After Being Unemployed For Almost 4 Years, I Finally Got A Job This Week [View all]
While I can pat myself on the back for never giving up hope, the fact is that 3 years and 11 months without any work has really hurt our family, mainly in the fact that we had to dig deep into our savings to make ends meet, going through roughly 80% of our retirement funds (not to mention that we couldn't add anything to said funds over the past 4 years, which was part of the plan, after all).
My new job is full time, and while it pays slightly better than did the job I lost 4 years ago, it pays only about 54% of what I was making 6 years ago.
Still, when compared to the alternative - no work - it's a real blessing.
At my age, I'm happy to be able to find anything!
To others still looking for work, don't give up. I don't believe in miracles, but I do believe that you've got to be in it to win it.
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