tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post8387490946863956693..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: aging system fails to keep up with new economic realityjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-87855726445038138132010-02-25T04:59:21.298+01:002010-02-25T04:59:21.298+01:00I'm sorry to hear that you are going through t...I'm sorry to hear that you are going through this. Ive been there (am there) too, and I have to tell you, it is incredibly frustrating to have to attend classes on how to write a resume when you learned how to do that in high school, long before you graduated with your PhD. And searching and searching for a job, only to find that only "phone entertainment" and cleaning positions are open, and when you actually apply, you are told that you are over-qualified. But if you don't apply for your job, you lose your unemployment benefits. Bah. No more complaining. Just that I feel you, I really really do.Erin Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740698417495064304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-40936168600890357632010-02-23T13:16:57.039+01:002010-02-23T13:16:57.039+01:00Without words. Maybe two: Wow. Ugh.Without words. Maybe two: Wow. Ugh.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-34880985930642109162010-02-23T12:39:41.034+01:002010-02-23T12:39:41.034+01:00wow - this sounds a lot like the system we have in...wow - this sounds a lot like the system we have in Australia! When I was studying and mistakenly put on a job seeker program instead of a student allowance program I had to apply for 2 jobs a week - which I obviouslt couldn't have taken anyway on account of my full time study!<br />By the end of the year I was applying for whatever gave me a laugh filling in the forms - like "chicken boner" and driver for the chinese embassyBronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933391926572023254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-76406582127991559572010-02-23T08:38:21.731+01:002010-02-23T08:38:21.731+01:00This could be Sweden. Only Sweden's welfare sy...This could be Sweden. Only Sweden's welfare system has been hit harder (from what I've gather) the last few years. <br /><br />I may misinterpret the statement made by MissBuckle, but I do not think the problem lies in the idea of an extensive and well functioning welfare / or socialism. Rather the implementation and disciplinary efforts to keep 'people in line' and 'at the jobmarkets disposal'.Suecae Soundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949168285331693357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-83013707010802244962010-02-22T23:32:28.267+01:002010-02-22T23:32:28.267+01:00I know how you feel, it is mostly the same here fo...I know how you feel, it is mostly the same here for EI (they call it Employment Insurance instead of Un-employment Insurance, because that is supposed to make us feel better. Truly.) They think we all fit into some neat little box and laeve very little room for people who have varied and extensive work/education histories. I had to spend two hours of my life at the local office learning how to use the web to find a job. Seriously?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260540585659180230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-72839386021054776502010-02-22T22:29:59.259+01:002010-02-22T22:29:59.259+01:00The interweb system here is much the same, you fil...The interweb system here is much the same, you fill in a for for jobseekers' direct, which goes Via the jobcentre. We have the same problem, in that the stereotype of 'person on the dole' hasn't evolved to include people with highly developed skills.<br /><br />Whilst it's true here than the majority of people who 'sign on' are people who are the2nd or third generation of families who were affected but the UK manufacturing industry's collapse in the early 80's, about 20% of people seeking work are highly skilled.<br /><br />My experience when I was made redundant was that they wanted to focus on the service industry things I've done (cleaning, carte, shopwork), but had no interest in the skills i've developed - sewing and pattern cutting, and education and development. It is quite, quite frustrating when you know what you are capable of.Lisa-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135752484387782593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-9945132574023725682010-02-22T21:13:55.913+01:002010-02-22T21:13:55.913+01:00It's the same here - in California, USA. Once...It's the same here - in California, USA. Once I quit work, took a long vacation, then went to the employment office looking for work. I qualified for a two-week waiting period, and a small amount of money. During the second week, one of my own contacts called me about work and on Monday I was gainfully employed. However, the Unemployment Office told me they thought I wasn't looking for work, and denied my claim.<br /><br />I appealed. When I came in I had my pay stub for the week in question. I told the judge I was not only looking for work, I'd found it - myself.<br /><br />It was rather satisfying to see their faces. I told her I made more in one day than they were offering to pay in a week. I had no incentive to not look for work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-36886106104339230582010-02-22T20:48:40.963+01:002010-02-22T20:48:40.963+01:00I wish you the best of luck with your new job!
T...I wish you the best of luck with your new job! <br /><br />The unemployment is real bad in South Carolina (3rd or 4th highest in the US)--some people are not getting paid and now some in the State House are wanting people to be tested for drugs before they get unemployment.<br /><br />I do agree with you last sentence--it fits SC very well.Tracy Golightly-Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409307445856582227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-17325222816121826272010-02-22T19:31:51.554+01:002010-02-22T19:31:51.554+01:00Yay for the job. Ready to spill yet?
I was in the...Yay for the job. Ready to spill yet?<br /><br />I was in the system for a while when I only could get half a positiion as a journalist. It was just enough work so that the dole-office couldn't help me at all. If i was an idiot and not employed at all they would pay me more that I would have earned in a full time position at the paper.Yay for socialism.MissBucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251148610851347199noreply@blogger.com