Wearing 'almost homeless' Sign Ex-Executive Seeks Work

Wearing 'almost homeless' Sign Ex-Executive Seeks Work

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Paul Nawrocki says he's beyond the point where he cares about humiliation. That's why he weekly takes a 90-minute train ride to New York, where he walks the streets wearing a sandwich board that advertises his plight: The former toy-industry executive needs a job.

"Almost homeless," reads the sign. "Looking for employment. Very experienced operations and administration manager."

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He tried more traditional approaches at looking for work, but nothing came through. His daughter eventually suggested handing out résumés on the street.

This is such a turn of events from just a few years ago that it is hard to wrap your head around it.



I would like to ask some of the economist on ATS a question.

If all this started at the point where AIG's triple A credit score was reduced, which resulted in the realization that it had insufficient cash to back all of the insurance policies it has granted to banks worldwide, so that they themselves didn't need the cash to back up their own questionable loans, why did they let it happen?

Why couldn't they examine AIG behind closed doors, retain their AAA credit score, and work diligently behind closed to door to fix what has been broken.

Anyone could see the trickle effect to this subject matter, yet they allowed it to build up, and then spiral out of control. To me, this seems like the smoking gun that this was always going to happen.

However, my heart goes out to good working americans like this man in the article, who did the right thing his whole life and then got # on for it.



I hope this sinking ship gets a real life-line soon.

AAC

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[edit on 6-12-2008 by AnAbsoluteCreation]

I think this is just to get attention. No way does he expect to find a job walking the streets with a sign on himself. He knows he could find a better job using traditional means.

I betcha you won't see the Warburgs or Rockefellers walking around like that anytime soon

The photo reminds me of the 'old' Wall Street Crash, people also used those cards back then to try and find pity from the street.

I have real doubts this strategy will work, unless with pancards like in '29, with a guy selling his new car for 100$ cause he lost all capitalizing.

I can see the rich taking over resources for pennys at the dollar, but to give people a second chance? That would require a heart, which is not economically viable.

Now maybe if I had a little business of my own, I'd hire him to flip hamburgers or mop the floor.. I think at least he'd have to be far more realtime productive then in his tenure at the big leagues.

Why is it that when it's an "executive" holding a "homeless" sign that it's news and not when it's your average hard working man or woman?

After this article was published, I'll bet he found a job!

Its just a gimmick. The guy is in no real trouble.

Hes not full homeless.

Looks like life really does imitate art, I drew this a couple months ago during all the bank troubles:





I've got to admit though, you should really feel lucky to be employed these days, I've been having the worst time trying to find a job, even at a grocery store.

[edit on 6-12-2008 by Shadowflux]

I'm sure with this kind of exposure it won't last for long.
Hell of a way to put out a "looking for work" ad.

Originally posted by Shadowflux
Looks like life really does imitate art, I drew this a couple months ago during all the bank troubles:

I've got to admit though, you should really feel lucky to be employed these days, I've been having the worst time trying to find a job, even at a grocery store.

You're an artist. If you put your drawings in simple wooden photo frames, and auction them online. People will buy them. If you don't want to do that there's always endless work for short and long distance
truck drivers?

To the OP. I admire his courage, but that's the wrong way to go about getting a managerial level job.

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That's not a bad idea, I have made money selling artwork but it's hard to make enough to actually support one's self, especially in New York where rent and food are ridiculously over priced, not to mention bills etc.

The problem is just that I can't seem to get hired anywhere, there are so many people where I live that any single job opening has a mass of potential employees, couple that with the fact that many who are un-employed have degrees and professional work experience surpassing my own and the fact that many companies are looking to downsize at it is and you have the situation I'm in right now.

Not to mention that artists are not really known for being well paid, a fact I wish I had understood at a younger age, maybe I would've chosen a more lucrative career path.