{Progoffski}

This ran in the local paper Sunday, but I found it in another link:
https://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/jobless-young-workers/#alexandrae

Italics are mine. I just had to share this gem.

{Progonovich}

Comrades!

Please read this Truth Speaking to Power!
George Bush has ruined AmeriKKKa! How can a fomer dog walker and union rep find a job in the rotton ecomony foisted upon the masses by Bushitler?
It will always be Bush's economy until the jobless rate equals ZERO and only Chairman Zero can take us there!
Long Live the Revolution!

What a “Jobless” Recovery Means for Young Workers
Posted on
October 29, 2009
by dsalaborblogmoderator

I'm glad to hear on the news that the economy is doing better. But, frankly, my own household doesn't feel it. My under-30 partner and I don't own any stocks, so we're not benefiting from Wall Street's recovery. We're both still jobless and searching for full-time work—in my case for four months now and, in his case, for much longer. We're almost on the verge of leaving the country. At least in a less developed nation, the cost of living would be lower and we might be able to put our past job experience, bachelor degrees, and foreign language skills to better use.

In California, where unemployment reached a 70-year high in August, I have more advantages than many jobseekers. I am a U.S. citizen, able to speak both English and Spanish fluently. I have a computer with Internet access, so I can spend all day searching Craigslist and checking emails from various job search listserves. Yet, I have applied, unsuccessfully, for nearly fifty jobs so far—not even reaching the interview stage in most of them. I have filled out applications and sent in my resume to become a community organizer, after-school teacher, administrative assistant, personal assistant, baker's assistant, nanny, women's shelter desk clerk, coffee shop cashier/barista, and dog walker.


I thought I was a shoo-in to be the baker's assistant, overqualified even. “I'm great at chopping fruits and vegetables,” I thought to myself when I saw the job description. But, when I arrived at the bakery and picked up a job questionnaire, I knew I would go home empty-handed. The first question was: “How long have you been working in the food industry?”

Since I finished college two years ago, I haven't been working in any industry for very long. My longest stretch of post-graduate employment was 11-months spent in a very decent-paying job as a union representative in the Bay Area, before I was laid off, along with many others, due to an internal political dispute. (The repeated appearance of the word “union” on my resume could explain why I haven't heard back from some employers.)

Like most people who have a job, I complained about mine when I had one — mainly because it was stressful and the hours were long. But now that I have time to do all the things I couldn't while working–like lounge around in cafes or sample hot new restaurants (activities that still-employed San Franciscans always seem to be enjoying) — I don't have the desire or the money. And it's flat-out depressing to be such a non-contributor to society and the economy.

I am thankful, of course, for the unemployment check I receive every other week. And the extra $25 per week tacked on to it as part of the stimulus package. And the COBRA subsidy, for my health coverage, that was part of the same legislation passed last winter. But jobless benefits don't make me feel useful and they wont last forever; already, many other people around the country have begun to exhaust theirs.

My partner –- who comes from El Salvador — has a degree in industrial engineering, but he can't find work either and isn't eligible for UI benefits. His experience mirrors that of many other recent immigrants, with far less education. Working as a day laborer in painting and construction, he's been left unpaid numerous times by unscrupulous contractors. With help from Upwardly Global, an organization that assists immigrants with professional backgrounds, he's learned the U.S. way of white-collar job searching, how we write cover letters and resumes, what we say at job interviews, how we network. Even so, he still can't find steady employment.

So, if this “jobless recovery” continues, we're thinking of going back to his country. Amazingly, it seems there are far more opportunities for a do-gooder like me, in schools or community development organizations in poor, tiny El Salvador than here in the US. The federal government's economic stimulus initiatives don't seem to be trickling down fast enough for me and millions of other unemployed workers, young and old. We, the unemployed, want to contribute our time, our skills, our ingenuity, and our sweat. WPA-style, we could be rebuilding parks, painting murals, tutoring kids, or doing lots of other socially useful things.

But, instead, Time magazine explained it in a recent cover story: “why double-digit unemployment may be here to stay—and how to live with it.” I've lived with it long enough—and that's why I may not be staying.

