Unemployed posters of Letsrun….

Took early retirement from my teaching gig. Too much covid in the schools, and my retirement check is more than my teachers salary paid.

I drive a school bus for "play money" until wife retires in 5 years. (Vaxed, boosted, and wear a mask)

Need a job? Every school district needs bus drivers.

People quitting their jobs over vaccines are just being babies about it. It's not a big deal dude grow up.

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39 yr old m

Fired on Sep 30th of last yr, worked in orthopaedics. Was submitting to daily testing even though PCR tests are meaningless.

Refused to get “jabbed”

Never called out sick in 3 yrs working there.

Now all the jabbed workers there are sick and “there’s a healthcare shortage”

Getting $900 a month in unemployment.

Not looking as CA is nuts right now.

I’m grateful for the time off, but very bitter as I helped many people for years and worked through “the pandemic”. Now supposedly I’m a risk. Whatever. Many think I deserved this but for me the risk of the jab is not worth my health. As I’m witnessing my former colleagues, you can’t help others if you’re sick yourself. Nothing selfish about caring for yourself.

"All the 'jabbed' workers there are sick..."? Number? With Covid? And if thats more than ten workers, why isn't that story in the news?

"Jabbed": a diminutive and reductive description for vaccination that's gone viral.

Hooma wrote:

it comes in waves wrote:

Sorry to hear that man. Couldn’t imagine living in CA during all this, but you are a stud in my book for not bowing down to that crap.

You are a moron.

So are you.

27 year old white male.

Dropped out of High School after my junior year to go to college for a year before enlisting (if you're under 20 and trying to go to cool schools, at the time they offered age waivers for a year of college, this is not the case anymore AFAIK). Enlisted for four years, did okay, never saw combat, wasn't hurt in training.

Got out, went to college, BS in PoliSci (Judicial Politics and PolStats). Super useful. Worked at the VA to supplement my GI bill while at college. Graduated in August of 2020.

Since then I have:

Worked as waged (W2/1099-hourly) at two gyms, three marketing firms (two digital, one print), two food service establishments, two law firms (Landlord Tenant and Patent, both as a LA/Pl, I'm a notary), as an Amazon Delivery Driver, and a Retail Sales Associate at a footlocker.

I have also worked in less-formal (cash in hand, 1099-lump, non-1099 contract work, etc) venues such as: being an au pair, selling nude photos of myself on the internet, "hustling" in the running shoe market (scalping vaporflys is so deeply cathartic), and coaching (I'm USATF and USTFCCCA certted, and let's not pretend like it's a real job).

My last *real* job was in april of '21, I was downsized because the company was pivoting away from slots-based ads in favor of CPC/CPA style, and my platform was exclusively Cost per Slot. So,,,,I've applied to a little over 700 jobs in 9 states since then, with the ability to relocate. I have received 28 calls back, half of those became viable phone screens, of which 6 led to interviews. I thought the interviews went well, but I have yet to be selected.

I'm looking for any job that pays $17+/hour. That's my only standard for what I've been looking for. No interest in benefits, the nature of the work, or who I have to work with. I do not care about any of that: my standards are as low as they can reasonably go and I can't find anything. I'm willing to work and willing to move to work, I'm not really sure what's wrong with me. If I can't work, provide for my family, and be a meaningful member of society, should I really keep going? I'm not really sure what the point in trying is.

Addition: I am covid vaxxed, and don't really care about any of that, I just really want a paycheck and to be able to afford rent and groceries. Tired of being a burden on others for reasons that feel like they should be under my control

Go to UPS, USPS or Amazon. Yeah those jobs suck but start at UPS and see if you can jump on. They suck but you can earn a decent living at least being a driver.

ecoAnPac wrote:

Addition: I am covid vaxxed, and don't really care about any of that, I just really want a paycheck and to be able to afford rent and groceries. Tired of being a burden on others for reasons that feel like they should be under my control

Can you get a teaching gig?

