Guess what Nate? Those with common sense can be a whole lot closer to making their monthly nut with a $10-$13 an hour job than with a $0 an hour job, instead of refusing to work just because they can't get by on it. That person can also find a second job to help shore that up until they find a job making what they are used to again.
My boss was telling me this afternoon that industry stats are showing there are 30,000 openings in heating and air technician jobs- everything from small home units to large commercial chiller and boiler repair and stationary engineer jobs which are going un-filled. Why is that there are jobs that go un-filled which pay reasonably well? People don't want to do it? Too proud to work for $18 to $20 an hour?
Sorry guys, I just can't cry tears for people too stubborn to go back to work after a couple of years. Yes, I do realize how fortunate I am I've never had to go the "under-employed route" for any length of time, but it's out there for those who have enough pride that they've got to be working every day regardless of pay.
Come on. Where are the 30,000 jobs and to what proximity of the "unemployed". I put it in quotes because so many here seem to define "unemployed" as lazy, inept, and living off the government. It's not all about pride.
But take a look at Lemony Snicket's take:
http://occupywriters.com/works/by-lemony-snicketThirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance
1.
If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.
2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.
3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.
4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.
5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.
6.
Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.
8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.
9.
People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.
10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.
11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.
12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.
13.
99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.
