There’s a big difference between supporting your family and supporting a family you’ve known for less than 2 years. If you’re the sole earner for your household, constantly getting up early and staying at work late to ensure that your kids and partner are sufficiently supported, you probably have pride in that act of selflessness. …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed girlfriend forces her boyfriend to pay $1K a month to support her 25 and 28-year-old adult children, claims they’ll become homeless if he stops giving them money: ‘I hate my girlfriend’s kids.’
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34-year-old boyfriend remains unemployed for 2.5 years despite girlfriend’s urging, moves out when she snaps at him: ‘You dodged a bullet’
Being unemployed is no walk in the park. It can do a number on your mental well-being and self esteem, not to mention your finances. When you can’t find a job, you can feel like you have no purpose in life, that nobody wants you and you have nothing to offer. This, of course, isn’t …
Seguir leyendo 34-year-old boyfriend remains unemployed for 2.5 years despite girlfriend’s urging, moves out when she snaps at him: ‘You dodged a bullet’
Unemployed 39-year-old wife orders $1176 worth of takeout in a month, her working husbands cuts her off from their finances: ‘I told her she could eat any of the food we have in our fridge’
In that most memorable year of 2020, food delivery apps went from something that weird rich people used to something that the average Joe could and should participate in. In 2019, the idea of ordering a private car for a bucket of KFC to be driven directly to your house was outright absurd. You could …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed 39-year-old wife orders $1176 worth of takeout in a month, her working husbands cuts her off from their finances: ‘I told her she could eat any of the food we have in our fridge’
30+ Job Search Memes on Their Hundredth Round of Interviews
Looking for a job can be one of the most soul-sucking things you have to go through as an adult. You’re constantly setting yourself up for rejection. It’s incredibly draining, especially in the era of online applications, where most apps you send through fall into an abyss, never to be seen or heard from again. …
Seguir leyendo 30+ Job Search Memes on Their Hundredth Round of Interviews
Tech contractor suggests unemployed people apply to 10 jobs per day, gets roasted for unrealistic expectations: ‘Who is finding 70 new job postings in their field every week?’
I’ve only been on one real adult job hunt, and I was a lucky duck. I was able to get a full-time job after only two months of applying and interviewing, and I only had to send in around 100 applications. Whether it was beginner’s luck, a good economy, or I’m just so great, I …
Seguir leyendo Tech contractor suggests unemployed people apply to 10 jobs per day, gets roasted for unrealistic expectations: ‘Who is finding 70 new job postings in their field every week?’
‘I have 8 years of experience, and I’m not finding a job’: Computer programmers complain their degree isn’t the cash cow it once was, giving humanities folks schadenfreude
The feud between STEM kids and humanities kids is long and storied. In a society where you’re made to feel you’re either one or the other at a very young age, the division becomes as real as cat people vs dog people. And both sides have grievances. Humanities kids are generally jealous of the economic …
Seguir leyendo ‘I have 8 years of experience, and I’m not finding a job’: Computer programmers complain their degree isn’t the cash cow it once was, giving humanities folks schadenfreude
‘We are all mercenaries. Act like it’: Cold-blooded company fires employee on their 2 year anniversary
Being fired has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. Sure, if you’re doing it right, a job is never everything to you, but it is a whole lot. It means stability, routine, and an income upon which to build your life. But aside from the logical concerns, getting fired can also …
Seguir leyendo ‘We are all mercenaries. Act like it’: Cold-blooded company fires employee on their 2 year anniversary
‘They are not hiring and I don’t know why’: Gen-Z woman with 2 degrees hands out resumes in NYC, gets rejected everywhere
When I first moved to NYC, I did what many people starting out do, and I walked around with printed copies of my resume. I was looking for anything, really. Just something to help get me on my feet while I settled in. It sounds very old-fashioned, but it worked. Especially with service industry work, …
Seguir leyendo ‘They are not hiring and I don’t know why’: Gen-Z woman with 2 degrees hands out resumes in NYC, gets rejected everywhere
Worker claims a $150K per year low-effort job isn’t desirable: ‘It’s like premium unemployment’
Would you quit your job if you won the lottery? That is one of those classic questions we all ponder, hoping that one day we will be able to escape from the monotony of our humdrum routines and retreat into a stress-free life of luxury. Unfortunately, even if you win the lottery, chances are you …
Seguir leyendo Worker claims a $150K per year low-effort job isn’t desirable: ‘It’s like premium unemployment’
30+ Unemployment Memes to Doom Scroll While You’re Also Scrolling Through Job Boards
Being unemployed is all fun and games until…it’s not. If you or someone you know has ever been laid off then this listicle will be very relatable. If you’re that unemployed roommate going grocery shopping at 2pm on a Tuesday, then this will be even more relatable. Once those unemployment checks run out, it’s time …
Seguir leyendo 30+ Unemployment Memes to Doom Scroll While You’re Also Scrolling Through Job Boards