unemployed People Like Paris Hilton
It’s pretty ridiculous just how timeless Office Space is, given that it’s been ten years since it was released and everything is pretty much the same in the working world, especially with Jennifer Aniston being just as annoying. Cringe worthy bosses, obnoxious coworkers, and downsizing consultants that make you wanna die. Those are the themes [...]
Continue reading about #53 Watching Office Space and Reminiscing About the Good Ol’ Days
Back when people were getting laid off in 2008 they had no one but themselves, the internet, and a very worn out stress ball to get them through the agony that is figuring out how to deal with losing a job, applying for unemployment, and figuring what to do with 40 free hours a week. [...]
Continue reading about #51 Being An Unemployment Resource When Friends Get Laid Off
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