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> writing that he had “job opportunities” in three occupations that are nearly obsolete and agreeing with the expert’s dubious claim that 130,000 positions were
by mgkimsal 4y ago
> writing that he had “job opportunities” in three occupations that are nearly obsolete and agreeing with the expert’s dubious claim that 130,000 positions were still available sorting nuts, inspecting dowels and processing eggs.
Whether 'nut sorting' is an actual job or not seems less important than "are there any nut sorting jobs open within a reasonable distance from the applicant?".
Someone with a disability may need familial support. Telling someone they have to move - possibly their entire family - across country to take some bullshit minimum wage job which may go away 6 months from now to avoid paying out some reasonable social security disability claim is ... nuts. And they don't need sorting.
- Mezzie 4y agoOr someone like me, who is trained for a very specialized profession and then ended up disabled right out of school. I got MS my last semester of graduate school, so I was then stuck in the 'need to live near family for support but the career I trained for would require me to move' problem. There are usually 1 or 2 positions posted per year within this area in my field. I sucked it up after a mental breakdown and accepted that field is closed to me now, but I had tech/programming skills to fall back on. It's not how I like/want to make a living (there's a reason I didn't go for a CS degree) but most people in my situation don't even have the option.