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    • 30 Ratings
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    Killing Me Softly (With This Economy)

    FEBRUARY 9, 2012 10:43PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: gave up, not interested, bum, handout, lazy, unemployed, employment, overseas, jobs, semiconductors, manufacturing, production, marketing, sales, door-to-door, experience, self employment, work ethic, desire to work, training, education, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, employment, unemployment myths debunked, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1715 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Foraging for Food Stamps

    OCTOBER 6, 2011 10:33AM

    By Kathy Elrick


    Topics: government aid, government help, government assistance, out of work, unemployment, unemployed, poverty, lines for food stamps, government lines, government interviews, bureaucracy, government questions, government paperwork, economic assistance, irene victims, citizens, county assistance office, philadelphia county assistance, philadelphia, medicaid, irene, food stamps

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4582 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    I Sleep On The Floor

    MAY 11, 2011 12:02AM

    By bonnie bernstein


    Topics: mother, baby boomer, unemployed, airbed, milf, bed, divorce, sleeping on the floor, maria shriver, arnold schwarzenegger, john batchelor, terminated, airbed, economy, divorce, bed, divorce, six foot long skunk, economy, unemployed, hudson valley, milf, rip van winkle, insomnia, mother, open call, economy, sleeping on the floor, mortifying disclosures, bed bath and beyond, sisters of the shithood, bonnie bernstein, terminated

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1575 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness: A Photo Essay

    JUNE 28, 2010 9:16PM

    By Sheba Marx


    Topics: whimsy, kansas sunset, american toad, lawn mower, farmers market, unemployed, john brown's body, rural ny, federation of polish sportsmen, mailbox, acadia national park, satellite dish, corvette stingray, tiger swallowtail butterfly, milkweed, diner, photography, bill of rights, us constitution, photos of america, open+call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 3171 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    The privileges of being a member of the "New Underclass"

    JUNE 25, 2010 5:20PM

    By Kat Hudson


    Topics: oil spill, bp, world cup, eclipse, oprah, michael jackson, farah fawcett, chad jones, used cars, hoopty, maryland, park heights, baltimore, writer, writing, kat hudson, unemployed, broke, underclass, used car buying, bad neighborhoods, cats

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 1163 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Oh, tidings of crankiness and oy

    DECEMBER 23, 2009 10:22AM

    By Maria Stuart


    Topics: family, michigan, unemployed, christmas, holidays

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3551 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    I can't believe I'm still unemployed after 5 months

    SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 11:19AM

    By DaBerm


    Topics: laid off, unemployed, job, update

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1537 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    A Second Economic Stimulus Worth Supporting

    JULY 9, 2009 10:26AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: economy, economic recovery, stimulus, second stimulus, money, democrats, republicans, health care, healthcare, single payer, single-payer health care, public option, nurses, doctors, patients, medicine, drugs, jobs, unemployment, unemployed, reform, change, news, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1291 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Losing my job was a gift to my kids

    APRIL 25, 2009 11:32AM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: telling children about getting laidoff, children, unemployed, laid off, economy, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2518 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    How I stopped comparing myself to others to be happy

    MARCH 29, 2009 12:11PM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: recession, economy, laid off, unemployed, american dream

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 4363 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    The Worst Job Training in the World

    MARCH 25, 2009 1:23PM

    By Sky Bluesky


    Topics: jobhunting, training, hell, unemployed, layoff

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2785 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Negotiating salary in this economy?

    MARCH 7, 2009 2:27PM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: compensation, salary negotiation, unemployed, laid off, economy, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1982 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Google goes up on my wall of shame

    MARCH 4, 2009 8:28AM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: executive bonuses, google, unemployed, laid off, economy, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 714 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Hello, I'm a boomer. And I will be hired.

    FEBRUARY 28, 2009 11:10AM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: baby boomers and job search, job fairs, job search, unemployed, laid off, economy, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 36 Ratings
    • 4797 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Foreclosing on myself

    FEBRUARY 18, 2009 12:16PM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: downsizing, unemployed, laid off, economy, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 562 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Getting Laid Off

    FEBRUARY 18, 2009 12:58AM

    By spikelopez


    Topics: laid off, budget cuts, unemployed

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 867 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Lose your job, get a free burrito

    FEBRUARY 11, 2009 1:14PM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: recession, economy, laid off, unemployed, free burrito, california tortilla

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 942 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Sundried tomatoes, goat cheese & the recession

    FEBRUARY 10, 2009 11:03AM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: recession, economy, laid off, unemployed, fear, depression

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1966 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Fear has changed me

    FEBRUARY 8, 2009 7:52PM

    By FiredForNow


    Topics: depression, fear, unemployed, laid off, recession

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 3330 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    What Qualifies One As "Unemployed?"

    JANUARY 22, 2009 5:35PM

    By From The Midwest


    Topics: self employed, unemploymnet insurance, unemployed

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