It's really sad that many people are unemployed even those with a high degree in college. I bet it's really hard to have lived somewhat of a comfortable life and get that taken away from you one step at a time. It amazes me how hard it is to find a job and the reasons why some people are denied a job. Ms. Barrington-Ward once worked for MIT at an administrative position for 30 years and now she's homeless and poor. She can't even get a McDonald job.
It was interesting to read that the most common trend for the long termed unemployed were actually the more educated group. Does that have to do with there being a lot of jobs that people receive yet are not necessarily educated for? That would explain why there are less higher paying jobs, for the people that are educated and have the requisites.
This articles says that the odds of getting a job once unemployed for more than 6 months is harder to do than if you've just lost your job. I think this is relevant information because it makes sense that jobs wouldn't want to hire someone whose either had to struggle to find a job for so long or someone who didn't care enough to find a job for so long. Unemployment is a problem, but motivation can be the solution. It is up to the job seeker to get a job as soon as they can. Danielle C period 1
When unemployment rose in 2008, many people were forced to file bankruptcy and eventually were forced to be homeless with no possessions. The hardest part of getting out of unemployment is finding a job that is okay with hiring a person who has been unemployed for so long. Even if the person is a good worker and has no issues, the simple fact of them being unemployed is enough to deny them of a job. Also, people are not hired because of bad credit rating, which was created because they were forced to fle bankruptcy and become homeless after being unemployed for an extended period of time. I think the only way to stop the unemployment issue is if employers learn to look past the time that a person has been unemployed because it is not always a correlation to their working ability.
This article showed how even though you are qualified for a job, you will not get it because you are TOO qualified. She was turned down a job from McDonald even though before the recession she was making middle-class income, 50,000. This shows how bad the recession impacted many peoples lives.
An interesting choice to include the fact that she worked at MIT (but in an administration position). You'd think that the famous workplace experience would help get some jobs. It's frustrating to learn that becoming unemployed is starting to become "trap, an impediment to finding a job." It's interesting to see that, while unemployment has gone down, long-term employment numbers have dropped alarmingly. I'm reminded of when we talked in class that we'll be working for ourselves in what seems to be a new form of the American economy. -Shiana M. Per 1
While considering this article, it became apparent that there really is no easy solution to the issue of long-term unemployment. It has become evident that the jobs are not going to return, so what can be done to compensate? I think there has to be a shift in the mentality of employers; unemployment currently serves as a blemish to one's resume, however those who were let go due to the economy are not incompetent. It was no fault of their own that they became victims of the conditions of our national economy. Instead of blacklisting these workers, employers should consider the experience and knowledge they have coming into the workforce once again. However, this is also somewhat of a paradox, because that job could have gone to a young person fresh out of college who really needs a job to get his career started. There is no clear cut approach to fix the labor market, and until we get back on track it seems as though these millions of unemployed Americans will continue to look for jobs that don't exist. -SV period 1
After reading this article, I became a little concerned about the future work force I will be entering. It is not a comforting feeling in the first place to know that the job market is bad, but it is even more discomforting to know that once you have a job and then lose it because of the economy, it is even harder to get a new job. Aside from being a scary thought, I am a little confused to why this is a problem. Why should it be easier for the newly unemployed to get a job over the unemployed who have experience? Wouldn't experience be a good quality a company would want its workers to have? To me, I would prefer to have experienced employees that know what works and what doesn't, instead of having workers who have no idea what's going on. ze econ pd. 1
I think its really messed up that in our society getting a 4 year college degree isn't good enough anymore. And then even after you have a 4 year degree and a steady paying job, one day you can be laid off. Everything you worked for is gone and your left to try and find a job else where yet these jobs don't want to hire "the unemployed" and its just a vicious cycle. The longer your unemployed the less someone wants to hire you, so its almost impossible to be able to get back on your feet again. SR Period 1
Well being unemployed now sounds a lot more stressful than being a president. Four years in the white house and you come out 20 years older. A year of unemployment and you may not be around the next day. Becoming unemployed is essentially hitting the delete button with life. It doesn't matter the amount of experience or level of education. It's all about survival. At that point one can only grab at straws and move in with friends and hope that the economic problem is cyclical and short, not structural, because if the problem with economy was structural a handful of people would essentially be permanently screwed. KA Pd 1
It's sad to see that people who have college degrees can't get a job, but it's worse when they were working for a while and now can't get a job because companies don't "hire the unemployed." That doesn't make sense to me. They don't hire the unemployed? In order to apply for a job, don't you have to be unemployed? How are people supposed to get a start somewhere is no one hires them? It's also sad to see that McDonald's or laundromats didn't even hire her and the fact that she's even applying to those place with the college degree that she has is terrible. -LM Pd 1
It is well known that the unemployed often find it difficult to look for jobs, but the labor market has been getting out of hand. The title perfectly describes the struggle the unemployed feel, especially for Ms. Barrington-Ward. Even a place like McDonald's or toilet scrubbing jobs wouldn't accept her because she was "overqualified". Employers have really heightened their expectations, which is understandable because of the increase in education and technology, but their expectations are way too high for people to reach. After reading this article, unemployment just seems like a black hole. JK pd.1
I found this article interesting and relatable because of the concept that in the job industry you can be "too qualified" for a job that others can get because of their lower qualifications. It relates to the college admission process since schools may reject an applicant if they may be "over qualified." Meaning their grades may be much higher than the requirements and could be taking away from another applicant that is applying as a reach to the school. In both ways its not fair because each person is trying just as hard to get a job or get into a school and because they're "over qualified" they can't. BR pd 1
This incident is actually scary but I wouldn't be surprised if there were hundreds of stories like this one. It certainly is not very comforting for kids who are currently going for a degree. I know it certainly worries me if all my work would basically be a waste in the end.
