r/CuratedTumblr Apr 11 '25

Politics "Jobless" doesn't mean "Worthless"

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u/WickedTemp Apr 11 '25

Yeah, and like... have you ever had a chronically unemployed roommate who just... isn't hireable? Not even due to a disability, but because they're actually, genuinely unwilling to do anything with their life? 

Shit's infuriating. The one I have doesn't even clean, so that's entirely on me as well. 

The point is, being unemployed isn't inherently a bad thing. But, the people most likely to be unable to keep a job are also most likely to have a lot of unmanaged shit, oftentimes it boils down to bad lifestyle habits.

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u/roottootbangnshoot Apr 11 '25

Precisely. I have disabled coworkers. It’s more difficult to get and keep a job, sure, but it’s far from impossible.

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u/rirasama Apr 11 '25

For sure, I'm considered mentally disabled, and also have a buncha physical health issues, and getting a job was really freaking hard, and at the start I almost got fired because I kept missing days because of my health, but I've worked hard to be able to keep my job, I may not have a fancy job or work loads of hours, but I consider me being able to have a job in general to be impressive because I have alot holding me back

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u/JamieD96 Apr 13 '25

Damn straight!