At 17:47 19-1-02 -0600, Ronn Blankenship wrote: >>> >What makes you believe that someone could live comfortably off >>> Unemployment >>> >Benefits? >>> >>>Because they sitting around playing Civ III? >> >>That does not mean they can live comfortably off Unemployment Benefits. >>You do not know when or how they obtained that game. Maybe they purchased >>it when they still had a job� > > >And, regardless of what the "how to find a job" books and classes tell >you, in many cases one cannot spend 40 hours per week looking for a new >job. Unless you live in a very large metropolitan area, there are >generally only a limited number of local employers who might potentially >employ you, especially if your training and expertise is in some specific >technical area. Sometimes it's just a matter of "going through the >motions" until an opening at one of those companies becomes >available. And few people are likely to hire you for some other job in >the meanwhile because they (perhaps rightly) feel that you will leave as >soon as a higher-paying job in your field does become available. Waiting, >especially when your bank account is hemorrhaging and nothing positive >seems to be happening, is depressing. So "keeping up one's spirits" while >searching for a job is important. I think playing computer games is >probably a more productive and less harmful way to do so than alcohol . . .
What he said! :-) Jeroen -- who pulled all-nighters playing SimCity when unemployed. _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
