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Lerkfish
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:12 AM Original message |
any DUer who, or whose immediate family, is unemployed, please check in |
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Love Bug
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. 18 months for me |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. My brother has been looking for a year. nt |
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two gun sid
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Layed off since November 9th.... |
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Cid_B
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. How do you feel about Afghanistan? |
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two gun sid
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. No thanks, Cid_B... |
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truth2power
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
40. sid - please check your inbox. n/t |
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Lerkfish
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. thanks everyone, don't forget to reccommend the thread |
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LibDemAlways
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
75. Ridiculous that anyone would unrec this thread. I know |
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KG
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. unrec'ers? the worshipful who still have job. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. retired, but now looks like I will be going back to work. |
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Roselma
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. Both my husband and I are currently unemployed. My |
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LibDemAlways
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
157. Welcome to DU. Laying off older workers is one of the |
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lynne
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. Laid off in Jan. from a place I'd worked about 25 years - |
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DemReadingDU
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
8. That's my son-in-law |
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Riley18
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. My brother has been looking for work for over two years. I try to help out |
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Siwsan
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. My brother - over 2 years |
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DawgHouse
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. My adult son is unemployed. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
13. I quit working in 2002 |
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NNN0LHI
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Taking care of 89y/o parents can be a full time job in itself |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
174. My 31 year old son who's been unemployed for a year |
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raccoon
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
212. Another reason the US needs a national health plan. At present, caretakers are screwn. |
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LibDemAlways
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
169. I like your attitude. My husband (age 59) is job hunting and |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #169 |
200. Don't know if this thread about a job hiring would hlep your husband... |
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raccoon
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:22 AM Response to Reply #169 |
213. Yeah, however, there's a big BUT to that. |
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freddie mertz
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. My sister and her husband. For over six months. |
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Christa
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. Two years for my husband nt |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. 32 year old son |
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Johnny Harpo
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
18. 15 Months For Me (This Time) |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
92. You are smart to apply for early SS. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #92 |
191. same here... |
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cilla4progress
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. As of 12/14/09 |
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tavalon
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
20. My ex husband is out of work (for a year now) |
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
59. One of your husbands? Other husband? |
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tavalon
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #59 |
131. I'm polyamorous |
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #131 |
137. well, I knew you couldn't be a Mormon... |
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tavalon
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. Yikes, don't tell them I have a stable |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
21. Have not worked since 2000. Moved to CA with my husband's |
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NNN0LHI
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. My daughter has a business degree and can't find work in her profession |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
24. My sister has been unempoyed for over a year and a half now. |
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LibDemAlways
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
25. Spouse laid off in January after 20 years with company. He's 59 and well qualified in his |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
26. Me - 10/27/09 |
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B Calm
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
27. I was called back to work when Pres. Obama introduced Cash for Clunkers. |
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undeterred
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
28. I was unemployed for 8 months with unemployment |
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tilsammans
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
29. Nine months for me . . . |
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eugeneliberal
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
153. Furloughed.. |
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Berry Cool
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
30. Checking in. Been out since July. |
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annabanana
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
31. 23 year old son.. Graduated last May, has been looking since.. . n/t |
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paulk
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
32. wife is not employed |
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flyarm
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I believe the people posting the propaganda about a recovery are paid propagandists.. |
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renate
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
66. it's kind of like a weather report saying a 50% chance of rain after a flood |
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laughingliberal
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #32 |
50. Self employed here, too |
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paulk
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #50 |
175. it's kind of ironic |
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Capitalocracy
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Sun Apr-04-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #175 |
206. nothing ironic about it |
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LWolf
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
34. My oldest son was laid off a year ago. |
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Vincardog
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
35. No IT job for 8 years |
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Earth Bound Misfit
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
36. 7 months here. |
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erinlough
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
37. Michigan here, are you kidding? |
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Faygo Kid
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
112. Native Michigander here. All the best to you. |
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cullen7282
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
38. checking in |
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scentopine
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
39. We needed a jobs stimulus instead of tax credits and |
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Jakes Progress
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
41. Brother: one year. Son 1.5 year. Step son 1.5 Year |
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jimmil
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
42. Out of a job 2 years |
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sakabatou
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. My dad and that's about it. |
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2Design
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
44. Yes |
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JackDragna
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'd be shocked if there's more than a handful.. |
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KG
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
46. over 50 y.o., 18 mos, bene's may be running out, 35 applications last month. |
