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Surviving Unemployment, a Retrospective

Posted Sat, 12/03/2011 - 11:59 by chuck

Touch wood, but I have survived unemployment.

Of course, nothing is permanent. Technically self-employed, I actually feel more secure than I ever did in a job. When the current contract ends, there will be another, or I will pursue something else that will make me enough money to live decently. It's nice to have that kind of confidence. Makes life a lot easier.

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Obama's Speech on Jobs = Magnificent!

Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 19:04 by chuck

Pass this Bill Now, Congress!

The president's speech tonight was amazing. This is the guy for whom I voted. Congress had better pass this bill now. It is exactly what this country needs.

I love the way the president pointed out how Abraham Lincoln, the founder of the Republican Party, started the National Academy of Sciences and built the Trans-Continental Railroad, calling the Republicans' on their BS that the government has never built anything worthwhile in this country.

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Apology to new users

Posted Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:19 by chuck

Sorry to everyone who registered for the site in the past couple of weeks. These days, working and all, I don't have time to check and approve accounts every day so it can take a few days before I get you up and running.

Unfortunately, the Internet being what it is, this manual approval process represents the best defense against spammers, and the site would quickly become a spam farm without moderation, especially now that work constrains my participation.

Thanks for your patience.

Chuck

Holy Mackerel! I Got Another job

Posted Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:03 by chuck

Two offers in one day!

I'm getting pretty good at getting jobs.

For the first time in my life, I got two job offers in one day. Well, to be fair they weren't "permanent" jobs (Ha - as if there were such a thing!) but contracts. Fine with me -- at least I'll have somewhere to go and something to do, not to mention a paycheck.

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Plenty of Jobs in North Dakota and Nebraska

Posted Tue, 06/21/2011 - 16:57 by chuck

Looking to get out of the rat race and into a job?

If you can stand the isolation and rough winters, head for the prairie. Apparently, there is a shortage of labor in North Dakota and Nebraska. North Dakota businesses are actually closing not for lack of customers but for lack of employees. Here is a good place to look for jobs in North Dakota.

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"Can you start Monday?"

Posted Thu, 06/16/2011 - 15:01 by chuck

I heard that last Thursday, a week ago, at the end of an interview, followed by a bunch of stuff about paperwork.

Uh, yeah, I can start Monday. Give me a desk and I'll start right now.

I e-mailed the guy the next morning to thank him for meeting with me, telling him how eager I was about the opportunity.

"We'll be in touch soon," came the response, about two minutes later.

Hours turned into days, turned into a week. The guy's a VP so I figure he's busy. I shoot him an e-mail today.

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Ironic - becoming a Jedi even as nobody will hire me

Posted Tue, 06/14/2011 - 16:37 by chuck

Coullioure: Meditating or just bein' a bum...Coullioure: Meditating or just bein' a bum...

Hoo boy, here we are back on the "Unemployment Sucks" train with a one-way ticket to Shitville!

Pardon me if I hop off at the next stop.

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Having a social life while unemployed

Posted Mon, 06/06/2011 - 10:26 by chuck

Social isolation may be your most formidable foe. Here are a few ideas on defeating it.

Human beings, like all primates, are social creatures. We need contact with other members of our own species, the more, the merrier in general. Unemployment can make you feel like that poor monkey in the zoo, alone in his cage with nobody to pick the bugs off his back.

The good news is that the cage is self-imposed, and there are no bugs on your back. The bad news is that you may find yourself feeling alone.

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Summer Jobs in Alaska

Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 17:04 by chuck

Ready for an adventure this summer? Jump on this!

Oh man, this is so tempting! Imagine working on a cruise ship to Alaska for the summer.

Well, as it turns out, you can actually do this. They are hiring. This is not a scam or a joke.

Find out more about summer jobs in Alaska. Good luck to anyone bold enough to do it.

Thanks so much to Nadine for alerting me to this!

Making fertilizer - a petit opus

Posted Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:57 by chuck

This comment got me thinking, and that's usually a good thing.

Yes, the world is messed up!

Grave injustices have been committed and have gone unpunished.

For many millions of us, it's really hard to make a living these days.

The situation is dire!

I think we can all agree on all that.

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