Are You Unemployed?, page 4

reply to post by WhatTheory

Actually I think you just proved me on the right track, as you seem to have missed the fact that not all jobs need skilled labor, and skilled labor jobs are just as hard to find as non-skilled. Also since you seem to feel that people who cannot find a job and complain about that issue are "lazy"
as well as your inability to comprehend what you read as I clearly stated that 1) many people are skilled and highly educated, 2)I was not looking for work, and had a contract to go back to work this fall; so as I did not post why I was laid off you did not have enough information to make any remarks due to me being unemployed therfore I still say that you are stuck up and condescending.

Also to add that the being unable to find and maintain skilled workers by your management could very well insinuate that something is very wrong with the immediate management under which you work. Especialy as most large corporations and companies now rely on Electronic resume's and keyword filters to maximise the possiblility of finding appropriate skill levels. As I would be willing to bet your company does, as well as internal job placement oppurtunities.

Now for your information, even though it is not really any of your business, you were dead wrong about why I am currently unemployed, but feel like you do need to come back to earth with the rest of us regular people.

As the department manager for 2 department IT tech and Warehouse Dispatch, and responsible for all personnell traing in those 2 departments I elected for voluntary layoff to prevent several people in both departments from being caught in the companies layoff plan. This does several things , 1) saves someone's job that cannot afford to be laid off, 2)Keeps well trained, and competent, responsible peole during this slow downturn 3) prevents myself from having to look for, and train anyone new in the event things pick up and need to rehire putting the entire office/warehouse in jeopardy. 3) I also elected for this as I needed a break to to health issues that are genetic and getting worse with age. So you hypothesis as to why i am unemployed and unable to find work was completely wrong, unwarranted, and shows me that you are unable to take criticism when found to be very likely incorrect either by making fact without information, or exaggerating.

As a side note I do notice that you state you are a skilled worker, therfore not in management, nor invovled in hiring, I would say that there is more to the story about the inability to find skilled workers than you may be aware of.

So I ask that you refrain from lumping all unemployed people that are complaining that they are unable to find work as lazy andor unskilled as I have found many on ATS and in my General area, that are unemployed are indeed skilled and educated but still unable to find work in the General area in which they live and cannot afford to just pick up and leave without a guaranteed permament job elsewhere. To make the accusation you did actually looks worse on you than the ones you are accusing.

I am not better than you or anyone else, nor are you