Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
You know I'm frustrated with the craziness of the job search that affects so many people. I could probably rant about that for many posts – and I probably will, knowing me.
One thing I note in the insanity of the job search is that among the inevitable laundry lists of skills, many job postings ask for sets of skills that A) most people probably have, B) they could learn if said person is reasonably intelligent, or C) that they have similar skills to anyway so it doesn't matter very much.
Yep, it's back to one of my Favorite Frustration Friday's (triple F) subjects – people who hate the unemployed. For those of you who haven't followed my previous rants, I'm very annoyed that some people are down on the unemployed. So now and then I take time to sound off on it for both personal reasons and to stimulate conversation.
It annoys me. It galls me. People need our help in these tough times, and yet many folks that are more mouth than brain seem to spend their time dissing them, not helping them. Having seen a lot of good people unemployed for bad reasons, this annoys me.
And this time I think I came up with another reason people seem to hate the unemployed – the unemployed are reminders that Things Are Not Well.
Hey, I see some of you loudmouths didn't get the memo, so let me set you straight. Geek is a complement now.
So if you're using it as an insult? You're a moron. You probably were anyway, but this is just confirmation.