Alexandra Early lives in the San Francisco Bay area and is a community-labor activist. This article was originally posted and distributed, in different form, by the Progressive Media Project. She can be reached at: [email protected].

Good Lord, talk about a silver lining to the horrid economy. Perhaps the commies will purge themselves. Hopefully this person and her partner decide to head for the greener pastures of the third world.

All of us have had our share of the bitters in this economy but I am curious as to what percentage of the unemployed are actually these types of people. Overeducated with little practical ability. The nation is full of them.

I have friends who's parents forked over college funds and others that are simply letting student loans default for degrees in the arts and other outlying disciplines that have no value outside of academia and minimal value in the public sector.

In good economic times these people can cling to some unecessary position funded by a philanthropic trust or a non-profit. Those jobs are born off the blubber of capitalism, when things get lean for the system they hate, the ability to leach off of the abundance does as well.

Obama, SAVE THEM!

If she was denied the position of a dog-walker, could she still apply for the position of a dog-catcher?

Or any dog-related position for that matter? WPA-style?

According to the following article also written by Alexandra Early, all the young people (like her boyfriend) have been leaving El Salvador in droves for greater opportunities in the U.S.A.

That leaves plenty of openings for her. Surely she can find a rewarding job there—like maybe turning off the lights for all the old people when they die:

http://www.counterpunch.org/early06302008.html

And for those of you who thought Thanksgiving and Christmas were the only holidays during which you're supposed to feel guilty and selfish and heartless, since it's painfully obvious from all the food you put on the table and the presents under the tree that you don't give a crap about anyone else, here's another example of Alexandra's do-gooderism:
<br>http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/early100207.html

Every year on Valentine's Day, millions of Americans head to their local florist shop or supermarket to buy flowers for a friend, spouse, or family member. Some place their orders through NPR, which rewards contributors to public radio with a dozen roses sent to the person of their choice. Especially if there's a romantic relationship involved, our main concern is getting our gift to the recipient -- on time. Few of us ever ask where all these flowers come from or who helped grow and pick them.
I never thought much about the human beings behind our bouquets either -- until I traveled to Colombia last year and talked with a group of "floriculture" workers in a village near Bogota. I quickly discovered that our domestic expressions of affection -- which reach their largest volume on Valentine's and Mothers' Days -- require painful, low-paid labor by a global workforce that's largely female.

(I'll bet commenter Gregory Butler doesn't get a lot of action. Of course, it doesn't help living in his parents' basement, either.)

From The Prog Girl's Global Guide to Guys and Guilt, pg 86: “When a male comrade brings you flowers, never accept them without first verifying if they're from FreshBlooms in New Jersey, or Organic Bouquet in California. If they're not, then you should turn what could have been a romantic moment into a teachable moment, and conduct the appropriate sensitivity training with your shovel.”

Why would she want those rose pickers to be unemployed?

INGSOC wrote: Overeducated with little practical ability. The nation is full of them.

Obama, SAVE THEM!

Perhaps she should consider going back to school for yet more training. Isn't that the usual refrain every recession when Libtards are in charge and their stimulus packages fail to create jobs? They simply imply that the unemployed are lazy and stupid, unwilling to change their careers every ten years (usually for a lower paying job with less respect). She should take her doctorate degree in bellyaching and go to work sweeping up mercury spills in a factory that makes compact fluorescent bulbs.

That ungrateful bitch, she has Obama now and she dares to ask for more?

I thought I was a shoo-in to be the baker's assistant, overqualified even. “I'm great at chopping fruits and vegetables,” I thought to myself when I saw the job description. But, when I arrived at the bakery and picked up a job questionnaire, I knew I would go home empty-handed. The first question was: “How long have you been working in the food industry?”

Where's Che Gourmet when you need her?

Bad first question....bad....

The first question should have been "Darlin', do you know the Organic All-You-Can-Eat Salad Bar with Sneeze Shield™ is just down the street, try applying there. This is a bakery".

Maybe she thought she could help with the carrot cake and fruitcake. Doesn't everyone love fruitcake?

