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For all of the upheaval due to COVID-19, these do not seem to be the best examples of people who deserve our pity:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/business/coronavirus-careers-on-hold.html

 

Some of the quotes from this article:

 

She had a good job, but she left it since she "decided it was time for her next adventure in Silicon Valley."

So you leave a steady job without having a new job lined up?:doh:

 

He was "earning a salary in the high six figures. He was let go and took a few months to spend time with his family, then began applying for jobs at major corporations and public relations firms."

So we are supposed to feel sorry for someone who was making $800000 per year?:doh:

 

"Ms. Pendoley, 40, is refocusing on her work at the skin care company, but has put plans for her next step on hold. “I’m just sitting in limbo,” she said."

So she's complaining about having a steady job?:doh:

 

"Ms. Brown and her partner, Chris McCleary, had spent the last three years preparing for this moment, securing grants, taking on loans and liquidating their retirement savings..."

Taking on loans and liquidating retirement savings - enough said.:doh:

 

"Samantha Petrie, 44, was considering moving from her home in Corte Madera, Calif., for a new job in London."

So she has a "dream job" and wants an "even dreamier job"?:doh:

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  On 5/29/2020 at 12:08 PM, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

For all of the upheaval due to COVID-19, these do not seem to be the best examples of people who deserve our pity:

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/business/coronavirus-careers-on-hold.html

 

Some of the quotes from this article:

 

She had a good job, but she left it since she "decided it was time for her next adventure in Silicon Valley."

So you leave a steady job without having a new job lined up?:doh:

 

He was "earning a salary in the high six figures. He was let go and took a few months to spend time with his family, then began applying for jobs at major corporations and public relations firms."

So we are supposed to feel sorry for someone who was making $800000 per year?:doh:

 

"Ms. Pendoley, 40, is refocusing on her work at the skin care company, but has put plans for her next step on hold. “I’m just sitting in limbo,” she said."

So she's complaining about having a steady job?:doh:

 

"Ms. Brown and her partner, Chris McCleary, had spent the last three years preparing for this moment, securing grants, taking on loans and liquidating their retirement savings..."

Taking on loans and liquidating retirement savings - enough said.:doh:

 

"Samantha Petrie, 44, was considering moving from her home in Corte Madera, Calif., for a new job in London."

So she has a "dream job" and wants an "even dreamier job"?:doh:

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Those poor, poor bicoastal elites.


Whatever shall we do? *wringing hands*

 

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