Tomorrow marks 365 days of unemployment

[CatofWar]

Congrats on the job.

But, the second half of your comment is a testament to what is wrong with our social programs. Rather than work, you took unemployment to hold out for your dream job.

Would it not have been better to take a job and then keep looking and interviewing for your dream job?

Yeah god forbid you take from the government that all they do is take take take

[Doyle]

Congrats on the job.

But, the second half of your comment is a testament to what is wrong with our social programs. Rather than work, you took unemployment to hold out for your dream job.

Would it not have been better to take a job and then keep looking and interviewing for your dream job?

This job took me 5 interviews to get. I'm sure an employer might not be thrilled about letting someone off 5 times to go on interviews for another company.

[Iceberg Slim]

Congratulations, now all you have to do is keep it

[MadHatter]

This job took me 5 interviews to get. I'm sure an employer might not be thrilled about letting someone off 5 times to go on interviews for another company.

Valid point.

[B.B.S]

There is no excuse or reason for an able bodied person to be unemployed for that long. People are lazy. You aren't too good to work a low income job, less desirable job.

[Davidson Deac II]

Congratulations BB, I did something similar when I was unemployed 12 or so years ago. Worked out great for both me and the government. :)

[thefuzz]

There is just no way that I could be unemployed that long. Longest time for me since I turned 14...about 6 days.

Tables need to be waited, movie tickets need to be torn, yards need to be raked, homes need to be painted....etc.

Congrats.

[Squirrel]

Unemployment is a 2 sided sword. Was on it for 9 months from late 2009 to june 2010.

Problem is if you top out you get 500 a week. So why would you take a job making less than? I didn't even look for jobs lesss

Than that.

[Doyle]

Unemployment is a 2 sided sword. Was on it for 9 months from late 2009 to june 2010.

Problem is if you top out you get 500 a week. So why would you take a job making less than? I didn't even look for jobs lesss

Than that.

I actually did look for jobs that paid less than unemployment at one point. I was going stir crazy. I saw on a labor finders job where they were hiring for a 3rd shift position loading boxes on to trucks. I thought why not. I'm in good shape and I'm way over qualified for the job. They will hire me in a second! Well I went and filled out the application and they didn't even call me into the office for an interview. A lady came back with my paperwork and said I'm sorry sir but we are looking for someone with warehouse experience. That was the lowest point of my unemployment.

[TerriblePizza]

Congrats man! Unemployed is tough. Its such a huge release when you finally get that right job.

[Guest Irv]

I was unemployment for 8 months before and its tough really tough the unemployment system is terrible here in NC never ever get that debit card they send you also go for direct deposit