Quote from: axxo on Today at 12:27:36 AM

Quote from: Marcellin9 on February 08, 2023, 02:18:22 AM

I mentioned somewhere that my closest friend has been unemployed for over a year due to the devastating collapse of his line of business and and his wife's sickness. Last time we met was a month ago and he was depressed in certain ways which worried me a lot. I called him to see if he was fine last Sunday and he told me he was looking for jobs and the next day he would go to several interviews. I was glad to hear that. Last night I called to follow up and he said the interviews were not going well. I aksed why. He told me that nowadays most companies are not doing well, barely making even actually. The interviewers would just say the job is not entitled to any insurance or benefits, what they can offer is a very low base salary and the commission part would be subject to how many sales the employee can bring to their company. My friend was not willing to take any of them because he has a family to feed and his wife's condition is unstable which could need a lot of money for surgery at any time. I understand him and am trying my best to help him find a high-pay job.

My friend's story sends me a signal: no matter how much I earn right now, try to keep my job and souce of income stable. I am also a family man and have responsibilities. Anything bad can also happen to me so I have to be prepared to the unforseen problems, although I am doing fine now. Make hay while the sun shines. If you have any advice for my friend, please let me know. Thank you.

That is true no matter how much you earn right now every family man should try make their source of income stable because we never know until when we are going to have our regular job. A steady source of income is a crucial in supporting a family need regardless of gender. As we all know that the cost of living is rising rapidly, it is essential to have a regular income to meet our basic needs and also our family. With the effect of inflation all over the world a lot of people not only your friend suffered from lay off. I hope your friend could find another source of income to be able to sustain the needs of his family. He can try do apply for an online jobs and be patient to search for one.

The problem right now is that it is really difficult to find a stable job. Even for me, that is really what I want, as before I lost multiple jobs, with which my family really struggles a lot. That is why right now I settle more on a stable job than a high-paying one, because even if you want to grab the high-paying one, if, let's say, in a few years you'll get laid off, that is really useless, unlike having a secured one, which means that you have job security at that time, and you just add some side hustle to have another source of income.