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Funployment
Unemployment & shortened work hours put focus on enjoyment
Implications - In 2009, consumers began to make light of stark economic circumstances. In nearly every industry, people are doing things they would not have been able to while employed full-time. They are seizing travel opportunities, spending quality time with family -- and some are even enjoying poking fun at unemployment.
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Date Range:28,432 Total Clicks Apr 09 - Oct 09 |
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Funemployment FashionIrina Blok's Buttons and Shirts Make Fun of JoblessnessNewly unemployed graphic designer Irina Blok decided it was time to laugh about our troubles and in doing so, birthed the idea for her ‘Funemployment’ Collection.
There is an old saying that says, “If… [More] |
Lay Off GreetingsRIP Job Cards Offer Condolences For Those Getting SackedLosing your job sucks anytime, so with the credit crunch upon us, how do you cheer up friends who are rapidly getting laid off work?
You buy them a lovely sympathy card expressing your most sincere condolences… [More] |
Paid Tourists$25,000 Job For "67 Days of Smiles" in Orlando up for GrabsThe city of Orlando, Florida is offering up what sounds like a pretty sweet gig: get paid $25,000 to live in an Orlando condo and spend your time seeing local attractions with “67 Days of Smiles.”
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Chic Recession EditorialsTokion Magazine Features Stylish Unemployed MenTokion’s fall editorial is a grim reality check as it features male models, unemployed and picketing against their layoffs.
The style of the editorial greatly resembles that of the Great Depression with… [More] |
Unemployment OlympicsJobless Gather to Blow off Steam in Laid Off Games in NYCThe events at the “Unemployment Olympics" in New York City were definitely named in a way the onlookers and participants could relate to, as laid off workers from the area got together for some good natured… [More] |
Positive Job Loss Flicks‘Lemonade' Celebrates the Opportunity of the RecessionIf you’re someone who got laid off during the height of the recession, it’s easy to be angry, but when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. Discussing the job loss of 70,000 advertising and… [More] | |||||||||
