Optimism

Kay Kusy-Eliassen

"I do feel a bit like I'm not giving back to society. I want to work. I don't like getting unemployment benefits." June 15, 2011 Read More »

Cheryl Cheney

"I'm going to trust that I'm not going to be homeless. I have a daughter who always says -- there's a bedroom there. I guess that's my safety net." May 16, 2011 Read More »

Kathryn Balles

"If anybody knows about Lehman Bros., the rest is a disaster, and here I am, out of work." February 28, 2011 Read More »

Lorraine Contreras

"I don't have health; I don't have dental; I don't have medical. Everything I once had, I no longer have." February 23, 2011 Read More »

Jose Ambriz

"Right now, what I'm doing is just keeping positive. Keeping positive instead of negative that I will get a job." February 7, 2011 Read More »

Diane Young

"I still want to be an entrepreneur, keep doing my coaching and keep helping people." January 23, 2011 Read More »

Anthony Lalos

"When I lost my job, it became very difficult to keep my house, and I eventually lost it." December 6, 2010 Read More »

Kelley Briggs

"There's nothing positive about being without a job and not being able to find one, no matter how well qualified you think you are or how well educated." December 2, 2010 Read More »

Cynthia Maschat

"I had one career. Now, it's time for a second career." November 18, 2010 Read More »

Valentina Janek

"Camaraderie is the most important thing when you are out of work..." September 11, 2010 Read More »