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cosmic _mind
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
47. unemployed |
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
48. Husband, over a year |
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zalinda
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
49. Son, 33 out of work for 18 months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
51. Out since February |
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JDPriestly
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
52. Don't know whether I count. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
53. Two years this month. No offers, a handful of interviews |
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DollyM
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. Unemployed and Old . . . |
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LibDemAlways
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
155. My husband (age 59) has wasted time and energy travelling to |
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SCRUBDASHRUB
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. Checking in (laid off in January of this year). |
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raouldukelives
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. Out of work for a a year |
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GoCubsGo
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
57. Lost my job of 20 years on 6/30/2007 thanks directly to the Bush administration |
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
58. 55 yr old hunny, several years now |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. unemployed son needs work soon |
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GoCubsGo
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
121. My mom had a similar experience several years ago |
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:44 AM Response to Reply #121 |
186. I'm sorry she went through that -- disgusting how corp.'s are treating people |
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GoCubsGo
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Sun Apr-04-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #186 |
204. It took her a while... |
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JackInGreen
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
61. My wife |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
62. Right here, |
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Jokerman
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
63. S.O. Has been unemployed or under-employed for the last 3 years. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
64. Been unemployed since 2007 |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
65. I'm the only one working in a household of three |
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Sat Apr-03-10 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
67. 2 here |
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dajoki
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
68. Yep... |
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Bulletin Justin
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
69. Unemployment stats don't tell real story. |
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bluescribbler
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
70. Just two weeks, so far |
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
71. Wife and Son, both with journalism degrees |
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
72. Well, this is a group of good people I wish I wasn't part of. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
73. You're just not trying hard enough, you lazy hippie! |
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Lerkfish
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. LOL! that made me laugh. |
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Greyhound
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. I'm really glad, we are all in need of a lot of laughter these days. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
74. Unemployed over a year and a half |
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DesertDiamond
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
76. Two years and two months. I have been applying but if I get any answer at all... |
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sandyj999
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
77. Husband six months. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
78. unemployed |
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Autonomy
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
81. Unemployed for 15 months |
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mzteris
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
82. I'm stll unemployed. |
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Autumn Colors
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
83. Two... |
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Zavulon
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
85. Lost my job last year. Had hopes to get it back this spring, but |
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BrklynLiberal
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
86. July will be 2 years. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
87. Unemployed for 15 months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
88. Me too |
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njlib
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
89. Unemployed since 2/16/09 |
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nashville_brook
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
90. i went 2 years before i found my current job -- and had a year unemployed before that... |
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prolesunited
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
91. After reading this thread, it is apparent that |
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The River
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
93. 13 Months So Far |
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wickerwoman
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
94. I was unemployed for 17 months before going back to college. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
95. A year for me |
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Greyskye
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
96. Received my notice one year ago, just shy of 25 years on the job. |
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NRaleighLiberal
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Sat Apr-03-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
97. My daughter, 28 - can't find a thing. Great degree, bright, 2 yrs Peace Corps. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
98. Many are underemployed as well. |
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loveslife
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
99. April 10th |
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renate
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #99 |
122. I love your user name--how positive you are despite the past two years |
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loveslife
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #122 |
133. Thanks ! |
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
100. yeah |
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freebrew
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
101. Fired in Jan. 2008.. |
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americanmutt
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
102. going on 8 months.... |
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LiberalEsto
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. 18 months for me |
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
104. Unemployed for about 3 months here. n/t |
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ElsewheresDaughter
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
105. son-in-law 18 months, my sister (who is now living with me) 2 years |
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DissedByBush
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
106. Lifelong learning |
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Lerkfish
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. the dying industry was newspapers |
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DissedByBush
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:00 PM Original message |
I see you've been moving off paper |
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loudsue
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
108. 60 yrs. old - no work since 2006. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
109. one of my sisters is unemployed |
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lonestarlib
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
110. 2 years and still |
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Faygo Kid
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Sat Apr-03-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
111. Significant other: Late 50s; lost her job at the end of the year. |
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SeattleGirl
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
113. My husband has been unemployed since December 2008. n/t |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #113 |
114. My mother has given up finding a job and is retired |
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K Gardner
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
115. Brother.. over one year now. |
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RockaFowler
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
116. Husband just got laid off less than a month ago |
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Joanne98
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
117. Me |
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FirstLight
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
