Be Polite to the Unemployed

If you know someone who is unemployed, stop asking them what they do all day. It’s rude and we don’t like it. It’s really annoying to have people asking you to account for all your time, especially when it’s really no one’s business.

Here’s how the unemployed spend their time: looking for jobs. Emailing every single person they know to tell them they are unemployed. Rewriting cover letters – which takes a long freaking time. Rewriting resumes. Checking their email accounts – probably 80 times a day.

So stop asking us. My personal stance is now: no comment.

Advertisement