Comments on: Survivor’s Guilt of the Economically Untouchable

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:28:08 +0000

My boyfriend lost his job while I still have mine where we both worked. He is bugging me to quit saying that the organisation was very unethical in using me to tell him about his quitting. I am both guilty and confused and unable to do a good job at work. I am worried my guilt will make me lose mine.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:14:25 +0000

Wow debbie!! I dont want to be in ur shoes girl!! Hey, jus’ one thing to say to you. You didnt issue their pink slip. Stop feeling bad about this and get a loooong arm like elasto girl and wrap it around them. Do your best to help them get back into the job search.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:15:49 +0000

My situation gets a little more complicated as my husband, brother, best friend and neighbour have lost their jobs. I am their muse and I cant even tell them that I am upset about the jibes and ridicule as their situation is definitely bad when compared to my feelings.

By: Madison

Madison — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:15:04 +0000

I have a job that is very safe and yet it does make me feel very guilty when I hear from others just how hard things are for them right now. This is definitely a scary time and I am pleased that my professional field will probably remain untouched. But that does not mean that I am immune to what is going on for others in the country or that I have no compassion for them. I do. But I cannot help that my field happens to have that job security that is not being affected right now. One day I may be in that same boat but I do not want to have to feel guilty. But I still do becasue that is what everyone seems to imply that I should feel.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:51:49 +0000

I just try to tell myself everyday to be thankful for what I have and to appreciate every opportunity that is thrown my way.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:09:21 +0000

Lost my job and I have to admit that it is hard to hear others who talk about their job security and how they are going to ride this storm out. It makes me feel bad to think thoughts like this but just once I wish that some of these people would have to take a walk in my shoes for a while and be a little more sympathetic to the situation that many of us now are finding ourselves in. It is not fun believe me.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:40:33 +0000

My sister has one of those jobs as a nurse at a hospital with a critical shortage so she is being thrown more money and benefits everywhere she turns for them to keep her. While she knows that speaks highly of her and how valuable she is she does keep a lot of this to herself because she has friends around her losing jobs right and left and does not want to make them feel even worse. This does not really seem fair to her as she should be able to celebrate how worthy she is but knows now is not the time to be doing that.