http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025781336Oh my.
stopbush (12,411 posts) Fri Nov 7, 2014, 11:03 AM
After Being Unemployed For Almost 4 Years, I Finally Got A Job This Week
While I can pat myself on the back for never giving up hope, the fact is that 3 years and 11 months without any work has really hurt our family, mainly in the fact that we had to dig deep into our savings to make ends meet, going through roughly 80% of our retirement funds (not to mention that we couldn't add anything to said funds over the past 4 years, which was part of the plan, after all).
My new job is full time, and while it pays slightly better than did the job I lost 4 years ago, it pays only about 54% of what I was making 6 years ago.
Still, when compared to the alternative - no work - it's a real blessing.
At my age, I'm happy to be able to find anything!
To others still looking for work, don't give up. I don't believe in miracles, but I do believe that you've got to be in it to win it.
Lots of primitive comments, nearly all of them simply congratulations.
No primitive's asked how he came to be unemployed for four years under the watch of Obumbles.
No primitive's asked how he making less money than he did six years ago, again, under the watch of Obumbles.