Parents, freinds are giving him a hard time because of job hopping....here's what they don't know.
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I have a buddy that was divorced and lost everything. He ended up in a homeless shelter. Not only that, it was during a time when the economy was at it's worst.
In the last 3 years, my buddy has had 4 jobs and his family and friends are giving him a hard time about the job hopping.
Here's what they don't know--
in 2011 my buddy, at is all time low, started a job after his divorce at $8/hr.
He went from job to job for higher pay in each move.
fast forward to 2014, my buddy now earns $83k/year in a middle management position.
What he did was stay at a gig for 6 months to a year and than apply for the next level up position. It worked.
He said he wanted to get back to his pre-divorce years and earnings.
The friends and family, other than myself, don't know his earnings.
People really need to back off and stop judging people.
I totally agree. When it comes to people that are homeless, people seem to treat them like criminals. Not every homeless person is an alcoholic or drug addict. Some of them either just have crappy families or a non existent support system.
Your buddy's parents ain't familiar with the labor market today. You almost have to switch companies to make any headway in responsibility and pay. They should butt out
And where the hell were these family/friends when this guy was homeless?!
Could get judgy about that.
As another poster mentioned, not everyone has a support system.
The homeless person may not have any next of kin or relatives, he may the best one off out of everybody (I've compared family members and friends, and in some groups, the worst off is doing far better then the best off in another group). Not everyone comes from large families, or have friends that can take in others. Some of my friends are married with children, so they wouldn't really be able to take any friends in for more than a temporary amount of time.
As another poster mentioned, not everyone has a support system.
The homeless person may not have any next of kin or relatives, he may the best one off out of everybody (I've compared family members and friends, and in some groups, the worst off is doing far better then the best off in another group). Not everyone comes from large families, or have friends that can take in others. Some of my friends are married with children, so they wouldn't really be able to take any friends in for more than a temporary amount of time.
He has friends and family who judge him. That's the point of the post.
Surely one of those people has a couch or a corner of a room he could have slept in.
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(I've compared family members and friends, and in some groups, the worst off is doing far better then the best off in another group). Not everyone comes from large families, or have friends that can take in others. Some of my friends are married with children, so they wouldn't really be able to take any friends in for more than a temporary amount of time.
