[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by applesoffh

Gracie, I worked for many for-profit businesses over the span of my working life. If you, or someone you know, never lost a job because the "for-profit" companies and shareholders didn't think their profits were high enough, than you have been very blessed indeed. Yes, most folks our age did minimum wage jobs on summer break from school or as after-school jobs, knowing that it was, indeed, temporary as we got our education and "climbed up the ladder". In today's economy, thhough, people who have lost good paying jobs knit together a variety of jobs paying minimal wages just to keep their heads above water.

Not everyone can....or should be tenured. Of course we have had our jobs in danger and we have weathered financial storms. Those people who are working several jobs will succeed. That kind of industry doesn't go unnoticed or unrewarded. And they are taking care of themselves right now in the only way possible. Good for them. Lost jobs are not always due to greed.