A businessman who works in the toy industry lost his job and is almost at the end of his unemployment benefits and not too far from being homeless. He donned a sandwich board advertising his need for work and handed out resumes in Manhattan.
I'm betting that the job market is going to be so bad when I graduate in the spring that I'll be forced to do the same thing. Though,I don't hold out much hope of getting a job. I don't think too many businesses are looking to hire a middle aged woman with a master's in art and religion :-)
After nine fruitless months of looking for work, Paul Nawrocki turned to a Depression-era tactic to find a job.Over the past few days the 59-year-old businessman has been walking the sidewalks of midtown Manhattan wearing a suit, a tie, and a large signs that reads, "Almost homeless."
"My unemployment benefits are going to run out in less than a month. I was getting a little panicked and I didn't know what to do," said Nawrocki, who was laid off from his job at a toy company last February.
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I wish you the best outcome in finding a job that pays well, and you're passionate for. And may it come early in your search.
Yes, I have experience in this. I lost a bundle of money, although the nice thing for you, it was on Mexican imports, hand-made furniture from wood from one of Mexico's very, very few green-managed forests, and in the 1980's.
I do wish you the best on this. If it's the baby-related product I think it is, I'll buy some myself for give-away just to be supportive. (And you thought I was an ogre.)
I don't think too many businesses are looking to hire a middle aged woman with a master's in art and religion :-)
Oh, gee, I didn't realize you expected to make an income after earning your degree. Are you serious about that? I always figured mine just might qualify me better for volunteer work.
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