• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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    A shocking amount of people I know, including myself were all laid off. Ive been unemployed for 6 months. There are zero jobs in my Ruby red shithole state aside from retail.

    This growth is not distributed equally.

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      my Ruby red shithole state

      It’s really difficult not to turn this political, but yes, it seems like political leanings are a huge part of it.

      Admittedly, my company is hiring mostly overseas in cheaper markets, but we are hiring, and a I’ve seen a lot of friends switch jobs to jump start stagnated pay

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        Thats the problem though, yes we know who’s to blame, but its still up to dems to fix it.

        Its not acceptable to just have them rightfully blame then throw their hands up.

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            My family safety net is here, so it would honestly take some saving at a different job before Im comfortable starting a life somewhere else.

            But eventually I may have to. In the meantime all I can do is keep applying.

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              imo that “safety net” is a bit of a trap. I may be biased by how well this worked for me, but when I left my shithole Southern state I had like $40 and whatever could fit in my crappy car. Couchsurfed and slept in my car for the first few paychecks of the job I got pretty much immediately when I got to California.