When of the future, I imagine being in the same precarious position I’m in now, but fatter, wrinklier and even more fed up with my old, cold share house.
Everyone told me that it was them, not me; that it was business, not personal; that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome was sane.
Unemployment gives you the time to ask all sizes of existential questions, without the resources to answer any.
Of it as a type of chronic pain; if there was a big pile of jobs 100 metres away, and everyone had to quickly run over and grab one, the people with bad knees would be left behind.
Antimony Deor is a freelance writer, illustrator, graphic designer, garden volunteer, podcast presenter, community health volunteer and unemployed person from Naarm/Melbourne.
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Everyone told me that it was them, not me; that it was business, not personal; that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome was sane.
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Headline as published: I’ve been unemployed for four years. But I do have an important job – to act as a warning to others | Antimony Deor
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When of the future, I imagine being in the same precarious position I’m in now, but fatter, wrinklier and even more fed up with my old, cold share house.
Every Friday I write a little essay about how great I am and send it off to a stranger.
Everyone told me that it was them, not me; that it was business, not personal; that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome was sane. It’s normal to feel like a reject after being repeatedly rejected, to feel worthless when your bank balance is zero, to feel lost after losing.
Unless my parents die right now or I become CEO of Incredible Profits Industries tomorrow, I’ll never own a house, and won’t be able to build enough superannuation to retire.
Unemployment gives you the time to ask all sizes of existential questions, without the resources to answer any. Is on the same level as “How am I going to afford to take Mum out for her birthday in October?”
Of it as a type of chronic pain; if there was a big pile of jobs 100 metres away, and everyone had to quickly run over and grab one, the people with bad knees would be left behind.
Life is not as hard for me as it is for other people on the dole.
If you lose your job, things could happen. You could end up unemployed like me.
Antimony Deor is a freelance writer, illustrator, graphic designer, garden volunteer, podcast presenter, community health volunteer and unemployed person from Naarm/Melbourne.
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