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Dec 20, 2014, 12:57 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,928
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Originally Posted by CosmicRose
Just because they didn't hire you doesn't mean you did something wrong. They have tons of people applying for the same job, this is the same anywhere you apply. It's just the luck of the draw. If you have 5 applicants who all gave great interviews, then no matter how good the other 4 were, only 1 person will get the job. It's really not personal.
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Luck of the draw.....try telling that to the most dedicated job seeker, doing/saying the "right" things and still not finding a job. The result: Losing one's home or apartment.  Some "luck", and bad luck is an understatement. 
Hence, the vicious cycle starts. Employers not only don't want to hire the unemployed, the homeless are even more unappealing. You have to have an address.
The point is that there are NOT enough jobs in this country (that pays a living wage) for everyone who wants/needs them. Whether they are teens in high school, seniors who can't live off their pension alone, college graduates who want to put all that education to use, etc. NOT ENOUGH growth, folks. I KNOW only one person can get the job. So there needs to be more jobs. Not saying I have answers, but it seems the politicians don't either. All they can say is "We need to create jobs. We need to increase our middle class again." And not just any kind of "job". Part-time, temporary jobs don't fly.
Add that to how employers treat employees: Like items that you periodically discard, like an old pair of shoes. They don't give you a second thought, whether you live check to check is not their concern.
Same with real estate. It exists to be profitable, so as long as their tenants pay rent, they can stay there. But that has its caveats too. They can find reasons to evict people or businesses, like they want to tear down that building to build (more profitable) something else.
 
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