people who have been looking for 18 months, having to contact unemployment every 30 days to demonstrate their determination, typing up resumes, writing letters, making phone calls, interviewing, driving, networking, following leads, reading ads, asking friends and family and friends of friends, starting all over again, worrying, not sleeping, suffering a great deal of anxiety, perhaps getting sick...
with family, dependents, responsibilities, housing, bills, applying for benefits (not easy) and following thru and remaining qualified...
fighting hopelessness, heart breaking, doubts about self worth...
retirements collapsed, dreams dead...
fear and anxiety becoming acute...
until you just quit and become part of the 36.3