StudentMojo.com http://watchmojo.com/school/blog Students, Education, College Life and Making the Most of School Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en The young and funemployed http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/06/17/the-young-and-funemployed/ http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/06/17/the-young-and-funemployed/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:32:19 +0000 rebecca Commerce/BusinesseconomyEmploymentfunemploymentjobunemployed http://watchmojo.com/school/blog/index.php/2009/06/17/the-young-and-funemployed/ With people being fired left and right due to the economy, more and more people are beginning to take advantage of their new-found free time. They accept the fact they may not find work right away after their dismissal. And this time in between jobs is now being called “Funemployment.” Granted, the people who are most able to indulge in this practice have some savings in the bank. But funemployment basically involves sleeping in, reading, and doing whatever you want.

The practice of funemployment has helped to give the generation of newly-unemployed twenty- and thirtysomethings a better outlook on things, and has even helped paint an upbeat picture. Instead of this generation being a lost one, these young people are now being given the opportunity to reconsider the profession they entered to see if it’s what they actually want to do. Read more…

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