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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,

My girlfriend - soon to be wife - was laid off a little over a month ago. I am concerned that she is not taking this seriously. Some examples:

-- She just got around to signing up for unemployment, so has lost a good deal of money in payments because she didn't get around to making the call earlier. (She has been at home alone so there is no reason she couldn't have signed up for it right after the layoff. She seems to be spending a lot of her day on Facebook.)

-- She has only had 3 telephone interviews and one in person interview in this time. She has a large network but has only told a few people she is looking - I think she is embarassed?

-- I search for jobs for her daily and send her links, but I have no idea whether she is actually applying for them - she seems secretive about it.

-- I have suggested temp agencies and other short term jobs but she nixed them, saying that whatever she makes would be deducted from the unemployment payment so there is no sense doing that.

Any suggestions for lighting a fire here?

Thanks!

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