She claims a bachelor's degree and yet these are the jobs she's looking for?

a community organizer, after-school teacher, administrative assistant, personal assistant, baker's assistant, nanny, women's shelter desk clerk, coffee shop cashier/barista, and dog walker.

Damnation, it just hit me. She wants MY job!

I do all of this stuff every day.

Community Organizer: I organize everything in this household (some will even argue that I do more than my fair share of agitating everyone else, and a few may even claim to be victims of oppression).

Afterschool Teacher: I take care of my children when they're not in school.

Administrative Assistant: I pay the bills, handle most of the correspondence and communications, and work late nights with the boss.

Personal Assistant: I'm on call 24/7 to shop for their personal needs, find things for them, do their laundry, clean up after them, issue reminders, solve their problems and crises, etc.

Baker's Assistant: I do most of the cooking.

Nanny: See Afterschool Teacher.

Women's Shelter Desk Clerk: I'm a woman, I have shelter, I'm sitting at a desk, and I'm doing a form of clerking now. I protect and care for the defenseless who reside here and I keep the dirtbags out.

Coffee Shop Cashier/Barrista: Every morning, I make the coffee and I take his money.

Dog Walker: I even walk the dogs.


Ye Gadzooks. Alexandra Early, Progressive Paragon of Feminism, wants to be an old-fashioned HOUSEWIFE!

Comrade Pinkie,

That is a most astute observation. Perhaps she can become a labor activist on behalf of herself, make herself a sign, walk the streets of San Francisco, and demand that someone marry her.

Alexandra, my sweet, how I've missed your stubly legs, your snearing smile, your demeaning demeanor. I see that now you have a pet boyfriend from El Salvador, I know, I know, it's because you are "multicultural", but I miss the way you used to brow beat me with femynist dialectic in your more equal than all males -- that are of course all chauvenist pigs -- way. It's because you care my dear Alexandra, like Comrade Sonia, you care.

Did you adopt a Mantubu baby yet like the most progressive Madonna, Alexandra? Oh sorry, I know, Bushitler ruined, RUINED, your prospects for prog fame and fortune by tanking the economy and so now you can't enslave adopt your own Mantubu baby.

It's all such a shame, such a souless kapitalist shame what THEY have done to you, all you wanted to do was whine and complain make a difference.

I miss you so, and I hope you're doing well.

Peace(TM) & Hope(TM) & Love(TM),

Red Rooster

Commissarka Pinkie wrote:Maybe she thought she could help with the carrot cake and fruitcake. Doesn't everyone love fruitcake?

She claims a bachelor's degree and yet these are the jobs she's looking for?

a community organizer, after-school teacher, administrative assistant, personal assistant, baker's assistant, nanny, women's shelter desk clerk, coffee shop cashier/barista, and dog walker.

Damnation, it just hit me. She wants MY job!

I do all of this stuff every day.

Community Organizer: I organize everything in this household (some will even argue that I do more than my fair share of agitating everyone else, and a few may even claim to be victims of oppression).

Afterschool Teacher: I take care of my children when they're not in school.

Administrative Assistant: I pay the bills, handle most of the correspondence and communications, and work late nights with the boss.

Personal Assistant: I'm on call 24/7 to shop for their personal needs, find things for them, do their laundry, clean up after them, issue reminders, solve their problems and crises, etc.

Baker's Assistant: I do most of the cooking.

Nanny: See Afterschool Teacher.

Women's Shelter Desk Clerk: I'm a woman, I have shelter, I'm sitting at a desk, and I'm doing a form of clerking now. I protect and care for the defenseless who reside here and I keep the dirtbags out.

Coffee Shop Cashier/Barrista: Every morning, I make the coffee and I take his money.

Dog Walker: I even walk the dogs.


Ye Gadzooks. Alexandra Early, Progressive Paragon of Feminism, wants to be an old-fashioned HOUSEWIFE!

Swine! We could have full employment if it weren't for multi-tasking talented people like yourself!

Comrades!

Poor Alexandra is not a victim of the horrible Bush economy at all!

