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19 Scary Facts About Getting A Job In America (Just be thankful if you have one)
Business Insider ^ | 09/02/2011 | Gus Lubin and Robert Johnson

Posted on 09/03/2011 7:16:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

I worked for a company in Austin for almost 20 years until I was laid off last December. I got a generous severance check and took unemployment for 13 weeks.

I applied all over the state of Texas, interviewed 4-5 times and was hired by a Houston company in April. I relocated there. In June, that company was sold to another firm who took the assets overseas and laid off all the workers (approx. 800). I was let go in August.

I began sending out feelers and was quickly hired by a company back in Austin for whom I started on Thursday.

As I write this, I am staying in my niece’s guest bedroom as I prepare to relocate all my possessions back to Austin again.

With each new job, I’ve accepted less pay and crappier hours but I am very thankful and praise God that I have a job and will soon be getting paychecks again (plus returning to a city where I have friends and family for support).

I’m 54 years old and not ready to hang them up yet.

My advice to anyone out there is to 1) pray 2) be vigilant and 3) don’t be so proud that you won’t make some hard sacrifices just to stay employed.


41 posted on 09/03/2011 10:29:11 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Obama: The Dr. Kevorkian of the American economy.)
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To: CGalen
Why are we importing H1b workers with so many (including me) unemployed?

It's rare to hear anyone speak about this...

42 posted on 09/03/2011 10:33:28 AM PDT by Taylor42
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To: cc2k

If you have no job, you have no income, you aren’t going to be paying house payments.....

The people with jobs making house payments obviously don’t have to move.


43 posted on 09/03/2011 11:05:52 AM PDT by dila813
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To: SVTCobra03

Yes, they are all moving simular places, these jobs aren’t going to be in Chicago, LA, or San Fran


44 posted on 09/03/2011 11:07:44 AM PDT by dila813
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To: Dilbert San Diego

It isn’t that he likes Seattle, he does, it is that he has a Wife and a kid and doesn’t want to try new places to live on for size.

With the super extended unemployment insurance, you have no motivation.

If he only had 3-6 months of UI without and doubt about it running out after this time, he would change his tune. He told me as much.


45 posted on 09/03/2011 11:14:32 AM PDT by dila813
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To: dila813
dila813 wrote:
If you have no job, you have no income, you aren’t going to be paying house payments.....

The people with jobs making house payments obviously don’t have to move.
You don't have to have a job to make house payments. Nor do you have to haven income. Making house payments takes cash flow, not income. Cash flow can come from consuming savings, or from selling other assets.

And it is a real problem if you get a job offer in another state, but you can't move because you can't sell your current home because you're underwater on your mortgage.

That situation hasn't happened in previous recessions.

46 posted on 09/03/2011 12:47:22 PM PDT by cc2k ( If having an "R" makes you conservative, does walking into a barn make you a horse's (_*_)?)
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To: Bryanw92
Bryanw92 wrote:
>>That is something that citizens need to address. No society has ever been built by people that don’t make things.

But every parent I know tells their “honor student” (and these days, any student that isn’t an “honor student” is probably a “special needs” student) that they’re going to college and they will one day supervise people with skills. They all are counting on nine other parents sending their kids to trade school (except that Big Ed has almost abolished trade schools in this country).
That, plus every college student today aspires to work for a non profit and make the world a better place.

The ones that aren't good enough to get jobs with actual non-profit institutions go into business and try to operate those businesses in a "socially responsible" way, turning those businesses into non-profits and closing them down and eliminating the jobs that were there.

47 posted on 09/03/2011 12:52:08 PM PDT by cc2k ( If having an "R" makes you conservative, does walking into a barn make you a horse's (_*_)?)
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To: cc2k

Cash Flow denotes both inflow and outflow from you, as in the cash is flowing through you.

If you only have outflow, you don’t have cash flow.

You would be a fool to pay your house payments on garage sales and savings.

If you get offered another job in another state, move there then make your house payments and if you have the savings and can do garage sales to catch up your house payments, do it. Eventually the housing market can recover and you will be able to either move back or move your family.

My point was, if you are unwilling to move, then many employers are unwilling to hire you. They don’t want a guy that quits after 2-3 years.

If you have to go, go, move......

I really don’t see how anyone who is a conservative can ignore this advice.

Having a mortgage underwater isn’t a valid reason for not moving.

Valid Reasons for not moving:
1. Family Member in Intensive Care in Hospital and might die any hour..
2. ....

Get the picture??


48 posted on 09/03/2011 3:23:37 PM PDT by dila813
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To: cc2k

Been there,

If you have an underwater mortgage and you follow my advice, you will be mailing me on FreeRepublic in 3-4 years saying that I was right and you have recovered all your income and then some.

Some people want to come up with any kind of excuse to not move.

Been there making those excuses in the past, learned how to knock it off and get stuff done.

Stand Tall, Walk Forward, Walk your path to success....don’t let the government turn you into a slave


49 posted on 09/03/2011 3:28:46 PM PDT by dila813
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To: SeekAndFind; a fool in paradise; JoeProBono
9. 4 out of 10 baby boomers said they will have to "work till they drop"

Yep, the Twins are still workin' ! (And they're war babies, not baby bummmers!)

50 posted on 09/03/2011 3:31:02 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Mick Jagger never got to live out his dreams of becoming a chartered accountant after the band gigs ended and he had to find a real job.


51 posted on 09/05/2011 11:25:54 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The liberal press applauded when the NY Times hacked Newt Gingrich's phone calls.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Just as you say my experience in that is that they want some sort of magical jack of all trades type people, proficient in what are sometimes disparate skill sets and I wonder are they just overstating or do they really think these people exist?


52 posted on 09/05/2011 7:13:13 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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To: Bryanw92

No. That’s not true.

My children are both honor students and in the gifted programs at their schools.

But, I’ve always believed in teaching my children to become who they are meant to be, not who I want them to be. Getting a college degree, as a status symbol, is not what I want them to do. What I want, is for them to find what suits them best in this world.

If that means that my son or daughter want to go to community college and get a two year degree so that they can work as a dental assistant or as an electrician, then I would be thrilled for them. If my son wants to be the best plumber in town, I would be very proud of him, because he was putting his best effort into it. I’m teaching my children that life is not about a college degree and managing people beneath you because your skill set is higher.

It’s about doing a job that makes you happy, earning a decent paycheck that pays the bills and living the rest of your life in an honest and fulfilling way.

If they want to go to a four year university, I will support them completely and celebrate with them when they graduate. But that has never been the ultimate goal. My duty has been to help them find out who they are so that they can reach any goal that they desire.


53 posted on 09/05/2011 7:39:34 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Real solidarity means coming together for the common good."-Sarah Palin)
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To: 3Fingas

And I’ll just take that stapler........


54 posted on 09/05/2011 7:41:47 PM PDT by Castlebar
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