Point/Counterpoint
Lose Your Job? You’ll Never Get Another
12:00 pm, April 29th | by Sarah Devlin
Slate took a very sobering look at the job prospects for the longterm unemployed. Spoiler: it’s not good.
Personal Histories
What Happens When You Get Laid Off Before You Can Quit Your Job?
11:45 am, January 8th | by Lindsey Thieken
I dreamed of leaving the job behind. Packing up my office, and walking out with nothing but a smile on my face and a swift slam of the door. And pack up and leave I did, only not because I quit, but because I got laid off.
Studies Show
Long-Term Unemployment Might Drive You To Binge Drink
6:00 pm, August 15th | by Laura Donovan
If there’s any benefit to unemployment, it’s being able to sleep off hangovers and not have to show up to work in a pukey state. But that’s not all that great an upside anyway, since a new study has found a link between binge drinking and unemployment in women.
Men Finding More Jobs Than Women — In All But One Career Field
5:30 pm, January 4th | by Hillary Reinsberg
As things start to look up in the economy, people are starting to get jobs. Slowly! And men much faster than women. Except in one job sector. And it’s not the one you’d expect.
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