News, Woman bikes 26 miles to apply for job. (work, money, employment)

[John1960]

CHERRYVILLE, N.C., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman who has been unemployed for a year and a half said she made a 26-mile round trip on her daughter's bicycle to put in a job application.

Kimberly White, who was laid off from her administrative assistant job in February 2011 and ran out of unemployment benefits two weeks ago, said she rode her daughter's pink mountain bike from her Cherryville home to the JobLink Career Center in Lincolnton Sept. 10 to get her application in before the deadline for a posting, the Gaston (N.C.) Gazette reported Wednesday.



Read more: Woman bikes 26 miles to apply for job - UPI.com

[stevemorse]

what determination!!!

[Irco]

Good for her, I have a similar story. Last year I had just had found a job through a temp agency. I was only working there for about a week, when my car broke down. I didn't have transportation to get to work nor any money to take the bus, I was flat broke. The next day I decided to walk to work , I was basically at the end of my rope I didn't even like that (assignment) job. I walked the 13 miles to work , worked my shift which is basically a Machinist job so I was on my feet all day. When my shift was over I walked the 13 miles back. That's basically marathon distance, you can imagine how tired I was when I got home. I commend that lady for what she did, I wouldn't do it again thought, specially for a temp job. About a week after that incident I was fired, my feet were happy.