Unemployment being called "Fun-employment"!

I have never heard it called "fun employment" and I agree it's pretty heatless to think it's fun being jobless, especially if your the head of the household, and have children and bills etc. I am not working and there are some perks to it, like not having to go out in the snow, but you feel useless like you said. In a way it's sad that your identity is so tied up in the job you have. If you don't work you don't get to socialize with other people as much, even though some people drive you crazy, it's still good to keep in contact with others.Some people stay in touch, but only for a little while, unless you are good friends, after awhile you have nothing to talk about, or in common.

hello sderringer, I have never heard of that term before, but i guess it may have been originated from people who have lost their jobs and happy being unemployed, i dunno. of course, it's crisis it can't be helped.don't let get through you, it's not your fault you're unemployed. I've been unemployed for a year now.

Unemployment has never been fun. It's the first time i heared that coined word. My first impresion is maybe that's a defense mechanism or maybe one way of saying...laugh at your problems rather than be depressed. Whatever the original intent is, it's not easy to be unemployed or underemployed, income which hardly make ends meet. cheers.

Yep, that's a new one on me as well. Most of the people that I know who are unemployed, are very upset about it. As far as I know, the unemployment income is less than what they are used to living on. I received unemployment for about the first 6 months of my 2 year reign of being unemployed, and it was significantly less than what I was used to living on. For me, it wasn't so bad, because I'm only one person, (not married and have no children). But for my brother-in-law who was the only one who worked in his family, with two kids and a wife still at home, believe you me, it was not fun. Plus, for him, it was very mundane. Like you said, maybe the first couple of weeks was like a break because he got a break from work. But after that, he really didn't know what to do with himself. Plus, it was the middle of winter, so it wasn't like he could just go out in the yard and pick up a project. I don't blame you for being insulted by that phrase.

Must be nice to be unemployed and with no worries about bills, money, mortgages, and so on. Although I have never heard the term "fun employment", I have come across those who think unemployment is a vacation of sorts. Of course, they don't have the responsibilities that many of us have. They also lack the maturity to understand the long term effects of being without a steady income. I guess we can only do what we can and try to get by during these difficult times. At least we are not experiencing the troubles that our friends in the Philipine's are right now. It is hard sometimes to be grateful, when things are going badly, but we owe to ourselves and to our loved ones to try. Keep your chin up, stay positive and be kind to others. This too, shall pass.

i lost my job many time because i ever do Private sector and private sectors whats to extra ordinary work but their giving salary not enough. so i am unemployed these days and try to govt. job and try to make some extra income from online but still i have no any satisfied opportunity on internet if you have any experience to work online so please tell me i ever thanks to you....!

I've never heard that one either, and can't imagine where it comes from! Being UK based, I've watched many friends lose their jobs in the last year or so, with little or no prospect of working again for a long time. Personally, I'm self-employed, and although I can keep the wolf from the door on a week to week basis with one to one teaching, more and more arts organisations are either going to the wall or losing their funding every week, and the big projects (with a living wage attached) are fewer and farther between than ever. I don't see how lying awake at night wondering how in hell you're going to pay your bills and keep a roof over your head is "fun"...