This lady's story is one that is scary but I really am not surprised about. It's sad that all her work to try to be successful and have a stable, safe life is basically useless. It also puts the fear of her exact situation into kids who are currently getting degrees and excited about having a good future. They might end up being devestated. I know I'm definitely worried. I would be really upset
This article shows how someone who is working with a huge organization MIT can lose their job easily and have trouble finding work. The lady made 1/10th the amount of money after getting fired, and it seemed as if it is impossible to live with. The article also showed how companies do not really want to help unemployment. The lady was mostly qualified for all the jobs, yet companies made random reasons why they could not hire her. It shows that once someone is unemployed, they may have to stay unemployed for a while.
It seams that once you fall into the Unemployment Trap you're stuck there. The longer people remain unemployed, the harder it is to get employed. People have worked for the majority of their lives and now have nothing to show for it. The idea of being over qualified for a job seams so ridiculous to me. The more qualified and desperate for a job you are, the more difficult it will be to get one. 'Merica HS pd. 1
Although it is sad to see how far a person can fall, I would like to know what kind of work Jenner Barrington-Ward did in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I feel like there are many factors to the reason she is in trouble right now and am wondering what type of role she played when she worked there, many places fire people for being inefficient and she may have been inefficient. Its also scary to see how a person with college education can't even get a job scrubbing toilets, this shows that nobody is immune to poverty, no matter how rich or smart they are. -Michael Reynarowych Period 1
I don't like how people give jobs away based on how people look. Like for Jenner Barrington-Ward, she could get a job at McDonalds, a job scrubbing toilets, or a job at a laundromat because she was either too articulate, pretty, or spanish speaker. I understand the spanish speaking but for the other two, who cares how someone looks, they need a job and you wont lose any money by hiring the person. I also hate how the unemployment rate is so high. There are so many rich people in the country and there can be many more jobs made for the unemployed. The one thing I am happy about is how the unemployment rate went down by three percent but i know as well as anyone else that there will always be unemployed people throughout the world. AE Pd. 1
Unemployment can be very impactful even to the most successful people in their jobs. People can get laid off and then they're on the streets looking for another job. This should not, however, stop them from looking for a job. They may feel like their life is over, I can't find a job, no one will hire me, but they have to look on the bright side that at least someone and someplace will hire you but you just gotta keep looking. You could even be looking in all the wrong places but once you find that right place, you're set. Nowadays, kids who graduate from college or people who graduate with 4 year degrees can't even find jobs and this is ultimately a problem. All of their hard work they did in school to be successful and now they can't find a job in the real world is an uprising problem. Hopefully, in time, this will change and more jobs will be available to everyone whether you're overqualified or slightly under-qualified. DS Pd. 1
This article brings a lot of shame to our country. Speaking personally, as someone who is part of the younger generation with a supposedly bright future in front of me, this article makes me truly worry what the future has in store. It breaks my heart to know this woman had spent 30 years working so hard to end up jobless and broke. Additionally, it’s one thing to be unemployed yet, it’s also evident that she tried her best to gain some far of work. If McDonalds is turning down her application because she is too qualified then where else can she really turn? With low credit and barely ten cents to her name this woman is obviously desperate to get back on her feet yet she can’t. Furthermore, war veterans shouldn’t be struggling for a job upon return home either. After doing so much for our country they shouldn’t be stuck unemployed as well as moneyless. It seems as though those who have the drive and desire to be earning a solid paycheck are left without a job which is not only disheartening but terribly unfair. –A.P. (1st period)
It's really sad that many people are unemployed even those with a high degree in college. I bet it's really hard to have lived somewhat of a comfortable life and get that taken away from you one step at a time. It amazes me how hard it is to find a job and the reasons why some people are denied a job. Ms. Barrington-Ward once worked for MIT at an administrative position for 30 years and now she's homeless and poor. She can't even get a McDonald job.
