Why is it So Hard to Find a Simple Job?
I can't believe how hard it is to find work. I am looking for something that will pay for the things I need, but I am not asking to make tons of money. I was interviewed for a FT job I have experienc…
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Pitied as a Charity Case after Becoming Unemployed
I recently lost one job that I held for 1 year. Before that one, I was unemployed for 4 years. During that time I lost my house, my good credit rating, and virtually all of my savings. I was homeless…
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Trying to Be Strong for My Daughters
I am so hungry. Tired without energy. Trying to be strong for my daughters sake.I had to stop seeing my psychiatrist because I can no longer afford to go--much less to buy my prescriptions. I have de…
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Praying for a Miracle
I love being stable and depending on a stable income. However I spent most of my awake hours at my job and management sucked!!! I feel like I shouldn't have to work everday and continue to be unhappy…
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Being Unemployed is Hell
Cont.. I was eventually employed in another, higher position at another unit and then eventually moved on to a curatorial position in a museum.Being unemployed is hell.. I'm unemployable, can't drive…
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Can We Move In with the Governor When Our UE Benefits Expire?
Being unemployed is scary. I am frightened each day. The new governor of North Carolina has gutted the employment benefits and decided that we don't need federal aid so he's discontinuing all benefit…
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Turning Adversity into Opportunity
It has been tough for me as my income is half of what I am used to being paid and I am a single mother. Finding a new job has been a big challenge. I've always been the one to be optimistic about sit…
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Underemployed, Not Unemployed
Being underemployed feels like my skills, education or time is not worth waking up in the morning. Most days I just cry and look for jobs online. Most places don't want you to go into their place of …
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A College Degree Doesn't Guarantee a Job
It's frightening. Very frightening. There's not a day that goes by that I'm not worried about when I'll get a chance for that next job. I didn't exactly make the best choice in college when I just fo…
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Learning the Hard Way What Matters Most
Unemployment is terrifying. It feels like the world is caving in on you slowly and quickly at the same time. The financial pressure mounts and mounts and you stare God in the face, realizing that apa…
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Unemployed but Trying to Keep My Chin Up
About driving again. I went to my depot, where I was based, and was told that they didn't think that I was coming back (I tried to phone the office several times to update them on my situation but th…
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Trying to Pick Myself Up
I have been unemployed for 2 wks. I've suffered from depression. But I am trying to pick myself up to apply for jobs and seek advice from others. It helps to talk and share and pray. I talked to a la…
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Sacrificed My Youth to Education
My mental illness got so severe to the point where I couldn't see anything bright about the future. Whenever I thought about my future, I saw complete blackness. I had to go get ECT. It's been four y…
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Riding the Unemployment Roller Coaster
Unemployment is a roller coaster ride (you have ups but mostly downs) fighting each day with people who you owe money to as well as trying to maintain a positive about finding work. The walls around …
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Disabled and Facing Unemployment
Every job I ask for, I am rejected because i have no experience. It is very unfair to me because I have been at at CHOC for 7 years. The doctor just released me March 2013. So now I will go on perman…
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