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things you learn when unemployed
by mg at 10:03 AM on June 22, 2001
Normally, I try not to link to people who get less hits than I do, because, damn, what have they got to offer me? But last night I stumbled upon Innocent Bystander and, specifically, this list:
things you learn when unemployed:
1. when there is nothing to do each day, each day seems the same. as a result the days seem to go much faster or much slower, depending on your mood.
2. if you don't see anyone all day, you will make odd faces into the mirror
3. do not take naps in the middle of the day
4. do not stay up until 4 a.m. each day
5. do not wake up at 2 p.m. each day
6. it is no good to listen to NPR for the entire day
7. it is also no good to listen to KPFK for the entire day
8. do not listen to music, either, the entire day
9. you must remember to eat well
10. you must remember to set goals for yourself
11. unemployment is only interesting for the first two days.
12. last-minute plane tickets are very expensive
13. you will become lonely and tempted to commit to dates with people you don't want to date. then you will have to find reasons to cancel on them
14. remember to speak to someone each day. yourself doesn't count. your stuffed animals don't count. the tv and radio don't count. posting on slashdot counts, but only for half points. instant messaging counts, but you will come to feel it is unfulfilling.
15. unemployment sucks.
16. employment sucks.
That list, and basically everything else on the site read as if it was coming straight out of my own head. I haven't felt so instantly connected to another weblogger in a long time. I stole the list, but you should go read the rest of the site.
comments (1)
The U.S. joblessness report for February 2004 stunned
observers and investors alike - instead of creating
the forecasted 125,000 new jobs, the entire U.S.
economy only managed to produce 21,000 additional
jobs. That left the 'official' unemployment rate
steady at 5.6 per cent - I say 'official', because
those people who've simply given up looking for
jobs are dropped from the 'official' count, and in
many areas no jobs exist once a big plant closes
and moves overseas [ergo, there are soon 'no j
jobseekers' there!].
What with downsizing, jobs being sent off-shore,
a ho-hum economic recovery, plant closings and
layoffs, I thought some good folks here might
benefit from the results of my own diligent search,
and applied research, on this topic:
'What Color Is Your Parachute' Site, this
book has got to be the 'Bible' for all
serious job hunters!:
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/
'Quintessential Job Hunt' Site. 'Search jobs!
Post a Resume!' Well, they're enthusiastic, anyway...
! http://www.quintcareers.com/jobhunt.html
These guys are good! An executive I know had just
about given up when they took him on, got him
a job interview with a large company president
and a solid job offer - all in two days!
http://www.johnwhitleystrategicconsulting.com
Monster of a job site! Great resource:
http://english.monster.ca/geo/siteselection.asp
Its Canadian 'twin'...
http://www.workopolis.com/index.html
The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and
Job Resources on the Internet
http://www.rileyguide.com/
Job-Hunt.org 'Online Job Search Guide...your
objective source of the Web's Best Job Search
Resources http://www.job-hunt.org/
RiteSite Executive Careers Service - looks
pretty helpful, if you're searching via the Net...
http://www.ritesite.com
And if YOUR job hasn't gone to India or China
yet, don't be surprised to find out that it's been
secretly packing its bags - 14 million more U.S.
technical, professional and managerial jobs are
now estimated to be at risk of 'off-shore downsizing'!
by Peter Atkinson at March 16, 2004 12:07 AM