On my return to work earlier this week, I caught up with a colleague of mine. Without thinking, I mentioned that the first day back is never easy, but at least we have a job to go back to. He replied by asking me why would I say that? Say what? At least we have a job. Well, what if we didn’t have a job, then what? He pointed out that the unemployment rate in Sydney is very low and if one wants to work, there is work. I was brought up with scarcity. Money was scarce. School fees were high, and always needed to be paid. Every single month without fail! We never had enough. Constant fear of running out. Added to the fact that I have seen unemployment in South Africa, and what it can mean.
Good point I told him. We are privileged to live in a city where there is work if one desires to work.
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Truth, always a matter of the perspective… yours seemed to be wider!
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I agree and see nothing wrong with what she said. I took it as a very ‘we’ out of a whole global sense of people working and not a very finite two people in the country working. A matter of perspective Erika, so very true!
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Thank you, Erika!
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It depends on your life experience for sure xx
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It does, totally, Lynz 💝
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So true Vonita….a lot of people (me included), take these things for granted. But the situation differs so much from country to country and person to person. I am thankful that we have jobs, homes, food and security – so many people in countries going through civil wars and strife not to mention militancy, have nothing.
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I know, we are fortunate for situations we find ourselves in. Hope you are well! 💝
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