Today I reminisce on my days as a stupid, infantile, easygoing, student. In school, especially elementary school, it was almost a baptismal right of passage for the brown nosing pupils to begin their essays with a “definition.” In keeping with tradition, and unable to part with my nostalgic feelings at the moment, let me commence thusly:
Wikipedia defines unemployment as: “the condition of not having a job.” Wow, I always thought unemployment could be the root of my many “conditions” but I did not know it was a condition in itself. (I mean that in the most sarcastic of terms).
“Lacking a job often means lacking social contact with fellow employees, a purpose for many hours of the day, lack of self-esteem, mental stress and illness, and of course, the inability to pay bills and to purchase both necessities and luxuries.” Um, check, check, check, and check.
It has been stipulated that spikes in unemployment are also directly related to an increase in suicide and crime rates (US research only). If this is the case, is a mental health professional or police department responsible for helping the unemployed find work? ☺ hah I wish.
According to the US Bureau of Labor statistics there are more unemployed men than women. 3.8% vs 4.0% (In Jordan these numbers are staggering: 18% women and 82% men!). This does not come as a cataclysmic surprise, as women are more aware of their physical prowess, and are most apt to use it to their advantage. Although, I can say, from personal experience, this hasn’t worked for me yet.
OH I KNOW WHY, because everyone I have ever interviewed with was either gay or another equally intimidating woman. Gay men can appreciate a good-looking woman, but hell would freeze over before they’d ever be intimidated by one. Lucky boys.
Some things to keep all you jobless sulkers entertained. Heheh.
Oh god, wow, really?
leave it to the US to create PAMPHLETS about unemployment instead of creating ways to solve it.
Crack up! It’s like a social networking site for the unemployed. Your place to commiserate on the web.
