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Unemployed? How Long Until You Find That Next Job
An anonymous reader writes "If you're unemployed like me, you probably want to know how long it will last. Well, someone decided to see if they couldn't stastistically predict how long they would be unemployed by polling others - the results page is up for a variety of industries and it's interesting. Clearly the more data put in, the better the results, so while your at it, submit your own information."
stories like this confirm and outline the problems we are faced in the USA. this is why i stand before you today promoting the cause to eliminate $2 sand niggahs. Being jobless ain't fun, espically in your home country, if it wasn't for these sand niggahs who are prepared to work for $2 per hour there would be plenty of jobs for our fellow americans. BUy a gun today, go down to your supermarket and kill some $2 sand niggahs, cleanse this country from there filth!
In soviet russia /. modertors die of SARS for U!
I am a Software Engineer and the majority of engineers that I see that are unemployed for a period longer than 1 month are either fresh out of college or were previously employed only because the industry was desperate.
My advice: Unemployeed engineers that have been unemployed longer than 1 month need to find a specialty and find a job in that specialty.
And fuck Philosophy. Change of plans #3 - I'm getting a Business Admin degree.
What makes you think you can cut it in grad school? You ended up in the corporate world because you barely made through undergrad, and couldn't wait to get out of school to make the big bucks.
You could look into a Continuing Studies program, and for the right price you could have a new career, something like "Flipping burgers for techies". Stay away from those "Network/Microsoft Engineers in 6 months" course. I heard the meaning of Engineer is actually starting to mean something again.
Hey, I havent missed any interviews (and I have put out a number of resumes in the last week) and I had to call up this morning to hassle about my money with them. I know im not going to be on it for long, it not welfare fer chrissakes, but dammit im going to take this $400 a week and go to Texas while ive got the chance.
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(For everyone pissed im taking your money, well we just dropped 28,000 bombs each costing tens of thousands of dollars [at least] on Iraq, I dont think I am the real problem with allocating tax dollars.....And for that one moderator who gave me a "-1 Troll, well you know your fate
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So how do you like working for Starbucks?
Another great thing about not having a job is that I can say.....
First post you biotches!
Bet your ultra pleased your tax dollars are paying for this!
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There is no reason to stay out of work. A job is available to anyone. When McDonald's is hiring at $9.00 an hour you can get a job. I can not believe the people who sit back and take unemployment. That is true laziness. It has nothing to do with the work available it has everything to do with people don't want ot do something that is beneath them. If you would temporarily take that crappy job and look for reasonable work you will look harder knowing your life is gonna suck until you find one. I can see unemployment as a temporary fix. It is not a solution for 26 weeks.