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It was interesting to read that the most common trend for the long termed unemployed were actually the more educated group. Does that have to do with there being a lot of jobs that people receive yet are not necessarily educated for? That would explain why there are less higher paying jobs, for the people that are educated and have the requisites.
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This articles says that the odds of getting a job once unemployed for more than 6 months is harder to do than if you've just lost your job. I think this is relevant information because it makes sense that jobs wouldn't want to hire someone whose either had to struggle to find a job for so long or someone who didn't care enough to find a job for so long. Unemployment is a problem, but motivation can be the solution. It is up to the job seeker to get a job as soon as they can.
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When unemployment rose in 2008, many people were forced to file bankruptcy and eventually were forced to be homeless with no possessions. The hardest part of getting out of unemployment is finding a job that is okay with hiring a person who has been unemployed for so long. Even if the person is a good worker and has no issues, the simple fact of them being unemployed is enough to deny them of a job. Also, people are not hired because of bad credit rating, which was created because they were forced to fle bankruptcy and become homeless after being unemployed for an extended period of time. I think the only way to stop the unemployment issue is if employers learn to look past the time that a person has been unemployed because it is not always a correlation to their working ability.
ReplyDeleteThis article showed how even though you are qualified for a job, you will not get it because you are TOO qualified. She was turned down a job from McDonald even though before the recession she was making middle-class income, 50,000. This shows how bad the recession impacted many peoples lives.
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An interesting choice to include the fact that she worked at MIT (but in an administration position). You'd think that the famous workplace experience would help get some jobs. It's frustrating to learn that becoming unemployed is starting to become "trap, an impediment to finding a job." It's interesting to see that, while unemployment has gone down, long-term employment numbers have dropped alarmingly. I'm reminded of when we talked in class that we'll be working for ourselves in what seems to be a new form of the American economy.
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While considering this article, it became apparent that there really is no easy solution to the issue of long-term unemployment. It has become evident that the jobs are not going to return, so what can be done to compensate? I think there has to be a shift in the mentality of employers; unemployment currently serves as a blemish to one's resume, however those who were let go due to the economy are not incompetent. It was no fault of their own that they became victims of the conditions of our national economy. Instead of blacklisting these workers, employers should consider the experience and knowledge they have coming into the workforce once again. However, this is also somewhat of a paradox, because that job could have gone to a young person fresh out of college who really needs a job to get his career started. There is no clear cut approach to fix the labor market, and until we get back on track it seems as though these millions of unemployed Americans will continue to look for jobs that don't exist. -SV period 1
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article, I became a little concerned about the future work force I will be entering. It is not a comforting feeling in the first place to know that the job market is bad, but it is even more discomforting to know that once you have a job and then lose it because of the economy, it is even harder to get a new job. Aside from being a scary thought, I am a little confused to why this is a problem. Why should it be easier for the newly unemployed to get a job over the unemployed who have experience? Wouldn't experience be a good quality a company would want its workers to have? To me, I would prefer to have experienced employees that know what works and what doesn't, instead of having workers who have no idea what's going on. ze econ pd. 1
ReplyDeleteI think its really messed up that in our society getting a 4 year college degree isn't good enough anymore. And then even after you have a 4 year degree and a steady paying job, one day you can be laid off. Everything you worked for is gone and your left to try and find a job else where yet these jobs don't want to hire "the unemployed" and its just a vicious cycle. The longer your unemployed the less someone wants to hire you, so its almost impossible to be able to get back on your feet again. SR Period 1
ReplyDeleteWell being unemployed now sounds a lot more stressful than being a president. Four years in the white house and you come out 20 years older. A year of unemployment and you may not be around the next day. Becoming unemployed is essentially hitting the delete button with life. It doesn't matter the amount of experience or level of education. It's all about survival. At that point one can only grab at straws and move in with friends and hope that the economic problem is cyclical and short, not structural, because if the problem with economy was structural a handful of people would essentially be permanently screwed.
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It's sad to see that people who have college degrees can't get a job, but it's worse when they were working for a while and now can't get a job because companies don't "hire the unemployed." That doesn't make sense to me. They don't hire the unemployed? In order to apply for a job, don't you have to be unemployed? How are people supposed to get a start somewhere is no one hires them? It's also sad to see that McDonald's or laundromats didn't even hire her and the fact that she's even applying to those place with the college degree that she has is terrible.
