What’s next? Is somebody going to come out with a study justifying permanent unemployment? http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/14/unemployment.health/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
"Moving from unemployment to a poor-quality job offered no mental health benefit, and in fact was more detrimental to mental health than remaining unemployed."
Sure, I can understand that there are terrible jobs out there. There are always extremes! However, given that there are other external factors that were NOT present in Australia over the seven year period of the study, such as horrific unemployment rates, I don’t think that the study accounts for even worse mental health conditions that the unemployed are currently facing in the U.S. (OK, this is somewhat of an assumption – I don’t know the history of unemployment rates in Oz). Getting a job and being productive in this present economy is such a blessing, I would not think the negatives in the article hold as much weight as the article suggests.
My advice to current job seekers is this: GET A JOB AND KEEP IT! The mental health problems you face without income generally increase as you lose more and more. Also if you can hold a job, couldn’t it be argued you have a duty to avoid being a unnecessary drain on our suffering unemployment benefits programs across the country? Just imagine the psychological detriment you’re going to suffer if you’re unemployed WITHOUT collecting unemployment benefits!
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