UnemployedI was Mordred writes, "I've been out of work for a while now... however, every cloud must have a silver lining. Tell us your stories of the upside to unemployment."
You can tell us about the unexpected downsides too if you want.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Apr 2009, 10:02)
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HumiliationIt was getting towards the end of 2005, and I was getting nowhere in my search for my first real job. I was 29, and convinced that I would get to retirement never having had a full-time position and regular income.
A sign in Tesco offered me hope. They needed shelf-stackers over Christmas. Well, it wasn't a career, but it was at least pin-money - and over the course of December, I'd probably earn as much as I had for the previous 4 months. I applied.
They told me I wasn't suitably qualified to work as a shelf-stacker.
That put me in my place...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 7 Apr 2009, 12:53,
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Haveyou got no arms?
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...I'm typing this with my tongue.
:p
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 7 Apr 2009, 13:29,
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Andwhat a tongue it is...
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Undercovercarrot got done for gross misconduct on..., Tue 7 Apr 2009, 16:51,
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