Comments on: The Trauma of Unemployment

By: sheryl e.

sheryl e. — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:58:41 +0000

Thanks Francine,
I am an educated person. I’m sitting in front of my computer for the most part of my day searching for work.
So stressed and depressed and am physically feeling ill due to the stress. I’m inclined to call myself an agoraphobic.
Obviously, I’m unemployed; no insurance. But, I do not want this socialized health care proposed by Obama to succeed.
Again, with all those who are unemployed, desperation sets in and almost anything to make a buck seems reasonable, e.g., Making Money online schemes. One comes to mind, Google. Never tried this and won’t, but read about it. From what I’ve learened, I know it is not “the Google ™”, but four major networks are listed as supporting this alleged scam. Can’t you and the other networks have their investigative reporters conduct research into the “make money at home” ads.
I need a job, a life….I’m willing to relocate in an instance to work. Yeh, New York is included in my relocation plans.

By: jane susan

jane susan — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:27:48 +0000

Well said…I want to help the unemployed individuals to find a stable job with high cost of salary and offers great benefits.
Thank You and Good Luck!

By: FrancineJE

FrancineJE — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:05:22 +0000

Finally someone who is telling the world what we as Americans who are not presently working (aka Unemployed) are going through. Enough with crazys like Michele whats-her-name who says that we wish to sit on our stumps and not work! How insulting. Of the 70% who doesnt want their healthcare insurance changed is now UNEMPLOYED?
This is not a choice. We were not fired for insubordination. This is a matter of economics and someone watching the balance sheet. When I go online and call me employment agencies,I try to be upbeat and optimistic. But its hard. There are also scams out there waiting for me to give up personal information to cheat me. Scamming job-seekers is sick.
If it wasnt for my faith and the need to be a success for my children (as they are watching), I dont know where I would be.
Keep the faith people. I know its a struggle. We have come from behind before and we will again.
Peace

By: kathy

kathy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:44:16 +0000

RE; Jim Wells commet – Bravo to you, nicely said!!!!! Wish someone important in the Govt. would read your comment. Wish some exec. could understand how the rest of us are living and coping from day to day. An extremely sad state of affairs!!

By: kathy

kathy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:41:16 +0000

RE: Jim Wells comment – Boy was that a mouthful!!! Well said!!!!

By: Jim Wells

Jim Wells — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:22:41 +0000

The sheer magnitude of the numbers and the associated suffering being endured by the unemployed is bad enough. But it must pale in comparison to the indignity of the nation’s jobless and newly homeless when they watch the CEOs of the very banks which caused the crisis that eliminated their job or took their home take home millions of dollars, some of which undoubtedly comes from the government bailout, funded by these same unemployed and newly homeless.