118. hmmmm, dunno if I am considered unemployed or not |
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yankeepants
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
119. Out since May 2009 |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
120. My son |
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lifesbeautifulmagic
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
123. over 50 -- |
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mnhtnbb
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
124. Not immediate family, but my brother's daughter-in law was laid |
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Juche
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
125. Nine months so far |
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droidamus2
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
126. Looking |
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Dulcinea
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
127. 13 1/2 months and counting. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
128. husband & son (living w/us) |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
129. Over 50 job seeker here. I can find temporary work, which is |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:13 AM Response to Reply #129 |
178. I know that look! |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
130. Brother 53, Database intigration, internet and computer secuirity consultant 3.5 yrs. n/t |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
132. 1.5 years with under 20 hours, now on unemployment 5 months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
134. oldest son for over a year... |
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
135. i was laid off 12/31/09 |
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
136. Nine months for my wife. n/t |
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
138. I was lucky |
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
139. 15 Months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
141. I have three children who have been unemployed for over a year. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
142. on and off (mostly off) for a year now |
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Sat Apr-03-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
143. my son, a vet. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
144. good luck, man |
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Sat Apr-03-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
145. 12 months in the Opportunity-filled state of MI! |
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Sat Apr-03-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
146. Wife has been mostly unemployed since Oct.. '07 |
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Sat Apr-03-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
147. Brother |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
148. Out of work as administrative assistant since October 14th, 2009................... |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
149. My husband was laid off a year ago February |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
150. 4 months now for Mr. ld |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
151. Immediate family - eight mos. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
152. In 2 weeks it'll be 12 months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
154. I lost my part time job last month but I do not count because I was |
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
156. A year for my son - I hear the military's hiring |
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #156 |
159. You don't want that. The turnover in that industry is brutal. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
158. I was unemployed for 12 months - for the last 3 years all I have been getting are temp jobs .... |
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Sat Apr-03-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
160. Unemployed 20 monthes |
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diane in sf
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
161. My family is ok--my friends and young people I know are having a terrible time. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
162. Very Confused |
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Sun Apr-04-10 04:21 AM Response to Reply #162 |
181. Uh huh |
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:52 AM Response to Reply #162 |
187. Hire Me |
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #162 |
189. I smell Bullshit. |
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Sat Apr-03-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
163. I've been looking for a job for 13 months and have sent out about |
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
164. August 2008 |
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HCE SuiGeneris
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
165. 50 is the new 80 |
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Sun Apr-04-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #165 |
195. Yeah, I'd say it's hit 40 |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #165 |
216. We just hired somebody in my group who is 56 two months ago |
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
166. Damn, this sucks! |
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Sun Apr-04-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #166 |
193. "...older workers do not really cost more to employ..." |
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
167. Self employed but no work hardly at all for months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
168. I've been looking for 8 months |
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
170. Both brothers unemployed nearly a year now |
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
171. My wife has been out since |
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Sat Apr-03-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
172. Unemployed for one year |
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Liberty Belle
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
173. The recession has hit our family hard. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
176. 1 yr as of last Friday... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
177. Unemployed since August |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
179. K&R - Me. nt |
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Sun Apr-04-10 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
180. no job, exiled from the u.s., got screwed by the bank, and got robbed last night |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #180 |
198. $1600 a month jobs are not really hard to find |
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Sun Apr-04-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #198 |
202. It's on a yearly basis, actually |
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Sun Apr-04-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #202 |
203. YOu can believe me or not.... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #203 |
205. It doesn't make sense, that's the problem. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #205 |
208. It makes sense because they don't want to pay out welfare benefits .... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #208 |
209. What you're describing is fraud. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #209 |
210. What I am describing is real life.... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 05:25 AM Response to Original message |
182. Younger Daughter |
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nxylas
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Sun Apr-04-10 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
183. Since moving back to the UK last July |
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
184. 18 months and counting |
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
185. I am unemployed over a year... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
188. I lost my job in Jan. 2008 due to health problems and having a real jerk for a boss. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
190. same story here, long term at this point, job future bleek! |
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Sun Apr-04-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
192. 52 year old unemployed 2 years+ ! |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #192 |
196. My other daughter lost her first job in the jewelry industry |
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Urban Prairie
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Sun Apr-04-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
194. Wife has been unemployed for about |
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Sun Apr-04-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
197. Unemployed IT DUers might want to check this thread... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #197 |
201. NO - That Thread is a fake job posting.... |
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Sun Apr-04-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
199. Thank you for this thread Lerkfish..and I am so sorry you can;'t find a job.. |
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Sun Apr-04-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #199 |
207. good post. thanks for sharing |
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Sun Apr-04-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
211. Mother-in-law, no work. Father-in-law, sketchy work. I fear they'll have to come live with us. |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
214. 18 months for me and counting |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
215. I Am... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
217. sadly, both my mother and my brother... |
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Wed Apr-07-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
218. There's a job in Plano Texas if anybody wants it... |
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