The cynic in me thinks that they purposely make the process to apply for extended benefits difficult so that most people will just throw their hands up in the air and quit. Or wind up doing what I probably did[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I went to the Forest Hills office for Express Employment Professionals all I needed to do was fill out forms and show two forms of ID. That led to NO interview and of course NO Job offer. But today,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here I go again? This branch for Express Employment Professionals is in Irwin, which is closer than that Forest Hills office was. So, if this is an actual job that I might get an interview for (and maybe even get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Twenty six weeks. I seriously thought that over these last six months I’d be working again. But only getting two interviews, even though I’ve applied to hundreds of open positions, it’s so disheartening. Now I have to hope I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe it’s because I can be somewhat anal, I’ve kept a written record of every single job I’ve applied to since my first application, right after my job was sent to India. I realize that because of the pandemic unemployment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are some days, like today, where my depression just sort of eats me up. Maybe a lot of this hit me today because last night I had a good time hanging out with friends, friends who were making a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry, it’s another depressing comic, I know, I know. Yes, it’s great that my fellow co-workers got jobs and weren’t out of work too long, but why can’t I get a job too? Hell, I’ve applied to 61 jobs and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was (pleasantly) surprised to see these deposits in my checking account. During 2020, when they were discussing the Covid funds that were going here and there on the news, I gotta be truthful I really wasn’t paying too much[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, I’m angry in this comic. During the dire times of the pandemic last year when businesses, like fast food restaurants, had to cut back hours or shut down entirely, all I heard from the vocal right wing pundits was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know how long I’ll be unemployed this time. When I was laid off in 2015 it took me until November of 2017 when I was hired full time again. Then, when I was let go in 2018 it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…