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NEET of ten years, thats a ten year old right?
(Joke is that she wanted her NEET son to get a job in the name of helping with finances and turn his life around)
Anon is fine now, but they will absolutely lose their shit when mom loses the house and they are forced to move into an abandoned hot dog.
I remember when dad lost his job I started drinking water and stopped drinking pop.
Respect anon, respect.
The Humble NEET is not problematic.
I can't tell if this is a joke
what does NEET mean?
Not in Education, Employment, or Training
lmao, NEET is also like a really popular entrance examination in india that parents coaches and sent their kids to write so eventually they will become doctors.
It means they are a burden on everyone around them on purpose.
A lot of them are depressed, autistic or have a visible disability. It's really hard for them to find a job, especially in this economy. Many of them don't receive the support they need because they're adults. I don't think NEETs like being NEETs. So your statement is pretty ableist considering the reality of people. It reeks of "most homeless people can't be helped because they choose to be that way".
It's not necessarily on purpose or being a burden on anyone. Last year I spent quite a while as a NEET living off my savings while job hunting. Yes it's generally tied to those who are voluntarily unemployed without savings or responsibilities, but that's just among those taking pride or joking about it. It's just an economic category, and it's one that I and many others fear we may be forced into in the near future.
that isn't what a neet is dude.
you were just normal unemployed. lots of people are unemployed for long periods of time while actively looking for a new job, or take on temp/part time work in lieu of full time salaried employment.
NEET is people who actively do not pursue employment, aren't in school, and who refuse to work at all. Most often they are just young people who are totally dependent on their families/parents. Sometimes they are just rich people who don't have to work and fuck around. Often they are socially isolated and don't have active social involvement with anyone.
My personal experience with NEETs is they often had well-off family who just let them fuck around for years because their parents had co-dependent personalities, or paranoid/controlling personalities, and hence they'd rather have their kid be NEET than independent of them.
There's some others in this thread that really need to read your comment, but they are to busy making excuses for strangers.
Not in Employment, Education or Training
In case anyone is wondering, this is the real answer.
Nice try, I prefer the elephant one
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ah, that really makes sense
Not in education or employment
No Education, Employment, or Training
Not in*
You can be an educated and trained NEET. But if you're not currently in school, employed, or taking training, you're a NEET.
Though it generally only applies to people who fit the description for a longer period of time. You're not a NEET if you're just between jobs.
It also implies that you're not seeking out any of those things but I don't think that's a "requirement"
Truly empathetic and understanding
A good life
Making due with yod dropping