Privilege
It is exactly one month since I lost my job. I am VERY lucky because, to put it bluntly, my family is wealthy. The house is paid off, my holiday was paid off before I lost my job, I’m not going to starve or become homeless in the year or two it will no doubt take to find a job. I am lucky beyond my wildest imaginings to have a supportive family and not live in a place where healthcare is tied to employment. But there’s so much stigma associated with being unemployed and I feel like such a leech. I start doing volunteer work tomorrow and I’m going to throw myself into it as much as possible, but I can never shake the feeling.
