Any 40+ unemployed?

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Originally Posted by Encroaching Death [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sure, but if you're over 40 and unemployed with no career or skills you're not exactly living a healthy life.

Being retired is not what he's talking about.

Yeah. I just want that to be out there though.



I have a cousin who has never worked. Just tapped the ol' trustfund and lives in Toronto. It's like talking to box of styrofoam peanuts. No energy. JUst static cling. And there isn't anything in the box except more peanuts, so go ahead, keep digging.

It really is styrofoam peanuts all the way down.

[cd288]

Originally Posted by Patrece [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I guess if you don't have anything saved you succumb to old age alone in the domicile your parents leave to you, or on the street?

Well since you’re asking for yourself I guess I would go with the former if I were you. Sounds more comfortable to at least do it in a trailer than on a street

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Encroaching Death [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sure, but if you're over 40 and unemployed with no career or skills you're not exactly living a healthy life.

Being retired is not what he's talking about.

I don’t understand how I keep hearing about these labor shortages

Ok, I understand the why, people don’t think they are being paid enough for a particular job

But I still don’t understand the how. How are they making ends meet? Are they freeloading off their family? And when their family eventually dies then what? Complete catastrophe?

[Dolalin]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don’t understand how I keep hearing about these labor shortages

Ok, I understand the why, people don’t think they are being paid enough for a particular job

But I still don’t understand the how. How are they making ends meet? Are they freeloading off their family? And when their family eventually dies then what? Complete catastrophe?

From what I've been able to gather, here in the UK at least, these people are retiring early or going on long term sickness benefits, probably because of COVID.

[Encroaching Death]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don’t understand how I keep hearing about these labor shortages

Ok, I understand the why, people don’t think they are being paid enough for a particular job

But I still don’t understand the how. How are they making ends meet? Are they freeloading off their family? And when their family eventually dies then what? Complete catastrophe?

I don't get it either, I've worked atleast 40 hours/week since I was 14. I can't imagine how people live without having a job.

Restaurants seem to be desperate to find workers. Which is usually young people. Not sure if they're still living off unemployment benefits from Covid or what. Here in Florida, those benefits are fairly low though so it must be something else.

If I didn't have a job, my parents would have physically beat my ass until I did. God, I sound old.

I dunno, maybe parents are allowing their kids to leech off them more nowadays?

[Dolalin]

Originally Posted by Encroaching Death [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Here in Florida

It all makes sense now.

[Encroaching Death]

Originally Posted by Dolalin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It all makes sense now.

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[Encroaching Death]

Originally Posted by Dolalin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It all makes sense now.

And you're probably from Brighton.

[Dolalin]

Originally Posted by Encroaching Death [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And you're probably from Brighton.

I like Bournemouth better tbh.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Encroaching Death [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't get it either, I've worked atleast 40 hours/week since I was 14. I can't imagine how people live without having a job.

Restaurants seem to be desperate to find workers. Which is usually young people. Not sure if they're still living off unemployment benefits from Covid or what. Here in Florida, those benefits are fairly low though so it must be something else.

If I didn't have a job, my parents would have physically beat my ass until I did. God, I sound old.

I dunno, maybe parents are allowing their kids to leech off them more nowadays?

Yea like getting on disability when not disabled is no cakewalk

And there aren’t as many social safety nets as people think. At least not in my state. Once you don’t have a place to live you are pretty fucked. No shelter, HUD housing has wait lists so long I don’t even think they let people apply here anymore