#out of work

[newyorkthegoldenage]

More than 12 hours before the doors of the Civil Service Commission were to open on August 30, 1938, a line had formed of people seeking the 500 jobs as city porters that were available. The average salary was $960 to $1,200 a year. Passing a physical examination and demonstrating the ability to read and write were the only requirements.

Photo: Harry Harris for the AP

[bitchesgetriches]

Dafuq Is Unemployment Insurance and How Do I Apply for It?

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[theflyingcircus384]

[danhertz]

Esperando el karaoke 🎤

[theriverbeyond]

Ideal work schedule:

I show up and am given a list of cognitively engaging but achievable tasks

I complete the list

I leave immedietly

[w1lmuttart]

The lake town

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[ilona-mushroom]

Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.

[froody]

“can straight men be romantically and sexually attracted to men?” sure, I’m not a cop

[stargoyle]

"This person has a secret onlyfans!" "This artist does NSFW commissions!" "This author writes porn on the side!" I cannot begin to tell you how swag and awesome that is.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Looking at job listings, 1930s.

Photo: Irving Browning via the NY Historical Society/Bridgeman Images

[scribefindegil]

being a writer leads to a genuinely helpful but also very stupid kind of mindfulness where you'll be having a sobbing breakdown or the worst anxiety attack of your life and think "okay, I really need to pay attention to how this feels. so I can incorporate it into my fanfiction."

[gwydionae]

Behold, one of my best friend's Halloween costumes, recorded and uploaded by a complete stranger with over a million views on tiktok! (I'm so proud!!)

[hansoeii]

butch wolverine, anyone?

[reactionimagesdaily]