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Advice: I've Applied Everywhere, Now What?

Xangan Kristenmomof3 submitted a dilemma to us: I have applied at all the places I am qualified to work at in the past 6 months. There are no more places to apply. I still do not have a job. Do I go back and reapply…
Dollarish Poll: Have You Ever Worked Retail?

Hi Dollarish guys and girls! We're starting a new feature this weekend, the Dollarish Poll. Every Sunday, we'll ask you a new question, and later on in the week we'll calculate the results and feature the best comments.…
People Judge Me For Working Retail

Image Source Today an old friend from college was in shopping at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I said hi to her and she looked super confused for a second and then replied, "Hi, Laura. Why are you working here?" I responded t…
Is Your Job Your World?

Caution: More philosophizing coming from The Office ahead. I've noticed that shows like The Office tend to make work seem kind of like high school or college—it's your world, where the vast majority of friends, enem…
Would You Quit Your Job Without Another Job Lined Up?

In this economy, it almost seems ludicrous to voluntarily become unemployed, but people still do it. A friend of mine quit two jobs in two months at the end of last year (the first he'd held for a while) and is now wo…
Survey Finds Americans Unhappy at Work

With so many Americans struggling to find work, you'd think that those currently holding jobs would be happy to have them, but researchers have found that's often not the case. The Los Angeles Times recently covered…
Find a Job with Improv

Okay, we need a place... conference room! And a time of day... 10 a.m.! And a topic... finding a job! What am I describing: An improv skit, or a job interview? A new article in The Wall Street Journal suggests that t…
Using Social Networking Websites on the Job: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Since the beginning of the 2000's social networking websites such as Friendster, MySpace, and Facebook have become a huge hit across the globe. However, is it a good idea to use these websites to find the job of your…
18 Minute a Day Job Search?

According to statistics from the US Department of Labor (and fact-checked by US News & World Report), the average unemployed American is spending a measly eighteen minutes per day on their job search. Only eighte…
Happy New Year from Dollarish!

Whether you're fed up with the economy or just sick of that old calendar with the kittens, it'll be nice to turn over a new year and decade with the hope that the coming months will be stronger and more prosperous. But…