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It is well known that the unemployed often find it difficult to look for jobs, but the labor market has been getting out of hand. The title perfectly describes the struggle the unemployed feel, especially for Ms. Barrington-Ward. Even a place like McDonald's or toilet scrubbing jobs wouldn't accept her because she was "overqualified". Employers have really heightened their expectations, which is understandable because of the increase in education and technology, but their expectations are way too high for people to reach. After reading this article, unemployment just seems like a black hole.
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I found this article interesting and relatable because of the concept that in the job industry you can be "too qualified" for a job that others can get because of their lower qualifications. It relates to the college admission process since schools may reject an applicant if they may be "over qualified." Meaning their grades may be much higher than the requirements and could be taking away from another applicant that is applying as a reach to the school. In both ways its not fair because each person is trying just as hard to get a job or get into a school and because they're "over qualified" they can't.
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This incident is actually scary but I wouldn't be surprised if there were hundreds of stories like this one. It certainly is not very comforting for kids who are currently going for a degree. I know it certainly worries me if all my work would basically be a waste in the end.
ReplyDeleteThis lady's story is one that is scary but I really am not surprised about. It's sad that all her work to try to be successful and have a stable, safe life is basically useless. It also puts the fear of her exact situation into kids who are currently getting degrees and excited about having a good future. They might end up being devestated. I know I'm definitely worried. I would be really upset
ReplyDeleteThis article shows how someone who is working with a huge organization MIT can lose their job easily and have trouble finding work. The lady made 1/10th the amount of money after getting fired, and it seemed as if it is impossible to live with. The article also showed how companies do not really want to help unemployment. The lady was mostly qualified for all the jobs, yet companies made random reasons why they could not hire her. It shows that once someone is unemployed, they may have to stay unemployed for a while.
ReplyDeleteIt seams that once you fall into the Unemployment Trap you're stuck there. The longer people remain unemployed, the harder it is to get employed. People have worked for the majority of their lives and now have nothing to show for it. The idea of being over qualified for a job seams so ridiculous to me. The more qualified and desperate for a job you are, the more difficult it will be to get one. 'Merica
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Although it is sad to see how far a person can fall, I would like to know what kind of work Jenner Barrington-Ward did in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I feel like there are many factors to the reason she is in trouble right now and am wondering what type of role she played when she worked there, many places fire people for being inefficient and she may have been inefficient. Its also scary to see how a person with college education can't even get a job scrubbing toilets, this shows that nobody is immune to poverty, no matter how rich or smart they are.
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I don't like how people give jobs away based on how people look. Like for Jenner Barrington-Ward, she could get a job at McDonalds, a job scrubbing toilets, or a job at a laundromat because she was either too articulate, pretty, or spanish speaker. I understand the spanish speaking but for the other two, who cares how someone looks, they need a job and you wont lose any money by hiring the person. I also hate how the unemployment rate is so high. There are so many rich people in the country and there can be many more jobs made for the unemployed. The one thing I am happy about is how the unemployment rate went down by three percent but i know as well as anyone else that there will always be unemployed people throughout the world.
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Unemployment can be very impactful even to the most successful people in their jobs. People can get laid off and then they're on the streets looking for another job. This should not, however, stop them from looking for a job. They may feel like their life is over, I can't find a job, no one will hire me, but they have to look on the bright side that at least someone and someplace will hire you but you just gotta keep looking. You could even be looking in all the wrong places but once you find that right place, you're set. Nowadays, kids who graduate from college or people who graduate with 4 year degrees can't even find jobs and this is ultimately a problem. All of their hard work they did in school to be successful and now they can't find a job in the real world is an uprising problem. Hopefully, in time, this will change and more jobs will be available to everyone whether you're overqualified or slightly under-qualified.
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This article brings a lot of shame to our country. Speaking personally, as someone who is part of the younger generation with a supposedly bright future in front of me, this article makes me truly worry what the future has in store. It breaks my heart to know this woman had spent 30 years working so hard to end up jobless and broke. Additionally, it’s one thing to be unemployed yet, it’s also evident that she tried her best to gain some far of work. If McDonalds is turning down her application because she is too qualified then where else can she really turn? With low credit and barely ten cents to her name this woman is obviously desperate to get back on her feet yet she can’t. Furthermore, war veterans shouldn’t be struggling for a job upon return home either. After doing so much for our country they shouldn’t be stuck unemployed as well as moneyless. It seems as though those who have the drive and desire to be earning a solid paycheck are left without a job which is not only disheartening but terribly unfair. –A.P. (1st period)
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