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July 18, 2005
gone unemployed
By the laws of the State of Nebraska I am officially unemployed and a thankful recipient of social policy benefits. I've been surprised by two things during this whole process. First, that the people at the unemployment offices in North Carolina and Nebraska were so nice. Second, that I don't have the line, "I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me" running through my head.
I actually feel quite good. Good by having less financial pressure to find a job immediately. Good in knowing that I don't have to take a seven dollar an hour job. And good in knowing that since I don't have to take that seven dollar an hour job, I'll have more time to look for better paying work and finish [hopefully!] my master's project. Unemployment insurance is good. Thanks to all my past employers who've paid their taxes faithfully to make this day possible.
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