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No. I have been unemployed for almost three years, currently doing a Master's in engineering relying on loans. To at least not feel useless but pretty aware that I must find a real solution and not a temporary one that could make things worse later if that solution does not appear.
If you are a more spiritual person, you can become a monk or join whatever religious order that you follow. At my local Buddhist temple, the monks have a simple life. They live off the donations from the membership. They live together and pray together. They still work every day with daily chores, but they don't get paid like a weekly check. It's mostly stuff to be self-sufficient. My sister's best friend in high school, became a monk. She's been a monk at least 20 years. Everybody has their own path.
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Several interviews and none worked out, including one I had in Pittsburgh PA going by car from Florida and no response. This is how sucky the job application process has become.
Starting a business is not a good option for someone that's been out of work, not many of them will have enough cash on hand to last the first 6 months during startup as well as the capital needed to pay rent on a commercial space, buy business insurance and licenses, equipment, fixtures and inventory.
Start your own business by providing a service that no one wants to do. Wash windows, clean out basements and attics, pick up dog manure.
A friend of mine was out of work, couldn't find a job so he figured that a window washing business was the cheapest business to start. He started with a bucket, a bottle of Joy dishwashing liquid, and some rags. He went from business to business offering to wash windows. As he made money he invested in equipment, and now he had built a big business from scratch.
A couple of college kids in this area built their own successful business picking up dog manure. Again, starting with almost nothing they now have a business, have hired several employees and you see their trucks running all over town.
All that is required is hard work and a little initiative.
Start your own business by providing a service that no one wants to do. Wash windows, clean out basements and attics, pick up dog manure.
A friend of mine was out of work, couldn't find a job so he figured that a window washing business was the cheapest business to start. He started with a bucket, a bottle of Joy dishwashing liquid, and some rags. He went from business to business offering to wash windows. As he made money he invested in equipment, and now he had built a big business from scratch.
A couple of college kids in this area built their own successful business picking up dog manure. Again, starting with almost nothing they now have a business, have hired several employees and you see their trucks running all over town.
All that is required is hard work and a little initiative.
And that is a long term solution not a solution for someone who needs a job RIGHT NOW
I remember when two kids in Georgia installed a small lemonade business several years ago and it was shut down by the authorities because it was not legal.
You know it's really capricious and misleading to take one small example of the actions of an over-zealous county official to make your point. This incident was only earmarked for national news because it was so ridiculous and out of the norm.
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Start your own business by providing a service that no one wants to do. Wash windows, clean out basements and attics, pick up dog manure. All that is required is hard work and a little initiative.
Exactly. I can't for the life of me fathom why some people just can't seem to accept the fact that one CAN keep a roof over one's head by starting up something very simple which requires very minimal financial investment. Why does it strike such a sensitive chord to warrant belittling such efforts? If it's something you can't do or don't want to do, then leave it alone - but don't smirk and put down as "stupid" any such entrepreneurship.
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And that is a long term solution not a solution for someone who needs a job RIGHT NOW
And you're wrong again. Simply because you don't personally know of anyone doing this doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of people involved in it, many of whom are not only staying afloat but expanding the market niche they've created.
And perhaps that's part of the issue - people aren't looking at things in the long term...
The OP seems to want to never having to go through a tedious employment application process, and to have more control over their employment status.
So, in that context - what would YOU suggest?
Apply to jobs that only require you to email a resume and cover letter
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