I was called a charity case today by the most successful member of my family.  In jest.  But unfortunately there was a lot of truth in said jest.

I find it painfully ironic that the people who could most easily hook you up with a job are the ones who are the most scornful of you for not having one.

It’s also interesting to me that when I confront people about ignoring me for not having a job, they ignore said communication (talk about dereferencing a null pointer)!  It’s the same as happens in an abusive situation, where telling people about it gets you more abuse.