You May Be Poor, Broke, And Jobless, But You Get These 8 Benefits Of Being Unemployed
If you think about a concept like the "American Dream," it's pretty simple: get a job, start a family and enjoy the benefits of combining the two. Well, when it comes to the former part of that idea, not having a job doesn't exactly ruin things. Sure, you're a jobless loser at this point with no money who needs to get their life together and has no business having a family, but there are some benefits to unemployment. Namely, you don't have to work, so there's time to actually accomplish things.
Sure, when and if you were ever employed, you got up a decent hour and went to work to earn some money. That was fine and all, but you were routinely exhausted. Take the time during your days of unemployment to explore your dreams–we don't mean decide if now is the time to chase your (career) dreams, we mean sleep in as long as you like. You don't have anywhere to be after all, so why not get enough rest so your body can function as it's highest when you start Googling "jobs" later in the day?
Sure, when you had a job you were busy all day, but now you have the luxury of hanging out all day instead! With a job, by the time you got home you only had time for a few episodes. You definitely never had time to watch a program at its allotted hour on an actual network. No need to worry about any of that anymore, because you can watch everything (no, seriously–you've got a lot of time on your hands). It eliminates the worry of spoiler alerts: now you'll be the spoiler alert-er.
If you're caught looking at a computer all when you have a job (but not on the job) people will assume you're just looking at dumb stuff on the Internet. Conversely, if you're unemployed looking at the computer all day is your tool to success, and people will assume you're on track to doing just that. The great thing though; you don't have to be and can in fact just be looking at dumb stuff on the Internet–all day!
If you've got a job, the government and collection agencies will expect you to give back a portion of that money in remembrance of the place that got you said job: college. Well, without a job you can tell those greedy capitalists to "buzz-off" and wait their turn. They can't have your money if there's none coming in. It's a fascinating loophole which indicates you don't have to spend money and can thus save what you've got, although what you've got isn't enough for a burger. "Glass half-full?"
Speaking of not having any money (which sounds negative, but let us tell you how it's positive) you'll never have to socialize again: at least not until you get a job. Without a job, there's no way you can squeeze going out for drinks into your budget of zero dollars earned. Being unemployed is the ultimate tool for staying in and doing exactly what you want to do (see #1-3 for prime examples of how to spend your time).
You may have already gotten plenty of sleep while being unemployed in accordance with #1, but let us just remind you about when you had a job, taking a nap in the afternoon is out of the question. Unemployment offers the benefit of sleeping in, to the point you've made yourself tired, then sleeping off that sleepiness in the afternoon to the point you're groggy from a long nap and return to #1 all over again. With a job, you'd never have time to be so well-rested. Good thing you don't have one!
Let's say you got fired, or you recently graduated and are having a hard time finding a new job. You may have thought you "get it" but turns out you have "no clue" what you're doing or who you are. With the time unemployment gives you, you can really sit down and figure out what person you are, rather than slapping yourself with the label of "Associate Account What-Have-You" or something like that. You may find you're the kind of person who loves sleeping and watching TV. Who knows?!
If you've got a job, everyone assumes you do what you're supposed to during the day and then that's it. Being unemployed means going through an extended period of disappointment from everyone. Now, you can finally put a smile back on other people's faces, because they'll be thrilled you're back in the workforce. It's a gift to yourself and to those who care about you. However, that gift is taking you away from TV and sleep, so is it really a gift?