Seriously hope you can find something

best of luck

42F. Was on maternity leave when Covid hit. Worked for a startup. The pandemic was devastating for my company and boss offered me stock options to go back to work. I declined. Currently interviewing and thinking of going back to work, but my husband makes good money, so I'm not highly motivated. I enjoy being home with my youngest (and also have older kids).

I'm looking for any job that pays $17+/hour. That's my only standard

Seriously?!?!? And you are willing to move anywhere for a job? McDonald’s is hiring for $19 an hour in my town. And I’m 100% serious.

Puddin head Joe wrote:

I was a US Senator and Amtrak spokesperson. Now, I just sit in my basement and eat ice cream all day. Chocolate chunk with sprinkles. Every once in a while my wife sticks her arm up my rectum and works my mouth like a ventriloquist dummy.

And fortunately with that, the intelligence of the position increased 1000% this past year

question everything wrote:

39 yr old m

Fired on Sep 30th of last yr, worked in orthopaedics. Was submitting to daily testing even though PCR tests are meaningless.

Refused to get “jabbed”

Never called out sick in 3 yrs working there.

Now all the jabbed workers there are sick and “there’s a healthcare shortage”

Getting $900 a month in unemployment.

Not looking as CA is nuts right now.

I’m grateful for the time off, but very bitter as I helped many people for years and worked through “the pandemic”. Now supposedly I’m a risk. Whatever. Many think I deserved this but for me the risk of the jab is not worth my health. As I’m witnessing my former colleagues, you can’t help others if you’re sick yourself. Nothing selfish about caring for yourself.

The "risk" of the "jab.". Funny how the numbers don't back that assertion.

But hey, keep collecting that unemployment check and then start complaining about the socialist takeover of our country by freeloaders.

Chipotle and McDonald's are hiring at 19/hr. Literally high school students can walk in age 17 and pull $20 an hour.

kid hauler wrote:

Took early retirement from my teaching gig. Too much covid in the schools, and my retirement check is more than my teachers salary paid.

I drive a school bus for "play money" until wife retires in 5 years. (Vaxed, boosted, and wear a mask)

Need a job? Every school district needs bus drivers.

What state did you teach ?

Got laid off at 53 after 3 decades, am 56 now. Lost 'my' job to a foreign worker (an American who gets paid less with zero benefits). I got a part time job in Dec of 2019, but was laid off again when covid first hit. 2 months ago my elderly mother had a stroke so I've moved in with my 88 year old Dad to take care of him. I received my first interest from a potential employer 4 days after my Mom's stroke and had to turn them down and wonder if I'll ever find anything that pays okay with some benefits again. I am not a trust fund kid and have $ 2700 to my name and think my future very well might be a bit screwed.

question everything wrote:

39 yr old m

Fired on Sep 30th of last yr, worked in orthopaedics. Was submitting to daily testing even though PCR tests are meaningless.

Refused to get “jabbed”

Never called out sick in 3 yrs working there.

Now all the jabbed workers there are sick and “there’s a healthcare shortage”

Getting $900 a month in unemployment.

Not looking as CA is nuts right now.

I’m grateful for the time off, but very bitter as I helped many people for years and worked through “the pandemic”. Now supposedly I’m a risk. Whatever. Many think I deserved this but for me the risk of the jab is not worth my health. As I’m witnessing my former colleagues, you can’t help others if you’re sick yourself. Nothing selfish about caring for yourself.

You are not taking care of anybody if you refuse the inoculation in a medical environment.

Obviously you had reached the employment level of your incompetence.

Your dismissal is a benefit to all.

The title of this thread seems a little redundant.

brien evans wrote:

question everything wrote:

Hey thanks for the sympathy guys 🙏🙏🙏

Just found out that even if employees “test” positive, they are supposed to come to work.

Make sense? Fire the unvaxxed, let the sick come to work??!!!! Can’t make this up.

It makes sense because you can't prevent catching a virus, but you can prevent insubordination.

People like you are what's wrong with the world.