The Senate’s unsuccessful bid at approving an unemployment extension has caused unemployed Americans to become more desperate for a lifeline. Unfortunately, to make matters worse for these Americans, they are becoming victims of harsh words online by other Americans and even companies.
After researchers from U.S. Chronicle reviewed comments posted by users on opencongress.org — a site dedicated to aggregating data and information about Congress from the web — there appears to be an increase in the number of users who verbally abuse other users seeking an unemployment extension.
One user posted a comment asking why people were dependent on the government to help them. The user further went on to state, “The whining for government benefits is embarrassing and pathetic.”
In a separate incident reported earlier this month by the Huffington Post, The People Place, a job recruiting company, reportedly posted a job description with a message along the bottom that read, “Client will not consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.”
Another incident occurred with Sony/Ericsson, where the company posted a help wanted ad, with the the following message, “NO UNEMPLOYED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ALL.”
Until the unemployment figures take a turn, many unemployed Americans will likely continue to face the abuse.
Last week, the Senate failed to pass the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, also known as HR 4213.
According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor, nearly 2 million people will be without any unemployment benefits.
There is no word when the Senate will meet to discuss any sort of unemployment extension.
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Posted by Stephanie Lee on Jun 27 2010. Filed under Featured News, Finance, Jobs.
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