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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2014, 08:39 PM Oct 2014

WTF ...179

All this braggadocio about unemployment does not account for these jobs being temporary and the wages being unlivable and that hundreds of thousands of job seekers have been dropped from the roles of unemployed ...... SO WTF ... I will gladly remove this WTF if someone can prove me wrong ...

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WTF ...179 (Original Post) pbmus Oct 2014 OP

Have had five new jobs since feb 2013 abelenkpe Oct 2014 #1

No, you're not wrong. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #2

I'm part of the living proof your right. I'm presently one of the unaccounted for and well aware I'm adirondacker Oct 2014 #3

You are not wrong. 840high Oct 2014 #4

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

1. Have had five new jobs since feb 2013

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 09:23 PM

Oct 2014

They're all temporary short term no benefit jobs to replace the offshored secure position I once held after 20 years and numerous awards in my industry. No, you're WTF is right on the money.