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Does His Journey Alter Your Reality?
Daniel A. Seddiqui graduated with a degree in economics but couldn’t find a job in his field. But, instead of suing his school in retaliation for a failed career path like other recent graduates, Seddiqui decided he was going to find a job no matter what. And not just one job – 50 of them.…
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No Sex In The Conference Room
Forgive me for my naïveté and current work-from-home position, but I had no idea loads of people [really] had sex on the job. I thought that was a figment of a television writer’s imagination. But, after stumbling along a piece published on Business Insider, I see that indeed many of you were partaking in office…
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Is It Time To Sue or Face Facts?
Trina Thompson earned her information technology from Monroe College in April. With an IT degree, Thompson expected to quickly find a job. She didn’t so now she’s filed suit against the school, telling the New York Post, “They have not tried hard enough to help me.” Thompson claims her school didn’t provide her with the…
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Life Ain't Right If You're White
As a young black man living in America nothing concerns me more than the plight of the privileged older white man. Before you give me that look let me explain why: If they’ve got it bad, imagine how much it’s gonna suck for me. See, I’m making sense now, aren’t I? That’s why I was…
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What Kind Of A Person Cuts Funding For Battered Women's Shelters?!
Economic stresses often lead to more frequent abuse and in particular, more violent abuse. As tempers rise this form of abuse becomes all the more dangerous – and increasingly frequent. Already, the state of Rhode Island has recently seen a 25 percent increase in felony-level domestic violence crimes. Domestic violence cases have also risen in…
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EBT For You And For Me
I previously wrote about middle class families succumbing to the use of food stamps in order to avoid starvation. As it turns out, stores that accept EBT say business is booming. In its third-quarter earnings report, Family Dollar cited EBT as among the reasons for its success in this economy. Same-store sales were up 6.2%…
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I'm Grown, But I Still Need A Roommate
Doesn’t he sound super excited about renting out this room in his home? You couldn’t strip the glee out of his voice if you tried. I mean, who wouldn’t want to open up the house they worked hard to get to a complete and total stranger as a last resort to keep it? There’s not…
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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest
The Queen of England asked a simple question: Why didn’t any of you ninny’s see the worst recession in several decades coming? As a result, a group of economists wrote to the Queen directly trying to explain why no one had enough foresight to predict the timing, extent, and severity of the global economic crisis.…
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If The Recession Is Over, Why Isn't Everyone Excited?
Newsweek has declared that the recession is over, but technically not for any of us. Trust me, I could tell. More than 18.7 million homes stood empty in the U.S. during the second quarter as demand for real estate further diminishes and banks seize more and more properties from delinquent borrowers – explaining the hike…
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Is Now The Time For A Pay Raise?
After much debate and even more delay, the minimum amount for workers to be paid has risen 70 cents to $7.25 an hour. According to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, between 3 million and 5 million people will be affected by the minimum wage rise from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. Those workers…
