I live in one of those countries where it is easy to live off the government benefits. Unemployment benefits and Disability penions are easy to get where I live. The disabled pension pays more then unemployment benefits and you do not even have to worry about looking for work. Dealing with 1000s of rejections increases your depression, anxiety and stress.
A company receives say 10 job applications apply for the role. 5 of those job applicants are currently employed and 5 are unemployed. The 5 unemployed get automatically rejected and/or black listed. 5 employed get short listed and the best interviewed canidate gets the job..
Funny how the system works. Once you are unemployed you have a hard time getting back into the workforce the longer you are unemployed.
Being unemployed is almost as bad as having a criminal record or a medical condition. The employers are reluctant to take on an employee who has issues.
