I Am Unemployed

I had my first job in February of this year. I worked at a daycare close to my home. It was amazing. I got to nap with the children, I got to play with toys all day. I worked with the babies. I worked with a 4 month old, a 7 month old...

I have been looking for a job off and on for 2.5 years.  I can only take so much rejection, so I went back to school.  I already have a BS but I need something more practical and vocationally available.  I also take care of my...

I was at my last job for 10 years. My ex-boss and I got along pretty well with my boss, and co-workers. Then, a couple of years ago, a new grad started. This little sh*t started brown-nosing boss-lady. My boss started then acting...

    I think that my job situation may be changing.  I received word that a certain requirement for employment that a lot of trucking companies need for their employees has been approved for me.  I should be able to pick it up next...

In almost all the jobs I have had, the office is run by a set of standard instructions.
These instructions include how to type a report, how to file a report. How to use the phone.
Who to call if your computer is malfunctioning. You get...

To say that I am without any employment at all would be untrue. I presently earn around $200 cash from certain businesses for my labors each week. I am in a transitional phase from one career path into another (medical technologist to...

Every job I get into I quit. Only kind of jobs I have worked were sales and I don't like social interaction which presented a huge problem in the work place. I just end up working at the same kind of places because I need the money and...

I lost my job 2 months ago...a job that i worked my ass of for...i wanted it to be my career and found a great salon that i believed i could strive at. We were like "family" a reference my boss often spoke about. when i was asked to...

The title says it all ...... I'm so tired of the routine, so tired of being stuck doing nothing. I guess I'm really tired of trying and being rejected all over again. Sometimes I feel life is pointless.You are born and then you work...

I was recently let go from a job that I was looking forward to reaching my 2nd year anniversary. From day one I have been having to compete with a few other employees that wanted my position. I was determined to persevere and won many...

I have a degree as accountant and Nurse assistant, but I can't find a job here in Italy.
I sent CVs to all the firms, I published a lot of advertisements on the Net and on the newspapers but nobody contacts me!
My stupid parents helped...

I recently obtained my Master's degree in Occupational Health Psychology. I am sure nobody has heard of that, but it has to do with the promotion of workers' health in the workplace and the prevention of work-related injuries and...

So I beat myself up.
Daily.
I judge myself by my successes and I currently cant say that I am proud of who I am.
Thats why Im just like you.
 
Im not the only one. Neither are you. Ive had jobs that I hate, jobs that I...

That's my life now! Look for jobs, keep the dogs from barking(job center) then look again. Read the numerous replies from jobs I've applied for. By the way readers, you'll have to get used to my sarcasm:) You get it though.

Yeah and...

I have been unemployed since the end of December. Week by week I continue looking for gainful employment, hoping to finally find a good job, but of course nothing is happening! I not only miss my friends and customers of my former job...

I'm not racist really! However, having been unemployed now for 1 year and seeing for my own two eyes how the job situation in my town is, I feel I have to speak.
Yes we all know that this is an OPEN DOOR country! But that does not help...

I found a legitimate company for making money while looking for work, through referral of my family and friends. It's a very generous company that was started by someone who was giving gifts to her friends, just trying to care about...

 
have been jobless now for two years now. It is quite humiliating. I worked two jobs since I graduated high school. I should of persued my dream. Doing bicycle races and opening up my own bike shop. I was stupid and did not do it...

I am trying to finish my dissertation and I need your help! I am studying how people cope with the stress of unemployment.

If you are 18+, live in the US, and are unemployed, please participate in this survey! It's short, anonymous...

I almost feel guilty being on this site and sharing my story with people who were laid off or "let go" from their jobs for no good reason. I feel your pain and I am now experiencing, for the first time since I was 16 years old, the...