Funemployment
While millions of Americans struggle to find work as they face foreclosures and bankruptcy, others have found a silver lining in the economic meltdown. These happily jobless tend to be single and in their 20s and 30s. Some were laid off. Some quit voluntarily, lured by generous buyouts.
Buoyed by severance, savings, unemployment checks or their parents, the funemployed do not spend their days poring over job listings. They travel on the cheap for weeks. They head back to school or volunteer at the neighborhood soup kitchen. And at least till the bank account dries up, they’re content living for today.
“Week one: ‘I thought, ‘OK … I need to send out resumes, send some e-mails, need to do networking.’
Week two: ‘A little less.’
Every week since: ‘I’m going to go to the beach to enjoy some margaritas.’”
via LATimes
except for people like me who don’t get unemployment, severance, or mom & dad paying all my bills (though they’ve been nice enough to help a bit). So yeah, i’m out there every day, looking for a job. This sucks.
5 months ago • 15 notes
