Friday, June 13, 2014
Myths of the Unemployed
Myths of the Unemployed
Who are we, you ask ?
We are every day people like you, but with a difference of having our dreams shattered and society shuns us as if we are criminals.
We are not losers, lazy ass's, stoners, druggies, living on the system and lastly those you see on the freeway off ramp holding up a card board sign with our hands out begging for money. We do not consider ourselves on vacation, you won't find us watching TV and eating bon bons all day either. We are human beings being discriminated against and fall into a whole new group.
We are homeless, jobless, White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Mexican illegal aliens with no green cards. We come in all professions as well, we are attorneys, paralegals, young college students, older mature adults. Older adults that have been cheated out of their retirement, their 401K. Big companies trying to save a dime, make older adults retire early with no retirement or pensions, older adults laid off work due to their jobs being cut or the company they worked for closed down. Looking for work should be easy you say right, We have all the qualifications that any employer would seek and want on their team right ? No, older adults are the most discriminated against now a days. Adults 55 and older are shunned against when applying for jobs, we are told we are overqualified, want too much pay, will retire soon and the company doesn't want that burden of having to pay into our retirement, so like a worn out record, we constantly hear the line " Sorry, but your over qualified for this position".
For the college student with dreams of a better future, good luck, any employer with no heart would gladly hire an illegal alien, pay them under the table and their salary would be five to seven bucks an hour at a minimum of fifteen hours a day with no over time or benefits, yeah, welcome to America, the land of the free ride with no jobs for Americans.
Unemployed and need assistance ? Sorry, unless your an illegal alien and pregnant we can not help you at this time, come back once your knocked up.
Need medical insurance ? Apply for Obamacare, yes, its only hundred and sixty five a month if your unemployed and if your working, guess what, we want you to pay three hundred and fifty dollars a month.
Need a place to live ? Go to your local shelter and and be there by 5 pm, if you arrive later than 5 pm, sorry we can not house you for the night. Need to rent an apartment since loosing your home or prior apartment due to being laid off or loosing your job ? Sorry, but with no steady pay check and no employer to verify your employment, we can not rent to you.
Many of us are living in shelters, our vehicles, in parks at night, bus stations, train stations just trying to survive.
Society shuns the unemployed, are you one of them ?
Who are we, you ask ?
We are every day people like you, but with a difference of having our dreams shattered and society shuns us as if we are criminals.
We are not losers, lazy ass's, stoners, druggies, living on the system and lastly those you see on the freeway off ramp holding up a card board sign with our hands out begging for money. We do not consider ourselves on vacation, you won't find us watching TV and eating bon bons all day either. We are human beings being discriminated against and fall into a whole new group.
We are homeless, jobless, White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Mexican illegal aliens with no green cards. We come in all professions as well, we are attorneys, paralegals, young college students, older mature adults. Older adults that have been cheated out of their retirement, their 401K. Big companies trying to save a dime, make older adults retire early with no retirement or pensions, older adults laid off work due to their jobs being cut or the company they worked for closed down. Looking for work should be easy you say right, We have all the qualifications that any employer would seek and want on their team right ? No, older adults are the most discriminated against now a days. Adults 55 and older are shunned against when applying for jobs, we are told we are overqualified, want too much pay, will retire soon and the company doesn't want that burden of having to pay into our retirement, so like a worn out record, we constantly hear the line " Sorry, but your over qualified for this position".
For the college student with dreams of a better future, good luck, any employer with no heart would gladly hire an illegal alien, pay them under the table and their salary would be five to seven bucks an hour at a minimum of fifteen hours a day with no over time or benefits, yeah, welcome to America, the land of the free ride with no jobs for Americans.
Unemployed and need assistance ? Sorry, unless your an illegal alien and pregnant we can not help you at this time, come back once your knocked up.
Need medical insurance ? Apply for Obamacare, yes, its only hundred and sixty five a month if your unemployed and if your working, guess what, we want you to pay three hundred and fifty dollars a month.
Need a place to live ? Go to your local shelter and and be there by 5 pm, if you arrive later than 5 pm, sorry we can not house you for the night. Need to rent an apartment since loosing your home or prior apartment due to being laid off or loosing your job ? Sorry, but with no steady pay check and no employer to verify your employment, we can not rent to you.
Many of us are living in shelters, our vehicles, in parks at night, bus stations, train stations just trying to survive.
Society shuns the unemployed, are you one of them ?
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Disappearence of Self
How does one stay strong in a weak economy ?
By not shopping and questioning your very existence ?
Often times I feel invisible. Our government system / network is crazy, telling lies on the news constantly and people dumb enough to believe the lies. Our economy is not getting any better but worse. I'm still unemployed and looking for work and looking for love, I'm starting to think I'll have a better chance at finding love. LOL
Interview after interview, salary after salary getting smaller and smaller, no wonder there is a huge following and interest in society with Tiny Homes. Because if you don't make much then you can't afford much so why live beyond your means. Makes sense, I don't need a 2500 square footage home, I'd be happy with something small that I can call my very own along with having a garden and the availability to be out in the wild with no neighbors but perhaps a lot of land big enough to have family living near by, yeah like 10 acres away. Remember I did say big lot of land, like 100 acres. LOL
In a perfect world, no one would die, we wouldn't age after reaching a certain age and there would be no hunger, no violence and we as human beings would all get along, but that's another blog for another time.
So how does one manage with maintaining self ? Remembering who you are ?
Do we fight, put up a struggle or just give in and throw away the towel ?
Often I find myself at the job interview wondering, what will I have to give up this time ?
My life as I know it ? I don't do much as it is but do I give up the friendships that I have formed over the years just to be employed ? Do I really want to work 15 hour days 6 days a week and burn in hell since the job requires me to work every Sunday and miss church service ? Do I want to continue feeling used and abused with nothing to show for it but exhaustion ?
What are you thoughts on this topic, have you ever felt this way or are you currently going through a trial similar to this one ?
Much Love
~Hourglass
By not shopping and questioning your very existence ?
Often times I feel invisible. Our government system / network is crazy, telling lies on the news constantly and people dumb enough to believe the lies. Our economy is not getting any better but worse. I'm still unemployed and looking for work and looking for love, I'm starting to think I'll have a better chance at finding love. LOL
Interview after interview, salary after salary getting smaller and smaller, no wonder there is a huge following and interest in society with Tiny Homes. Because if you don't make much then you can't afford much so why live beyond your means. Makes sense, I don't need a 2500 square footage home, I'd be happy with something small that I can call my very own along with having a garden and the availability to be out in the wild with no neighbors but perhaps a lot of land big enough to have family living near by, yeah like 10 acres away. Remember I did say big lot of land, like 100 acres. LOL
In a perfect world, no one would die, we wouldn't age after reaching a certain age and there would be no hunger, no violence and we as human beings would all get along, but that's another blog for another time.
So how does one manage with maintaining self ? Remembering who you are ?
Do we fight, put up a struggle or just give in and throw away the towel ?
Often I find myself at the job interview wondering, what will I have to give up this time ?
My life as I know it ? I don't do much as it is but do I give up the friendships that I have formed over the years just to be employed ? Do I really want to work 15 hour days 6 days a week and burn in hell since the job requires me to work every Sunday and miss church service ? Do I want to continue feeling used and abused with nothing to show for it but exhaustion ?
What are you thoughts on this topic, have you ever felt this way or are you currently going through a trial similar to this one ?
Much Love
~Hourglass
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