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I think it depends on degree of unemployment. Folks in this 99 week situations have been unemployed for nearly 2 years... you have to wonder at some point why t
by Duff 16y ago
I think it depends on degree of unemployment. Folks in this 99 week situations have been unemployed for nearly 2 years... you have to wonder at some point why they haven't gotten some sort of job -- even a lousy one. For an IT job, are you really qualified for many midlevel or senior positions after two years of inactivity?
That's a long time on the bench.
- bartonfink 16y agoI'd bet that someone who's been unemployed for 99 weeks without anything to show for it (e.g. taking a trip around South America), probably doesn't have midlevel or senior skills.
- Duff 16y agoI think that's the issue many folks have. You coast up the salary band at a big corporate or public sector employer and get accustomed to a $100k gig coordinating paperclip management or something. At big companies especially, it's easy to turn into an specialist on the processes within the company instead of whatever your job title is. Meanwhile, your marketable skills have eroded to the point that you no longer fit where you feel you should.