Struggling Beyond Belief; I Can’t Find a Job
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Hello,
My name is Christine and I have a lot to say about this topic. A former HR Director and a former business owner. I sat and watched it all go up in smoke because of the crisis of this recession. There are no jobs and the ones I apply for I am over qualified for.
Admins in HR used to make 35, 000.00 to 42,000.00 a year. They are now getting $18.00 an hour PT. FT jobs are now temp jobs it is so upsetting to hear recruiters tell me it is really bad out there. I have even taken additional classes to get into another field but was told today it is so so bad that I might not see anything until March of 2010.
I am in my early forties and struggling beyond belief. I can’t find a job and I have done everything to down sizing getting rid of my car to a more affordable one, I rented my home
as I could not afford to be there. Modified my loan and I am still having trouble paying it
because I can’t find a job to pay for condo fees ins. etc.
If it was not for unemployment I would be in the street. It has been 2 weeks without these benefits as I exhausted it all. In these 2 weeks without it I have had to not eat to put gas in my car to try and find a job. I have even filed Bankruptcy chpt 7 to try and just start over. The fear I am facing with having to file chpt 7 is can I start over without a job.
I am not married or have children so if I have to live in my car it will only be me who will be cold. The house I am in right now is a family members but it is in for closure and in the next few weeks I may have to leave.
Friends and family can’t help me because they are all out of jobs. It is like the whole world stopped. I am on career builder and monster daily and the only jobs that I can find are the ones I am not qualified for.
Without this extension I may not make it. I hope I will be eligible for it.
I have been so depressed that I have thought about ending my life.
It is a serious situation and the Senate and the President really need to understand how real this is for the people who were making a six figure income, who are educated people and who have used all savings to survive in this past year. I am facing this crisis alone but I know I am not alone in this. I just hope some day we can all recover from this. It is almost like one of those disaster movies where you wake up and the whole world has been wiped out.
We need this extension now
UPDATE: We have had an amazing response to this issue! If you would like to write an article to those in Washington as to why YOU are thankful that unemployment benefits have been extended please email them to jwojdylo@subprimeblogger.com. If your article is free of profanity and any direct insults we will be more than happy to post it here on Unemployed and Trying so you can send the link to anyone you choose.
Author: Jesse Wojdylo
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