Things to enrage the unemployed
March 12, 2010Jon Brooks 1 Comment »From the blog Layoff Moveon, this post on Top Ten Things That Enrage.
So you’re cruising through life at a comfortable speed. Wham, bam. your pink slip is served. Suddenly there are things in life which you never thought would piss you off.
#1 PEOPLE WHO ASK HOW I’M DOING
in case you’re wondering, “not well” is the real answer to “how’s your job search?”#2 TOILETRY ITEMS
how do I use these so quickly? not giving up deodorant. I’d hate to be smelly AND broke.#3 THE PERMA-SEARCH
endless 10 hour cycles of chasing online needles within a jobless haystack. rinse. repeat.#4 MACARONI & CHEESE
used to feel nostalgic eating this childhood staple, now a definite case of blue box blues.#5 MY COMPUTER
it’s now much closer to me than any of my friends, it even has lunch & dinner with me.#6 BEER
it makes me angry because i love it so much. even my love, PBR, gives me guilt pangs.#7 THE MAIL
must resist fantasies about drowning my bills in a puddle. comcast can eat my a*s.#8 PRETENDING I WANT TO BE A NANNY OR ASSISTANT
no really, i am great with kids, typing, errands, and any other job you might PAY me for.#9 BIG GIRL DREAMS
grow up, get a job, and move out. why do i get the feeling i may have to start over again?#10 OBJECTIVE ON RESUME
call me an aimless brown-noser, this changes 75 times a day to fit YOU mr. job description
March 12th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
You hit every nail right on the head. Yes, even deodorant seems like a big purchase when you are unemployed, and pennies are actually valuable.Never want to go there again.