At Least He Has a Job

Daniel Alexandre Protoraro has an awful summer job .  But at least he has a job. His American counterpart might not. Canada’s unemployment rate is 7.4 percent (it would be 6.2% if calculated with the American method)  America's is 9.2 percent. And Protoraro’s own story, provides a case study as to …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Sunday August 21, 2011

That Was Me Who Interrupted Your Dinner

While I waited outside the building for the second round of interviewing for my first real job, I saw a man get into a fight with a homeless drug addict. I was 17 years old. After I had gotten the job, I sat down at my desk. And in the cubicle next to me was the same man who had downed the …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 20, 2011