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  • Continuity2

    On my 13th month of unemployment.

    This fucking sucks.

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    • Ooft, fuck. How are you paying your bills?detritus
    • Go on interviews.freedom
    • "Continuity"freedom
    • ^ This fucking guy.Continuity
    • @det: combination of unemployment benefits, and just got a reasonably workable tax refund. Obviously won't last forever, though.Continuity
    • hey, Continuity - freedom's got some great advice there - why didn't you think of that?!
      :|      detritus
    • Is Munich expensive to rent in? I'm under the impression most German cities are comparatively 'cheap', so you can get a lot of mileage from not too much moolah?detritus
    • I've not been having the best of times recently myself, so empathise - but fuck, 13 months would break me, I think - you're obviously a hardy mofo!detritus
    • Munich is indeed expensive, it's the most expensive city in DE ... so I'm barely managing.
      And anyway, I do go to interviews, just no one's taking me.      Continuity
    • I hate to ask it, but are you bound to staying there? I was under the impression that Germany's generally good for work at the moment? Can't try Berlin?detritus
    • Same.i_monk
    • I applied for 784 jobs in California in the last 6 months. Ghosted by EVERY SINGLE ONE.meffid
    • Holy shit 784...
      I wonder how your resume looks like...      pango
    • Also 13 month?
      Dayummmm that's some really good unemployment benefit.      pango
    • time for a (temporary) career change?Milan
    • have you managed, during the last 13 months, to receive any constructive feedback about why?monospaced
    • This happened to me in 2009 - scary as hell but I made it through - now in similar situation, but not as freaked -antimotion
    • I've been doing some self initiated stuff, learning new programs and networking - things will happen if you make them happen for real!antimotion
    • If you can do Lyft, just need to know the tricks to make $400 a week after gas, and only do it part-time giving time for other stuff. Did it when I was unemp.Maaku
    • Or do it full time and make $1,200 a week and just do the airport.Maaku
    • i'm looking for work too! wanna start a business?plash
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