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The Emotional Damage of Unemployment
It’s more than losing a paycheck. Hi. I’m Eli. And this is The Exploited Worker 138. When people talk about unemployment, the conversation almost always begins with money. The paycheck. The rent. The bills. The groceries. Those things matter. They matter a lot. I’ve lived through periods where work ended, savings disappeared, debt increased, and…
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Starting Over Wasn’t Part of the Plan
Hi, I’m Eli. And this is The Exploited Worker 138. I can’t be the only one thinking about this. How many people are starting over right now when they never expected to? Because if you had asked me ten years ago where I’d be today, this damn sure wouldn’t have been my answer. I think…
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Why Workers Over 40 Feel Disposable
Hi, I’m Eli. And I am The Exploited Worker 138. Lately I’ve been thinking about something that should have been obvious just looking at the trends over the last few years. A lot of people around my age are realizing that the economy and working world we prepared for doesn’t really exist anymore. You might…
Meet Eli
Hi, I’m Eli. I’m a 41-year-old working-class American who has spent more than two decades in warehouses, technical work, customer service, tax preparation, and IT. Through layoffs, reduced hours, and uncertainty, I’ve learned how quickly stability can disappear. I created The Exploited Worker 138 to share honest conversations about work, unemployment, AI, and starting over in a changing economy.