unemployment

Recent grad with a 4.0 in computer science sends in thousands of job applications to no avail, facing a harsh job market

JR Atkinson

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26-year-old girlfriend pays her unemployed boyfriends rent for 4 months, discovers he got a 6-month severance package worth thousands of dollars

Emmy Pratt

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Daughter-in-law gives in-laws $50K and supports her husband through 6 years of unemployment, in-laws criticize her for becoming a stay-at-home mom: 'Their cash cow is gone and it bothers them.'

Emmy Pratt

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Unemployed husband tells his hardworking wife that she's the reason they can't go on vacation: 'Now is not the time.'

Emmy Pratt

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Job rescinds their offer to prospective employee after they inquired about time off: 'Your request for planned time off raised concerns regarding alignment with our current expectations'

JR Atkinson

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HR director accidentally forwards list of layoffs, employee reads his own name on the list: 'Years working here. I'm devastated at the lack of integrity and now what do I do?'

JR Atkinson

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Boss fires 22-year-old employee for being overweight after only 6 weeks of working: 'Has my size inhibited my ability to do my job? No. Absolutely not.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom complains when unemployed son leaves Christmas dinner early because uncle jokes about him getting a job: 'Must be nice having a permanent holiday'

Ally Perry

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24-year-old girlfriend dumps 22-year-old boyfriend for losing 2 jobs in 6 months and living off her mom's money: 'He was fired because of his attendance.'

Emmy Pratt

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Unemployed 23-year-old delays parents' retirement by refusing work or school, leaving older sibling worried they will still be dependent when parents need care: ‘My parents complain to me but do not choose to do anything’

Etai Eshet

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41-year-old unemployed boyfriend tells 25-year-old girlfriend who works 3 jobs he doesn't ever want to be an employee again: 'His mother covers all his living expenses.'

Emmy Pratt

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Unemployed husband rejects $60K job offer because he used to make $90K, upsets his wife who makes $19 an hour working 60 hours a week: 'I come back from 16 or 8 hour shift and I still have to figure out dinner and other chores'

Emmy Pratt

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Unemployed 20-year-old son refuses to pay parents back after he uses their emergency credit card while they are on vacation, they kick him out in response: 'He left without a word'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Unemployed 28-year-old lives on his dad's farm rent-free, assumes he'll be able to move into his brother's house after their dad kicks him out: 'I can't see him homeless, but I can't take him in either.'

Emmy Pratt

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First time homeowner loses his job 15 minutes after closing on his new home: 'I turned off my camera so they wouldn't see me cry'

JR Atkinson

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30-year-old employee has quit 9 jobs in 11 years, starts to hate himself for it: 'I think it goes deeper than laziness'

Emmy Pratt

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