Reply #9: ten years ago I was unemployed [View All]

I found a crap job in CA (<7/hr). A few years later moved back to Ohio (I was 33) and lived in my mom's basement with no job.

Now I make about 80k/year and have a decent future (until they stab me in the back...). The people I know out of work have had jobs offered but don't want to work (though one just took an offer after his dad - my brother - threatened to kick him out).

The 90's were worst years of my life in many ways - from jobs to other things.

I don't blame bush or credit clinton, et al. The market works in spite of the president, not because of the president.

Do we have less oppurtunity now than in the 90's? Sure, but then we are not in a dot com bubble (which was destined to crash).

It all comes and goes, we just need to ride each wave. It sucks sometimes, is good others.