Are you unemployed?

If so,how long have you been unemployed?

Are you underemployed? Too unskill and dumb for a job?

I guess everyone's working.

I have been unemployed for 2 years, and still looking. Being unemployed, does a number on your mind and self-esteem. Hopefully, things will straighen out soon.

iaminparties said:

Are you unemployed?

If so,how long have you been unemployed?

Are you underemployed? Too unskill and dumb for a job?

Are you unemployed?

I'm not unemployed, but definitely underemployed

i feel underemployed too .

will probably do some real soulsearching in jan 2013 .

i had a good job in 2011 but left that jan 2012 for a .... well... same type of job that I thought was better howeever it has NOT worked out that way ...

i am unemployed by choice. i am a stay at home mom. i design jewelry on the side though.

I reitired after I was unemployed. But when I was working, I was underemployed.

luv4u said:

iaminparties said:

Are you unemployed?

If so,how long have you been unemployed?

Are you underemployed? Too unskill and dumb for a job?

Are you unemployed?

YES.I was fired for being underemployed,too dumb.

Atleast I didn't get fired on my day off moving boxes.

Most of my jobs have been off the books.some illegal.

I am part time, the new norm.

Luv4u, i hate 2 inform u but mod is not a job. lol

shorttrini said:

I have been unemployed for 2 years, and still looking. Being unemployed, does a number on your mind and self-esteem. Hopefully, things will straighen out soon.

Wish you the best!

iaminparties said:

I guess everyone's working.

Most likely not.

I work part-time myself and I'm really just "on call". Meaning, I might go for weeks without having any work assignments.

I end up pretty much with the same amount of money than what I did after taxes and other payments as I did when I was working full-time. I'd probably end up with a similar amount of money if I'd just sit on my ass at home and receive unemployment benefits. Finland is a funny country in that respect.

I made a decent amount of money in the summer, so I've been doing just fine to be honest.

iaminparties said:

shorttrini said:

I have been unemployed for 2 years, and still looking. Being unemployed, does a number on your mind and self-esteem. Hopefully, things will straighen out soon.

Wish you the best!

Thank u, Iam...

Self-employed...but in the present climate means practcally unemployed,without the bonuses!!!

novabrkr said:

I work part-time myself and I'm really just "on call". Meaning, I might go for weeks without having any work assignments.

Same here. I have a couple of freelance gigs, but nothing fulltime. Got laid off last March, and my unemployment ran out last week.

college student with 3 jobs. Anyone want one haha?

I went through the demoralizing experience of losing a job, being overqualified for others, struggling with self-pity and fearing the future. That's when I decided to take a risk and join the ranks of the self-employed. That was almost 4 years ago, and I never looked back.

Identity said:

I went through the demoralizing experience of losing a job, being overqualified for others, struggling with self-pity and fearing the future. That's when I decided to take a risk and join the ranks of the self-employed. That was almost 4 years ago, and I never looked back.

I've always wanted to become self-employed, but am not sure how to get started. How did you go about it if you don't mind my asking? I've got some money I can invest into a business, but the franchises I've seen cost well over $100K and I really don't want to invest that much.

I recycle electronic goods. I used my own capital to invest (the little I had left), relied heavily on word of mouth advertising and had, luckily, few other competitors at the time.

Yeah recycling has become quite profitable, especially metal. I had some old metal shelving and a washing machine that I wanted to discard, multiple businesses wanted to pick it up and haul it away for free.

Well congrats on following your dream. Like you said, there is risk involved but there's nothing better than working for yourself IMO.

novabrkr said:

iaminparties said:

I guess everyone's working.

Most likely not.

I work part-time myself and I'm really just "on call". Meaning, I might go for weeks without having any work assignments.

I end up pretty much with the same amount of money than what I did after taxes and other payments as I did when I was working full-time. I'd probably end up with a similar amount of money if I'd just sit on my ass at home and receive unemployment benefits. Finland is a funny country in that respect.

I made a decent amount of money in the summer, so I've been doing just fine to be honest.

same, I work for myself, so some weeks no work, others CRAZY

I don't make a lot of money now, but it's OK I made some smart choices in my life and it's paid off