October 2011
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Veterans and civilians
Why Bryana can’t wait:
I am a college student at Humboldt State University (HSU), and I am married to a Navy veteran who is also attending HSU. We both dream of the day when we will be able to help others. We intend to be teachers, foster parents, and animal rescuers. There are so many opportunities to help others!
My husband and I were both raised poor. We are living off of the financial...
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From S.:
My mother works three jobs, yet still makes less than $30,000 a year. I’m 20 years old and I had to leave the four-year university where I was studying because I couldn’t find a job to pay tuition.
Now I live at home again and am attending a local community college, but I still can’t find a job.
Although I’ve been fortunate enough to receive financial aid to pay for my classes, I...
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Helen:
I am also a recent graduate on the job market. I went to a private university; the amount of student debt I have is insurmountable.
My parents brought me to this country when I was young because they believed I could achieve the American dream—they have both been working as manual laborers for over 15 years to provide for me and my education.
Now that I am old enough to support myself,...
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B. said:
I’m in my freshman year of college, and already people are telling me that I have such a low chance of getting a job, and that I’ll never make enough to pay back my college loans.
I don’t believe them, but it’s still very sad to see that this is the way people have started to think.
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Why S. can't wait
“Because I’m a freshman in college studying public health, and every day I’m reminded what a gamble I’ve put myself into. I pay $25,000 a year knowing that once I graduate from this university, I’ve just hit just the start of my debt and I don’t know if I’ll be able to afford med school because my chances of finding a job are slim.
“All my work could be pointless. We need to stop...
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Why D. can’t wait:
I’m a 24-year-old college graduate. I graduated in May and have been looking for a “real” job since. I have $40,000 in student loans. I’m currently working in retail and make $7.50 an hour. I am not eligible for any kind of raise at my job for another year. My mom, who is a retired high school teacher, has had to take up a part time job just to help me make my loan...
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M. on why we can’t wait:
I’m in my first semester of my first year of law school, but everyone I know is already telling me that I won’t have a job when I graduate. It’s frustrating and extremely disheartening to try to adjust to this major commitment I’ve made to my education with little or no hope of employment after I graduate with a law degree.
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W. on the job market facing recent graduates:
I graduated with a BA in Psychology in May of 2010. I have been searching for a job since graduation and have applied for over 600 jobs that I am qualified for, or overqualified for.
I just got off the phone with a potential employer who let me know that I was a perfect fit, but that they had chosen someone else.
The market is flooded with...
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H. on why we can’t wait:
My mom works as much as she can, but she has a debilitating disease that sometimes requires months off at a time. My dad is a principal with continually cut hours from the budget cuts Walker has put in place on our once beautiful state, Wisconsin. We need his insurance for my mother’s $2000+ medication every month.
Both my parents work for the government and they...
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Kel on why we can’t wait for action on jobs:
Because $8/hour is not enough. I want a better paying job, but they’re hard to come by. No one wants someone who was once fired (no matter their story).
So I stick with the $8/hr job, hoping something better paying comes along.
I want to get ahead, I want to better myself, but I can’t do that where I am right now. The jobs bill must be passed...
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"I'm doing all of the right things"
A submission from our inbox yesterday:
“I feel as if, after 18 years, I am a fairly decently trained marketing & communications manager. I should be earning plenty of money for my family to thrive on, but instead my skills are languishing and my unemployment is dwindling. I’ve talked to recruiters, employment agencies, and i network. I’m doing all of the right things, is what I’m...
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"Educated nurse, no jobs!"
A nurse sent us a note yesterday that we’re excerpting here:
“When I graduated nursing school, I felt I had accomplished something big and knew I had a valuable gift to offer. I was thankful for the opportunity to have had an education after working hard as a nurse aide and LVN. I had dreams and an eagerness to work.
“Nursing is something that has always been more than work...
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Afternoon!
Just a quick note to say thanks for the warm welcome, the submissions, and the questions.
To answer a question that’s come up a lot: No, the President isn’t the one writing this Tumblr. He’s got a fair number of non-Tumblr things to do on any given day, we wager. We’re 2012 staffers working mostly out of Chicago.
Today, we’ll be posting a few of the stories...
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We can't wait
In Las Vegas this afternoon, President Obama had a pretty simple message for Republicans in Congress: We can’t wait for action on jobs.
The President said:
“Without a doubt, the most urgent challenge that we face right now is getting our economy to grow faster and to create more jobs. I know it; the people of Nevada know it; and I think most Americans also understand that the problems...
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Hi, Tumblr.
It’s nice to meet you.
There are lots of reasons we’re excited to be launching the Obama 2012 campaign’s new Tumblr today. But mostly it’s because we’re looking at this as an opportunity to create something that’s not just ours, but yours, too.
We’d like this Tumblr to be a huge collaborative storytelling effort—a place for people across the country to...
