The “economy right now” is honestly a scape goat alot of people are using. As a matter of fact the “economy right now” is bouncing back. My stocks are back up, not where they were but better. Thats one example. Talk to business owners they will tell you what they see too.
unemployment is high-er because of the slow economy trying to bounce back. Again, I blame the big businesses for this. They take the easy route and get rid of people to put big $$ number savings on paper. That gets more stock holders, put money back into the business… hopefully to develop better products and further the company along, again hopefully to the point where they can hire back its employees and continue business. Instead of cutting costs other ways and changing business practices to retain employees and still make money and stay afloat. Thats is MUCH harder than just canning someone.
Yes it is kind of their fault they get laid off, if they work harder at something, i am sure they can find a way to still be working. Strong survive.
I was laid off last year from my job. NYS canceled our contract with the company. Long story short. Not to toot my own horn but I was one of the best people working on that project and was firmly seated with management and if the contract was accepted I would be in a VERY good position. I go there by making the upper management realize me and my skills, I worked harder than the guy next to me, and took on challenges outside of my normal job description to fly past the people I was hired on with. It sucked. alot. I just purchased a house, had a car that i owed alot of money on and it didn’t even run… I had alot against me.
I sat on unenjoyment for about 3 months, mostly because I wanted the chance to get some of my money back and see what it was like. AKA be lazy. I will be honest, I didnt look too hard in the beginning. I saved enough money when it started looking bad for the contract to keep me afloat plenty well. Do diligence or something like that you could call it.
Also being an “IT Professional” I am in a flooded job market. It isnt easy to get an interview for these jobs because of the sheer numbers. Again, once I got off my lazy ass and actively looked for another job, i found one and was hired in less than 2 weeks. I put in some serious hours in making my resume look different than the ave IT Joe’s. Put in allot of time preparing for the interview and used my networking connections to get my foot in the door. Now I work for NYS, again. lol
You sit around and be lazy and mooch sucks. friends with jobs looked down on me sometimes, I felt like a scumbag at times… But It was the first time I could see what it was all about. lol It also gave me time to get working on my car, finish alot of things on my house, and many other things I put off.
Unemployment makes you go interview with these job seekers or you “could loose your benefits”. What a joke that is. I didnt go for the first 3 and finally figured Ill go for the 4th attempt they made to get me to go. The guy I talked to was a complete boob, and tried to tell me he had 3 degrees in IT fields, this that and the other thing and I could tell instantly he was a fuck up. Why else would he be making 16hr telling me how to find a job… after he spent $80k+ on his degrees? Fuck you pal. it also goes to show you how easy it is to ignore the system and just collect a check. there wasnt any follow up or anything with me while I was on it.
Once I needed to get my ass in gear, my work ethic kicked back in and I was working in 2 weeks time.
Bottom line is you get back what you put in. Work hard and you earn it.
PS while I was unemployed, i paid $80 a month for Cobra health insurance.