Re:9M American men in prime working age can’t find jobs. I’m...
by dpark on Monday December 19, 2016 @12:04PM
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Even a half-time minimum wage job in Santa Clara county would bring in $11K/year. That's not a lot of money, but it would help tremendously if they're so strapped for cash that they are having trouble buying food occasionally. $11K/year would also pay for quite a bit of retraining.
I've got no doubt that it would be really difficult to take a low-pay, low-skill job after working on the other end of the spectrum for decades. But after two years of no employment, it seems like the appropriate action. Two years of working as a cashier or a janitor or just about anything else looks better on a resume than two years of no employment.
But I'm also aware of the fact that I'm fortunate to have an extremely good job and I would spend a lot of time looking for a similar job before showing up at Papa John's with my resume.
I've got no doubt that it would be really difficult to take a low-pay, low-skill job after working on the other end of the spectrum for decades. But after two years of no employment, it seems like the appropriate action. Two years of working as a cashier or a janitor or just about anything else looks better on a resume than two years of no employment.
But I'm also aware of the fact that I'm fortunate to have an extremely good job and I would spend a lot of time looking for a similar job before showing up at Papa John's with my resume.