Hundreds of Applicants for Every Job
I thought that I would be able to find work anywhere with a secretarial science degree, and especially with these many years of work experience. What I am finding is that there are hundreds of people…
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Being Unemployed Shows You Who Your True Friends Are
Unemployment isn't bad if you are receiving unemployment compensation. But if you are not receiving any income, as I have not received for over two years, it seems like it really does drive you crazy…
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Desperate Single Mom
Frustrating, sad, feels like the world's on top of me. I have a anxiety disorder and it's very hard to cope with it. I work very hard to survive for me and my children. It's so hard not having a job …
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If You're Unemployed, You're on Your Own
It has been frightening, demoralizing, and demeaning. I despise filing applications via computer/e-mail. I despise the poor etiquette of not acknowledging applications or sending an automated form le…
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Just Give an "Old Lady" a Chance to Prove Herself
It is VERY difficult! At near seventy years old the job market is not welcoming to an elder worker. According to many I should be retired. However, I have a child who is a Junior in college and the l…
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My Last Unemployment Check -- Then What?
These two years have been pretty much a roller coaster ride with bills being hidden under the carpet and stress levels reaching a high mark in my life. Depression has hit so hard I don't even know wh…
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I Never Knew It Would Be So Hard To Find A Job
It's quite hard being unemployed not knowing how your bills are going to get paid or something being turned off for lack of payment because there is no money for the bill. I am lucky to have family t…
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I'll Take Any Job That Comes My Way
I hate it. I never know if I can pay bills or feed myself on my dog. I don't sleep well and spend most of my time looking for a place to work. I have taken work cleaning out a closed Taco Bell, worki…
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No Child Care, So I Brought My Kids to Work
I was barely making it. But I was making ends meet. I worked and I liked my job. I'm running behind on all my bills. Pretty soon everything is going to be shut off. My lights will be shut off and hom…
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How Do I Look for a Job When I Can't Afford Gas?
Being without work is such a terrible thing , you have lost your sense of security. The family is depending on you and you can't provide when you've been the backbone that supported them! You feel li…
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200 Applicants for Every Job
It's awful being unemployed. I live in an area with a high unemployment rate. Every job I've interviewed for has over 200 applicants. It's been very depressing. I was getting interviews for awhile, b…
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Unemployed After a Bout with Breast Cancer
Horrible, even though my husband works. We were a two person income. We may have to move from our house to an apartment. I have been applying everywhere I can. What do I tell these people as I am sti…
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Bitter and Stressed Out by Unemployment
It has been the roughest times in my life to be unemployed right now. Everything is so hard and I don't know who to reach out to at this point. It seems like every job that I get doesn't last and isn…
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Politicians Line Their Pockets while the Unemployed Suffer
Life is a struggle enough without being unemployed. When my benefits ran out on May 12, 2012 , I felt the end of the world was near. I have no income, no family, nothing but faith. The one thing that…
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I Won't Give Up Because I'm NOT Too Old to Work
This is my first time to be unemployed in my entire life. I had no experience being unemployed until now. It's awful, shameful, lonely, unproductive, and disheartening. My work ethic is strong. I sho…
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