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I have taken career breaks. I don't call myself unemployed. To me, unemployed means that you are not working but you want to be. It seems like the terms "unempl

I have taken career breaks. I don't call myself unemployed. To me, unemployed means that you are not working but you want to be. It seems like the terms "unemployed" and "alone in the mountains" are just being used to dramatic effect. Am I wrong?

carabiner 2y ago
On my sabbaticals I told people frankly that I was unemployed. Some people I know said they were "funemployed." I don't think this semantic difference is something to get worked up over.
oskarkk 2y ago
> To me, unemployed means that you are not working but you want to be. In economics, exactly that is the definition of unemployment: > Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the reference period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment
tasuki 2y ago
> To me, unemployed means that you are not working but you want to be. To me, it does not mean that. In the very same way that "unforgettable" does not mean "I remember but want to forget".