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| Iowahawk: Thanks for the Funemployment and Starvecation |
| 2009-06-09 |
| Iowahawk at his cutting best - a taste: For many younger people, Dwight said, work is less central to their lives. According to her surveys, more and more young people are saying they are willing to trade off a high pay, high pressure job for one with flexible schedules and a lot of vacation time. "The new Administration has been very responsive to that -- just look at all the millions of new jobs with zero salaries and 52 week vacations," said Dwight, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Colorado. Martinez said she finds herself looking into jobs she would have never considered before, such as selling crab apples or freelance prostitution. What's more important, she said, is flexibility, vacation time and something that doesn't have "that 9-to-5" feeling. "And access to free clinics," she added. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Double-chuckle!! Â Â Â ;-) |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-06-09 16:45 |