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Monday – Job Hunting During the Great Recession
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"Great, did you see that the unemployment rate is over 10%? If you add in the people who've given up looking and the ones who've taken jobs at Starbucks, it's 17%."
"I'm sorry, hon."
"I've sent out almost 30 resumes! The response is kind of underwhelming. Listen: do you hear the silence? That's my cell phone not ringing with job offers."
"Keep plugging away, honey. Something will come up."
"Ha. I guess there's always Starbucks. Unfortunately, I don't even think that would cover childcare."
"Hey, look at the bright side: at least you'd be working with people your own age with college degrees."
He's not wrong.
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.
.
"Great, did you see that the unemployment rate is over 10%? If you add in the people who've given up looking and the ones who've taken jobs at Starbucks, it's 17%."
"I'm sorry, hon."
"I've sent out almost 30 resumes! The response is kind of underwhelming. Listen: do you hear the silence? That's my cell phone not ringing with job offers."
"Keep plugging away, honey. Something will come up."
"Ha. I guess there's always Starbucks. Unfortunately, I don't even think that would cover childcare."
"Hey, look at the bright side: at least you'd be working with people your own age with college degrees."
He's not wrong.