She told me she's been looking for a job for 10 years. How can you not get a job?

[Oigit]

When we lose a job our bills don't suddenly stop coming in. So whenever I hear about people not working for a extended time after losing a job and they are looking one, it's a huge red flag. Because the best thing you can do is get a temp job to keep money coming in while you are looking for a new job that is like the one you lost.

Heck I was laid off and ended up working part-time at a gas station and grocery store the same week. Just to make damn sure I didn't fall behind on paying my bills. Losing job can really suck and that very true if it's a good one. But you have to suck it up and ensure your bills are still being paid. Because more often then not being unwilling to get any job you can as a stop gap, you definitely end up a hell of a lot worse off then you would be if you did.

[TheorionMage]

When you MUST pay your own way, you discover you possess all manner of marketable skills. You can babysit, wait tables, clean houses, flip burgers, work security, etc.

I hold a doctorate degree and I've sorted spoilt produce, rung registers, was a home builder's & electrician's apprentice, a mechanical draftsman, sold Fuller brushes, washed cars, been a soldier and a security guard BECAUSE my Landlord doesn't care. My Utilities and Grocery bills DON'T care.

You can be the world's BEST musician but if no one will pay to hear you play... you STARVE.
Gee... I wonder what she's 'skills' been exchanging for her 'room & board' for the past ten years? Males usually barter their brute force females their sensuality---

[Anonymous]

Why do you care? Are you the one that pays for her expenses? As long as she doesn't bother anyone or doing anything illegal, it's none of your business
You seem nosy and inquisitive

[SphynxUK]

She’s probably either pretty fussy about what she does, or there’s a reason that she’s keeping up herself.
None of your business either way, is it.

[MTC29]

LOL. A good friend of mine's wife claimed for the longest time that she could not find a job. When my friend retired and was home all day, every day, and began working on numerous (noisy) remodeling projects around the house, his wife suddenly found a job!

[DaveJord]

I said "A", big difference between looking for a job, and really wanting a job. So I would assume she is aiming to high, has a bad work history or criminal record... or she's a lying, lazy lay-about and her husband is a enabler that allows her to get away with it.

[unwokewoke]

Any ordinary person would have easily concluded she's lying about it for some reason. There isn't a need to obsess over it who cares. Agree with person who says she may have something going on that's nobody's business. Whether its she's lazy, has a criminal record, she's lying, or it's true, or whatever... Unless she's selling state's secrets, nobody with anything good going on in their life would care enough to comment on or think about it.

[Fireguy17]

She could have unrealistic goals for a job.
It is easier to get a job if you have a job.
Since her needs are being taken care of, what is her incentive to look very hard.

[purplepoppy]

Most employers want recent relative experience and a checkable work history. Not working that long would ring alarm bells in any employers ears.

[Anonymous]

She has no incentive to look and suffers no consequences so its absurd to think this behavior will change. You mention "her husband"-what is her relationship to you? Sister? Friend or Friend's wife? girlfriend?

[DizzyDesii]

She must be picky because fast food jobs, gas stations, grocery stores, and dollar stores are desperately hiring yearly but i refuse to work at those too 🤣

[Jasmine-Darkfire]

She has been looking for that CEO 50 million dollar a year job, no one will hire her for.

[MCheetah]

I'd argue one application a year and she doesn't even properly fill it out. So, mostly lying.

[MrtoddsWildRide]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LH-i8IvYIcg

[exitseven]

She might be over 50 and therefore unable to be hired to work in IT.

[Browneye57]

She's unemployable.
She's qualified to flip burgers but wants a tech job making bank. FAIL

[douride2]

She can't be looking very hard if it has been 10 years with no job.

[Anonymous]

She probably has something else going on that is nobody’s business outside of the direct family.

[noohair]

I have seen people in high pressure jobs crack up and not be able to go back to it.

[Jamie05rhs]

She's looking for a job the way most women look for husbands. That is, passively. Lol

[TrueConfection]

She's waiting for the job that had all her checkmarks to find her.

[Prettygurl12]

If she's trying she's certainly not trying very hard lmao

[LoverXpp]

Lol if she has been searching for 10 years she probably isn’t qualified for it

[OlderAndWiser]

MacDonald's is always hiring. "Can't find a job" means "I'm a big fat liar!"