Re: Villain of the Week: Bolder Technology Corp

[J. van Baardwijk]

At 12:45 10-2-01 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:

> >Aha. So you expect them to be quite happy to see you again after two years
> >of unemployment? Why should they be happy? Being unemployed for two years
> >does not make many people happy (I should know -- I've been there).
>
>You missed my point..... my point is that the vast majority of people who
>are laid off go on to find jobs within a few months.   Trust me, I work at
>the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where they measure such things.

What was that saying again? Lies, damned lies and statistics?   :)

But seriously, how vast is that "vast majority"?

BTW, statistics are little consolation for those in the "100% -/- vast 
majority" group that remain unemployed...   :(


Jeroen

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