Comments on: Networking event for the notworking… more unemployment fun

By: Unemployment gets a man off the subway platform for a change | Jobless and Less

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:11:08 +0000

[...] No office chair requires the presence of my ass every weekday morning at 9:00 a.m. Aside from some networking meetings and the occasional interview or field trip, I rarely have to ride the [...]

By: The curse of unemployment | Jobless and Less

The curse of unemployment | Jobless and Less — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:16:47 +0000

[...] and another as a farewell, with 30 minutes to an hour of interesting conversation in between. Networking events – already painful for other reasons – are the worst. The two requisite handshakes are [...]

By: FiredForNow

FiredForNow — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:45:39 +0000

Norm – I love gefilte fish. I hate networking. It’s about small talk instead of small fish. Small fish is yummier. And it’s strange but I usually am not eating it with strangers I don’t care about but with a huge group of family and friends at a seder.
Loved your piece.
best, ffn
firedfornow.com

By: CaraMandart (CaraMandart)

CaraMandart (CaraMandart) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:23:16 +0000

Hilarious Blog “Networking while jobless, or Notworking” by a NYC guy who’s unemployed. I totally relate to this. http://tinyurl.com/cmyluo

By: Underemployed

Underemployed — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:17:40 +0000

It just gets worse… Im tied into a lease right now. I cant afford to buy a car and if I could, I wouldnt get approved since I Just got my house out of foreclosure and my credit is shoddy. I cant sell my house nor could I rent anywhere because of my credit, and cant afford a move anyway. So im stuck. I got approved on a 6 figure income and now I am making less than half. I dont know what else to do, since I have negotiated with my creditors already, need this car for my “sales” job. Im still short every month. Eventually Ill have to let the house go, and then Ill be homeless because I essentially have no where to go.

By: Norm

Norm — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:56:30 +0000

It’s pretty close though. There were some bad experiences when I waited tables in high school.

By: ROZ

ROZ — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:38:20 +0000

Glad to see that gefilte fish doesn’t receive your lowest rating.

By: Norm

Norm — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:26:27 +0000

I hate to say it, but I think there’s been a shift. I don’t think it will be forever. But it will be for the near future. What you’re going through could be my reality too at some point, and that definitely bothers me. Good luck and keep your head up.

By: Underemployed

Underemployed — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:34:55 +0000

Let me share my new reality with you. Just accepted a “part-time” job making less than half of what I was making. Its an entry level mediocre sales position with a luxury consumer item that NO ONE WANTS right now. I am expected to see over 20 clients a day. In my career, I “skipped” over this type of position, because of my education and experience. It is EXTREMELY humbling and frustrating. I put the “part-time” because thats what they called it, but somehow I am working a little over 40 hours a week. I suppose its a loop hole as to not pay me health insurance. My back aches, my feet have blisters and I am bitter. Today I went on a job interview with someone in my industry. He was quite the bigshot and his house is in the upper 400′s. He just took this shitty district manager job where I doubt he makes over 50k a year. This is the new reality. What say you?

By: Rhoby

Rhoby — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:48:21 +0000

Heeeeey,
Thanks for the Plug! I enjoyed meeting you at the 405,… interesting to read your post and see what was REALLY on your mind. I thought you were funky, in your own funky way. You must have had your Jedi on! I have not posted today beacuse I have been on WORD PRESS ALL DAY! Thanks for the tip!
Really nice to meet you.

Rhoby – The ART of out of Work – http://theartofoutofwork.blogspot.com