She is collateral damage of the Glorious Trusteeship of her former union by the All Knowing, All Wise SEIU
Maybe she should just take her lumps?
After all, if the SEIU said "You're fired" it was For The Common Good™


{progoffski}
A hostile takeover by another union, SEIU.
Bwhahahaha....
I bet by the time she's thirty (I'm hoping) she's a conservative.

"The federal government's economic stimulus initiatives don't seem to be trickling down fast enough for me and millions of other unemployed workers, young and old."

Well, there you have it. An excellent example of the Party-Endorsed Entitlement Mentality(TM).

Komsomolka Olga Katrina wrote:"The federal government's economic stimulus initiatives don't seem to be trickling down fast enough for me and millions of other unemployed workers, young and old."

Well, there you have it. An excellent example of the Party-Endorsed Entitlement Mentality(TM).

{prognessoff}

It is startling how simple their minds are when I know how educated the little lefties have been. The idea that the stimulus is like water filtering down through sand is laughable. It was used to prop up a bubble and purchase the political allegience of companies that are "too big to fail" that will be a part of the socialist machine. There is NOTHING there for the job creation engine of small business. We are the ones dying on the vine. The stimulus was about consolidating power and expanding government.

This whole concept of "trickle down" is a manifestation of Ron Reagan's supply side economics. I recall the Left whining that they were tired of being "trickled on" by the rich. They didn't like the speed at which the cash was trickling down to them. They wanted it direct.

The entire point of the Obama stimulus was "trickle up" economics. Printing money and giving it redistributing it to the poor was supposed to create jobs when all the poor ran out to spend their new found wealth on un-necessary bling.

Of course, Obama couldn't just give cash to the homeless since they don't have a mailing address. So he gave it to the poverty pimps gatekeepers like ACORN, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, not to mention all those nameless bureaucrats who happen to be SEIU members.

Unfortunately, somewhere along the way a good portion of that money disappeared (although some of it has recently reappeared in Democrat Party coffers).

Not to worry though, it's just a matter of printing more. The second stimulus is on the way next Spring, just as soon as Pelosi can think up a ginchie sounding title for it that doesn't remind folks that the first stimulus was a failure.

Glorious Comrades!

I am so bored being a Commissar, I miss the days of prolie union wrangling and standing around and "getting paid" and other comrades telling me to: "SLOW DOWN so we can milk this thing."

Ah so beautiful, and makes such perfect sense in all it's coded language:



I hear the same sounds every time I go to the chicken coop.

I don't get it. Obama said there would be sacrifice. This woman should be proud. She's living the Obama era Horatio Alger story! A young person with all the advantages society can offer suffers loss after loss and eventually succumbs to poverty and dies due to Bush. It's the quintessential riches to rags story so beloved by Americans everywhere. It's inspiring. Her sacrifice stirs up deep feelings of hatred for Bush and longing for the only man that can save us. This is the new Horatio Alger story.

I don't get it either Margaret, but for different reasons.

We should take up Alexandra's cause.

Where's the Solidarity?
Why did Lech go to Berlin?
Obama didn't.

ALL THE LITTLE UNIONS SUBMIT TO THE SEIU!
Solidarity with the SEIU!

I hope I'm not sending mixed signals here.
Focus people! C'mon...a little more focus.

Help make more sacrifice stories like Alexandra's come to life!
Crush these little nuisance unions like Wal-Mart does to Mom & Pop stores!

{karacter off} So, aside from her nearly 11 months as a Union lackey, sponging off the money people who actually (sort of) work are forced to pay in order to (sort of) work, what other work experience does she have? I wonder if she and her partner have considered moving some place less progressive but still in the US?

I've got to agree that if I were hiring people and I saw that someone's entire "real world" experience consisted of "labor organizer", I'd round-file that application in a nano-second. I strongly suspect that she comes across as a whiney, self-entitled dingleberry in interviews like she does in her writing. Combined with a thin resume of unproductive functionary work, living in one of the most expensive cities in America, in a state with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, it sounds like an absolute train wreck in the making.

What's her solution? Well, if the money taken by the government to buy off Demokratische loyalist doesn't hurry up and fix her personal predicament, she's threatening to move out of the People's Republic of San Francisco to um... El Salvador!?

Damn, what a moron.