Journey of an Unemployed Optimist

Unemployment terms you should know

Posted by: Fatima on: June 20, 2009

Image from http://www.benettontalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dictionary.jpgAs if you don’t know by now, funemployment is a real word.  Seriously.  Well, at least according to the Urban Dictionary.  See this article on CNBC on the new terms propping up during our recession.  Some other terms I hadn’t heard of: “bridge jobs,” as in those jobs us unemployed folks take on to pay the bills, even if its not our true calling, and “prayoff,” which refers to all my employed friends who’re secretly annoyed at how much fun I’m having without a job.

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